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"Drop Dead Healthy," by AJ Jacobs

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From the bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All comes the true and truly hilarious story of one person’s quest to become the healthiest man in the world.
Hospitalized with a freak case of tropical pneumonia, goaded by his wife telling him, “I don’t want to be a widow at forty-five,” and ashamed of a middle-aged body best described as “a python that swallowed a goat,” A.J. Jacobs felt compelled to change his ways and get healthy. And he didn’t want only to lose weight, or finish a triathlon, or lower his cholesterol. His ambitions were far greater: maximal health from head to toe.

The task was epic. He consulted an army of experts— sleep consultants and sex clinicians, nutritionists and dermatologists. He subjected himself to dozens of different workouts—from Strollercize classes to Finger Fitness sessions, from bouldering with cavemen to a treadmill desk. And he took in a cartload of diets: raw foods, veganism, high protein, calorie restriction, extreme chewing, and dozens more. He bought gadgets and helmets, earphones and juicers. He poked and he pinched. He counted and he measured.

The story of his transformation is not only brilliantly entertaining, but it just may be the healthiest book ever written. It will make you laugh until your sides split and endorphins flood your bloodstream. It will alter the contours of your brain, imprinting you with better habits of hygiene and diet. It will move you emotionally and get you moving physically in surprising ways. And it will give you occasion to reflect on the body’s many mysteries and the ultimate pursuit of health: a well-lived life.

I really enjoy Jacobs' stuff. I'm only about 1/4 the way through this one, but it's entertaining an (oddly) educational--just like his others.
 

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I really enjoy Jacobs' stuff. I'm only about 1/4 the way through this one, but it's entertaining an (oddly) educational--just like his others.

He is one of my favorites. I need to get his book about reading the entire encyclopedia again. I started it, but had to return it to the library.

I listened to this one:

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Flippin hilarious.
 

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Ill admit it: 50 shades of Grey!
 

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Ill admit it: 50 shades of Grey!
A comedy podcast I listened to has promised for a couple of weeks that they'd read it and do an show on it. They've taken a step back from that and now one guy is just reading a few chapters a week and using a segment to educate the other guy in what's going on in the book.

So far what I understand:

Rich, young and good looking billionaire has his sexuality questioned by a British-lit nerd that works in a hardware store. So, billionaire guy comes into store wearing a flannel looking for something to nail ("with this hammer")...and needs a screw ("which he'll use this screwdriver on").

I can't wait to find out what happens next.
 

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Just finished Carol King auto, Madeline Albright, Patrica Cornwell Trace, and now reading David Baldacci Zero Day.
 

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I really liked this book. (Read it this summer)
 

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"Devil Said Bang" by Richard Kadrey
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Getting out of hell is just the beginning

What do you do after you've escaped Hell, gone back, uncovered the true nature of God, and then managed to become the new Lucifer?

Well, if you're James Stark, you have to figure out how to run Hell while also trying to get back out of it . . . again. Plus there's the small matter of surviving. Because everyone in Heaven, Hell, and in between wants to be the fastest gun in the universe, and the best way to do so is to take down Lucifer, a.k.a. James Stark.

And it's not like being in L.A. is any better—a serial-killer ghost is running wild and Stark's angelic alter ego is hiding among the lost days of time with a secret cabal who can rewrite reality. Starting to care for people and life again is a real bitch for a stone-cold killer.

I really, really like these Sandman Slim books.
 

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God, I hope not.

Statham would make a great Sandman Slim, though.

EDIT: Nathan Fillion might be good, too. But he'd have to "mean it up" a little.

...this is the kind of role Cage would want to ruin, though. Good call.
 
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"Immortal," by Gene Doucette

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“I don’t know how old I am.My earliest memory is something along the lines of fire good, ice bad, so I think I predate written history, but I don’t know by how much. I like to brag that I’ve been there from the beginning, and while this may very well be true, I generally just say it to pick up girls.” --Adam the Immortal

Surviving sixty thousand years takes cunning and more than a little luck. But in the twenty-first century, Adam confronts new dangers—someone has found out what he is, a demon is after him, and he has run out of places to hide.Worst of all, he has had entirely too much to drink.

Immortal is a first person confessional penned by a man who is immortal, but not invincible. In an artful blending of sci-fi, adventure, fantasy, and humor, IMMORTAL introduces us to a world with vampires, demons and other “magical” creatures, yet a world without actual magic.

