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Summary: A great starter kit for those who have yet to understand.
Review: I recently bought this book for my soon to be seventeen year old son. On my way home, two of my friends reviewed it with me over a beer (one a Navy jet pilot the other an Oxford graduate). We howled all the way throught the book (and bought another couple of rounds of course). My friends both went out and got copies of the book for themselves, sons and wifes.The next day my youngest brother (I have six of them) and I put together a manliness starter kit for my son's birthday present using ideas from the book. Who couldn't use a can of WD-40, 10 of the movies from the best movies of all times list (Spartacus, The Magnificent Seven, Seargent York, Animal House, Blazing Saddles, etc.), baked beans, Blackcat Fireworks and more? We packed it all in a big Cory's Snail and Slug Death box and wrapped it in brown paper and rope. I'm not sure my son appreciated all the fun we had doing it, but he will one day. This book is a real hoot, and in our experience pretty damn accurate. Let the male bonding begin.
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Summary: The Perfect Father's Day Present
Review: I swear on a jar of Lawry's Lemon Pepper that every boy should be given a copy of this book upon entering puberty. Women have "Our Bodies, Our Selves", and we have THIS! I gave a copy of this book to my father, who rarely if ever reads books at all, and he read it cover to cover, three times! Everything that is TRULY masculine is here! From classic manly films ("Sparticus", "The Quiet Man", "Rollerball", "Blade Runner", "Citizen Kane", "Road Warrior (Mad Max 2)"), to recipies for salt steak and "colon cleaner chili" (burns going in AND coming out!), to detailed info on booze, fighter planes, cards, catapults and spud cannons, Nevada's (legal) brothels, fishing, Coleman camping supplies, Swiss Army knives, guns, cigars, WD-40 and (gotta love the name) Corry's Slug and Snail Death (!), this book has it ALL! There's even biographies on John Wayne, Victor McLaglen, the greats who played in John Ford's films, and even Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (the genius who painted the poker playing dogs)! If this book had a chest, it would have hair and tattoos! It's like every bar-room boast, "first dirty joke you've ever heard", boy scout camp fire story, beer commercial and pick-up truck in one! So, come on! Park the amphibious 4X4 in the garage, put down those power tools, fire up that BBQ grill, open a cold one, and read the most politically incorrect tome to grace a coffee table. By God, this book is a work of genius!
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Summary: The Perfect Father's Day Present
Review: I swear on a jar of Lawry's Lemon Pepper that every boy should be given a copy of this book upon entering puberty. Women have "Our Bodies, Our Selves", and we have THIS! I gave a copy of this book to my father, who rarely if ever reads books at all, and he read it cover to cover, three times! Everything that is TRULY masculine is here! From classic manly films ("Sparticus", "The Quiet Man", "Rollerball", "Blade Runner", "Citizen Kane", "Road Warrior (Mad Max 2)"), to recipies for salt steak and "colon cleaner chili" (burns going in AND coming out!), to detailed info on booze, fighter planes, cards, catapults and spud cannons, Nevada's (legal) brothels, fishing, Coleman camping supplies, Swiss Army knives, guns, cigars, WD-40 and (gotta love the name) Corry's Slug and Snail Death (!), this book has it ALL! There's even biographies on John Wayne, Victor McLaglen, the greats who played in John Ford's films, and even Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (the genius who painted the poker playing dogs)! If this book had a chest, it would have hair and tattoos! It's like every bar-room boast, "first dirty joke you've ever heard", boy scout camp fire story, beer commercial and pick-up truck in one! So, come on! Park the amphibious 4X4 in the garage, put down those power tools, fire up that BBQ grill, open a cold one, and read the most politically incorrect tome to grace a coffee table. By God, this book is a work of genius!
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Summary: What real men are all about.
Review: I'm one of those women who love men...so shoot me! After reading my (horse) trainer's copy, I went and bought several, for the wonderful men in my life. It's ALL true...and I loved every moment of it. Funny, enlightening, and even highly entertaining. I kept one for myself, just a reminder during those moments when my man is about to drive me crazy. These guys hit every nail on the head. And the recipes are OUTSTANDING! A definite must for every woman who wants to know "why????". And it's a great "coffee table" book...makes for some wonderful party conversation!
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Summary: A must have for all manly men...
Review: In recent years men as a gender have been picked on, put down, and basically ridiculed for being...men! But no more!! Praise to the Von Hoffman Bros. and their tremendous contribution to the lost art of manliness. This book tells you why and how to be a man, a real man.
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Summary: One of the better books on sheer manliness
Review: Make this the cornerstone of your manly library. This book is like a fine wine. That's only an assumption, because being manly as I am, I don't know much about wine. However, your first contact with the Big Damn Book will leave you amazed by the depth and breadth of the Von Hoffman's insight into what is manly. But over time, you will savor the true beauty of the what the brothers have done by showing that men are truly multifaceted creatures. We like WD-40 and Duct Tape! Do yourself favor, and buy several copies. You will want at least one for yourself, but undoubtedly your friend Joey will "borrow" your copy and not return it.
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Summary: One of the better books on sheer manliness
Review: Make this the cornerstone of your manly library. This book is like a fine wine. That's only an assumption, because being manly as I am, I don't know much about wine. However, your first contact with the Big Damn Book will leave you amazed by the depth and breadth of the Von Hoffman's insight into what is manly. But over time, you will savor the true beauty of the what the brothers have done by showing that men are truly multifaceted creatures. We like WD-40 and Duct Tape! Do yourself favor, and buy several copies. You will want at least one for yourself, but undoubtedly your friend Joey will "borrow" your copy and not return it.
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Summary: "A Must For Every True Man"
Review: Not only was this book funny, but it provided all sorts of interesting an obscure facts to increase your bucket of knowledge. The von Hoffman brothers take you on a whirlwind trip through the world of manliness. Sports, fireworks, movies, trucks, warplanes, fishing, beer, gambling and dirty jokes. How did food like French Dips and the Great Philly Cheesesteak come about? Find out here. Learn about the manliest movies ever made. And no book on sheer manliness would be complete without giving proper worship to the manliest man of all, John "The Duke" Wayne, who's name pops up on about every 3rd page. But so what? There's no such thing as too much John Wayne.
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Summary: Excellent Book...This is What Men are made of
Review: Primary reading for all MEN, and an instructional manual for those confused spouse/girlfriends who wonder why MEN blow up things, what movies MEN really enjoy, our food, and an all around good reading on the true character of MEN. The Pumpkin Chucking chapter says it all.
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Summary: True Crime
Review: That is, it's a crime for this great book to be out of print. This tribute to everything manly is a sure cure for the depression caused by daytime television, politicians, crooked CEOs, psychobabble, and political correctness. It should be required reading for all adolescent males. My favorite quote from the book, and a guiding principal in my life, is the simple question, "What would the Duke do?"
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