Birmingham & Flinthart have given us all we need to know about being men, including:
* how to tie a bow tie,
* how to land a jumbo,
* how to cook (to show women we aren't cavemen),
* how to spot a cheap suit,
* cars to avoid on the freeway,
* superstars of philosophy.
If this book cannot help you, you are either the perfect man or way beyond help.
It contains invaluable instructions like 'how to land a jumbo','how to cheat at cards' and gives instructions on what should be in your toolbox and what cleaning you have to do around the house and what you don't! Not to mention the 'quick and easy food recipes to impress girls' and job instructions ie 'how to ask for a raise'.
Everyone I've shown this book to has been desperate to borrow it and I've had to steal it back on a number of occasions....
Buy this book - buy it now!
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Doing Unto The Least of These
John Hayman. Montgomery: Black Belt Press, 1998. 152 pp. $15.95. (paperback).
"The work of the Jimmie Hale Mission and the words of our Savior are to me inseparable," wrote Congressman Spencer Bachus. Carefully researched and extremely well-written, this volume tells the exciting story of this Birmingham rescue mission since its inception in 1944.
Named for its founder, the mission has reached out to thousands of people with physical and spiritual needs. Quite interestingly, "Doing Unto The Least of These" is organized around testimonials of personalities related to the mission whose stories are woven into a chronicle of events which are both informative and inspirational. Readers will be deeply moved as they relive the story of God at work in this indispensable ministry. Quite frankly, this reviewer plans to keep this book nearby for fresh spiritual nourishment.
To be sure, "institutional" books are generally not too popular. This one, however, will prove to be the exception, and rightly so. A native Alabamian, Hayman lives in Birmingham and has a rich background as an author, teacher and administrator.
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Collectible price: $15.88
This has been made into a stage show and movie (which is being released soon). The book has a sequel called The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco.
It's very light reading, very revealing and funny, and not for those easily shocked (if you get to the end and you're not just a LITTLE bit shocked, I'd worry though). Highly recommended