SINGLE GUY 2- BOOK GIFT PACK
SINGLE GUY 2- BOOK GIFT PACK
BOOK #1
COOKING TO HOOK UP: THE BACHELOR'S DATE NIGHT COOKBOOK
Forget about being yourself: if you want to impress a potential mate, figure out what "type" she is, then cook her dinner based on what you presume are her preferred tastes. At least that’s what Michaels, who edits a matchmaking Web site, and Campbell, a Universal Studios employee and author of two show business guides, would have readers believe. Their blatant attempt to help men score in the bedroom by impressing women in the kitchen presents menus that, the authors say, will please various categories of women. The Academic Girl, for example, will go for "Papa’s Tapas, or A Moveable Feast: Hemingway’s Picnic of Spanish Tapas"; while The Career Girl should respond to "Midtown Power Dining: Ahi, Shrimp, Scallops and Vegetables on a Bed of Baby Greens." Despite its ridiculous hook, the book does offer an array of appetizing dishes of various levels. The authors offer helpful suggestions, including shopping lists, timetables and ideas for scoring "bonus points" (e.g., serve fajitas in a cast-iron skillet because "sizzling is festive").
BOOK #2
THURSDAY NIGHT POKER
How often do you play poker? Do you play for fun or to make money? How high are the stakes of your games? If you play semiserious poker on a weekly basis in a standing game for more than laundry money, this is the book for you. Steiner, the author of an economics textbook, focuses on helping weekly players enhance their card-playing techniques and use of strategy. The text teaches how to evaluate competitors and identify their tendencies as well as offering tips on masking one's own identifiable habits. It also provides understandable descriptions of the standard poker games and their variations, explaining the best ways to get an edge on the other players. Steiner is quite thorough, though only a dedicated poker competitor would implement all the strategies outlined. A good choice for most recreation collections.
