What happens when the ultimate man writes the ultimate book? Matthew James doesn't know either. But he is a man, and he did write this book. This masterwork will help you identify the douchebag around you. From hippies, to greaseballs, and traffic cops. Drivers who use the middle finger as if it were a sixth gear. Politicians with inflated expense accounts. Pub-goers who chronically piss onto the floor, instead of into the urinal. Drunk drivers, meter maids, and freeloaders. And men who wear straight brimmed hats, or hang their pants below their ass. If any of these describe you, don't worry, this book will help you right your ways. Don't Be A Douchebag: A Man's Guide to Etiquette is more than just a mere book. It is a tool that can be used to smoothly guide you through life's bumpy journey. The book can teach, it can preach, and it can literally raise your children better than you can, figuratively speaking. A self-proclaimed "real man's" attempt to put the word man back into man, Matthew James has crafted a hilarious, if not irrelevant, book for the modern man. Not for the faint of heart or over-protective mothers, Don't be a Douchebag is an instant classic, sure to entertain from cover to cover.

As a single woman in this crazy and competitive dating world, I quickly realized that neither women nor men seemed to have a clue what to do on dates or with themselves before venturing out of the house. My real frustration and desire to help came from on-line dating sites where, instead of putting their best foot forward, singles seem to be lost in mediocrity. I can help you maneuver this endless landscape and become better than you thought possible. This dating & relationship manual is designed for men and women who have forgotten how to date or just never learned in the first place. Dating in 2012 is fast-paced and very competitive. The title speaks for itself; if you don't Evolve, you will Die a fast death in the dating world. Let me take you on a quick journey and help you get off the couch and front-and-center in the dating world. And for those of you already in a relationship...step into the fast lane and get that relationship sizzling again. Evolve or Die Single is for single men and women of any age looking for some guidance in the dating and relationship world. The advice given is direct and humorous, and includes some of my very own dating stories.

Containing rules for the etiquette to be observed in the street, at table, in the ball room, evening party, and morning call; with full directions for polite correspondence, dress, conversation, manly exercises, and accomplishments. From the best French, English and American authorities. Man was not intended to live like a bear or a hermit, apart from others of his own nature, and, philosophy and reason will each agree with me, that man was born for sociability and finds his true delight in society. Society is a word capable of many meanings, and used here in each and all of them. Society, par excellence; the world at large; the little clique to which he is bound by early ties; the companionship of friends or relatives; even society tete a tete with one dear sympathizing soul, are pleasant states for a man to be in. This society, composed, as it is, of many varying natures and elements, where each individual must submit to merge his own identity into the universal whole, which makes the word and state, is divided and subdivided into various cliques, and has a pastime for every disposition, grave or gay; and with each division rises up a new set of forms and ceremonies to be observed if you wish to glide down the current of polite life, smoothly and pleasantly. The young man who makes his first entrance into the world of society, should know how to choose his friends, and next how to conduct himself towards them. Experience is, of course, the best guide, but at first starting this must come second hand, from an older friend, or from books. A judicious friend is the best guide; but how is the young man to know whom to choose? When at home this friend is easily selected; but in this country, where each bird leaves the parent nest as soon as his wings will bear him safely up, there are but few who stay amongst the friends at home. You go into society from mixed motives; partly for pleasure, recreation after the fatigues of your daily duties, and partly that you may become known. In a republican country where one man's opportunities for rising are as good as those of another, ambition will lead every rising man into society. You may set it down as a rule, that as you treat the world, so the world will treat you. Carry into the circles of society a refined, polished manner, and an amiable desire to please, and it will meet you with smiling grace, and lead you forward pleasantly along the flowery paths; go, on the contrary, with a brusque, rude manner, startling all the silky softness before you with cut and thrust remarks, carrying only the hard realities of life in your hand, and you will find society armed to meet you, showing only sharp corners and thorny places for your blundering footsteps to stumble against. You will find in every circle that etiquette holds some sway; her rule is despotic in some places, in others mild, and easily set aside. Your first lesson in society will be to study where she reigns supreme, in her crown and holding her sceptre, and where she only glides in with a gentle hint or so, and timidly steps out if rebuked; and let your conduct be governed by the result of your observations. You will soon become familiar with the signs, and tell on your first entrance into a room whether kid gloves and exquisite finish of manner will be appropriate, or whether it is "hail, fellow, well met" with the inmates. Remember, however, "once a gentleman always a gentleman," and be sure that you can so carry out the rule, that in your most careless, joyous moments, when freest from the restraints of etiquette, you can still be recognizable as a gentleman by every act, word, or look.

Recognizing that boys' issues and problems have too long been ignored, Rosalind (a mother of two boys), decided to pull back the curtain on "Guy World", working collaboratively with middle-school and high-school boys for a period of two years to chart the emotional terrain that boys inhabit. But as she was working on her book for the boys' parents, Rosalind realized that teenage boys themselves are in desperate need of guidance. They need a book, The Guide, that speaks directly to them (in a boy-friendly format and in their language) about the problems they face every day: How do you get out of the friendzone (where girls refuse to take you seriously)? What;s the right way to react when getting made fun of? How do you talk to your parents so that they'll actually listen? With the help of hundreds of middle and high school aged boys, Rosalind has identified and answered the most pressing questions teenage boys have. --From publisher.

THERE ARE NO DOUCHEBAGS IN THIS STORY. Well, there are, but they're not who this story is about. This story is about me-the coach's daughter. When I moved to Iowa to live with my dad, the university's take-no-prisoners wrestling coach, I thought transferring would be easy as pie-living with my father would be temporary, and he'd make sure his douchebag wrestlers left me alone. Wrong on both counts. ASSHOLES ALWAYS COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK WHEN THE STAKES ARE HIGH. A bet is placed, and I'm on the table. After one humiliating night and too much alcohol, I find the last nice guy on campus. And when he offers to rent me his spare bedroom, I go all in. It's time for the nice guy to finish first. Midnight chats and spilling my problems turn to lingering touches. Lingering touches turn to more. And the ultimate good guy has the potential do more damage than any douchebags ever could.