Product Description

THE MODERN GENTLEMAN is a visually stimulating, rib-tickling, thought-provoking sourcebook of manners and mischief for the 21st-century male. The book offers a panoramic snapshot of the gentleman: witty and poignant, traditional but spontaneous, flirtatious yet courting. Discussions range from the classic (Motoring, Oenophilia) and serious (Secrets & Lies, The Good Husband), to the racy (Kink & Fetish, To the Power of 3) and silly (Bumper Stickers, Fonzarelli Moves & Legerdemain ). And since it is inevitable that a gentleman will dabble in the friskier areas of excess, trouble, and chance, the book's naughty nucleus, “The Potent Gentleman,” explores leisure and dalliance, from alcohol and snuff to recreational botanicals and sex.All men aspire to be perpetually dapper, fluent in three languages, and hit 300-yard drives off the blue tees, not to mention quote poetry by the stanza and win a back-alley scrap. However, there is a dashing plateau more desirable than Hollywood perfection, a level of gallantry that makes one stand out, even in the elevator. So knot up your ascot, pour a glass of sherry, and crack open the MODERN GENTLEMAN: your Man Cycle is peaking.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #149791 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-27
• Released on: 2002-08-27
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 7.09" h x .98" w x 5.20" l, .75 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Ladies and Gentlemen, How to LiveYou're a pretty slick guy who always says "please" and "thank you." But do you possess gentlemanly knowledge, such as the correct way to drink Armagnac, or how to make interesting conversation in elevators? And what about holding doors open for women? Phineas Mollod and Jason Tesauro have written The Modern Gentleman: A Guide to Essential Manners, Savvy & Vice to educate men on the finer points of life, from the barber shop to the opera. This thorough guide covers skinny-dipping, flirting, wine, card playing, sleeper trains, apologizing to lovers, e-mail, gift-giving and more, making it a must-have for every etiquette-conscious guy. Illustrations.
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Review
“The book you have to read. Completely hysterical and shockingly useful.”
--Entertainment Weekly

“Peculiar, brilliant, funny, smart, and it will turn you into a cool person.”
--Augusten Burroughs, Running With Scissors and Dry

“Offers a thorough set of instructions on how to function as a refined member of
today’s society.”
--Maxim

“As refined and potent as single malt scotch…in the theatre of his personality,
Tesauro emerges as a messiah of manners.”
--Atlanta

From the Publisher
•Illuminating, entertaining, and the quintessential "guy gift," THE MODERN GENTLEMAN is the only etiquette guide written exclusively for the wordly man.

•Topics include Skinny-Dipping ("despite primal urges to take to the bleacher seats with binoculars and peanuts, glance but furtively upon disrobing others"); Flaskmanship ("select tastefully: no models redeemed via Camel Cash, molded from lightweight synthetics, of stamped from flimsy alloys by the Franklin mint"); and The Gentleman’s Bedroom ("shall contain no furniture that could be used to ship Vitamin D milk or start a retaining wall").