ABOUT THE BOOK

Kirkus Reviews: “As previewed by the book’s title, Nelligan shows that he has a playful relationship to language. He parodies the peculiar dictions of LinkedIn, Reddit, magazine profiles, and, of course, the voices—real or imagined—of his notable subjects, such as former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka: “When you’ve been in as many locker-rooms as Iron Mike you know damn fast there are two types of men in this world: Mamas boys and winners.” If readers are charmed by the notion of reading Ditka’s profile, they’ll likely enjoy the rest of the book, whose overall concept has promise.

For centuries, Western scholars have puzzled over the private lives of the most prominent eligible singles in history. Endless volumes are filled with their monumental leadership, political, philosophical and literary accomplishments. But the larger question looms:
What about their dating lives? Who did they seek and why? Were they hot or not? Most compelling, what was in their online profiles?!


Now we know.