Nonfiction Book Reviews
Page One of TwoThe 24-Hour Turnaround by Jay Williams, Ph.D., Debra Fulghum Bruce
ReganBooks, May, 2002Hardcover, 408 pages
ISBN: 0060394315
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Dr. Jay Williams, the noted exercise physiologist
and trainer to the rich and famous, works out of
the beautiful Mauna Lani Resort in Hawaii.
In her latest book, Dr. Williams shares her
secrets for helping you to improve your
health, lose weight and reduce your biological age.
Her novel techniques include a quick 24-hour
turnaround to get you on the right track to looking
and feeling great. Williams' advice is both
traditional (to always eat breakfast and drink
lots of water) and unorthodox (high intensity exercise is actually bad
for you), and she provides the scientific backup for each of her
propositions. Her approach is holistic, and urges the reader to incorporate
diet, exercise and spirituality into her life in order to
achieve the best results. Her absolute insistence that what you
eat determines your health is very interesting, and there's no question
that you will feel much better after just a week or so on her program.
Her tone is encouraging, and also humorous at times (she recognizes,
for example,
the extreme reluctance many will feel at being told to lay off the alcohol).
Her section on osteoporosis and menopause is especially timely
and useful. So what are you waiting for? Let Dr. Williams
help you start turning back the clock.
Bacchus & Me: Adventures in the Wine Cellar by Jay McInerney
Vintage Books, April, 2002Trade paperback, 278 pages
ISBN: 037571362X
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Bestselling novelist Jay McInerney (Bright Lights, Big City)
claims that he is not a wine expert; the many readers
of his wine column in House and Garden would disagree
with him. This collection of his columns is one of the most
witty, irreverent and entertaining wine books ever
written. Taken from the point of view of an American
yuppie, the book explains the basic California and
French wines (and a few Italian ones), as well as
what wines go with what food, how to choose a wine,
and what all those wine terms mean. The chapter headings
alone make for funny reading:
"Zin Went the Strings of My Heart,"
"Overachievers of Macon: White
Burgundy on a Budget," "Schramsberg: Don't Make Me Crazy," and
"Attitude? Non!," just to name a few. His writing is hip,
irreverent and self-deprecating, making it a perfect
read for the novice wine lover who is nervous about the
world of wine, but longs to learn what all the fuss is about.
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