The Ultimate Man’s Survival Guide: Rediscovering the Lost Art of Manhood
The Ultimate Man’s Survival Guide: Rediscovering the Lost Art of Manhood
The Upper East Side metrosexual may be good at cocktail chat, but a real man knows how to fight off alligators, create a tourniquet out of a t-shirt, and rescue a drowning person. Frank Miniter’s The Ultimate Man’s Survival Guide shows men how to do all of these and more, including:
* how to fight off a bear
* how to set a dislocated joint
* how to pick the perfect cigar and bottle of wine
Presented in seven sections–survivor, provider, athlete, hero, romantic, cultured man, and philosopher–Miniter teaches guys the skills, attitudes, and philosophies they need to be the ultimate man. Clearly written and packed with real-life anecdotes, as well as line-drawings and how-to illustrations, The Ultimate Man’s Survival Guide teaches men that any guy can be the ultimate man whether he is rescuing a lost hiker, plucking a child from a swift stream, or standing up against injustice.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Ultimate Man Review
I agree with many of the premises of the book…..understanding what it takes to be a man of honor. Most of what is written here can be found in the latest Boy Scout Handbook…..without the commentary. Still it is good reading….but the Boy Scout Hand book is as good.
2 Stars Not going to teach you much
I recently read The Ultimate Man’s Survival Guide, and while it does contain some useful information if you bought this book thinking that it would teach you how to survive in the wilderness then I fear you have wasted your money. The parts of the book relating to wilderness survival are so miniscule that you only get a tiny fraction of information that might help you survive.
I think the title of the book is misleading. I think a better title might be; Things Every Man Should Know but Most Have Forgotten.
The book talks about a lot of different subjects in limited detail and survival is just one topic discussed and as I mentioned it is not covered in any great detail in this book.
5 Stars For a gift
I bought this for a gift for my adult adventurous son.
It looks like it will be right up his alley.
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3 Stars So-So on Manliness; Poor on Grammar
There were some interesting things in the book, but I don’t feel I need to learn about cigars to be more manly.
The most appalling fact about the book was the assortment of grammatical errors. “Your done”, for example. It is hard to take advice from a guy who doesn’t know the difference between you’re and your.
4 Stars essential read for a young man in this age
Lots of things in here our dads took for granted that need to be spelled out to young men in this day of the metrosexual, overdressed, sissified male.
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