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ManVentions: From Cruise Control to Cordless Drills - Inventions Men Can't Live Without
Gas grills. Riding lawn mowers. Pop-top beer cans.Forget fire and arrowheads and the wheel. The best tools invented by man are such wonders as beer, bikinis, and ESPN. And there's more where they came from, in this hilarious look at the stuff real men are made and Suds (microwaves, vending machines, Tabasco sauce)Sports and Recreation (golf carts, cleats, shin guards)Household Gadgets (superglue, Swiss Army knives, Duct tape)Fun and Games (Pong, fantasy football, Wii)Out and About (drive-through restaurants, roller coasters, ATM machines)And More! With fun Man-tastic Facts (bits of trivia) and Man-Dates (important dates in manvention history), this book will remind you why it's great being a man!
242 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 15, 2011
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June 23, 2011
I think the only reason I actually finished this book was that it was short and my internet connection was down. Otherwise I would have happily abandoned it, and probably would have been happier if I had.
Admittedly, I wasn't the target audience for this book, but I found that it basically focused on male stereotypes (apparently men quite like barely clad women, I never would have guessed), repeating the same stereotypes over and over. It was also REALLY badly formatted, some sentences just not making sense because text had migrated there from another bit of the paragraph.
Admittedly, I wasn't the target audience for this book, but I found that it basically focused on male stereotypes (apparently men quite like barely clad women, I never would have guessed), repeating the same stereotypes over and over. It was also REALLY badly formatted, some sentences just not making sense because text had migrated there from another bit of the paragraph.
August 16, 2011
Ha! This was really good. I read most of it out loud to my husband. He enjoyed it as well.
Some of the stuff is a bit (more than) crass but the guy has a sense of humor. Some parts, I skipped.
Some of the stuff is a bit (more than) crass but the guy has a sense of humor. Some parts, I skipped.
September 22, 2011
There was some interesting history of inventions, but the tone of the book was what I should have expected with a name like "ManVentions". Men like to drink, hit people and spit! A bit too lowbrow for me.
June 9, 2011
Funny enough to keep reading. Stupid enough to make me glad that I read a copy from the library.
June 14, 2011
Funny book that graced the back of my toilet tank for a week.....I read slow. I learned a few things. The book is an easy read and well worth the time
December 7, 2011
Fairly low brow language going on here.
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