How to Iron Your Own Damn Shirt: The Perfect Husband Handbook Featuring Over 50 Foolproof Ways to Win, Woo & Wow Your Wife

by Craig Boreth

Book Overview

PERFECT HUSBANDS ARE MADE, NOT BORN LADIES: At long last, a practical guide to help your man become the perfect husband. How to Iron Your Own Damn Shirt is your salvation, with simple, easy-for-a-guy-to-follow instructions on those little things you can never get him to do, such as: - How to Put the Toilet Seat Down - How to Stop Snoring - How to Ask for Directions - Plus, more than 50 other essential topics (even How to Dance at a Wedding) It's a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400053625
• ISBN13: 9781400053629
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Pleasing Your Woman

Since my husband irons his own shirt every morning, the title caught my attention. I've always been impressed by his ironing abilities especially if it allows me to sleep a little longer. I loved the chapter on finding the perfect gift, breakfast in bed and grocery shopping, not to mention the recipes for Crème Brûlée and making Stir-Fry. I'll agree that men who can cook and clean are very sexy. Just tell a woman you do these things and she will probably forget all other men exist. Imagine how she will be bragging about you to her friends and relatives. There is also a chapter on how to Win Over Her Parents, Enjoy a Chick Flick and Grow the Perfect Lawn. Each task has a difficulty rating and a reward rating. The main concept in this book seems to be about showing a woman you care about making her life a little less stressful and much more romantic. Even the smallest effort will not go unnoticed and I can almost guarantee a woman will be most appreciative and plan romantic situations to reward such kindness. Plus, with all the time she saves not having to iron shirts, imagine the possibilities. Craig Boreth is a truly talented writer who has written for major publications. He also has quite the varied life experience as a landscape architect, chef, electrician and carpenter. He joins the ranks of authors like W. Bruce Cameron, Steven Andrew Guerrero and Mike Dugan who provide humorous insight into the male psyche and also love women and take pride in making a woman's life more enjoyable. I look forward to reading any book Craig Boreth writes because he also completely understands the female psyche and his wit and comedic timing is perfect. ~The Rebecca Review

Genuinely useful advice and wry insight

I got this book as a gift and it's definitely one of the most entertaining reads I've had in a while. The author demonstrates that it's actually possible to present some really useful knowledge in a laugh-out-loud format. Usually books of this ilk are neither funny nor practical, presenting instead a compendium of vaguely humorous asides and useless, half-baked, and poorly researched solutions to everyday problems. But this book is different. Boreth has clearly done his homework and his strategies, while often hilarious, are all based on authoritative sources, and/or his own experience. I initially thought I'd just flip through it, but I ended up reading it cover-to-cover in one sitting and literally couldn't put it down.

LITTLE EFFORT FOR BIG REWARDS!

I bought this book after hearing the author on a radio show. I slipped it in with the magazines in our bathroom -- where my husband does most of his reading -- and he devoured it from cover to cover. He's already working on the six-pack abs and has plans to make tiramisu this weekend. If I can get him to stay awake after sex, I'll know I've hit the jackpot. I highly recommend this book!

Passport to the Male Mindset!

I read How to Iron Your Own Damn Shirt: The Perfect Husband Handbook from cover to cover in almost a single sitting. I couldn't put it down! Mr. Boreth's prose is so engaging and giggle producing that I felt as if he were having a conversation with me--I laughed with every turn of the page. His instructions are easy to follow and seem to make the evolution toward perfect husbandhood painless, and even fun. It's true that for eons women have thought they had men figured out (I mean, come on, there's a reason why their buttons are on the OTHER side, right?), but How to Iron Your Own Damn Shirt fills in those few remaining blanks for the ladies, and reveals a thing or two that THEY need to know about US (sweet!). As Mr. Boreth so eloquently points out, it's not that we women want the PERFECT husband, we want our friends and family to THINK he's perfect, thereby making the in-laws happy and the world a more harmonious place for us all in the bargain. I would recommend this book to everyone, male or female--whether you're single and hoping to find that perfect mate, preparing to celebrate your 25th wedding anniversary, young or old, gay or straight--this book has it all!