This is the book of advice your dad gave you - if your dad was James Bond. Highly entertaining, Phineas and Tesauro offer portraits of gentlemanly charm. Chivalry is indeed not dead and the advice given here is thematically classic. As with all advice, it is important to use discretion and not apply these tips blindly. Still, this guide here will indeed make for a savvy lifestyle and some colorful stories.

Overall I thought it was a good book with some interesting and insightful points and thoughts. Not all of it was applicable and not everything I absolutely agreed with, but I think it was interesting to be shown a different perspective to a altered lifestyle. I will attempt to employ some of the techniques and will definitely follow up on many of the book, music and drink recommendations.

God help anyone who consults this book in the hopes of gleaning actual advice about how to be a gentleman.

The only thing I took away from this book was its robust vocabulary, which was a delight to look up. A surprising catalog.
As for the actual book--- it's fun and pompous and does offer some nice guides to dress and manner, but it didn't hit in terms of being a guide. A self-indulgent smirk at a witty crack, and then forgotten immediately.

A bit tongue in cheek, this little primer is a good collection of tidbit information for those who wish to round out their conversational skills. It does not inform on any given subject exhaustively, nor does it claim to.

Part I: The Gregarious Gentleman is okay in its attempt to humorously engage relationship topics like Group Dynamics, The Active Table and various stages of an intimate relationship.

The better strength coming in Part II: The Inner Gentleman. Here we find enough details and information on a variety of useful topics such as; literature, jazz, flora, fashion, classical music (including a nice little aside on opera) business attire and domestic guidelines.

Part III: The Potent Gentleman takes aim at the "venerable vices," spirits, gaming and "the ponies."

A neat little read that looks good on a coffee table or shelf. You can't fault a book too much when it contains a segment on the etiquette of flaskmanship.

Good for a graduation gift or for the man who has everything.

Conspicuously missing is a full write up on the more advanced of shaving techniques.

If chivalry and sophistication are a rarity amongst the modern cat,this book is the remedy!I read this book about 4 years ago.I gave my copy to a younger guy that would always ask me for advice on style and women and how to be original.Then I had to buy another copy asap!My bible!

Oh Mr. Tesauro (and Mr. Mollod, even though I don't know you), your wit with words is without comparison. Each sentence, each phrase, each syllable — all so dense with meaning and insight I can't take it.

I was hoping to fly through this book, but I keep finding myself pausing to take a moment of pleasure and reflection on such lines as "When necessary, keep it quiet, fun and light on the libido; chicken fights are more efficient without the hydrodynamic drag of an uninvited erection" [advice on proper skinny dipping etiquette].

Smashing work!

Cute book - all you need to know about how to be a proper gentleman. It's sort of like one of those "Survivors Handbooks", but with a bit more wit and a lot more sophistication. I'm a girl and I still liked reading through it! If anything, it gave me a good idea of what I should come to expect out of a man. ;)

Thank you baby-boomers, for completely fucking up any progress you made towards social liberation in the 60s. Now you're all divorced and addicted to benzodiazepenes, your kids hate you and you need a Prius plus a loft on 20th and Florida to ease the cognitive dissonance generated by the fact you sold out and will die very, very soon. Scary innit?

Nah, but I got love. All I'm saying is us post-generation X'ers have to start all over again to define a rebellious generation. We grew up on ritalin, super-mario brothers and the internet. Fertile ground for over-educated, underpaid thrill addicts with the attention span of a drosophila. Furthermore, having shit like Max Hardcore and tubgirl as our primary introduction to sexuality has made for some questionable moral etiquette when it comes to summoning the stork.

In spite of all this, we get by. The Modern Gentleman is a manifesto which sets to re-define virility and charm for lads like us. This isn't the regular "etiquette" book which orders banal gallantries like keeping elbows off the table, buy her drinks and bring her back before midnight; nor is it some creepy Speed Seduction coursebook on nailing MILFs via hypnosis...Instead, it elegantly chronicles the recipe for the modern man: One part charmer, two parts lush, 100% Dandy. For anyone looking to add a little variety to their etiquette, or simply in need of some original drink recipes...You really can't go wrong either way.

Less kitschy than its sequel, making it that much more readable without gagging. Some clever turns of phrase. Some wit, but not as witty as they think they are. Many drink recipes, still with no measurements/proportions.

Strong humor, mild misogyny, and a clean pair of socks - all you need to steal any moment. The world is yours young thug, the world is yours.

Wickedly funny and surprisingly helpful.