Real Man Tells All - Softcover

Writes Nelson about his former column, "His," in Mademoiselle: "Most of the letters I got thanked me for finally saying things my readers had never heard the men they know say before." Here he collects those magazine pieces on male/female relationships, providing women with insight into the male mind. A variety of topics are covereddream dates, the "New Macho," what men scheme about before a date, shopping with women ("a guided tour through a foreign land"), Playboy ("I do not expect the real women I know to look like bunnies"), and men as sex objects. Humor in bed, kissing ("Putting our softest parts in proximity to our most dangerous, lips to teeth"), sex ("one of the least rational or intellectual things we do, just behind pro wrestling") and birth control ("just another way of getting to know each other") are treated as well. Skilled at fusing the appropriate words for romance and heartbreak, the author concludes that "the real language of love is nonverbal." Women who want to spend an amusing and thoughtful weekend will pick up Nelson.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

At last, a man gives his view of love and relationships, and what a refreshing change! With sensitivity and candor, former Mademoiselle columnist Nelson tackles such subjects as "Why We're Like This" and "When It Goes Wrong," showing a depth of understanding most women hope for in a man. Nelson shares his love affairs, offering his insights into that most complex of emotions while portraying women as warm and equal human beings. Deploring hostility between the sexes, he urges reconciliation and humor. Nelson argues further that the men of the Eighties like the idea of feminism and believe it is here to stay. He thereby puts an end to the myth that today's man is growing more macho and less sensitive. For men who want to know what another man dares to say and for women who want to know what their men won't tell them. Nancy R. Ives, State Univ. at Geneseo
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.