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Skinny Bastard

A Kick-in-the-Ass for Real Men Who Want to Stop Being Fat and Start Getting Buff

by Rory Freedman
Kim Barnouin
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Fed up with being fat? Good! That means you're ready to get ripped—and there's nothing mamsy-pamsy about wanting to look good.

Hundreds of thousands of women have been inspired to get real about the food they eat after reading the best-selling manifesto Skinny Bitch. Now it's time for the guys to have a book of their own.

Guys like the Milwaukee Brewers' Prince Fielder and the Dallas Mavericks' Jerry Stackhouse, who have adopted a whole new eating plan by reading over their girlfriends' shoulders, can now have a book especially for them. In Skinny Bastard the authors explain why the macho "meat and potatoes" diet is total crap—and a turn-off—and how to get buff on the right foods. You'll learn the truth about protein and how it can make you fat, get rid of that gut once and for all while still enjoying the food, and more. Eating well shouldn't be a "girlie" thing, and the internationally famous Skinny Bitches will whip any man into shape with their straight talk, sound guidance, and locker-room language.

This is another in the widely popular series of no-nonsense, tough-love guides to real health.

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  • Release date

    April 28, 2009

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      • ISBN: 9781481552806
      • File size: 146434 KB
      • Duration: 05:05:04

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 30, 2009
      Apparently fearing their market's reaching the saturation point, the latest iteration of Freedman and Barnouin's bestselling Skinny Bitch series goes after another demographic entirely-men-but without altering the strident, withering approach they've perfected in Skinny Bitch and its follow-ups. That may be a mistake-the kind of cutting humor that comes off as challenging when aimed at fellow women seems (rightly or wrongly) more chilling when aimed across the gender aisle, with the real possibility of turning men off. Still, those happy to take the scorn with the solution are invited to "strap on a pair...and get ripped." Much of the strict Skinny Girl regimen is translated directly: sugar, simple carbs, meat and dairy are out; fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains and whole wheat are in. The authors also discuss evidence for and against soy, the male epidemic of hypertension and heart disease, and the failings of government health-monitoring departments (like the USDA and FDA). Helpful grace notes include a chapter of support for the big changes (titled "Don't Be a Pussy") and shopping lists of approved brands and foods.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      In this book's equally foul-mouthed antecedent, SKINNY BITCH, the authors--the two most vocal proponents of "thinness as virtue" since Wallis Simpson--gobbled up female diet trends with voracious aplomb. Here they tackle men's diets with the same tongue-lashing and lip-smacking zest, but their vegan-based philosophy leaves little room for error--meat, carbs, alcohol, soda, diet soda, and coffee are all intensely vilified, not merely as health and lifestyle decisions but also as deterrents to successful sexual conquest. Put in these terms, it's easy to see this book as a kind of shrill manifesto--which is no fault of narrator Hillary Huber. Her sinewy delivery, rich with well-timed pauses and thoughtful inflection, evokes the authors' scolding contempt with droll precision. Whether you agree with this book's extreme philosophy, it is inarguably provocative food for thought. J.S.H. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

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