A Little Self-Help For Modern Man
Self-help books come in all shapes and sizes, and most of them promise a lot more than they’re able to deliver.
Some, though, sound a bit promising.
“Men Are No Damn Good! (Pending Further Research)” (Resource Publications, 192 pages, $14.95 paperback, ISBN 0-89390-343-4) is an effort by author Eugene J. Webb to get at the heart of that complex collection of hormones called the typical man.
A psychotherapist by trade, Webb uses a bit of reverse psychology to help make his book more attractive to those he hopes will benefit the most from it.
“This is not a self-help book,” he writes in the book’s “Disclaimer.” “We men don’t need help. And you gals know by now that you’re wasting your time slipping this or any book under our coffee cups …”
“Men Are No Damn Good!” was a January release.
Less coy about its intent, “For Men Only: How to Have Class and Style in Today’s World” (Keyworld Publishing, 136 pages, $12.95 paperback, ISBN 0-9650602-0-9) describes itself as a primer on basic social skills.
Written by Harold S. Jones, who refers to himself as “Mr. Manners,” the book “offers advice on how to handle a variety of situations, from buying a suit to dating, from getting along with a boss to how to act in a nightclub.”
But Jones isn’t aiming only at male readers. He pledges to provide the information that many women seem to want, too, namely “the myths and mysteries of the streets and the locker room.”
Look for it in September.
Loving Liz: Entertainment Weekly magazine just noted that Monday marks the 45th anniversary of Elizabeth Taylor’s divorce to her first of seven husbands (in eight marriages), Conrad “Nicky” Hilton.
This is what Richard Burton, hubby No. 5 and the only man to marry her twice (so far), said following their second divorce: “I might run from her for a thousand years and she is still my baby child … Our love is so furious that we burn each other out.”
Looking for love: Al and Sandra Turtle, Coeur d’Alene therapists, will hold a “Getting the Love You Want” Workshop for Couples Feb. 24-25 at Templin’s Resort in Post Falls.
The weekend event, designed around the book by Harville Hendrix, is described as “an intense two-day workshop for couples who wish to rediscover the joy and spiritual potential of being and staying together.”
The cost is $500 per couple. For schedule information, and information on other Turtle Counseling events, call (208) 664-3082.
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