Product Description

Allan and Barbara Pease are the world's foremost experts in personal relationships. Their books, seminars and TV programmes have made them household names from Australia to the UK and from the USA to Japan. In their follow-up to the multi-million selling WHY MEN DON'T LISTEN AND WOMEN CAN'T READ MAPS, Allan and Barbara use the same combination of startling observation of people's actions towards one another, humour and practical advice to teach the reader more about what men and women want from relationships, and how to get it.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41306 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Why Men Lie and Women Cry reminds us why Allan and Barbara Pease have been so successful in teaching us to understand ourselves. They combine a blockbuster style of entertainment with jillions of facts about human nature, the battle of the sexes and what really makes us tick. Why Men Lie and Women Cry goes further into the territory covered by their first coauthored bestseller Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps. Both books are written in a punchy, funny style with quick pace, quick wit and quick page-turning power.

This is popular psychology with the emphasis on popular. Inside the front cover we're given a photograph of the husband and wife coauthor team, and they beam out to us as all happy, suntanned, beautifully groomed self-help authors ought to. If you are cynical about human nature, believe people don't really change and suspect self-help is a shallow con game, then don't buy this book. But if you believe we can learn to understand one another better, can build better relationships and work towards a happier and more abundant life, then Why Men Lie and Women Cry can provide practical help in a fun-filled, chock-full of facts informative way. --Dwight Longenecker

Review
Review in 'Summer Reading' of GOOD BOOK GUIDE (July 2003) Q&A in 'Couples Counsel' of FAMILY CIRCLE (January 2004) Interview in THE WEEKLY NEWS (24 January 2004) Review in THE SUNDAY GLEANER (25 January 2004) Feature in DAILY MIRROR 13 May 2004 PRESS ASSOCIATION ran the Jonny Wilkinson story on 5 December. TALKSPORT also ran the story on their 1pm news bulletin. SUNDAY EXPRESS 14 Dec interview with Allan and Barbara and photograph under heading 'How To Stop Christmas Ruining Your Relationship' COSMOPOLITAN (Dec) ran 2-page article The Suprising Man Secret You Need To Know featuring Allan Pease extensively throughout and with captioned quotes by Allan TAKE A BREAK (Nov) ran article on You Men Are Big Cry Babies featuring Allan Pease. The book was pictured at the end of the article with full details. ESSENTIALS (Dec) ran 3-page article by Allan and Barbara about gifts with details of the book. FAMILY CIRCLE (Dec) Barbara and Allan's regular column featured extract from the book with full details. TOP SANTE HEALTH AND BEAUTY (June 04) 'Can You Spot A Liar' article written by Allan and Barbara Reviews have run in BIRMINGHAM EVE MAIL & NORTHERN IRELAND NEWSLETTER featured the book in a pre-Christmas article 'Help Your Man Through The Retail Minefield'.

About the Author
Allan Pease is the world's foremost expert on body language and relationships. His acclaimed book Body Language has sold over 4 million copies, while his top rated TV series on the same subject has been seen by over 100 million people worldwide. He travels the world lecturing on human communication. Barbara Pease is CEO of Pease International, which produces videos, training courses and seminars for businesses and governments worldwide. She is co-author of the bestselling book Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps, which has sold ten million copies around the world.

Customer Reviews

Not bad but basically a rip off
Although this book is billed as a sequel to "Why men don't listen and women can't read maps" it is really just a revised edition. In itself that is no bad thing. The quirky "it's all down to the cave men" style of the original is not to everyone's taste and there is a smattering of new material but that is all.

The authors' basic premise is this: "Men and women are different, it's all in the genes." They illustrate this idea with a lot of witty examples and draw conclusions as to how men and women should relate to and deal with the opposite sex.

The book is very readable and if you have not read the "Listen-Maps" book, it is well worth reading. If you have read the earlier book then you should only get this if you really must have the latest edition.

Having said that, I have some doubts about the bona fides of authors who update their existing work and try to package it as entirely new.

The Instruction Manual - Part 2
Having read their first book "Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps" I was keen to find out what else they could write on the differences between men and women. The answer - lots! This book is funny and light hearted, yet at the same time it does take on the basic scientific reasons behind why the sexes are so different.
My fiance calls these books 'The Instruction Manuals' and kept asking me what I was reading about as I laughed my way through it. The part about why men don't like shopping was such an insight! As for the section about what happens to men when they retire - I forced my mum to read the whole chapter! This makes this book a must for any woman living with a retired husband who suddenly discovers his wife has been doing the shopping and housework all wrong for the last 40 years!
My only request would be for the authors' next book to delve deeper into the scientific bits, at times its too simplified to the point of being almost condescending.
However, it looks like I will have to buy multiple copies of this one too, since it will be on permanent loan to one of my friends.

Great book - other reviewers dont get it
Its so predictable - feminists on here saying this is sexist - as they repeatedly say in the book *they are generalising*!!! If you read it you will know that.

The fact is men and women ARE VERY DIFFERENT - lets recognise that - as they say one gender isnt -better- we both have advantages and disadvantages in the genes - though buring our head in the sand and pretending we are identical is not a good option if you ask me.

Id rather embrace reality - and this book is backed with hard scientific fact. Can help anyone - specially in terms of relating to the opposite sex.

Buy it today.