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Dating 101 for the Guys

April 16, 2018 Mary Kelly Guy Stuff, Life, Death, Love, and Marriage 9 comments

Shy Guy’s Guide to Dating Dutter 1998 I am probably the last person that should be talking about a dating book. (I haven’t had a date since Jimmy Carter was president.) Usually dating books don’t age that well. Since today’s

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Ultimate Man

March 27, 2018 Mary Kelly Guy Stuff, Looking Good 16 comments

The Man’s Complete Guide to Looking Great The Ultimate Man Post 1978 Guys, you can perfect that oh-so-cool look with help from this book. This book has everything from fashion advice, skin care, diet, exercise, and even plastic surgery. (It

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Some 70s Man Candy

March 7, 2018 Mary Kelly Guy Stuff, Looking Good 15 comments

Dressing Right Hix 1978 Lots of male eye candy in this lovely book from the fashionable 1970s. Even without looking at the pub date, I can tell from the picture it is late 1970s, because of the “Annie Hall” type

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Groovy Guys Cooking

February 16, 2018 Mary Kelly Guy Stuff, You Ate What? 14 comments

Cooking From Scratch The Single Man’s Guide to Making Out in the Kitchen Warberg 1976 Direct from the 1970s, we have a cookbook made especially for those guys who are single, or the wife is working and the poor guy

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Advice for Stylin’ Guys

August 30, 2017 Mary Kelly Guy Stuff 4 comments

The Style Guy O’Brien 2000 O’Brien was GQ magazine’s fashion columnist until 2015. (He evidently blasted GQ in an interview and resigned.) His advice column talked about everything from fashion advice to etiquette. None of it is particularly timeless. I

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Real Men Like Poetry

March 23, 2017 Mary Kelly Fine and Not So Fine Arts, Guy Stuff 7 comments

Rough Men, Tough Men Poems of Action and Adventure Cole, ed. 1969 This book caught my eye for both the title and the cover art. I thinkĀ  the orange pirate look on the guy is a bit creepy. I also

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male guide to women's liberation

A Man Explains Women’s Lib to the Guys

March 21, 2017 Mary Kelly Feelings and Self Help, Guy Stuff, Society Explained 8 comments

Male’s Guide to Women’s Liberation Marine 1972 This book is interesting and it seems surprisingly insightful. Marine wrote for the Nation and Ramparts Magazine on social justice topics. This is probably a good pick for a research/academic library but for

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Dodging the Marriage Bullet

March 10, 2017 Mary Kelly Guy Stuff, Ha Ha Ha?, Life, Death, Love, and Marriage 9 comments

How to Avoid Matrimony Froy 1957 Okay all you rogue males, you don’t want to be trapped by the ladies looking for marriage. This guy has you covered with some interesting advice so you can avoid having the life sucked

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