Most single women have experienced the sinking feeling of fishing for a date from someone special without receiving so much as a nibble. It is enough to make women wonder if there is something wrong with their bait.

Steve Nakamoto, a former Dale Carnegie instructor, personal development trainer, and professional tour director understands these feelings. He has written an intelligent, funny, and wise book for women who are looking to catch a guy---hook, line, and sinker. In this entertaining look at relationships, he compares men to fish who are secretly longing to be caught. Women, on the other hand, are wily yet compassionate anglers looking to reel in the big one.

Men Are Like Fish will take readers on a fact-packed fishing trip where they will learn tips on how to initiate great relationships or enhance the ones they already have. The book is sweetly old-fashioned, yet wickedly on target. Nakamoto has also sprinkled zippy cartoons/illustrations and unusually helpful quotes throughout the book.

While the title might imply a single-minded effort to drag an unsuspecting man into the net, the book is actually somewhat Zenlike. It will help women to improve their self-images, broaden their interests, and accentuate the unique qualities they possess that will naturally draw good relationships to them. Nakamoto also spends a good deal of time discussing the end of relationships. He shows women how to let go gracefully, with as little pain as possible, so that they can continue to grow without harboring bitterness. He uses several examples from his own life, sharing many of his triumphs and failures with a good-natured sense of humor.

Nakamoto shares one especially funny story about a tight jeans contest where he lost a shapely girlfriend/contestant to judge Clint Eastwood. He writes, I consoled myself with the thought that Deanna must have had a tough choice: Clint Eastwood (People Weekly s 2001 #2 most popular screen actor of all time) or Steve Nakamoto? It could have gone either way, right?

Nakamoto also shares good, solid advice. One especially helpful area is Favorite Fishing Holes: 101 Hot Spots Where the Big Ones Are Biting. It consists of a list of fun and inexpensive activities and places to explore that are bound to be interesting, even if they do not spark a new love affair. Among the many activities that Nakamoto recommends are going to art gallery openings, visiting wineries for wine tasting and tours, and taking city tours or day trips in one s own city or in a nearby town.

Nakamoto does not guarantee eternal love for readers. However, both single women looking for that perfect catch and those seeking to recapture the romance of an exciting relationship will find great value here. Men Are Like Fish is guaranteed to give even the most jaded and discouraged romantic angler a new, more joyful perspective on the oldest sport in the world. --- Reviewed by Kathleen Youman

Men Are Like Fish: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Catching a Man

FROM THE PUBLISHER

In Men Are Like Fish: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Catching a Man, author Steve Nakamoto helps women gain fresh insight into how to capture the love of their life while putting the playfulness and passion back into the relationship-building process.

Men Are Like Fish developed out of Nakamoto's quest to understand how and why certain women are successful at romantic relationships while others are not. Equipped with astute observational skills honed during his years as a trainer for motivational guru Tony Robbins, Nakamoto noted that it was not necessarily the most beautiful, intelligent or otherwise ideally endowed women who possessed the ability to attract and capture a man's heart.

Ideal for women, Men Are Like Fish is for those who want to recapture the innocence and sport of life and the joy of a loving, committed relationship. Imaginative readers seeking a departure from run-of-the-mill self-help books will be delighted by this book's clever collection of pithy quotes, sage advice and humorous cartoons. Filled with the timeless ring of truth, readers will refer to Men Are Like Fish time and time again.

SYNOPSIS

Men Are Like Fish offers a fresh angle on how women can capture the love of their dreams by understanding the true nature of men. With the aid of an innovative fishing metaphor, this clever approach clearly illustrates the essence of finding, attracting, getting, keeping and enjoying a whopper of a romance. Based on the American proverb "a man chases a woman until she catches him," this fascinating book makes any woman's never-ending journey on the path to love simpler, wiser, and more fun.

FROM THE CRITICS

Midwest Book Review

There's a great deal more to the mating dance than sex, and a great deal more to developing a romantic life-time relationship than being good in bed. One of the best ways for a woman to begin is with a careful reading of Men Are Like Fish.

Alissa Hiraga - Rafu Magazine

Steve Nakamoto, a former communications instructor for Dale Carnegie & Associates and a personal development trainer for motivational expert Anthony Robbins, tells us how to get in the path of Cupid's arrow in his new book Men Are Like Fish. Written especially for women, the 192 page book includes anecdotes, illustrations, quotes and a slew of clever, helpful metaphors on reeling in true love. It also offers insight on maintaining a healthy attitude during your quest.

Robin Deemer - Long Beach Press-Telegram

There are a lot of fish in the sea, or so the old saying goes. But how can single women make a good catch? Orange County author Steve Nakamoto, a professional tour director and former personal development trainer, uses fishing metaphors to offer entertaining and useful advice. Chapter titles, for example, include "The Bait," "The Hook," "The Nibbles" and "Catch & Release." Interspersed with his observations are relevant cartoons and quotes about life and love from various sources.

Tamara Fairchild - Independent Publisher Online

Men Are Like Fish is metaphorically written comparing men to fish. The author has cleverly hooked each aspect of dating into a form that even the novice fisherwoman can understand. It is chocked full of funny anecdotes, cartoons, and famous quotes from people throughout the ages that makes this a fun and informative book to read. Men Are Like Fish is a book everyone can learn from.

Playgirl Magazine

While we're not surprised that a man can only pull off this The Rules-ish book if he piles on fishing metaphors, comic strips and inspirational quotes, the advice in Steve Nakamoto's Men Are Like Fish: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Catching a Man goes far beyond "there are more fish in the sea." Unlike the Rules authors, Nakamoto encourages women to "decide exactly what they want to catch" before they go "fishing," and to trust their intuitions before deciding to land him or leave him. From bait to catch & release, this quick read is the "reel" guide to hooking the red snapper of your dreams. Read all 7 "From The Critics" >

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of the #1 New York Times best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series

Love is life's most important value and this book tells you how to make love — Mark Victor Hansen

John Gray, author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

Steve Nakamoto has created a one-of-a-kind relationship book, that's not only fun and easy to read, but is also packed with helpful pointers, universal truths, and unique insights. — John Gray