The Gentleman’s Guide to the Nasty Divorce

The Gentleman’s Guide to the Nasty Divorce by E.B. Gunn is a tell-all survival guide to the trials, tricks and tribulations of those take-no-prisoners divorces that assault you at the supermarket check-out. But it is not just a book for celebrities, it’s for every guy who’s looking at the dissolution of his marriage, and especially the ones with wives who don’t mind taking off, among other things, the gloves.

Interestingly, for those who know these things, domestic battles have a predictable rhythm. To the initiated there are surprisingly few surprises. E.B. Gunn, a twice-divorced newspaper reporter turned Wall St. deal-maker turned gentleman farmer, has been there and back and he has the rare gift of writing about what he’s seen with pathos and humor.

Tightly written and stitched, The Gentleman’s Guide reads like a novella. The difference is when the reader clicks out of the last page he’s not just had a quick and juicy read, he’s learned what demons await him in the troubled waters ahead, and how to survive with dignity their assaults.

The book is applicable in all 50 states and it has been carefully vetted by lawyers to assure its pinpoint accuracy. Nonetheless the book by no means provides legal advice. Lawyers give legal advice. This book is a survival guide.

About the author: When it comes to interesting lives, Vanity Fair would love to have run a series on E.B. Gunn, except he would never have given the interview. Beginning when he was in high school, E.B worked as a newspaper reporter covering everything from political campaigns to celebrity divorces (and the occasional wedding) to Superfund scandals, business meltdowns, and more than a few political train wrecks. He once wrote a series called The Murder of Earth.

From there, turning temporarily legitimate, he worked in New York's City Hall before being recruited to work on Wall Street's front lines. Little did he know at the time that at City Hall and on the Street he was working alongside some of his times' greatest heroes ... and gangsters.

It didn't take long for Gunn to tire of the Wall Street scene and when he did he put his feet up and hung out his shingle as a small town political consultant. Then just when it was all supposed to slow down, get easy and make sense, two hurricanes blew through: Wife One and Wife Two.

Now a modest farmer, author, and friend to many, E.B. is happily married and still enjoying small town living. Often he has lunch at the back corner table of the diner, the table they call The Board Room. He's writing and raising on the farm the youngest few of his many children. Some say he makes moonshine. Others say he still drives too fast. Occasionally he returns to New York City.