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Penn Jillette's New York Times bestselling account of his
"extremely funny and somewhat profane journey to discovering a
healthy lifestyle...that will motivate others to seek weight-loss
solutions" (The Washington Post). More than three hundred and
thirty pounds and saddled with a systolic blood pressure reading at
dangerous heights, legendary magician Penn Jillette found himself
at a crossroads. He needed a drastic lifestyle change if wanted to
see his small children grow up. Enter Crazy Ray. A former NASA
scientist and unconventional, passionate innovator, Ray Cronise
changed Penn Jillette's life with his wild "potato diet." In
Presto, Jillette takes us along on his journey from skepticism to
the inspiring, life-changing momentum that transformed the
magician's body and mind. He describes the process in hilarious
detail, as he performs his Las Vegas show, takes meetings with
Hollywood executives, hangs out with his celebrity friends and
fellow eccentric performers, all while remaining a dedicated
husband and father. Throughout, he weaves in his views on sex,
religion, and pop culture, making his story a refreshing,
genre-busting account. Outspoken, frank, and bitingly clever,
Presto is an incisive, rollicking read. In the end, it is
"undeniably inspiring" (Booklist).
Twisting the buddy cop story upside down and inside out, Penn
Jillette has created the most distinctive narrator to come along in
fiction in many years: a sock monkey called Dickie. The sock monkey
belongs to a New York City police diver who discovers the body of
an old lover in the murky waters of the Hudson River and sets off
with her best friend to find her killer. The story of their quest
swerves and veers, takes off into philosophical riffs, occasionally
stops to tell a side story, and references a treasure trove of
1970's and 1980's pop culture.
"Sock" is a surprising, intense, fascinating piece of work.
A scathingly funny reinterpretation of the Ten Commandments from
the larger, louder half of world-famous magic duo Penn and Teller
reveals an atheist's experience in the world: from performing on
the Vegas strip with Siegfried and Roy to children and fatherhood
to his ongoing dialogue with proselytizers of the Christian Right
and the joys of sex while scuba-diving, Penn has an outrageous
sense of humor and a brilliantly entertaining opinion on, well,
anything you care to think of.
Let's be honest - nobody has more fun than atheists. Don't believe
it? Well, consider this: For non-believers, every day you're alive
is a day to celebrate! And no one celebrates life to the fullest
like Penn Jillette - the larger, louder half of legendary magic duo
Penn & Teller - whose spectacularly witty and sharply observant
essays in Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday! will entertain zealots
and skeptics alike. Whether he's contemplating the possibility of
life after death, deconstructing popular Christmas carols, or just
calling bullsh*t on Donald Trump's apprentice training, Jillette
does not fail to shock and delight his readers. And as ever,
underneath these rollicking rants lie a deeply personal philosophy
and a generous spirit, which find joy and meaning in family, and
peace in the simple beauty of the everyday. Every Day Is an Atheist
Holiday! is a hysterical affirmation of life's magic from one of
the most distinctly perceptive and provocative humorists writing
today.
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