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From the #1 US bestselling author, the hilarious US bestselling book of original essays for the adult market focusing on themes of health and food, which explores why Americans are hooked on such bad eating, drinking and other self–indulgent and self–destructive behaviours throughout their lives.
The legendary Bill Cosby, America's most well–known comic, wants food lovers and over indulgers everywhere to know that they are not alone. This is an original collection of hilarious musings and digressions about our obsessions and addictions, from hoagies to stogies, from one of the funniest bestselling authors in the world.
- Sales Rank: #4387231 in Books
- Published on: 2004-09-21
- Released on: 2004-09-21
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x .52" w x 5.31" l, .39 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 208 pages
- ISBN13: 9780060545741
- Condition: USED - Very Good
- Notes: 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
From Publishers Weekly
In his latest book, the 65-year-old Cosby targets newly minted seniors (like himself) who find their bodies are heavier, slower and creakier than they ever expected. The title refers to Cosby's own experience with a 30-percent blockage in his carotid artery that qualified him for cardiac rehab and greatly increased his risk of having a stroke or a heart attack. "Now I know I'm a walking time bomb," Cosby writes-and tries to play the situation for laughs. In meandering and exasperatingly redundant prose, Cosby describes how he now must sneak chocolate chip cookies when his wife isn't looking, and how he daydreams about the bacon, butter, ice cream, croissants, pies and "cheese, cheese, cheese" that he used to enjoy before his doctor put him on a diet. While Cosby's previous book, Fatherhood, elicited plenty of belly laughs, they are few and far between here. The biggest chuckles can be found when he segues into a critique of smokers, especially his anecdote about a houseguest who braves the weather to smoke outside, though it's 12 degrees below zero. Cosby also deftly critiques typically American paradoxes such as his mother's inability to stop eating fried lamb chops even after she has a series of strokes, and the whiskey-drinking done by a group of grieving friends after one of their alcoholic buddies dies of cirrhosis. But it's hard to appreciate Cosby's jokes when it's obvious that that the health of the people he makes fun of-including himself-appears doomed. Gallows humor has never been Cosby's forte, and readers who enjoyed his lighter works may be disappointed by this volume.
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From Booklist
Bill Cosby's television series aren't much good anymore, but every now and then, there's one of those priceless Cosby moments that makes us remember a monologue from the early days. So, too, with his books, which routinely climb best-seller lists mainly as a testament to the entertainer's status as a much-loved celebrity. The pattern holds with his latest, in which Cosby muses on a lifetime of eating the wrong foods ("Chocolate cake! Cheese! Ham! Seven slices of leftover pizza! "). At age 68--and boasting a cholesterol number in the stratosphere--it's time for the pizza man to change his ways. Fans will love the accounts of Cosby struggling with his baser instincts, culinarily speaking, as he tries to follow the strictures of his wife and doctor. Unfortunately, though, much of this material is ordinary at best, nowhere near as funny as similarly themed jeremiads from Calvin Trillin. Still, you can't help hearing Cosby utter the lines as if he were performing a monologue, and that makes them funnier somehow. And his wild digressions, always a key part of his comedy, are on the mark here: rants on bureaucracy in the home, on the name Myrtle, and on positioning yourself in a recliner are among the funniest bits in the book. Hit and miss, then, but from a cultural icon, that's more than enough to draw a crowd. Ilene Cooper
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About the Author
At 66 Years Old, Bill Cosby is Hotter than Ever
With his new book I Am What I Ate…and I’m Frightened, an animated series based on his best-selling book Fatherhood to launch in January on Nick at Nite, a movie based on his character Fat Albert about to go into production, his Little Bill animated series airing daily on Nickelodeon and Saturday mornings on CBS, and “The Cosby Show” in syndication, Bill Cosby continues to be as prolific and relevant as ever, reaching every generation and every audience since he began his career in stand-up four decades ago.
He is one of the most influential performers of the second half of the 20th century. He has had an unparalleled career in television; has sold more record albums than any other comedian; his blockbuster books have sold millions of copies; and his generous support of numerous charities, particularly in the field of education, have endowed many Americans with the gift of hope and learning.
Through his groundbreaking appearances on television, particularly in two landmark series each of which defined an American decade, Bill Cosby has touched the lives of millions of Americans. In the 1960s, "I Spy" broke the racial barrier in television by featuring Cosby as the first-ever black lead of a weekly dramatic series. In the 1980s, Cosby returned to television with a show that Coretta Scott King described as "the most positive portrayal of black family life that has ever been broadcast." "The Cosby Show" enjoyed years of number-one ratings and nearly unanimous critical praise.
Cosby's success on television has been matched in other areas. In 1986 he broke Radio City Music Hall’s 53-year-old attendance record for his concert appearance. Cosby's also a giant in the publishing world. Fatherhood (1986) became one of the fastest-selling hardcover book of all time, remaining for more than half of its fifty-four weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List as Number 1. It has sold 2.6 million hardcover copies and 1.5 million paperbacks. Time Flies had the largest single first printing in publishing history--1.75 million. Now, I Am What I Ate…and I’m Frightened is poised for the bestseller list.
A crusader throughout his career for a better world, his great success in the world of entertainment is complemented by his involvement with a host of charity organizations, making substantial gifts in support of education, most notably to predominantly black colleges and to various social service and civil rights organizations.
