Man Things: Equal Time for Men

By Lauran Paine

Book Overview

This is a book about the things men like, think, and do. It describes men in their natural habitat: under the hood of a car, at the hardware store, in the shop, at the football game, by the campfire,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965760731
• ISBN13: 9780965760737
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Cascade Pub
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Good gift for the hard to buy for

Gave this to my boyfriend as a birthday present and it had his entire family rolling on the floor. His Dad enjoyed it so much that he ended up "borrowing it" for quite some time. Definitely a good book to give men or women as gives insight into "Man Things" with a big helping of humor.

Even women should read

This book is even a good read for women. I have shared it with women who have any type of relationship with men. Okay, so thats all of us. It did have some places that I questioned, of course that may be because I am a female. It gives us an insight into the way men work, or dont work. It really is a good read for anyone...

Salem, Oregon, is clearly the home of great writers.

Someone gave me this book. I'm glad they did. It's great!Lauran Paine is an airline pilot, but most important: he has no peer when it comes to explaining men, and how we operate, and our value systems, and our philosophy of life.Speaking of which, Chapter 22, "Man Philosophy," is worth ten times more than the price of the book:"No clothes are so dirty they can't be worn one more day.""Wimpy truck equals wimpy guy.""Any new project is worth buying a new tool for.""Any politician whose primary motivation is re-election should not be re-elected."Priceless insights into the male psyche, and useful guides to live by!And, to think that he lives in my own hometown. (I've never met him, but I intend to.) His invaluable insights into barber shops, asking for directions, fishing, tool belts, tractors,and meat loaf sandwiches reflect a timeless wisdom that is seldom encountered.Let me quote you just one small bit of wisdom: "'All you need are a few simple hand tools and thirty minutes time' is a lie. A big fat lie. Every man knows it because every man has been there. It looks good on the outside of the box--it sells good--but it never quite works that way. A 'few simple hand tools' includes that left-handed over-center re-ratcheting titanium reinforced moon rock buster that only one specialty store in the U.S. of A. has, for $750.00 on sale, when they can get it."Is he right, men? You know he is. He's telling it like it is.If you don't buy this book and read it, you are a wimp, and you drive a wimpy truck, too!Joseph Pierre...

A Look At the Positive Side of Men

A lot of stuff written about men these days focuses on the negative; after all, we can be that way sometimes. But here is a book that focuses on what the author calls "the good man things" that anyone who really knows and loves a man will probably recoginze with a smile, a chuckle, and a warm feeling. This is a well written, thoughtful, and fun look at what we all do as men that can actually be nice to be near.

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