On the Bookshelf

Clean Like a Man
by Tom McNulty
(THREE RIVERS PRESS)
It’s not that guys are natural slobs, claims Tom McNulty. It’s just that they don’t know their way around a vacuum cleaner. The self-described “student of cleaning” offers a book full of advice about the way men should housekeep: quickly, easily, and efficiently. He provides advice on cleaners and cleansers, dusting and washing. Don’t use soap on a wooden cutting board. Multi-task with coffee filters. Read the label. I didn’t know I was supposed to wash my pillows regularly. McNulty provides reams of information without that bullying tone you get from some self-help gurus. A primer for the domestically challenged from a macho Martha Stewart with a sense of humour.