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Book Review : Captain Kirk's Guide to Women

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By GustavoLeao / 06:46, 14 January 2008 / Trek Books

Review by Jeff Ayers

With Valentine's Day a month away, all the male Trekkers are starting to plan how to please their ladies on that special day and beyond.  Well, your prayers have been answered with the publication of Captain Kirk's Guide to Women. 

 

All of the major techniques used by our favorite swinging captain are spelled out in graphic detail.  Figuratively and literally tongue in cheek, the author John "Bones" Rodriguez examines Kirk's conquests and his success in landing even the ugly chicks.  (Yes, Sylvia from Catspaw, I'm talking to you).  Each woman he encountered in his three years of exploration (if you know what I mean) is examined.  Each profile includes subject, age, species, occupation, and the lesson learned from Kirk's touching tribute to her lips and body.  Special notes, telltale quotes, and a log providing a summary of their encounter fill out each entry.  Surprisingly, the women from the Star Trek movies are ignored.  I'm guessing the discussion of spreading your seed for successful breeding might put a damper on the discussion of pleasing the fairer sex. 

 

This book has groan-inducing puns, full color photos, and it never takes itself seriously. The author knows his Trek well and utilizes some fun jokes by quoting other episodes.  The steep price of $14.00 will steer some folks away, so prepare accordingly.  If you are successful in mastering these techniques, you just might land that dreamy 60's woman. Or, you might lose her to Captain Picard.  In any case, this book will help you steer through the stiff competition.

 

 6 out of 10

Reviewer Jeff Ayers is the author of Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion trade paperback, and webmaster of VoyagesOfImagination.com,



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Spock's Guide is FREE and available too.. | Report this post to moderator
By: Bones (Odo's file, contact) @ 11:58:46 on Jan 17, 2008

Hey you guys-

I'm the author, and this is the first review I've read! I'm super excited about it- yes, there are some BAAADD puns- I confess! Here is a free download I wrote too:

http://www.SpocksGuideToWomen.com

I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!
Spock's Guide To Women


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Re: Book Review: Captain KIrk's Guide to Women | Report this post to moderator
By: RobertB (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:15:35 on Jan 14, 2008

Very nice! I've got to buy it! :-)


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This, but no more program guides? | Report this post to moderator
By: sb2004 (Odo's file, contact) @ 07:20:07 on Jan 14, 2008

Is this a Pocket Books/S&S release? If it is, they're going to find it harder to rationalize releasing this fluff but refusing to release any further program guide books, Chronology and Encyclopedia updates, etc.

Al


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RE: This, but no more program guides? by IdiotBoy @ 07:45:02 on Jan 14
RE: This, but no more program guides? by GustavoLeao @ 07:36:13 on Jan 14

Bones? | Report this post to moderator
By: Gary Seven and a Half (Odo's file, contact) @ 07:13:53 on Jan 14, 2008

Maybe Kirk should've been called 'Bones' rather than McCoy?

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