Reviewed by: BigAl
Genre: Non-Fiction/Self-Help/Relationships
Approximate word count: 35-40,000 words
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Author:
“Jeff
d'Avanzo brings insight to relating with women, having developed a 30-city
women’s author and musician event with a national bookstore chain, as well as
writing and directing the documentary of a group of women and their spiritual
expedition among ancient ruins in Mexico.
He resides
with his beautiful wife Kris in Santa Monica, California.”
Description:
“In the
United States, there are over 25 million single adults over the age of 25 in
search of their ideal partner. Additionally, a recent Newsweek story estimates
that 15 to 20 percent of the 113 million married Americans have sex no more
than 10 times a year, which is how experts define a sexless marriage. For men,
solving the mystery of what women really desire in their partner has been a
complex challenge yielding little success. How
To Be A Good Bad Boy will transform you into the man that women really want
by revealing when it is time to be a gentleman and when it is time to be
anything but.”
Appraisal:
My first
impression was this was going to be one of those “how to pickup chicks” or “how
to seduce any woman” books that purport to teach a guy how to be a player. It
almost got tossed into the (virtual) pile of books that I’m not likely to ever
read. Then I took a closer look and decided to give it a try.
I guess
some readers could still think it is one of those books. There are suggestions
as to how you might go about meeting a strange woman and eventually more, but
to view the book that way is to force it into a category it doesn’t deserve.
The better way would be to view it as help for nice guys who are tired of the
bad boys getting the girl, but don’t want to compromise themselves. In theory,
you’ll learn how to be the “bad boy” when it is appropriate.
Will it
really work? Not always (no book would or should). Maybe not at all. However,
the overriding message, that many of those “nice guy” things are correct most
of the time, seems right. Where those other books paint women as targets, to be
chased and then tossed aside, How to Be a
Good Bad Boy preaches communication and mutual respect. Really, what you’re
most likely to come away with is as much an adjustment in attitude as
technique. That seems like a good outcome, too.
Format/Typo Issues:
Small
number of typos and proofing errors.
Rating: **** Four stars
2 comments:
Al
Thanks for the kind words, very much appreciated.
This looks like a worthwhile book. As a grownup woman I've come to think that girls want bad boys but women want good men.
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