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“The equality of men and women is a political or moral issue; The essential difference is a scientific one.”
Have you ever wondered why men don’t seem to listen and why most women can’t read maps or wished your significant other (partner) came with an instruction booklet?. This international bestseller will answer all things you may have ever wondered about the opposite sex.
Introduction
Book’s Name - Why men don’t listen and women can’t read maps
Author’s Name - Allan and Barbara Pease
Genre - Self-help/Motivational
Language - English; Adapted: into 51 other languages
Synopsis - Spoiler Alert!
This book is dedicated to all those men and women who have ever sat up at 2 am pulling their hair out as they asked their partners, ‘But why don’t you understand?’. The book offers a wonderful yet simple explanation of why relationships fail through psychological, sociological and physiological perspective.
Do they fail because men still don’t understand why women can’t be more like a man or women expect their men to behave just like they do or both?
The book begins with an overview of how men and women are the same species but different worlds. It portrays the very essence and reasons that no matter the culture, creed and hue, men and women constantly argue over each other’s opinions, behavior, attitude and beliefs.
Allan in this book provides substantial evidence of his claims that the many differences between the two sexes were fixed when cavemen were killing for next day’s lunch and women guarded the kids - stemming from the evolutionary psychology perspective.
Through this book you will learn why: Men can’t do more than one task at a time -Women make a mess of reverse parallel parking - Men should never lie - Men offer solutions but hate advice - Women prefer simply to talk it through - and so on.
About the Authors
Source - YouTube
Allan & Barbara Pease are the most successful relationship authors in the industry. Allan Pease is an Australian body language expert, author and co-author. He and his wife have written a total of 18 bestsellers including, 10 number ones and 70 seminars in countries each year.
Their books are available in over 100 countries and have sold over 25 million copies. Their company, Pease International Ltd., produces videos, training courses and seminars for business and governments worldwide. They have 6 children and 5 grand-kids who are based in Australia and the UK.
Their best sellers include: The Definitive Book of Body Language, Why Men Lie and Women Cry, You Can! People Skills for Life, Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love, Body Language in the Work Place and Questions are the Answers.
Book Blurb
How understanding the opposite sex can change your life, help you reach your goals and tell you what to do when you discover the truth about men and women, by the bestselling authors of ‘Why men don’t listen and women can’t read maps’.
In this book, international bestselling authors Allan and Barbara Pease share all of the tips and wisdom they have learned on their own journey by spending three years traveling around the world, collecting the dramatic findings of new research on the brain, investigating evolutionary biology, analyzing psychologists, studying social changes, and the locals.
This accessible and practical guide based on scientific evidence will help readers learn more about both yourself and the opposite sex, so that their interaction and relationships can be more fulfilling, enjoyable and satisfying.
It will help them become the person they want to be and deal with obstacles and daily hassles no matter how difficult they may seem.
Theme Involved
Source- The Psychologist
“We are different because our brain is wired differently. This causes us to perceive the world in different ways and have different values and priorities. Not better or worse- different.”
-Allan Pease
Communication - The book proposes the theme of communication throughout to help both men and women bridge the communication gap by providing an explanation to why both respond differently and how to respond to interruptions with appropriate phrases and body language.
It helps to make both sexes self-conscious that try to say to each other, ‘Here’s another way we can understand and communicate to lead a happier and more harmonious life.’
Note: The book does not intend to be a whining session nor is it “male/female bashing”. It also does not try to trivialize the communication issues by using gender role cliches.
Famous Quotes
“We are who we are because of hormones. We are all the result of our chemistry.”
It’s obvious that women are smarter than. Think about it - diamonds are a girl’s best friend; man’s best friend is a dog.”
The Bottom Line
The book will be useful to most sections of readers that emphasizes the need to acknowledge these differences in order to have a good relationship with your partner, though many of these differences may seem to be known on a subconscious level.
It dwells upon many practical everyday problems all of us face each day in a humorous way that makes it easy to read with a welcoming relief.
My ratings for the book - 4 on 5
Get your copy from Amazon - Why men don’t listen and women can’t read maps
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1 Comments
It sounds like you didn't actually read the book, just the jacket synopsis and the first couple pages- a tired, unenlightening review of a banal, overrated book. Also, if you're going to use a quote you should probably name its source- that awful nonsense about man's best friend (your quote #2) is something Joan Rivers said, not the authors, as you make it seem. I hope you're not being paid for this.
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