Chris Ayres is a small-town boy, a hypochondriac, and a neat freak with an anxiety disorder. Not exactly the picture of a war correspondent. But when his boss asks him if he would like to go to Iraq, he doesn't have the guts to say no. After signing a 1 million dollar life-insurance policy, studying a tutorial on repairing severed limbs, and spending 20 thousand dollars in camping gear (only to find out that his bright yellow tent makes him a sitting duck), Ayres is embedded with a battalion of gung ho Marines who either shun him or threaten him when he files an unfavorable story. As time goes on, though, he begins to understand them (and his inexplicably enthusiastic fellow war reporters) more and more: Each night of terrifying combat brings, in the morning, something more visceral than he has ever experienced -- the thrill of having won a fight for survival. In the tradition of MASH, Catch-22, and other classics in which irreverence springs from life in extremis, War Reporting for Cowards tells the story of Iraq in a way that is extraordinarily honest, heartfelt, and bitterly hilarious.

Wondering if science could explain how he survived his 40-year avalanche of drugs and alcohol, Ozzy Osbourne became one of a handful of people in the world to have his entire DNA mapped in 2010. It was a highly complex, $65,000 process, but the results were conclusive: Ozzy is a genetic anomaly. The "Full Ozzy Genome" contained variants that scientists had never before encountered and the findings were presented at the prestigious TEDMED Conference in San Diego-making headlines around the world. The procedure was in part sponsored by "The Sunday Times" of London, which had already caused an international fururoe by appointing Ozzy Osbourne its star health advice columnist. The newpaper argued that Ozzy's mutliple near-death experiences, 40-year history of drug abuse, and extreme hypocondria qualified him more than any other for the job. The column was an overnight hit, being quickly picked up by "Rolling Stone" to give it a global audience of millions. In TRUST ME, I'M DR. OZZY, Ozzy answers reader's questions with his outrageous wit and surprising wisdom, digging deep into his past to tell the memoir-style survival stories never published before-and offer guidance that no sane human being should follow. Part humor, part memoir, and part bad advice, TRUST ME, I'M DR. OZZY will include some of the best material from his published columns, answers to celebrities' medical questions, charts, sidebars, and more.

No livro O Bau do Amor, a autora Chris Ayres apresenta uma emocionante historia sobre a aproximacao entre um avo e sua neta, baseada numa tradicao familiar que encoraja a apreciacao uns pelos outros durante todo o ano. Num conto que, com certeza tornar-se-a um classico natalino, a historia ilumina o leitor servindo-o com exemplos de confianca, memorias especiais e uma visao do que realmente significa amar.

Ne Lo Scrigno d'Amore, Chris Ayres presenta una storia toccante di legami familiari, basata su una tradizione curata con affetto, che vuole incoraggiare l'amore in famiglia durante tutto l'anno. In una fiaba che sicuramente diventera un classico di Natale, l'autrice ci offre un esempio illuminante di fiducia, di ricordi teneri -- e una visione allargata di quello che significa amare.

En El Cofre del Amor, la autora Chris Ayres presenta una conmovedora historia de union familiar, basada en una hermosa tradicion creada para fortalecer los lazos familiares durante todo el ano. En este cuento que con seguridad se convertira en un clasico navideno, Chris Ayres demuestra ejemplos de confianza, buenos recuerdos -y una vision mas amplia de lo que significa amar.