In real life as well as on his long-running hit sitcom According to Jim, Jim Belushi is known as a guy's guy: He's often irascible, generally bombastic, and married to a babe who loves him because underneath it all he's got a heart of gold. But it wasn't always so -- Belushi hit bottom, hard, before climbing back to where he is now. In his book of manly instruction, now in paperback, Belushi offers sage advice from the school of hard knocks, including: --How to Be a Man: featuring Subjects All Men Must Be Versed In (meat, war, sports, television, and "knowing a guy who . . ."); --Dating: including How to Get a Phone Number, and Pretending to Be a Lot More Interesting Than You Really Are; --The Book of Love: unbeatable advice for long-term success, like Say No to Every Fourth Question, and Once in a While, Be Vulnerable.

ジム・ベルーシの『Real Men』は、単なる自伝を超えた「不器用な男の叙事詩」です。ドラマ『ジム・アコーディング・トゥ・ジム』で見せた愛すべき頑固親父の虚像と、どん底を経験した実像が交錯する点に本書の本質があります。彼が説く「男の美学」は、滑稽でありながらも、弱さを認めて再生へと向かう文学的な深みに満ちています。 映像が彼の諧謔的な魅力を際立たせたのに対し、本書はテキストならではの親密さで内面の葛藤と智慧を曝け出します。映像と補完し合うことでコメディは人生の指針へと昇華され、読者は彼と共に酒を酌み交わすような情熱的な共犯関係に引き込まれます。これぞ、虚実の狭間で磨かれた魂の叫びです。