Boyfriend University - by J Sander & Lynne Rominger (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Boyfriend University is grouped into three parts of campus life and areas of study. Part One: Getting In and Campus Life covers your freshmen orientation (or introduction) to Boyfriend University. Part One includes chapters on financial topics like How to Shrug off a Loss and How to Deal with Men and Money, counseling services like How to be Daring and Successful without a Man and How to Know If He's a Fixer Upper and Worth Keeping, and leaving home and living on your own like How to Control a Skid and How to Carve a Turkey. Part Two: Finding your major divides into chapters on art and cultural studies with sections like The Art of Bluffing and Flattering, How to Drink Cognac, and How to Get a Tattoo You Won't Regret, communication studies with lessons like How to be a Team Player and When to Call a Guy, and How to Feign Interest in Anything, and finally, biology and chemistry with courses on How to Accept Pleasure and When to Sleep with a Guy. Part Three: Covers extracurricular activities, including sections on traveling abroad with lessons on things like How to Find the North Star and How to Breeze Through Security, and spring break, where you'll learn things like How to Play Beer Pong, How to Plan the Perfect Weekend, and How to Play Poker.

From the Back Cover

They have to be good for something, right?

Yes! You can learn more from your boyfriends than dumb jokes and bad table manners. You can discover valuable life lessons that help you have more fun, solve everyday problems, be confident and successful, and improve your love life. How do you separate the diamonds from the duds? Learn from the masters at Boyfriend University.

This lively, mischievous guide helps you tilt the playing field in your favor by adding male skill sets to your already-powerful female arsenal. Find out how to:

Get a guy to teach you everything he knows

Assemble a tool kit, fix things, and jump-start a car

Procrastinate, bluff and flatter, and feign interest in anything

Carve a turkey, barbecue, and choose a bottle of bourbon

Accept pleasure, hide bad behavior, and display your assets

Have a firm handshake, shrug off a loss, and deal with men and loans

Talk about yourself, be a team player, and cry like a guy

Play beer-pong, poker, and ultimate Frisbee

Find the North Star, fathom a street grid, and get along on the open road

Check out a guy, pick up a guy, and decide whether he's a keeper

Enroll in Boyfriend University and learn how to tap the guru in any guy!

About the Author

JENNIFER SANDER is the author of Wear More Cashmere and The Martini Diet. She and her work have been featured on CNBC, CNN, The View, USA Today, and other media outlets.

LYNNE ROMINGER is a contributing editor for Sacramento magazine who has written more than 300 feature articles for magazines, newspapers, and Web sites.