Samuel G Blythe: 5 books

Stuck with a few extra pounds around the middle? Feeling like the pudge will never budge? Twentieth-century fitness guru Samuel G. Blythe points out that losing weight doesn't have to be drudgery -- instead, the weight loss journey can be looked at as one of life's great adventures. This guide to shedding pounds and finding happiness along the way remains timely and relevant today.

When it comes to getting sober, twelve-step programs aren't the only game in town. In this refreshingly frank volume, author Samuel G. Blythe recounts his own journey from habitual overindulger to teetotaler and details the lessons he learned along the way with a liberal dash of good humor. A must-read for anyone who has ever battled with addiction and lived to tell the tale.

"A fat man is a joke; and a fat woman is two jokes--one on herself and the other on her husband. Half the comedy in the world is predicated on the paunch. At that, the human race is divided into but two classes--fat people who are trying to get thin and thin people who are trying to get fat."