Friday, May 9, 2008
Books I Like

Pat Gaudette

While the majority of books that are sent to me to review deal with relationship issues, I also enjoy fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of topics.

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Unhooked Generation

Unhooked Generation: The Truth About Why We’re Still Single, written by Jillian Straus and published by Hyperion, takes a look at relationships and commitment in today’s world of speed dating and the Internet. To understand the problems facing singles searching for true love, Straus conducted in-depth interviews with 100 single men and women in their twenties and thirties and shares their eye-opening stories. Read more… »

Men, Love and Sex

Finally! A book that will show women just what makes their man “tick”! That book is Men, Love & Sex: The Complete User’s Guide for Women, written by David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men’s Health magazine, with Ted Spiker, an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Florida. This excellent book is easy to read and packed with good information. Read the excerpt that follows and I think you’ll agree. Read more… »

How To Avoid Marrying A Jerk

How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk: The Foolproof Way to Follow Your Heart Without Losing Your Mind by John Van Epp, Ph.D., published by McGraw Hill, is a book for men and women who are tired of making the same mistakes when chosing relationship partners. Easy to read, filled with good information. Read more… »

Both Sides Now

One of the most unusual books I’ve reviewed is Both Sides Now: One Man’s Journel through Womanhood by Dhillon Khosla, published by Tarcher/Penguin. For twenty-eight years, Dhillon Khosla lived as a woman. Then he made the decision to embark on a journey that would match his physical body with the man inside. Read more… »

Man Camp

Man Camp is a “chick-lit” first novel by Adrienne Brodeur and published by Ballantine Books. It was an easy read and I enjoyed the story even if it one that probably would never happen in real life. Actually, that’s probably what “chick-lit” is all about. Read more… »

Why You’re Still Single

The entire title of the book by authors Evan Marc Katz and Linda Holmes is Why You’re Still Single: things your friends would tell you if you promised not to get mad. I enjoyed this book. It really does have some good advice and how can anyone get mad at a book? Read the excerpt and you’ll see why I like this book so much. Read more… »

The Script

Elizabeth Landers and Vicky Mainzer are the authors of The Script: The 100% Absolutely Predictable Things Men Do When They Cheat. The women, both divorced after long marriages, discovered the script by listening to hundreds of real-life stories of unfaithful husbands. Read more… »

All This Belongs To Me: A Novel

I had never read one of Ad Hudler’s books before reading All This Belongs To Me: A Novel but it only took a few pages for me to add him to my list of favorite authors. Read more… »

A Piece of Cake

If you shy away from sex talk, sexual fantasies, talk of threesomes and vibrators, you’ll want to stay away from A Piece of Cake: Recipes for Female Sexual Pleasure, the very explicit book of female sexuality written by Melinda Gallagher, M.A., and Emily Scarlet Kramer. If you’re looking for ways to enjoy and enhance your sexuality, grab a copy of this book and start reading! Read more… »

From Your Lips To God’s Ear

“The only way to find your way out from behind a rock and a hard place when you’re a single sabotaged by fear, uncertainty, or an overwhelming desire to buy your own chocolates on Valentine’s Day, is to place a totally new, unique kind of ‘personal ad’,” says Heidi Connolly, co-author of the new guide to finding the right mate, From Your Lips To God’s Ear: Finding Your Right Mate in 10 Easy Steps. Read more… »

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