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The Men Commandments
'Women have Bridget Jones. Men have no one. Until now.' Ricky Gervais
In the best-selling tradition of Clarkson and Moyles, this is TV and Radio personality Christian O’Connell’s take on all things men.
For ten years Christian has dispensed his wisdom and advice to millions of lucky radio listeners on every topic conceivable. It was when he saw his wife reading and laughing at a book ‘How to Kill Your Husband’ that he realised he had to write this book.
In his sage opinion, men need to be saved from themselves. Women need to understand men better and stop hating them and men need to make sense of why they are they way they are.
'The Trouble With Men' reveals some hard but hilarious truths about the male race. Who do men actually look to for inspiration? The Hoff? Simon Cowell? James Blunt? Why do men behave in that odd way at barbecues? Why can a man have his heart broken a thousand times by his football team and yet still forgive them more than he would a woman?
With his outspoken humour and his ironic take on life, Christian explores male-dom, celebrating all that is great about being a man and unravelling the mysteries of masculinity that have stumped women for centuries.
Superheroes – all of them let us down. Here’s why. The Ultimate History of Men… from caves to Ikea. The Man Test – a highly unscientific flow chart to determine just how confused you are right now. The Perfect Man – if Apple designed men… Men and Cooking – the most important part of nutrition. TV snacks. What We Want from Women – show up naked. Bring beer. Rules and Codes – the unwritten, never discussed rules about how to behave in bathrooms, cars and out and about Men and Sex – ‘touch them there and they love it.’ Imagine a World Without Us – heaven or hell? Communication – friend and foe. What’s the Point of Us? – enough with the slagging off. Here’s what we rule at…
In the best-selling tradition of Clarkson and Moyles, this is TV and Radio personality Christian O’Connell’s take on all things men.
For ten years Christian has dispensed his wisdom and advice to millions of lucky radio listeners on every topic conceivable. It was when he saw his wife reading and laughing at a book ‘How to Kill Your Husband’ that he realised he had to write this book.
In his sage opinion, men need to be saved from themselves. Women need to understand men better and stop hating them and men need to make sense of why they are they way they are.
'The Trouble With Men' reveals some hard but hilarious truths about the male race. Who do men actually look to for inspiration? The Hoff? Simon Cowell? James Blunt? Why do men behave in that odd way at barbecues? Why can a man have his heart broken a thousand times by his football team and yet still forgive them more than he would a woman?
With his outspoken humour and his ironic take on life, Christian explores male-dom, celebrating all that is great about being a man and unravelling the mysteries of masculinity that have stumped women for centuries.
Superheroes – all of them let us down. Here’s why. The Ultimate History of Men… from caves to Ikea. The Man Test – a highly unscientific flow chart to determine just how confused you are right now. The Perfect Man – if Apple designed men… Men and Cooking – the most important part of nutrition. TV snacks. What We Want from Women – show up naked. Bring beer. Rules and Codes – the unwritten, never discussed rules about how to behave in bathrooms, cars and out and about Men and Sex – ‘touch them there and they love it.’ Imagine a World Without Us – heaven or hell? Communication – friend and foe. What’s the Point of Us? – enough with the slagging off. Here’s what we rule at…
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First published January 1, 2008
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Christian O'Connell
7 books9 followersChristian O’Connell is a multi-award winning broadcaster who hosts commercial radio’s biggest breakfast show, on Absolute Radio. He is also a touring stand up comedian with several sold out National tours and three critically acclaimed Edinburgh Festival shows. He has presented TV shows on Sky1, ITV and C5.
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July 23, 2020
Erg flauw
November 18, 2022
Stereotypical jokes packed in a different (but not new) package.
June 23, 2023
I had recently read Christian's other book 'No One Listens to Your Dad's Show' and loved it so I chose this one shortly afterwards. Published in 2009 this book pre-dates 'No One Listens...' Before reading I expected this book to be similar to Caitlin Moran's books except for the male market so I knew that I wasn't the target audience to begin with.
I felt this book lacked the humour of Christian's later book and at times felt like it was trying too hard to be funny. The humour within the book struck me as being the humour that teenage boys would find funny but it tried too hard to be relatable and made sweeping statements as universal truths that it couldn't back up other than as Christian's own opinion.
I wasn't the target audience and sadly I didn't enjoy reading this book.
I felt this book lacked the humour of Christian's later book and at times felt like it was trying too hard to be funny. The humour within the book struck me as being the humour that teenage boys would find funny but it tried too hard to be relatable and made sweeping statements as universal truths that it couldn't back up other than as Christian's own opinion.
I wasn't the target audience and sadly I didn't enjoy reading this book.
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