Drop Dead Healthy
One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection
by A. J. Jacobs
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66%
Critic Reviews: 24
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73%
Reader Ratings: 437
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Synopsis
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... more
About A. J. Jacobs
Published: April 1, 2012 by Simon & Schuster
Genre: Health, Fitness & Dieting. Non-fiction. 416 pages
- All Critics: 24
- Positive: 18
- Negative: 6
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Review (Barnes & Noble) | 13 Apr 2012
Jacobs will flit from topic to topic, body part to body part, anxiety to anxiety, the reader will almost but not quite fail to notice that Jacobs isn't accomplishing very much at all.
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Book Reporter | 12 Apr 2012
Jacobs is curious, thoughtful and respectful of other ideas, no matter how nuts they may be.
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Dallas News | 23 Apr 2012
I would heartily recommend A.J. Jacobs’ new book, Drop Dead Healthy, as bathroom reading — and I do mean that as a compliment-
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The New York Times | 15 Apr 2012
Despite his strenuous efforts to tart up and oversimplify this endeavor, “Drop Dead Healthy” turns out to be bright, funny and even useful.
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West Metro Mommy | 10 May 2012
There was just too much. I would have rather he had chosen to write a book on just the best nutrition or just the best workouts or whatever.
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It helps, I think, that his books are so readable: he's self-deprecating, but not to the point where it's annoying. He's funny.
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The Washington Post | 20 Apr 2012
He can’t get enough of himself...And can A.J. Jacobs conceive of a book that doesn’t have A.J. Jacobs as both its subject and object?
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San Francisco Chronicle | 15 Apr 2012
In the end, no matter where you're reading the book - treadmill or toilet - you'll find an entertaining guide to the skinny on a healthy life.
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5 Minutes for Books | 12 May 2012
I still recommend Drop Dead Healthy for fans of A.J. Jacobs or those who are interested in health news and trends.
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Willamette Week | 25 Apr 2012
The innocent willingness shown by Jacobs throughout Drop Dead Healthy helps transform a book about subjects most of us willfully ignore into a great read.
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Bloomberg | 24 Apr 2012
Acquiring healthy habits isn’t easy, but Jacobs makes it feel like something that’s within reach of any Joe or Jill Couch Potato. That’s an accomplishment worth admiring.
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LazyLowCalLifestyle | 29 May 2012
Not only was this a fact-based, interesting read, it was also poignant and laugh-out-loud funny.
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Star Tribune | 6 Apr 2012
Jacobs' light touch camouflages the impressive amount of research that goes into each chapter.
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Las Vegas Weekly | 9 May 2012
It took him a decade, but I think he figured out the key to happy living: moderation. It’s an old, unsexy idea, but that doesn’t make it untrue.
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A Musing Reviews | 11 Apr 2012
Jacobs does what might make the rest of us uncomfortable, again much to my glee...got kicked out of bed by my husband for laughing out loud...
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Nefarious Fiddlesticks | 10 Apr 2012
He claims to do research in every other sentence, but rarely shows his work. He claims to share results, but then goes off on unrelated (and uninteresting) tangents.
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Kirkus Reviews | 15 Jan 2012
Despite his labors, the best advice the author offers is eat less, move more and try to steer clear of pollutants. Periodic visits to his 94-year-old grandfather...alleviating the drudgery and providing much-needed authenticity to an otherwise contrived exercise.
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London's Fog | 26 May 2012
Drop Dead Healthy is funny, informative and touching; filled with wonderful anecdotes...
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Misbehavin' Librarian | 12 Apr 2012
I think this is my favorite non-fiction books this year... bursts with hilarity and warmth, all the while testing our culture’s assumptions and obsessions with what makes good health...
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Salon | 15 Apr 2012
And because Jacobs will flit from topic to topic, body part to body part, anxiety to anxiety, the reader will almost but not quite fail to notice that Jacobs isn’t accomplishing very much at all.
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Blouin Artinfo | 26 Mar 2012
...funny and enlightening book. Read this instead of worrying over medical studies, and allow Jacobs to lead you through the labyrinth of questionable and conflicting information.
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Things Are Good | 25 May 2012
By the end of the book, readers can feel like we’ve run the gauntlet of health with Jacobs. We stand up straighter, we’re more aware of what we eat...
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Book Nut | 9 May 2012
If I have become insufferable with "Did you know..." and "I read in Drop Dead Healthy..." statements, it's only because this book is packed with so. much. information. And all of it interesting. I
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The Globe and Mail | 27 Apr 2012
...if you prefer your jokes served up like a hanging curveball to Jose Bautista, this is the book for you.
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