Why You're Still Single
by Evan Marc Katz, Linda Holmes
List Price:
Our Price: $8.52
You Save: $6.48 (43%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $2.33 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Evan Marc Katz, Linda HolmesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-05-30
ISBN: 0452287383
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Plume
Product features:
- ISBN13: 9780452287389
- Condition: New
- Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Book Reviews of Why You're Still Single
Book Review: "Desperation knows no gender boundaries."
Summary: 4 Stars
This clever book addresses dating negatives or stumbling blocks from both the male and female perspective with suggestions on how to turn them into positive, mutually reinforcing attributes. According to the authors, everything has an opposite; this guide attempts to dissect the common stereotypical negatives and reframe them into positive, action-oriented approaches. Each chapter deals with particular obstacles, providing the male and female response to overcoming common problems in a manner that is empowering and personally instructive. But it is your journey in the end. The topics are spicy: The Desperation Tango, Women Who Hate Men Who Hate Women, Everything You Say Can and Will Be Used against You, Good Girls Don't and Deal Breakers, to name but a few. Plainspoken and to the point, the guide is simple, practical, and above all, positive, the real message valuable beyond the humorous rhetoric.
Linda Holmes is Paula Abdul to Evan Marc Katz's Simon, but this isn't a competition, it's a journey and one that offers many helpful lessons if defenses are removed. Every blunt word Evan utters, Linda tempers, smoothing the edges and reworking the dialog into female-friendly advice that women will easily relate to. It is interesting to note how each author, male and female, perceive the obstacles, the Venus and Mars approach, but both are written with an eye to solutions. In a conversational tone, each issue is discussed, all couched in the current pop rhetoric that is so familiar to the dating scene. Clearly, these are common sense approaches, but sometimes people need extra help sorting through the baggage of old behavior before moving on to the new and improved. The remarks may be couched in yin and yang, but the intent is the same, a fresh look at the dating scene, armed with the tools for a successful endeavor.
Some of the suggestions: Don't isolate- go out into the world when you can and interact; Desperation is a recipe for failure- don't set a wedding date the first time you meet him; Don't generalize- "all men are dogs"- treat each new date as an individual, not a means to an end; Insecurity is unattractive- instead, learn to know and love yourself to attract a like-minded person (we attract what we are); Don't mistake emotional clutter for emotional complexity (!!!); Have the confidence to say no without guilt and weigh the other person's reaction and willingness to consider your beliefs and opinions. These are only a few of the many ideas worth serious consideration. Seem like too tall an order? Not if you are stuck in a rut and seriously need to rework your dating skills. There are enough small gems in these pages to reinvigorate even the most pitiful dating repertoire. It's all in the perspective. Luan Gaines/ 2006.
Personal Transformation Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Personal Transformation Books
Head Strongby Tony Buzan
Thorsons; Published: 2001-10-01; Paperback; Book
Leading Minds: An Anatomy of Leadership by Gardner, Howardby Howard Gardner
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; Published: 1996-01-08; Hardcover; Book
I Am My Mother's Daughter: Making Peace with Mom--Before It's Too Lateby Iris Krasnow
Basic Books; Published: 2007-04-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.53
Price in other shops:
A Guide for the Advanced Soul: A Book of Insightby Susan Hayward
Little, Brown and Company; Published: 1995-12-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.45
Price in other shops:
Boundariesby Henry Cloud, John Townsend
Zondervan; Published: 2001-09-01; Audio Cassette; Book
Best price: $20.99
Price in other shops:
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Take Control of Your Lifeby Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend
Zondervan; Published: 1992-11-02; Audio Cassette; Book
Best price: $4.00
Price in other shops:
Safe People Workbookby Henry Cloud, John Townsend
Zondervan; Published: 1995-06-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.37
Price in other shops:
A Three Dog Lifeby Abigail Thomas
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Published: 2006-09-05; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $1.29
Price in other shops:
Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinkingby Malcolm Gladwell
Penguin Books; Published: 2001-08-07; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.72
Spiritual Divorce: Divorce As a Catalyst for an Extraordinary Lifeby Debbie Ford
HarperOne; Published: 2001-01-09; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $6.90
Price in other shops:
Similar books summaries and other product reviews
Make Every Man Want You: How to Be So Irresistible You'll Barely Keep from Dating Yourself!by Marie Forleo
McGraw-Hill; Published: 2008-04-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.87
Price in other shops:
Getting to 'I Do'by Pat Allen, Sandra Harmon
William Morrow Paperbacks; Published: 1995-02-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.33
Price in other shops:
Stop Wondering If You'll Ever Meet Him: A Revolutionary Approach for Putting the Date Back into Datingby Ryan Browning Cassaday, Jessica Cassaday Ph.D.
Hay House; Published: 2008-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.75
Price in other shops:
Why He Didn't Call You Back: 1,000 Guys Reveal What They Really Thought About You After Your Dateby Rachel Greenwald
Crown Archetype; Published: 2009-04-07; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $4.12
Price in other shops:
Calling in "The One": 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Lifeby Katherine Woodward Thomas
Three Rivers Press; Published: 2004-02-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.10
Price in other shops:
Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enoughby Lori Gottlieb
NAL Trade; Published: 2011-02-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.95
Price in other shops:
Why Mr. Right Can't Find You: The Surprising Answers that will Change your Life...and Hisby J. M. Kearns
Wiley; Published: 2008-01-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.38
Price in other shops:
Have Him at Hello: Confessions from 1,000 Guys About What Makes Them Fall in Love . . . Or Never Call Backby Rachel Greenwald
Three Rivers Press; Published: 2010-03-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.14
Price in other shops:
If I'm So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single?: Ten Strategies That Will Change Your Love Life Foreverby Susan Page
Three Rivers Press; Published: 2002-03-26; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.21
Price in other shops:
I Can't Believe I'm Buying This Book: A Commonsense Guide to Successful Internet Datingby Evan Marc Katz
Ten Speed Press; Published: 2003-11-18; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.72
Price in other shops: