What Men Won't Tell You but Women Need to Know

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Summary: Very helpful
Review: How can I do this without reading the book

Rating:
Summary: Very helpful
Review: I found this book to be very helpful after my boyfriend and I broke up. I was on a recovery "path" to find out why the relationship went sour. It gave very strong points as to what men are looking for and what women need to know about them. This was a breakthrough in getting to know the minds of men.

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Summary: Sounds Familiar
Review: I kept feeling 'deja vu' as it affirmed what women have known or suspected all along. It is a thoroughly enjoyable and humerous reading experience.

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Summary: Very misleading title
Review: This book drags on and on and on with stories that attempt to be humourous, but just come up long-winded and pointless...On Berkowicz's chapter on Why Men are Jerks...he explains that women want men to be jerks...On his chapter regarding sex, he explains in detail how men love and will do anything to get it. Now, true many women are attracted to jerks, and men infact enjoy and love sex, but what's the big secret you're letting us in on here? I found the book to be rather boring, and hard to read.

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Summary: listen up
Review: This book is useful in that a man is telling you the truth, ladies. Disbelieve him at your peril, or the cost of your happiness. It's only a three-star truth, though, since anyone who reads the book probably won't be able to put it into practice, which keeps love sooooo interestin'.
Think a minute: you're asking a man to stop being with other women for the rest of his entire life. Why, exactly, should he do this? Although men are the clear winners in every marriage (longer lifespan, better economic status, etc., etc.) *we don't care.* We don't sit around fantasizing about being married, as a rule, unless we have very little relationship experience. (The man who deeply wants marriage usually can't pick up women.) Are you that special? That beautiful, that smart, that charming, that good in bed? The real sting here is that many of you find very attractive men attractive. In other words, if *you* feel like throwing yourself on that hottie bartender, how many other women do you think feel that way? How many of those women are smarter, prettier, etc. than you are? How many times does H.B. get propositioned? Why *shouldn't* he say yes to all those offers? Why should he *ever* want to restrict himself to one woman? And the older he gets the clearer this becomes to him. To put it this way: he's not afraid of commitment, he doesn't want to commit to *you*. (To make things worse: even if you *are* all that, this man will *still* say yes to other women if he can get away with it! It's just too much fun!)
Try throwing yourself at quieter, smarter, kinder, nicer men if you're interested in a long-term monogamous relationship. I mean, come *on*, ladies, this is ridiculous...you expect that as if by magic some hot cocky rich assertive man will suddenly completely change his nature and become Mr. "No Thank You, I'm Married." It's like signing up to be in a porn film and thinking you're not gonna have to get naked. Opening up a fire hydrant and thinking you won't get wet. You will *never* be good enough to make this happen. Ever.
Now three-month drama-filled plate-throwing flings with hottie bartenders are great...just don't be dumb enough to think it'll ever be anything more. Doesn't work like that.
You'll note that men chase Barbie dolls all the time. But they don't marry 'em, or stay married to 'em. The pleasure of her company is usually not worth the hassle of defending her from other men after the initial glow fades. (And if you go for Barbie qualities, new and better models are constantly on offer.) If a man's going to give up a lifetime of different Barbies, he better get a *lot* in return.
A man who listens to what women say will be very successful with women--I do and I am. The same holds true for women who really let themselves listen to male advice like this book.

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Summary: Fun to read. Nothing we don't already know.
Review: This book reminds us (in humorous ways) of our ideosyncracies and differences in gender. Though it did not offer much new insight, it was a good read. I guess I should have known that if I wanted further insight into relationship issues I probably have been hiding on a desert island. I enjoyed "He's just not into you" and "Drivetime; finding a way home" much more than this book.

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Summary: few earth-shattering insights but fun to read nonetheless
Review: With such a provocative title, you'd think this book might open the door into the secret world of Men, so all Women might from there on in understand. It's not the case. While it does offer some good reminders (men are visual, men and women are DIFFERENT, don't hint with men, etc.), some of the book feels dated and Berkowitz's tone is that of a smarmy glossy magazine writer (which he happens to be, as well as a correspondent for various daytime TV programs like Today).

The book can be read in one sitting, and since it's very light, you won't feel weighed down if you consume it all at once. Recommended, but more for fun and as a time-passer than as a real cornerstone of understanding the differences between the sexes or developing a really deep understanding of men.