Books I may never read
First I got an e-mail about a book by Dr. Steve Witherly called Why Humans Like Junk Food, published this summer. It's 310 pages long. I don't need to read it because I have one word for you that says it all: ...
Cheetos.
What's not to like? When you finish eating them, you have your orange fingers to lick.
Ha, ha. Just kidding. I'm sure Dr. Witherly has insightful things to say about junk food. His publicist said in the e-mail he was available for a post-Halloween interview about how to eat Halloween candy the smart way. "He can discuss why your Baltimore Sun readers are attracted to particular types of candy based on texture, color, shape, additives, etc."
I didn't end up talking to him, but it still seemed more legitimate than the book I got in the mail the other day, Sleep Away the Pounds: Optimize Your Sleep and Reset Your Metabolism for Maximum Weight Loss.
Is that a great concept or what? I bet you thought you had to diet and exercise to lose weight.
Just because I'm not going to read it doesn't mean I can't admire the sheer audacity of the authors. Sleep Away the Pounds, by the way, costs $13.99.
Comments
'Sleep Away The Pounds': can you reserve me two copies so I can lose weight faster?
Elizabeth: you have a great blog!
Posted by: NIck | November 16, 2007 12:41 AM
If anybody tries that Sleep Away the Pounds--please let us know how it works. I'd probably be able to stick to that type of diet and exercise routine much better than the one I'm now not following like I should. That title is funny--and so many people will buy it in the hopes that it works.
Posted by: Desiree | November 16, 2007 2:45 PM