To have the ideas of a childhood icon like Jacques Cousteau so beautifully written is really special. I stumbled upon this book by chance at the bookstore today and read the introduction in the bookstore. I just couldn’t leave without buying it. I’m already halfway through and still can’t put it down. It’s beautifully put together and full of really interesting facts about Cousteau’s life. I can’t wait to go read it again. I haven’t finished the book, but I highly recommend it to anybody interested in knowing a little more about the fascinating man that was Jacques Cousteau.
While on the subject, you should go visit the Cousteau Society’s website. You’ll find, among other things, that they are starting to restore the Calypso and that you can directly contribute to their efforts to continue the history of Calypso as a symbol of the legacy of Captain Cousteau.
Authors: Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg
Pages: 224
i just finished reading this book and i’m already looking into buying their next book “Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?”. it was a very interesting book, full of answers and simple facts on many questions you have asked yourself at least once but never bothered finding out. the subtitle is spot on: “Hundreds of Questions You’d Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini”.
Leyner is a writer, he can be spotted in the New Yorker and GQ, and Golberg is a doctor in New-York. you’ll love the mix of humor and scientific explanations on questions such as: “why do old ladies grow beards?”, “does coffee stunt your growth?”, and “can lip balm be addictive?”. when the authors write “we expect it to be toilet reading”, they are probably right, but i still think that it makes for a very entertaining read.
