Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus - John Gray

Advantages: I howled with laughter in places
Disadvantages: The rabid feminist in me wanted to kill!

...spotted a pristine copy of Men Are From Mars Woman Are From Venus. Alarm bells should have run inside my head about the contents of this pristine book that appeared not to have been opened. The cynic in me thought perhaps the previous owner might have decided working out how a man thought was too tiresome and had decided on a life of celibacy was more convenient. The bargain hunter in me saw an unread book for 50p and a potential Ebay sale……… Dr ...
...relationships work. From the original Men Are From Mars book spawned a whole litter of books each proclaiming to make your relationship work properly and show you how! Websites flourish , his after dinner speech tours add to the already growing coffers. And yes the man apparently is a saviour to many, the relationship guru that has helped many a couple onto the road of heavenly wedded bliss. Much has been written about Dr John Grey's career prior ... Read review

Advantages: anything that helps communication within relationships cant be a bad thing
Disadvantages: too american, too "preachy"

...succeeded very well, ( “Why men don’t iron and why women cant read maps” by Pease is one which I would say has surpassed this one), but this still tends to be the book that the media churn out and quote with alarming regularity. The concept of the book is simple – its that men and women have different needs and communicate in different ways. Therefore if you can accept your own needs and feelings, and can attempt to understand ...
...what he means is true. Men and women do think differently and do have different needs. Men tend to want to problem solve, be in control and have huge difficulty “dual processing” ( most men reject this but most women accept this as a true concept – in that men need to focus on one task before starting another, whilst women can look after the kids, cook dinner and do the ironing all at the same time). They also tend to think that ... Read review

Advantages: EXCELLENT GUIDE TO SEX DIFFERENCES
Disadvantages: NONE

...the book cleverly explains how men and women differ and carefully explores (with good humour) the 'hows' and 'whys'of male and female inate differences, from the way they differ emotionally, how they relate to the opposite sex in different ways, their communication styles, expectations in relationships - these and other key areas are explored and illustrated by the author in his very successful attempt to give his readers a valuable understanding ...
...differences that do exist between men and women and how to modify behaviour and communication strategies to be a better partner, giving practical advice on how to make improvements in everyday situations. The chapter titles themselves give a clue to the humouress way this subject is aproached and the insight this author has on typical male and female behaviour e.g.'Men go their caves and women talk' and the author devotes each chapter to different ... Read review

Advantages: Good theory
Disadvantages: Repeats itself

...The book reminds us that men and women behave differently in the way they approach things such as problems, relationships etc. Tell me something I don’t know I hear you say. This book seeks to explain that difference by drawing a parallel with imaginary beings from different planets. It asks us to think if we were a being on Venus and a being from Mars arrived on our planet would we expect that being to behave in exactly the same way as ourselves? ...
...of sense. For instance men are usually practical in their approach to a problem, whereas women tend to be more emotional. The book points out that sometimes a woman can see the answer to her problem but just needs to talk to someone about it and get sympathy for her situation. Men need to learn to do this and not to just give practical solutions, without emotional support. Another point made by the book is that men generally need time alone or ... Read review

Advantages: gets you thinking
Disadvantages: don't lead your life by a book, banal and over simplistic with no answers

...bought me a copy of Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus for my birthday a number of years ago. We were not married at the time, in fact, we weren't even dating. He bought me this book by way of explanation…. John Gray sets out in his self-help book chapter upon chapter of reasons as to why men and women behave as they do with the aim of building understanding between the sexes to enable happy and fulfilling relationships. He uses allegorical ...
...There is no doubt that men and women are different, they each go about their lives in a different way. What this book does though is to stereotype in a rather dramatic way. For example, the book states that as a woman you should be sensitive to the fact that a man needs to feel that he has come up with a solution to the problem (hunter) and thus as a woman you should present a possible solution to a man in such a way as he thinks that he has come ... Read review