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You Can't Give a Man Directions, but You Can Tell Him Where to Go: A Handbook for Women, About Men
Men.
They lie.
They cheat.
They lie about cheating.
And they do it all very badly."You Can't Give a Man Directions" is written by a man who knows every inch of the male mind, all six of them. Okay, three. Wonder how the male gender reached its sorry state? We'll follow the history of man on his 3.5 billion year long evolutionary journey from amoeba to idiot. Want to know what kind of guy you've got on your hands? All men can be easily categorized by the interaction of four vital Competitiveness, Lust, Immaturity, and Potato Chips. There are also helpful illustrations.
"You Can't Give a Man Directions" breaks down complicated male methods of communication---you'll learn to differentiate sullen silence from surly silence---and can even help you appreciate male humor. Kind of. The book runs down the sophisticated rules of male/female friendships (they're not possible) and office politics in today's highly charged but negatively ionized workplace. There's even relationship advice for those foolish enough to ignore Rule #1: "Never have a relationship with a man."
This is your guidebook
To winning
The battle of the sexes
And
Taming your man.
They lie.
They cheat.
They lie about cheating.
And they do it all very badly."You Can't Give a Man Directions" is written by a man who knows every inch of the male mind, all six of them. Okay, three. Wonder how the male gender reached its sorry state? We'll follow the history of man on his 3.5 billion year long evolutionary journey from amoeba to idiot. Want to know what kind of guy you've got on your hands? All men can be easily categorized by the interaction of four vital Competitiveness, Lust, Immaturity, and Potato Chips. There are also helpful illustrations.
"You Can't Give a Man Directions" breaks down complicated male methods of communication---you'll learn to differentiate sullen silence from surly silence---and can even help you appreciate male humor. Kind of. The book runs down the sophisticated rules of male/female friendships (they're not possible) and office politics in today's highly charged but negatively ionized workplace. There's even relationship advice for those foolish enough to ignore Rule #1: "Never have a relationship with a man."
This is your guidebook
To winning
The battle of the sexes
And
Taming your man.
144 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2003
About the author
Bryan Walsh
11 books16 followersEditor of Future Perfect at Vox, overseeing coverage of emerging technology, tech ethics and how to make the future a better place. Author of the existential risk book END TIMES.
A graduate of Princeton University, BRYAN WALSH worked as a foreign correspondent, reporter, and editor for TIME for over 15 years. He founded the award-winning Ecocentric blog on TIME.com and has reported from more than 20 countries on science and environmental stories like SARS, global warming, and extinction. He lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife and son.
Bryan Walsh is the author of End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World. Previously, he was TIME’s International Editor, its energy and environmental correspondent and was the Tokyo bureau chief in 2006 and 2007.
A graduate of Princeton University, BRYAN WALSH worked as a foreign correspondent, reporter, and editor for TIME for over 15 years. He founded the award-winning Ecocentric blog on TIME.com and has reported from more than 20 countries on science and environmental stories like SARS, global warming, and extinction. He lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife and son.
Bryan Walsh is the author of End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World. Previously, he was TIME’s International Editor, its energy and environmental correspondent and was the Tokyo bureau chief in 2006 and 2007.
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