Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man

by Tim Allen

Overview

The comic who's a guy's guy is now a bookseller's dream. The star of ABC's Home Improvement, the #1 show on television, Tim Allen has written the book millions have been awaiting—the naked truth about his outlook on life, love, and lathes. Allen's movie debut this November in The Santa Clause is certain to generate additional media attention. Line drawings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786861347
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	10/07/1994
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Tim Allen has won six People's Choice Awards for his television show, Home Improvement, and he was twice nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. His first feature film, The Santa Clause, was a number one hit, and his first book, Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man, was a number one bestseller. He lives with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles and Michigan.

Editorial Reviews

This is another differences-between-the-sexes-har-har book, and we can't get enough of those, can we? Its advantage vis-a-vis the others is that it is written by Allen more or less in the persona of his character in the TV sitcom, "Home Improvement". Unfortunately, it is to a large degree an extended routine that Allen does very well but that features nothing new or really insightful. Such an Allen insight as "It's a man's place to pretend something doesn't hurt" typifies the tenor here, as does the extremely brief chapter "The Secrets Men Never Tell Women," which consists of a single throwaway punch line. As comedy, this has the disadvantage of being static and scripted; as literature, the disadvantage of covering familiar territory familiarly. Oh, it's still funny but probably considerably more so to fans of Allen and his popular TV show than to other readers.

Mike Tribby