Looking For Mr. Right | 
 enlarge | Author: Bradley Trevor Greive
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 287805
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Edition: illustrated edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0740718371
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.602
EAN: 9780740724893
ASIN: 0740718371
Publication Date: July 24, 2001
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Condition: Good condition, wear from reading and use. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact and has some creases. The spine has signs of wear and creases. This copy may include "From the library of" labels, stickers or stamps and be an ex-library copy.
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Product Description
Every woman's been there and some have been there again and again! Best-selling author Bradley Trevor Greive (BTG) understands (really, he does) the very essence of woman's age-old quest for her soul mate, the endlessly frustrating seach for "Mr. Right." Women from all walks of life ask, "Why is a good man hard to find?" BTG has the raw objectivity, brutal honest, and deep insight into the male psyche (after all, he is the enemy) to provide a credible answer: "Hey, maybe there aren't any!" Bradley Trevor Greive again has combined witty, original text with superb, side-splitting photographs (retro images of people this time) to perfectly illustrate a simple but powerful message about how we choose to live our life and who we choose to share it with. Looking For Mr. Right is one of the most hilarious, uplifting books for women ever written and makes an absolutely ideal gift for all ages.
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The men as dummies theme is bad, the women as capable, intelligent creatures is good July 19, 2008
While this is a good gag gift for a woman, one of the main themes is the weaknesses and shortcomings of men, which tended to turn me off. The second main theme is that women can take control of their life and control their own destiny, which I approved of. Constructed from a series of staged black-and-white photographs with witty captions, it takes only a short time to go through it.
While it doesn't specifically say so in the acknowledgements, it appears that these are modern photographs, yet they look like they were taken in the forties and early fifties. The clothing and hairstyles are all from that era. That was the feature that I liked most about the book.
 Lighthearted fun October 4, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First of all, those who gave this book low ratings (such as the gentleman who called it male-trashing filth) must not "get it." This isn't supposed to be deep and heavy...so of course the text is simple and to the point (it's a picture book, for heaven's sake, people). This book is not meant to seriously bash males...it's more like a caricature portrayal. Men and women are different, and we should just laugh at it because that's not going to change anytime soon. Greive helps us to do just this. As a man, I'm sure he wouldn't go around bashing men in a serious way...how many times have female comedians stood onstage poking fun at the female stereotypes of being emotional, or catty, or in love with shoes?? Sure not every female is like that, but there are certain stereotypes in our world that make for great humor when it's done in fun. This book is both humorous and inspiring. I bought it when i was single, and I also gave it as gifts to friends -- single & looking, recently single, and even married. My boyfriend saw it on my coffee table this weekend and started looking through it...he thought it was hilarious! The vintage pictures are great, and although it pokes some light fun at the guys, by the end of the book the message is serious and poignant - don't try to be anything but who you are, and in doing so everything else will fall into place in its own way and time. This is a great gift for any girlfriend going through a breakup, as well as those who are single and feeling a little disenchanted. My only regret is that there are only 5 stars, because this book deserves many more!
Hysterically funny! September 5, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
and unfortunately, soooo accurate! Any woman who has loved or tried to love a man will love this book. A side-splitter!
 Disgusting, anti-male garbage October 15, 2004
7 out of 25 found this review helpful
This piece of filth was written by a self-loathing male and is bought by misandric, self-centered imbeciles. It's nothing but a grocery list of men's faults and an insinuation that women, in contrast, are perfect. Even violence against men is joked about: suggestions of women shooting men and even severing their private parts.
If there were a similar book about WOMEN being awful, NOW would have sent death threats to the publishing house. Ridiculing men for about a hundred pages is no different.
This piece of sexist garbage is for the woman who says how much she hates men -- and then wonders aloud why no one will go out with her. Who in his right mind would?
Wonderful December 31, 2003
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I received this book as a gift. I LOVED it, the pictures and the one liners were funny, true and really made me think. I had to purchase this book for my sister. We all are looking for "that one" what this man said was "I am the one" be true to yourelf. then you will find truth, love and Mr Right. Thanks!
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