How to Date Men: Dating Secrets from America's Top Matchmaker

The hardest part about dating is understanding the mysterious inner workings of a man’s brain. How can women know what men are really looking for if men don’t tell them? They can ask Janis.

With over fourteen years of experience as a professional matchmaker, Janis Spindel has a unique insider’s perspective on contemporary dating culture. All her clients are men, and they tell her exactly what they want in a relationship. Janis offers women a step-by-step plan for winning a man’s heart, such as:

• It’s okay to ask a guy for his number, as long as you do it with confidence
• Don’t wear your work clothes on a date, ever! Freshen up before meeting a guy
• Pay him a compliment—he’s human. He’ll love it.

Entertaining and empowering, this book is the next best thing to a private appointment with the nation’s premier matchmaker.

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How to Handle a Goodnight Kiss

So, you've had a great date, and you know you want to kiss her, and you're hoping she feels the same way... Here are some pointers to a successful goodnight kiss.

How to Win Friends and Influence People

This grandfather of all people-skills books was first published in 1937. It was an overnight hit, eventually selling 15 million copies. How to Win Friends and Influence People is just as useful today as it was when it was first published, because Dale Carnegie had an understanding of human nature that will never be outdated. Financial success, Carnegie believed, is due 15 percent to professional knowledge and 85 percent to "the ability to express ideas, to assume leadership, and to arouse enthusiasm among people." He teaches these skills through underlying principles of dealing with people so that they feel important and appreciated. He also emphasizes fundamental techniques for handling people without making them feel manipulated. Carnegie says you can make someone want to do what you want them to by seeing the situation from the other person's point of view and "arousing in the other person an eager want." You learn how to make people like you, win people over to your way of thinking, and change people without causing offense or arousing resentment. For instance, "let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers," and "talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person." Carnegie illustrates his points with anecdotes of historical figures, leaders of the business world, and everyday folks.

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