cover image A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend: For Every Guy Who Wants to Be One... and Every Girl Who Wants to Build One!

A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend: For Every Guy Who Wants to Be One... and Every Girl Who Wants to Build One!

Rebecca Kai Dotlich, . . Hyperion, $22.95 (288pp) ISBN 978-1-4013-8605-4

Somewhere between a Cosmo sex-column and a sorority party tell-all, this book offers a recipe that cannot fail: girls telling boys how to get in, get lucky and even how to get out before it gets ugly. "Desperate housewife" Huffman and Hollywood producer Wolff provide a service to both sexes—helping boys decipher the female message and learn how to behave in the process; addressing difficult subjects like money, online dating and breaking up— with witty, incisive prose and racy vignettes. Stylishly designed, replete with sexy, pulp-era art and easy-to-read charts, this handbook is a can't-miss. (Jan.)