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The Rogue's Handbook contains everything you need to know to be the most desired man in your city or nation. If you wish to reinvent yourself as someone who leaves clenched fists and flushed, heaving bosoms in your wake, read on carefully.
INTRODUCTION
The Gentleman Rogue is a character who has fascinated us for centuries, persistently popping up in literature and cinema with a roguish smirk, causing proper gentlemen to frown with indignation and the bosoms of proper damsels to swell and flush. However, the Gentleman Rogue seems to be a vanishing species in the twenty-first century; whenever we see him, he is speaking to us from another time and place: a pirate, an outlaw, a Depression-era gangster. This may be a tragedy; however, the scarcity of G-Rogues in the twenty-first century only proves to make them more appealing on the rare occasion that we encounter them. (Take Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, for example. How refreshing is it in this day and age to see a business tycoon who is not a crusty old killjoy, but rather a much younger, much richer version of Hugh Hefner?) Although the very fact that the Gentleman Rogue is an anachronism may account for a portion of our initial attraction to him, there are many other elements to his singular nature that contribute to the undeniable love/hate magnetism that he inspires in us. He may not be a nice person; he may not even be a fundamentally decent person; he is certainly not a very proper person. But no one can deny that he is interesting, providing a splash of color among the mass of men leading lives of quiet desperation.
Whether or not the Gentleman Rogue is praiseworthy or a useful member of society is not at issue here and will neither be studied, questioned, nor discussed. I do not submit that the Gentleman Rogue is commendable, but I do submit that he is fascinating.
Here we shall endeavor to study such G-Rogue All-Stars as Rhett Butler, James Bond, Indiana Jones, Captain Jack Sparrow, and a fictional character we will refer to simply as "G-Rogue," and try to learn exactly what it is about them that causes men to clench their fists and induces women to swoon. If your wish is to reinvent yourself as someone who leaves clenched fists and flushed, heaving bosoms in your wake, read on carefully.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ix
CHAPTER 1: "Gentleman Rogue" Defined 1
CHAPTER 2: Speech 17
CHAPTER 3: Appearance 51
CHAPTER 4: Personality Traits 67
CHAPTER 5: Independence 83
CHAPTER 6: Personal Background 99
CHAPTER 7: The Male Dynamic 117
CHAPTER 8: The Female Dynamic 135
CHAPTER 9: The Noble Eightfold Path to Gentleman Roguery 161
CHAPTER 10: Top Ten All-Time G-Rogues 171
CHAPTER 11: Am I a G-Rogue? 191
CHAPTER 12: Conclusion 217
IsabelCM
Posted December 9, 2010
A superbly witty read, the Rogue's Handbook gives readers a peek into the lives of our favorite gentlemen rogues. Guys, if you want to make the ladies swoon (and ladies if you're up for a good swoon), this is definitely the book for you. Metzger comedically explains how to achieve G-Rogue status, while illustrating his points with examples of actual g-roguery occurring throughout the ages. Complete with a quiz to determine your gentleman rogue potential.
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Posted September 26, 2010
The Handbook is an entertaining combination of situational advice and profiles of Rogues out of history and fiction. As I read the scenarios in this book, I asked myself, "what would I do in these situations?" After a while, I asked the real question of, "How much of a G-Rogue am I?"
While I am no Rhett Butler, I'm no Joe Six-pack either. The handbook gave me some useful advice, and reminded me to separate myself from the pack in an intriguing way. This book will not instantly turn you into an G-rogue, but with a little self-awareness, you should be able to significantly raise your Rogue game.
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The Rogue's Handbook contains everything you need to know to be the most desired man in your city or nation. If you wish to reinvent yourself as someone who leaves clenched fists and flushed, heaving bosoms in your wake, read on carefully.