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Listening Length: 3 hours and 10 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Abridged
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Audible Release Date: 15 Sep 2008
Language: English
ASIN: B002SQ6LPM

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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In the best-selling tradition of Clarkson and Moyles, this is TV and Radio personality Christian O'Connell's take on all things men.

For ten years Christian has dispensed his wisdom and advice to millions of lucky radio listeners on every topic conceivable. It was when he saw his wife reading and laughing at a book called How to Kill Your Husband that he realised he had to write this book.

In his sage opinion, men need to be saved from themselves. Women need to understand men better and stop hating them, and men need to make sense of why they are the way they are.

This book reveals some hard but hilarious truths about the male race. Who do men actually look to for inspiration? The Hoff? Simon Cowell? James Blunt? Why do men behave in that odd way at barbecues? Why can a man have his heart broken a thousand times by his football team and yet still forgive them more than he would a woman?

With his outspoken humour and his ironic take on life, Christian explores male-dom, celebrating all that is great about being a man and unravelling the mysteries of masculinity that have stumped women for centuries.

Includes:

Superheroes - all of them let us down. Here's why.

The Ultimate History of Men...from caves to Ikea.

The Man Test - a highly unscientific flow chart to determine just how confused you are right now.

The Perfect Man - if Apple designed men

Men and Cooking - the most important part of nutrition: TV snacks.

What We Want from Women - show up naked...and bring beer.

Rules and Codes - the unwritten, never discussed rules about how to behave in bathrooms, cars, and out and about

Men and Sex: "Touch them there and they love it."

Imagine a World Without Us - heaven or hell?

Communication - friend and foe

What's the Point of Us? - enough with the slagging off. Here's what we rule at....

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I am a real quiche eating man but not like Christian 23 Mar 2012

By Sw Carter

Format:Hardcover

I am a normal maladjusted man but I could not relate to this at all. It is like a schoolboy expounding wisdom and experience after reading the last edition of the News of the World; or page 3 of the Sun. Maybe it is because I am twenty years older than Christian. I could not find any humour as all his subjects are just sad "couldn't possibly tell the truth" type dilemmas. In fact it was all a bit sad. But then if you like wacky anecdotes involving hair and other body parts there may be a lot to commend this.
I could only manage the first of the 3 CD's and have no stomach for the other two. Though I have had a quick listen while penning this opinionated review. Still as it was only a quid I can use the jewel case so I'll give it two stars.
Actually I am a real audio book fan and this is indeed well read. It is a quick delivery but obviously read not spoken. And read buy yer actual dahn saaf accented author has to be a bonus. OK "free stars" is my last offer guv.

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The Men Commandments 9 Nov 2008

By Dw Atkinson

Format:Hardcover

This book was in my local library and as I had not heard of either Christian O'Connell or the Men Commandments I was curious.

I found it to be well written and highly entertaining, and had to check and ensure that my wife was still at home as Christian's description of his wife was so true to the way that I imagine mine to be that I thought they must be related.

I did wonder how he managed to write the book and remain living and actually wrote to him and asked if he was a re-incarnation of his former self following it's publication. He replied that he now knew how Salmon Rushdie felt and that he had gone into hiding.

To me, it was a book that you could open at virtually any page and find something amusing or true to life. I have recommended it to many of my friends as, a must read. Christian has put down on paper the subtle differences between men and women in a light hearted manner that is so true to life.

To me it was thoroughly enjoyable and I can thoroughly recommend it.

David A

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Compulsory Marraige Guidance Text 9 Nov 2008

By Mick

Format:Hardcover

What a saviour you have proved to be to mankind. The book completely captures what it's like to live life as a married man in the twenty first century. Reading it has proved life changing as I'm no longer going round wondering why the women in my life are so batty and why they just don't get 'stuff' that I think (or don't think) and do (or don't do)!

I virtually pissed myself laughing out loud at some (actually most) of the observations in the book and the logging of the gene differences is the funniest and most true analysis of genetics to have been undertaken!! Surely a nobel prize of some sort will be winging its way to you before the end of the year.

I don't know how many copies of the book you've sold but I must be responsible for a significant proportion as I've recommended it to every mate, mate's wife and passing strangers that I've encountered.

You are a liberator of men and relationships and the book should be a standard text in all schools (life skill courses), Relate sessions and divorce pre-hearings. I can feel the divorce rate statistics tumbling over the coming months and years as the text takes hold in society - placed alongside the Oxford Concise Dictionary and the Bible on the book shelves of millions of homes.

Other reviews here say its all been said before in other books - who cares, I havent read them and this one's great!!

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Outstanding

If you are anywhere in your 30's, straight, married with kids, live or lived in the UK and are a man - Then this is the book for you.

Published on 1 Oct 2009 by Simon David

Nail on the head

This book is laugh out loud funny. I don't listen to Virgin Radio so this is my first encounter with the wit and wisdom of Christian O'Connell. Read more

Published on 16 Oct 2008 by Hawkeye

absolutely loved it.... I read my husbands copy!

I brought this for my husband and ended up reading it myself.I have never listened to the show either but my husband does so I brought it on the off chance for him for christmas. Read more

Published on 21 Sep 2008 by G. Sherrington-boyd

JOE IS RIGHT!

Joe is right. This book is totally unfunny and been done many times in the past but a lot better. All tired cliched stuff like women good at picking clothes but wanting men to pay... Read more

Published on 21 Sep 2008 by G. Chick

Walk tall, feel proud and laugh at yourself

Any man who has been in a woman's handbag and felt a bit uncomfortable will love this book. The 78 differences between men and women are laugh out loud funny! Read more

Published on 19 Sep 2008 by Jamie King

My God what absolute crappola...

Seriously I think I've read a book with the exact same title and the exact same content before but by a different author, this is in no way original or amusing. Read more

Published on 19 Sep 2008 by Lark

Very funny, what on earth is "Joe" talking about?

Some people who are witty and funny on TV/Radio write books that are the complete opposite. Christian hasn't. Read more

Published on 18 Sep 2008 by K. Newman

A must have for any man

This is the first book I have read in a long time that made my sides hurt with laughter. Christian is a naturally funny person and this comes across in his book. Read more

Published on 18 Sep 2008 by L. Trowbridge

a good read

I picked this up at Waterstones but wasn't familiar with O'Connell's show. Flicked through and found myself buying one-- definitely one for the guys, lough out loud funny at times... Read more

Published on 17 Sep 2008 by Mr. G. P. Bolton

Surprisingly funny

I don't listen to Virgin so didn't really know what to expect but it actually made me laugh. It's not going to win the booker but there's lots of funny bits and it solved an... Read more

Published on 17 Sep 2008 by Paul Hampton


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