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THE MANUAL
By: Steve Santagati

A True Bad Boy Explains How Men Think, Date, and Mate--and What Women Can Do to Come Out on Top

Crown
June 2007
On Sale: May 29, 2007
304 pages
ISBN: 0307345696
EAN: 9780307345691
Hardcover
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Self-Help Relationships | Non-Fiction

How many times have you and your friends asked one another these questions without ever coming up with any good answers? Your girlfriends just tell you what you want to hear. At the end of the day, the only person who can give you insight into man problems isโ€”thatโ€™s rightโ€”a man! But guys have hidden agendas. What guy would give up all his dating advantages by spilling the goods?

Steve Santagati would. A self-confessed serial dater and Bad Boy, Steve is telling all for the benefit of womankind. Every guy is at least part Bad Boy, and in The Manual, this prime specimen reveals what every woman needs to know to counter Bad Boy tactics, both amateur and professional. Steve is never condescending or callous, but honest, perceptive, and street-smart. His guidance is straightforward and his insights are dead-on, giving women tools they can immediately put to work.

Discover what you may not want to know but need to know about:

โ€ขThe Heart of the Bad Boy (i.e., the nature of the beast)
โ€ขThe Male Mind: how he sees you and how you can make this worko your advantage
โ€ขGuys on the Hunt: the male modus operandi, from the grocery store to Home Depot
โ€ขWhen Boy Meets Girl: how to handle dating, from flirting to โ€œsextโ€ messaging to learning his weaknesses
โ€ขMating: so youโ€™ve got him . . . should you keep him?

Why learn from a Bad Boy instead of, say, a psychologist? Because thereโ€™s no replacement for โ€œin the fieldโ€ experience. Youโ€™ll benefit from (and laugh at) stories of real things Steve has done in relationships with women as well as of women turning the tables on him when he least expected it. The book also includes a question-and-answer section, in which Steve explores some of the toughest dating issues.

To understand Steve is to understand the Bad Boy, and that will take you a long way in understanding all men. Find out how much more fun dating can be when you get the upper hand on Bad Boys . . . for good.

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