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Helping Me Help Myself: One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus, and a Year on the Brink of the Comfort Zone by Beth Lisick
takingadayoff, December 4, 2007
Just in time for the New Year! Beth Lisick decides to improve her life in every way by turning to the experts: Suze Orman, Richard Simmons, the guy who wrote the Chicken Soup series, the guy who wrote Men are From Mars... She is determined to take this project seriously, but fortunately for us, doesn't quite succeed. Very funny!(7 of 11 readers found this comment helpful)
Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--And the Myths and Realities of Dieting by Gina Kolata
takingadayoff, July 14, 2007
There are a million diets out there. Do any of them work? According to Rethinking Thin, all of them work - to a point. After that, none of them work. Gina Kolata of the New York Times has written a provocative book about the history and culture of dieting in America, along with the science of weight control and where it may be heading. She follows a group of dieters on a two-year university medical center study. It seems that very little is known about dieting other than anectodally. This is not an inspirational book about how to lose weight, but it's good to know what you're up against.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Richistan: A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich by Robert Frank
takingadayoff, July 14, 2007
Who knew it was so much trouble being rich? Robert Frank (of the Wall Street Journal, not the Robert Frank who wrote Luxury Fever, The Winner-Take-All Society, and Falling Behind) exposes the travails of having skazillions and it isn't pretty. On top of trying to make even more money and keep from being ripped off at every turn, they have to deal with the psychological problems of the newly rich. And of course it's so hard to find good help these days.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)