No,
Donald, I'm not referring to the code you write! I am referring to
one of the many things I learned from reading the pulse pounding
*THRILL RIDE* of the century, "
You: The Owner's Manual" by Michael F. Roizen and Melmut Oz, which is part of
the series of books that includes "You: On a Diet" and "You: Ultimate Cage
Fighter". As entertaining as mocking Vista can be, I thought I'd
take a small break from it to share this *vital* book review with
you...before it's too late.
We start our tale of intrigue and biological espionage with a
small quiz: to give *you* the chance to prove that you are a master of
the human body. Unfortunately, while I am a master of everything else
in North America, my score of a *whopping*
17 out of 50 on their
multiple-choice exam indicates I obviously have a long way to go. This
despite my
scoring a 19.1 on their related RealAge test a year or so ago!! I smell conspiracy.
Regardless, I'm not bitter about this in the slightest; for in the end, I learned a *TON* about the human body, including:
- The reason why men can drink more alcohol than women, unless that man's name is Anand Narayan
- The reason why size *does* matter!!
- Why Q-Tips are not for ears
- How to find out whether you have enough stamina to have sex (however,
this does not teach a developer how to *get* sex, which is likely a
topic needing an entirely separate book)
- the one similarity between the brain and the penis
- and
*especially* for Donald, why it's okay to have regular doses of
alcohol, and which ones are most beneficial (sorry, buddy, scotch is
not mentioned)
-
a cartoon diagram of the rectum!
- and *MORE*
I
don't want to spoil all of the shock twists and surprises that this
book has in store for you, but let's just say that the B and T cells
have a tough fight ahead of them.
The good:- So much information. I learned something new
on every page, and I can assure you that this has nothing to do with my
gross incompetence!
- PLAIN ENGLISH. No obfuscation going on here,
my friends. Everything is laid out in almost 3rd grade style. Lots of
pictures so that you're not intimidated by all those confusing words!
It's almost like "Head First Human Body"!
The bad:- the jokes, much like the pick-up lines of many developers I know, are beaten down and seen better days.
The ugly:- No
matter how cartoony you make a diagram of the human rectum, it is
still a diagram of the human rectum. That being said, I know of one
bonafide rectum fan who will pick up this book for that alone!
Final word:The book is a 5/5 - I'm ignoring all the
negatives here because at worst this book will teach you something and
at best it will
save your life. If only Captain America had read
this book -
things might have been different. From
previous reviews,
you know that I would *normally* engage in wall to wall whips 'n chains
with this book. But not this time - after all, who is really into
getting hot and steamy with someone obsessing over how much gas the
human body produces every day? *TOTAL* turnoff, gentlemen! But a
strong, *healthy* recommendation otherwise.