The Good Stuff

I think this is my favorite non-fiction books this year
Author is self deprecating and you know I adore that in a writer
Truly fascinating, unique and positively hilarious
Touched by his obvious love for his wife and children and the appreciation he has for them putting up with all his shenanigans
I need to read all the rest of his books now
Has a "Super Size Me" feel to it
He is a master at transitioning from one topic to the next - very impressive!
Classy and tactful
I have never laughed this hard while reading a non-fiction book before & I have read ALOT of hilarious non-fiction
Enjoyed the comments from his wife about some of the things he did -- she sounds like a fabulous woman
Best idea ever for motivating someone to stop doing something - don't want to spoil it for you but page 231 in my ARC
The bit about Coco Chanel will make you laugh
Inspired me to make some changes in my life

The Not So Good Stuff

If he was my husband I would have killed him by now with all the crazy stuff he does
When I read about the Dr who actually performs surgery to change the sounds of your farts - I laughed so hard the cat jumped off my lap and left nasty scratch marks on me -- A.J. you owe me some polysporin
Now have sudden urge for dried mango's

Favorite Quotes/Passages

"I want to be around to teach the importance of having compassion and why the original Willy Wonka is superior to the remake."

"If done properly, with enough protein and B12 supplements, it's certainly better than the Standard American Diet. (Then again, eating nothing but asbestos sandwiches is probably better than the Standard American Diet.)

"His quotes are both hilarious and inspiring: "Fifteen minutes to warm up? Does a lion warm up when he's hungry? 'Uh-oh, here comes an antelope. Better warm up.' No! He just goes out there and eats the sucker." I printed that out and put it on my wall next to the passage about Carl Sagan."

"Though in the case of my children, the rate is much higher. It's amazing how a strip of sticky plastic will make my kids' pain vanish. Lucas will be howling about a stepped-on finger, but as soon as the SpongeBob Band-Aid touches his pinkie, he is all smiles. My sons are so convinced of the magical healing powers of Band-Aids, they think they can solve almost any problem. A couple of years ago, when our Sony TV blew a fuse, Jasper stuck a Band-Aid on the screen hoping to revive it."

What I learned

About who created the graham cracker and why he created it (No I am not telling you - go buy the book - or go to your local library and pick up a copy - and while you are there tell the Library workers how wonderful they are -- and maybe bring them some chocolate)
Tons of other fascinating facts about health and diet that sorta scared me at times
About Blueberries - trust me that was interesting

Who Should/Shouldn't Buy

Yup this one is a highly recommended read for everyone
This will be a Christmas purchase for the brother in laws -- all FOUR of them

5 Dewey's

I received book from Simon and Schuster in Exchange for an honest review