Essential skills from the best-selling men's magazine on looking sharp and living smart.
Based on personal expertise, interviews with foremost authorities and wisdom from GQ's editors, Charlie Burton shows men how to win at fashion, sport, food and drink, work, romance, travel -- well, everything.
Eight chapters comprising 75 entries cover life's must-have skills. Bold illustrations highlight the succinct step-by-step instructions that will guarantee success. The essentials include:
Food and Drink
How to barbecue perfectly using science How to make the definitive Dirty Martini Friends and Lovers
How to dance without looking like a dad How to buy a diamond like a dealer Showing Off
How to sing like a professional musician How to saber champagne the Laurent Perrier way Sports and Fitness
How to free dive like a merman How to hit an unreturnable squash serve On the Move
How to sleep on a night flight How to pack a suit The Unexpected
How to escape a sinking car How to survive a dog attack Style Secrets
How to spot a fake Rolex How to tie a foolproof bow tie Work and Career
How to pull an all-nighter How to nail office politics. For 30 years, GQ has been the premier magazine for millions of men around the world. GQ How To Win At Life brings the best in one handsome package.
Charlie Burton is a journalist based in London. As Senior Commissioning Editor of GQ he writes everything from celebrity profiles to political opinion. He is a graduate of Lincoln College, Oxford, and was formerly the Associate Editor of Wired.