Internet Safari, Finding Love Online At 65 |  | Author: Gordon Scott Edwards
Publisher: Eloquent Books
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Pages: 292
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 1608603091
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781608603091
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Publication Date: June 13, 2009
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Product Description
: What happens when a 65-year-old man searches for his ideal woman in cyberspace? Internet Safari tells the story of Gordon Edwards' romantic encounters with the women he meets online, as well as the not-so-happy endings of his four previous relationships. In a four-month quest for his perfect match, Gordon takes out nineteen beautiful, smart, funny, and captivating women. Some seem promising while others are downright odd. But it wasn't until he met Ingrid, a slim, attractive widow from Germany, that Gordon felt she was the one. A lively and somewhat spicy tale of romance, family relationships, and the support of a best friend throughout your dating endeavors, this book is a must-read for those who have been on the dating scene...or plan to be there! Author Bio: Gordon Scott Edwards is retired from his 34-year career as a human resources consultant and trainer and now enjoys spending time with his girlfriend, Ingrid, and traveling and visiting family across the U.S. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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 Happy Hollywood Ending! August 20, 2009
Sally Shields (Bronx, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Internet Safari by Gordon Scott Edwards is one of the most compelling, intriguing, and invigorating stories that I have ever read! As if perched on the shoulder of this daring, energetic and romantically minded man, you get to peek into the intimate dates, details (and oftentimes embarrassing) encounters that Mr. Edwards experiences while on his quest for true love. Funny, witty, heart-wrenching, emotionally charged and with an energy that will knock your sox off, you do not want to miss this summer blockbuster!!! For anyone that has ever tried to date after the age of 40, this book will warm the cockles of your heart. You will jump for joy at the happy hollywood ending, which reminds us that we are never, never to lose hope when it comes to giving love a 2nd chance.
Great book and so helpful July 17, 2009
L. Ladd
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great book from a great point of view. Don't listen to that other guy, this is worth the buy. The internet is a great place to find love and the author holds nothing back. This is a must read. Enjoy.
"The Companion I seek Is Attractively Thin" October 2, 2009
H. F. Corbin (ATLANTA, GA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Some people play golf all day long upon retirement; others sit with a can of beer in front of a TV and vegetate. A dear friend of mine enrolled in a state university and got another degree. Gordon Scott Edwards, on the other hand, wrote an ad for the internet in search of a female companion. He was quite specific in what he was looking for: "The companion I seek is attractively thin with a nice rear end and not so much up top." Edwards was always upfront about his three previous marriages and divorces and had a rule that he never initiated a correspondence if the woman did not have a photograph with her ad. Smart man.
Over a period of four months-- some of the dates run together for me-- he met 14 women and spent approximately $1,600 on dinners. He usually arrived at the place where he was to meet them early-- often a restaurant-- so that he could recognize them before they saw him. He was therefore able to make a judgment right away as to whether or not this was a match. A too-wide behind got a thumbs-down immediately. If he got so far as to get invited to the woman's home, she had better be a neat housekeeper. And she had to be ready to be kissed on the third date if the trysts went that far.
Edwards eventually met Ingrid-- actually all the names, including the writer's, have been changed-- an attractive woman born in Berlin, a well-heeled widow who drove a Mercedes, someone who does sound fascinating. While it may not be a match--he is not looking to remarry-- made in heaven, it certainly was made on earth.
Mr. Edwards writes well and with considerable humor. Much of his story resonated with me since I at one time lived around the corner from his apartment on Drewy Street in Atlanta and have eaten at practically every restaurant in the city that he has. And like him, I slept in the same bed with my brother until we both left home as young adults. He writes honestly about his marriages and divorces, his brother's alcoholism and other family problems as well as his changing religious views and search for a satisfying spiritual experience. I found these aspects of his life more interesting than his meetings with the 14 women: what they act at restaurants, what they were wearing, how big their bottoms were, etc.
You have to admire this gentleman for not standing still upon retirement and working with as much fervor to find a suitable companion as some individuals do when they seek employment. I suppose his book may encourage other men-- and women-- in the same situation to get up and get started to do what they want to do in the September of their lives.
A fault of the book is that parts of it-- particularly Edwards' visit to Berlin with Ingrid-- were just too much a journal of everything they did each hour of the day. I wish he had given fewer facts but had described what made the events unique. Finally, I have to wonder how the women he discarded feel about him and what they would say if they should come across his descriptions of them and recognize themselves, even though he has changed their names. While his standards may be high, theirs may have been just as demanding as well. Their conclusions about him may have been just as harsh as his about them.
 Very interesting to people interested in internet dating, dull reading for almost everyone else August 17, 2009
Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States(cashbacher@yahoo.com))
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book, which can be interpreted as a personal diary, suffers from the affliction that nearly all diaries suffer from. While the events in the life of the author are extremely important to him, after all it is his life, those events are not that interesting to the balance of humanity. Edwards has been married and divorced a few times and not one to remain romantically passive at the still energetic age of 65, he registers on some internet dating sites in an attempt to meet new and interesting women.
As Edwards recounts, he meets many women and while they are all new to him, there is a wide range of scoring on the interesting meter. Unfortunately, after a few of the cycles, the recounting of his opinions on the breasts and butts (B&B) of the women grows old. Even though he is not terribly aggressive, Edwards manages to have an active sex life, there is certainly nothing sexually stale about many of the women he encounters. The descriptions of the sexual encounters are nowhere close to being erotic, limited to the "we made love" level. One interesting point is that while some women he encounters are interested in marriage, many are not and the very mention of the word degrades the state of the relationship.
Happily, Edwards finally encounters a woman that is a really good match, they are able to travel together and seem set on each other for a long time. As the following sentence on the back cover indicates
"But it wasn't until he met Ingrid, a slim, attractive widow from Germany, that Gordon felt she was the one."
Ingrid certainly passed the B&B tests.
This is a book that can appeal to people that can generate an interest in the minutia of the life of another if that interest extends to the process of dating. However, if that is not something that appeals to you then at some point you will no doubt find the book dull.
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