On the evolution of his own style of comedy, Bill Cosby states that he was drawn at an early age to the masters of jazz, learning to emulate in comedy their ability to take an idea and continually find new and innovative ways of expressing the same theme. The legacy of Bill Cosby's comedic genius is as sweet, meaningful and universal as any piece of music ever played.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Humourous Reflections on Turning 65
By Donald Mitchell
Less and less of what is self-labeled as "humor" these days causes me to laugh. Bill Cosby's "I Am What I Ate . . . and I'm frightened!!!" is a happy exception. Many people claim that comedy is all about timing . . . which can be hard to do in a book. But with deft twists that I defy you to see coming, he takes you down a laugh-ridden labyrinth of all the foolish things people do about their health. What makes the humor especially powerful is that Mr. Cosby is frequently telling stories on himself. But at the same time you'll recognize yourself . . . and people he knows in these stories.
The basic set-up is that Mr. Cosby is excited about turning 65 . . . because he can spend his social security check to secretly buy food that his wife doesn't want him to eat because it's unhealthy. She runs the check book on a tight leash (with frequent cross-examinations about spending), so this is a real boon.
That happy thought is muddled, though, when Mr. Cosby goes to have a physical. He finds that he has the body of someone much younger than 65 . . . except for a sky-high cholesterol level and a partially blocked carotid artery (the one that takes blood to the brain). Suddenly, he has visions of all that unhealthy food he has eaten all over the years. Ugh!
From there, Mr. Cosby takes you on a funny excursion into all of the other ways that our bodies run down hill (age, hair loss, joints that wear out and physical conditioning), the ways we rationalize "not" doing what we should (conveniently forgetting, changing our focus and simply making up crazy excuses) and the foolish ways that doctors try to overcome our self-destructive tendencies.
Then, he looks around to see the bad habits that others have . . . and also rationalize (drinking, smoking and binge overeating), and finds similar room for humor.
If you are like me, you can almost hear Mr. Cosby's voice as he delivers these wry witty commentaries on the human condition.
What makes them so funny is that he's not exaggerating very much! People are really funny about their vices.
All those who really love food will get the biggest kick out of seeing their obsession exposed. As one such person, he had me laughing aloud during many points in the book.
The book also contains occasional illustrations by George Booth that add to the fun. My favorite is the one on the back cover of the dust jacket.
To give you a flavor of the book, let me share a few quotes from the last chapter:
". . . three choices everyone has: Don't go to the doctor at all. Just ignore everything until one day your eyeballs roll up under your eyebrows, your body slumps forward, and you wake up in traffic in the back of a large, strange vehicle."
"Why is she anemic? Well, from the blood tests it seems that she's lost three-fourths of her blood. They took her blood to find out why she's losing blood."
One of the great beauties of this book is that each story builds on the previous ones . . . so new information creates humorous echoes in your memory that remind you of the rest of the book. The cumulative effect is marvelous.
As I finished the book, I began to wonder why we are so perverse in harming ourselves. Sure, Mr. Cosby has provided lots of "excuses" but we're all smart enough not to believe our own excuses. Maybe we just want to be indulged like most of our parents did while we were little . . . but no one does any more now that we are grown. It that's the case, find your indulgence in less unhealthy ways. Remember, 65 is coming for most of us!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Not What I Expected
By Robert Culbertson
In this book, Bill Cosby discusses, in a humorous way, various changes he has experienced at age 65 and his struggles to give up his excessive, unhealthy eating habits after learning from his doctor that he has very high cholesterol and a thirty percent blockage in the carotid artery.
While it is neither the roaringly humorous book I expected nor a preachy diet book, it is a quick and pleasant read that had me chuckling quite a bit and identifying with many of his observations. His casual writing style, delivered as though he were sitting next to you and talking, accurately captures many of the rationalizations people often use to justify behavior they know is not in their best interest, be it smoking, drinking or eating fat and cholesterol-laden foods. I thought one of the funniest sections was his discussion of hair and skin, where he observes that "as you get older, you don't have oil. The skin is drier." And, regarding hair, he wants to know why he lost hair from the top of his head and it came out on his back and in his nose and ears. Gray hair at that! "What am I turning into?", he asks. I suspect there are a few of us in our fifties and sixties who have had similar thoughts. He also cites his father as having compared the human body to a machine, which, at age 65, has "old parts" -- a simplistic but plausible explanation for many of the aches, pains and limitations one experiences in the later years.
In all, the book is funny and enjoyable. And, possibly, it may be helpful to those struggling with changing their eating habits and other aspects of getting older, as they step back and see it through Bill Cosby's eyes.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
This book had me laughing so much, fun book to read
By S. M. Anderson
Humorous book looking at health issues, and the problems that bad eating could cause. I had so much fun reading this book. I found myself laughing out loud, and I had visual images of Bill Cosby doing some of what he wrote as a stand up routine. Bill Cosby at age 65 is coming to terms with his health, and how his eating in the past is affecting his current health conditions. He takes a light hearted look at eating, smoking, drinking and even death. He is coming to terms with letting go of his favorite foods, and instead eating healthy (translation BORING in his mind) foods. He is so animated with his story telling, you can't help but laugh when he discusses going to see his girlfriend in 20 degree wearing nothing but a thin cotton school jacket. You will wipe tears from your face as he discusses waiting for the bus, then being so cold all he could do was fall into the bus. Cosby never gets preachy. He even talks about applying for his social security check, so he can secretly buy those "forbidden" foods without his wife knowing.
Some of my favorite quotes that had me in stitches:
"Because on holidays you over eat like a pig and tell yourself: But it's a holiday!" Don't even deny it!!! We all look forward to holidays just so we can get our serious eat on!!
"Women who cook once a year. One by one they file in like gastronomic grim reapers bearing death in a casserole dish."
"My toe nails are made of hot dogs, hoagies, bacon, chocolate and those things I ate."
This is a fun, quick read, that will have you chuckling long after you read the book.
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