Like new "An unlikely bromance between two former playas becomes the source of an in-depth look at the ways of philandering men." — Kirkus Reviews "Generous helpings of…common sense.” — Publishers Weekly “It has often been said that it takes a man to raise a man. With MANOLOGY Tyrese and Rev Run are proving another point; it takes men to tell women the truth about men. As a woman, I’m grateful for the insight. What a blessing!" —Iyanla Vanzant, New York Times bestselling author and host of OWN’s Fix My Life "The age old discussion of roles and expectations in the new world of relationships has a new blueprint: it’s called MANOLOGY.” —Vin Diesel “Ladies, if you want to get to the bottom of what men are really thinking and feeling, then you need to check out MANOLOGY!" —Sanaa Lathan, Tony award nominated actress “This is not an ordinary book. The relationship insight on these MANOLOGY pages can't be compared to anything out there. It is a true masterpiece.” —La La and Carmelo Anthony “The streets are talking. MANOLOGY is a funny, engaging, and honest look at how we move as men that could have only come from Tyrese and Rev Run's bond.” —Chris "Ludacris" Bridges “Secret truths about men: seek here and ye shall find! Read this triumph of a book and watch your relationship change!” —Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer, DMin, PhD, Faithful Central Bible Church, Los Angeles “Just make sure you're ready: MANOLOGY will shed light on many uncomfortable things in your relationship.” —Quincy Jones “MANOLOGY is a true story of insight, bold honesty, and redemption. Thank you to Rev Run and Tyrese for sharing it with us.” -- Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. Tyrese Gibson , also known simply as "Tyrese," is a dynamic figure in entertainment today who has had huge success as a multi-platinum and Grammy nominated R&B singer, songwriter, actor, bestselling author, and television producer. After the release of several critically acclaimed and award-winning albums, he transitioned into films, including Baby Boy , 2 Fast 2 Furious , Fast Five , and the Transformers trilogy. Gibson also created the bestselling comic book, Mayhem . His most recent music endeavor, Open Invitation , debuted at #1 and included the hit single, "Stay," which remained #1 for 11 consecutive weeks. Gibson's first book, How to Get Out of Your Own Way , instantly became a New York Times bestseller. Rev Run , a.k.a. Joseph Simmons, is one of the founding members of the pioneering hip-hop group, Run-DMC. His hit MTV show, Run's House , aired for six seasons. Starring alongside his wife Justine and their six children, Run became America’s favorite father and a model of family values, humor, and spirituality. He is the author of Words of Wisdom and the coauthor with his wife of Take Back Your Family . Run’s daily inspirational words of wisdom are followed by nearly 3,000,000 people on Twitter and have established him as a thought leader in the world of social media. Manology INTRODUCTION TYRESE As I write this, my daughter Shayla is five years old. She’s a beautiful, intelligent, inquisitive, and vivacious little girl, full of life and love. Without a doubt, she is, and always will be, the love of my life. When I put her to bed, I have her say the following affirmations with me: “Who’s the greatest little girl in the whole world?” “Shayla,” she responds. “Who can be anything they want to be when they grow up?” “Shayla.” “Who loves you unconditionally more than anything in the world?” “My daddy!” I have Shayla repeat those words not only because she is beautiful, and she is the greatest (at least in my admittedly biased eyes), and she can be anything she wants to be when she grows up, and I do love her more than anything, but also because I know that if I don’t reenforce those facts in her mind, eventually certain people she meets or certain things that she may be exposed to or experience in the world might trick her into thinking otherwise. Or more specifically, men will. I believe that almost all little girls start off believing that they are smart and beautiful and can accomplish anything, but far too many have much of that beauty, confidence, and optimism stolen by some of the men they encounter. Maybe it’s a daddy who leaves one day and then never comes back. Maybe it’s an uncle or preacher who steals not only their innocence but much, much more. Maybe it’s a teenage lover who whispers sweet nothings in her ear but then steps out behind her back. Maybe later on it’s a boyfriend who’ll never commit, or a husband who does but then still doesn’t want to stay at home. No matter what the situation, it seems like in a blink a beautiful, confident young girl can be transformed into a self-doubting and despairing woman, not because there is anything inherently wrong with her but because she could never figure out the men in her life. That’s why this book is about stopping that sl