- Taschenbuch: 237 Seiten
- Verlag: Henry Holt; Auflage: 1 (15. Mai 2007)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 080508312X
- ISBN-13: 978-0805083125
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,3 x 14 x 1,8 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 643.629 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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The New York Times's intrepid health reporter investigates the truth about sex, eating, exercise, and other health conundrums
For more than two years, the New York Times's science and health columnist Anahad O'Connor has tracked down the facts, fictions, and occasional fuzziness of old wives' tales, conventional-wisdom cures, and other medical mysteries. Now in this lively and fun book, he opens up his case files to disclose the experts' answers on everything, from which of your bad habits you can indulge (yo-yo dieting does not mess up your metabolism and sitting too close to the television does not hurt your eyes) to what foods actually pack the punch advertised (you can lay off the beet juice!).
A compendium of answers to the curious and nagging questions of how to keep healthy, Never Shower in a Thunderstorm will provide guidance and amusement to anyone who has ever wondered if the mosquitoes really are attacking her more than everyone else. (Yes, they are.)
Über den Autor
Anahad O'Connor is a reporter for The New York Times covering science, health, immigration, and life in the greater New York area and contributes the weekly column "Really?"--named for his favorite word in journalism--to the paper's Science Times section. He lives in New York City.
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Pretty poor book
21. Februar 2008
Format:Taschenbuch
I bought this book to entertain me for a trans-pacific flight, and boy was I disappointed. Most of the questions are answered along the lines of: "Maybe, but it can't hurt to [blah]..."
Nothing is really backed up, and you're just supposed to trust the author. At some point in the book, it was talking about hair loss caused by tight hair styles. And it made the statement of Andre Agassi wearing hats all the time and then suddenly he was bald. So the hats must have caused him to lose his hair. Uh, maybe he wore hats because he had thinning hair?
I was not happy with this purchase at all.
Nothing is really backed up, and you're just supposed to trust the author. At some point in the book, it was talking about hair loss caused by tight hair styles. And it made the statement of Andre Agassi wearing hats all the time and then suddenly he was bald. So the hats must have caused him to lose his hair. Uh, maybe he wore hats because he had thinning hair?
I was not happy with this purchase at all.
15 von 16 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Lacks Sources
6. August 2007
Format:Taschenbuch
About: Facts and myths about health explained. Includes such topics as "Is too much sleep bad for you?" (yes) and "Can you swim right after eating?" (also, yes)
Pros: Quick read, interesting.
Cons: Sources are not cited, a large downside when debunking myths or providing facts.
Grade: B
Pros: Quick read, interesting.
Cons: Sources are not cited, a large downside when debunking myths or providing facts.
Grade: B
23 von 29 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Great Fun and Most Informative
4. Juni 2007
Format:Taschenbuch
This book was great fun to read. Many myths, legends, sayings, old wives' tales, etc., all related in some way to health and life, are either debunked or confirmed - and rationales are provided. The author appears to have researched each topic quite exhaustively - not only through reviewing published papers in the scientific and medical literature but also through interviewing acknowledged experts in each field. The book's writing style is friendly, authoritative and very engaging. But what stands out the most is the author's clever wit and humor; on several occasions I found myself laughing out loud. This is a wonderful book that could be enjoyed by anyone, especially those who have ever pondered the veracity of what may or may not be a bit of misinformation.
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