Synopses & Reviews
Is There a Doctor in the House?
Say you're at a party. You've had a martini or three, and you mingle through the crowd, wondering how long you need to stay before going out for pizza. Suddenly you're introduced to someone new, Dr. Nice Tomeetya. You forget the pizza. Now is the perfect time to bring up all those strange questions you'd like to ask during an office visit with your own doctor but haven't had the guts (or more likely the time) to do so. You're filled with liquid courage...now is your chance! If you've ever wanted to ask a doctor...
- How do people in wheelchairs have sex?
- Why do I get a killer headache when I suck down my milkshake too fast?
- Can I lose my contact lens inside my head forever?
- Why does asparagus make my pee smell?
- Why do old people grow hair on their ears?
- Is the old adage "beer before liquor, never sicker, liquor before beer..." really true?
...then
Why Do Men Have Nipples? is the book for you.
Compiled by Billy Goldberg, an emergency medicine physician, and Mark Leyner, bestselling author and well-known satirist, Why Do Men Have Nipples? offers real factual and really funny answers to some of the big questions about the oddities of our bodies.
Synopsis
Do microwaves cause cancer? Is it bad to crack your knuckles? Written by a top physician and a top-notch humorist, this fascinating, silly, and downright educational reference book sets the record straight on the myriad folk remedies, urban legends, and "proven cures" that everybody's heard about.
Synopsis
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, everyone is familiar with the tired clichés: women are bad drivers and are not good with money; only guys play video games and they give bad directions. Dan Abrams tackles the toughest case of his career in
Man Down. Drawing on years of legal experience and research studies, Abrams explains step-by-step why women are better than men in just about every way imaginable, from managing money to flying planes to living longer. Abrams uses his trademark charm to get his point across without opining on the issue himself. Chock-full of fun facts and conversation starters, this book may not end the debate of men versus women, but it will definitely make it more interesting.
Praise for Man Down:
"a provocative collection of bite-size pro-women essays"
-Wall Street Journal
"compelling, controversial"
-Glamour
"I've always liked Dan Abrams. And now that he's charmingly admitted what we all knew anyway, I like him even more!"
-Liz Smith
About the Author
Mark Leyner is the author of
My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist;
Tooth Imprints on a Corn Dog;
I Smell Esther Williams;
Et Tu Babe; and
The Tetherballs of Bougainville. He has written scripts for a variety of films and television shows. His writing appears regularly in
The New Yorker,
Time, and
GQ.
Billy Goldberg, M.D., is an emergency medicine physician on faculty at a New York City teaching hospital. He is also a writer and artist whose paintings have been exhibited in New York City.