A FRESH York Times bestseller in hardcover, a chronicle of the.J. Jacob’s mission to radically improve every component of his body and mind-from his brain to his fingertips to his ab muscles.

Through the bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All comes the truly hilarious story of one person’s quest to be the healthiest guy in the globe.

Hospitalized using a freak court case of tropical pneumonia and ashamed of a middle-aged body best referred to as “a python that swallowed a goat,” on the subject of Drop Dead Healthy: One Man’s Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection A.J. Jacobs felt compelled to improve his ways and become healthy. To do this epic job, he consulted an army of experts and subjected himself to dozens of different workouts, diet programs, and devices-from Finger Fitness to Strollercize sessions, veganism to intense chewing.

The story of his transformation isn’t only brilliantly entertaining, but it just could be the healthiest book ever written. It’ll make you have fun until your sides split and endorphins overflow your bloodstream. It will move you emotionally and get you moving actually in surprising methods. It will last up today’s best health advice. And it’ll give you event to reflect on the body’s many mysteries and the best pursuit of health: a well-lived life.