At the center of the book is Adam.

“I have been in quite a few tight situations in my long life. One of the first things I learned was if there is going to be a mob panic, don’t be standing between the mob and wherever it is they all want to go. The second thing I learned was, don’t try to run through fire.” --Adam the Immortal

Adam is a sixty thousand year old man. (Approximately.) He doesn’t age or get sick, but is otherwise entirely capable of being killed.His survival has hinged on an innate ability to adapt, his wits, and a fairly large dollop of luck.He makes for an excellent guide through history . . . when he’s sober.

Immortal is a contemporary fantasy for non-fantasy readers and fantasy enthusiasts alike.

I don't exactly know how this ended up in my Kindle. I think maybe it was offered at a deep discount on Facebook or something. Anyways, I'm enjoying it. It's brain candy.
 

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"Immortal," by Gene Doucette

I don't exactly know how this ended up in my Kindle. I think maybe it was offered at a deep discount on Facebook or something. Anyways, I'm enjoying it. It's brain candy.

I'm guessing it hit the author in the hands and he dropped it there.
 

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I am reading Unholy Night by Seth Grahame-Smith. I am about 3/4 of the way through, pretty good read and an interesting take on a biblical story.

From the author of the New York Times bestselling Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, comes UNHOLY NIGHT, the next evolution in dark historical revisionism.

They're an iconic part of history's most celebrated birth. But what do we really know about the Three Kings of the Nativity, besides the fact that they followed a star to Bethlehem bearing strange gifts? The Bible has little to say about this enigmatic trio. But leave it to Seth Grahame-Smith, the brilliant and twisted mind behind Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies to take a little mystery, bend a little history, and weave an epic tale.

In Grahame-Smith's telling, the so-called "Three Wise Men" are infamous thieves, led by the dark, murderous Balthazar. After a daring escape from Herod's prison, they stumble upon the famous manger and its newborn king. The last thing Balthazar needs is to be slowed down by young Joseph, Mary and their infant. But when Herod's men begin to slaughter the first born in Judea, he has no choice but to help them escape to Egypt.

It's the beginning of an adventure that will see them fight the last magical creatures of the Old Testament; cross paths with biblical figures like Pontius Pilate and John the Baptist; and finally deliver them to Egypt. It may just be the greatest story never told.

Up next is The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury
 

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Just wrapped up Destine of the Republic by Candice Millard. It's a great book about the assassination of President James Garfield. Sheds a ton of light on the medical practice then and how things we take for granted now at hospitals ultimately contributed to his death. Great look at the man himself, the man who pulled the trigger, and other characters tied to the event. Very much enjoyed the read and it left me wondering what might have been had Garfield survived.

I'm currently a book about the history of Harrah's casinos. When done I will be reading The Road to Woodbury.

I am really looking forward to Empire of the Summer Moon which is about the rise and fall of the Comanches. I can't get to this one soon enough.
 

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Just read The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick. Enjoyed it thoroughly and I cannot wait for the movie that comes out in November!
 

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Just wrapped up Destine of the Republic by Candice Millard. It's a great book about the assassination of President James Garfield. Sheds a ton of light on the medical practice then and how things we take for granted now at hospitals ultimately contributed to his death. Great look at the man himself, the man who pulled the trigger, and other characters tied to the event. Very much enjoyed the read and it left me wondering what might have been had Garfield survived.

I'm currently a book about the history of Harrah's casinos. When done I will be reading The Road to Woodbury.

I am really looking forward to Empire of the Summer Moon which is about the rise and fall of the Comanches. I can't get to this one soon enough.
I read that. Good read.
 

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Just wrapped up Destine of the Republic by Candice Millard. It's a great book about the assassination of President James Garfield. Sheds a ton of light on the medical practice then and how things we take for granted now at hospitals ultimately contributed to his death. Great look at the man himself, the man who pulled the trigger, and other characters tied to the event. Very much enjoyed the read and it left me wondering what might have been had Garfield survived.

I'm currently a book about the history of Harrah's casinos. When done I will be reading The Road to Woodbury.

I am really looking forward to Empire of the Summer Moon which is about the rise and fall of the Comanches. I can't get to this one soon enough.

The Garfield book has been on my list. Looks like I need to bump it up a few notches. :)

I read Empire of the Summer Moon as soon as it came out. Great book!
 
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