http://www.stillhq.com The life, times, travel and software of Michael Still en Copyright (c) Michael Still 2000 - 2006 blosxom simplerss20 v20050208hh 180 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss /book/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:13:00 PST <table width=100%><tr><td valign=top><img src="/book/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg/Why_Do_Men_Fall_Asleep_After_Sex.cover.jpg"><br/><br/><br/>ISBN: 0307345971<br/>Three Rivers Press (2006), Edition: 1, Paperback, 288 pages<br/><a href="http://www.librarything.com/isbn/0307345971">LibraryThing</a><br/><script type="text/javascript">GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:0307345971');</script></td><td valign=top>This is the second medical trivia book by The Leyner and Goldberg duo. The first was <a href="http://www.stillhq.com/book/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg/Why_Do_Men_Have_Nipples.html">Why do men have nipples</a>, which I read in June. This book suffers from the same flaws as the first -- its light weight and doesn't take itself very seriously. That means that often they avoid answering serious questions, and just make a twee joke instead. It also has those annoying IM transcripts, which appear to just be a way to fill up space. <br/><br/> Then again, I did finish the book, so it can't have been the worst book I have ever read. <br/><br/><i>Tags for this post: book(<a href="http://www.stillhq.com/book"><img src="http://www.stillhq.com/tagicon.cgi?post=/book/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg/Why_Do_Men_Fall_Asleep_After_Sex&tag=book&format=.png" border="0" alt="S"></a>) Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg(<a href="http://www.stillhq.com/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg"><img src="http://www.stillhq.com/tagicon.cgi?post=/book/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg/Why_Do_Men_Fall_Asleep_After_Sex&tag=Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg&format=.png" border="0" alt="S"></a>) </i></td></tr></table> <a href="http://www.stillhq.com/book/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg/Why_Do_Men_Fall_Asleep_After_Sex.commentform.html">Comment</a> http://www.stillhq.com/book/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg/Why_Do_Men_Fall_Asleep_After_Sex.html http://www.stillhq.com/book/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg/Why_Do_Men_Fall_Asleep_After_Sex.html /book/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:57:00 PST <table width=100%><tr><td valign=top><img src="/book/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg/Why_Do_Men_Have_Nipples.cover.jpg"><br/><br/><br/>ISBN: 1400082315<br/>Three Rivers Press (2005), Edition: 1, Paperback, 224 pages<br/><a href="http://www.librarything.com/isbn/1400082315">LibraryThing</a><br/><script type="text/javascript">GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:1400082315');</script></td><td valign=top>This book is pretty light weight. The font is big, and there is lots of "chrome" on the pages, which conspire to make a book which would probably be only 100 pages in a normal font more like 200 pages. The book also suffers from trying a little too hard to be funny, with numerous interruptions for the authors to tell you how terribly clever they are. Its annoying quite quickly. The answers also aren't as detailed and believable as those found to similar questions in "<a href="http://www.stillhq.com/book/New_Scientist/Why_Dont_Penguins_Feet_Freeze.html">Why don't penguin's feet freeze? (and 114 other questions)</a>", the New Scientist book I just finished reading. I'd say go with the New Scientist book if you're buying something, but read this if you're given it. <br/><br/><i>Tags for this post: book(<a href="http://www.stillhq.com/book"><img src="http://www.stillhq.com/tagicon.cgi?post=/book/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg/Why_Do_Men_Have_Nipples&tag=book&format=.png" border="0" alt="S"></a>) Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg(<a href="http://www.stillhq.com/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg"><img src="http://www.stillhq.com/tagicon.cgi?post=/book/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg/Why_Do_Men_Have_Nipples&tag=Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg&format=.png" border="0" alt="S"></a>) </i></td></tr></table> <a href="http://www.stillhq.com/book/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg/Why_Do_Men_Have_Nipples.commentform.html">Comment</a> http://www.stillhq.com/book/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg/Why_Do_Men_Have_Nipples.html http://www.stillhq.com/book/Mark_Leyner_and_Billy_Goldberg/Why_Do_Men_Have_Nipples.html