Dowling, Tim

This title will appeal to middle-aged men who possess a strong sense of irony, and to their partners and wives. It combines prescient and inarguably masculine insights on matrimony with tips that—although intended to be comical—are quite practical (see "The Beginner's Essential DIY Tool Cupboard"). Readers who tolerate (or enjoy) the author's wordiness will be rewarded with a fair measure of knowing chuckles and the occasional, actual laugh; those who've yet to cohabit or reproduce may even learn something. [See Prepub Alert, 8/4/14.]