June 11, 2007
Fried (The New Rabbi
) here collects 31 columns he wrote for Ladies’ Home Journal
on the humorous conflicts that occur when an immovable object (the husband) meets an irresistible force (the wife). These include why men wouldn’t mind cleaning up their dirty socks or dishes “once a year,” why low-carb diets have helped men “turn dieting into an extreme sport,” why naked guys in a locker room is the one situation “where men truly and consistently talk a lot” and why making out with a wife is the sexiest Valentine’s Day gift a husband can offer. Fried is insightful as well as funny, but many of his other topics—such as why guys just have to look at women when they walk by, and why guys have no clue how mechanical and electronic things really work—have already been covered more insightfully in Dave Barry’s classic Complete Guide to Guys
.
July 1, 2007
Made up of essays originally published in "Ladies' Home Journal", this compilation by investigative journalist Fried offers a humorous look into the psyche of the average husband. Fried describes in the first person why men have a hard time "dressing up" as they get older, what men talk about when they're naked, and how men deal with the loss of their fathers. In a particularly interesting essay deciphering the male response of "uh-huh," Fried explains that one of the male's goals in life is to monotask rather than its more energetic opposite. An insightful book for both men and women; recommended for all libraries.
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