Why Men are Necessary and More News From Nowhere by Glover, Richard -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Dedication Contents Introduction One: in which Jocasta leaves The List and Jane Austen gives some travel advice

The List A study in opposites Spring offensive Strings attached The Jane Austen guide to bus etiquette Ten rules of life Curtains for us

Two: in which an inadequate erection is endured

The aspirational man A fish called Wanda Best font forward Ten things I’ve learned from children’s books Batboy’s farewell ‘An inadequate erection’: camping in the ’70s Boning up

Three: in which Jocasta holidays at home and the deep wisdom of the barbecue is revealed

Buying time Not drinking The Tong dynasty Soft-drink heaven Ten things I’ve learned from the blues Machine translations The staycation

Four: in which Jocasta is hit by gunfire and a Young Prince returns home

The Minister for Energy Driven to distraction The butt of all jokes The Slow coach The Dad Joke training centre Australia’s Top Ten Dad Jokes Batboy’s return

Five: in which the case is put for spontaneous sex

Test pattern Decoding teenage time Stunted sex Ten things I’ve learned from Elvis Bed-bugged Starck raving mad Twilight of the bogans

Six: in which Jocasta dreams of escape

Travel porn Damaged relations The commando sarong You must remember this Wake in fright The Tightwad Top Ten In praise of tight

Seven: in which several Australian princesses make an appearance

The year of the plague May contain nuts Doctoring the facts Fashion statement Hula hoopla Ten things I’ve learned from Shakespeare Australian princess

Eight: in which Richard III does some home renovations

Bonnet apnoea A breakfast serial History channelled Time bandits Valentine’s Day: a warning Left out You know you are an Aussie if…

Nine: in which our hero finds his own situation incredibly moving

Playing possum Signs of the times Ill-informed Guilt-edged Twelve ways to tell if you are a new father Field of play He’s let himself go

Ten: in which the case is made for why men are necessary

The hired help Exit plan A fine whine The language police Speed messing Why men are necessary Turning eighteen

Acknowledgments About the Author Other Books by Richard Glover Desperate Husbands The Mud House Copyright