A.J. Jacobs is the author of Thanks a Thousand, It's All Relative, Drop Dead Healthy, and the New York Times bestsellers The Know-It-All, The Year of Living Biblically, and My Life as an Experiment. He is a contributor to NPR, and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Entertainment Weekly. He lives in New York City with his wife and kids. Visit him at AJJacobs.com and follow him on Twitter @ajjacobs.
"A.J. Jacobs is very, very bad for your health. He will keep you up
reading til 2 a.m., disturbing your circadian rhythms, making you
sleep through breakfast and overeat at lunch. He is delicious. He's
habit-forming. He will give you infectious titters and terminal
glee. Don't let that stop you. Indulge."--Mary Roach, author of
"Bonk "and "Packing for Mars"
"Can one man go from a 'python that ate a goat' physique to perfect
specimen? From Roman soldier workouts to Areca palm plants, from
the sublime to the absurd, A.J. has tried it all. I laughed my ass
off the wholeway and learned a ton ... including about my
ass."--Timothy Ferriss, author of "The 4-Hour Workweek"
"I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book, and once again, the
brilliant A.J. Jacobs had me laughing out loud--and also deciding
to change the way I live. "Drop Dead Healthy" is a rare mixture of
the hilarious, the absurd, and the scientifically sound. Who knew
it could be so entertaining to read about broccoli puree and
shoeless jogging?"--Gretchen Rubin, author of "The Happiness
Project"
"Jacobs' light touch camouflages the impressive amount of research
that goes into each chapter. He reads books and medical reports,
interviews experts and scientists as well as enthusiasts on the
fringe, then tries everything himself. He brings a skeptic's eye to
each point of view, but he remains respectful of even the wackiest
ideas... Yes, the results are funny, but this is, at heart, a
serious book, with an underlying poignancy: As Jacobs works to get
healthier, his beloved grandfather begins his slow decline,
reminding us that no matter how healthy we are, it's all going to
end the same way."--Laurie Hertzl, "The Minneapolis Star
Tribune"
"We can become healthier by learning from AJ's discomfort in this
very funny book. He moves us from theory to practice by dragging
his body through all the longevity practices."--Dr. Mehmet Oz,
host, "The Dr. Oz Show"
"While Jacobs's attempts at health enlightenment can be hilarious,
visits with his grandfather, famed labor lawyer Theodore Kheel,
provide the most revealing glimpse into the secrets of aging
well."--"More"
"Who wouldn't want to be fitter, happier, more productive? In this
riotous, madcap book, A.J. Jacobs sets himself an ambitious goal:
to become the person we all wish we could be. It's vintage A.J. Do
your future self a favor and read this book." --Joshua Foer, author
of "Moonwalking with Einstein"
"Why go to the gym when you can sit and read a funny book about it
instead?""--USA Today"
"You'll burn calories laughing out loud."--"Shape"
"You'll exercise your abdominals laughing over his
adventures."--"Entertainment Weekly"
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