You Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty (Thorndike Large Print Health, Home and Learning) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Michael F. Roizen (Author), Oz Mehmet (Author), Ted Spiker (Author), Craig Wynett (Author), Lisa Oz (Author), Arthur W. Perry (Author)

Book Description

Series: Thorndike Large Print Health, Home and Learning | Publication Date: January 2009

Multi-million-copy bestselling authors Drs Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz show you how to look and feel fabulous your whole life long. Packed with excellent information and surprising advice, this is the definitive resource on how to use modern science to take care of every part of your body. Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., the number 1 bestselling authors of YOU: On a Diet and YOU: The Owner's Manual, delve deep into the modern notion of beauty, showing you how to use the latest science to keep each part of your body beautiful, from head to toe, in the modern fast-paced world. Written with their characteristic humour and clarity, this will be another tour de force from America's favourite doctors.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This follow-up to Roizen and Oz's current bestseller YOU: Staying Young, targets three dimensions of beauty: looking beautiful, feeling beautiful and being beautiful. True to their holistic vision, they provide tools, tips and quizzes on physical appearance—caring for hair, skin, nails, teeth, etc.; forming healthy diet and exercise habits; reading labels and selecting products; and choosing cosmetic enhancements (breast implants, Botox, tattoos, piercing and LASIK, for example).They also include practical ways to manage energy levels, ease aches and pains, prevent injury, cope with mood disorders, end addictions and create positive home and work environments. Identifying work and finances as major stressors and loving relationships as key to health and happiness, they offer insights and suggestions for developing a big-picture, spiritualized view of life. A 24-hour ultimate beautiful day shows readers how to implement changes into their typical schedule. The blend of beauty advice with love, work, finances and spirituality could be smoother, and the impish humor throughout is a bit strained. Still, this volume is as entertaining and challenging as other titles in the series. (Oct.)
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About the Author

MICHAEL F. ROIZEN, M.D., is a New York Times bestselling author and cofounder and originator of the very popular RealAge.com website. He is professor and chair of the Division of Anesthesia, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Management, and chief wellness officer of the Cleveland Clinic. MEHMET C. OZ, M.D., is also a New York Times bestselling author and the health expert of The Oprah Winfrey Show. He is professor and vice chairman of surgery at New York Presbyterian Columbia University and the medical director of the Integrated Medicine Center and the director of the Heart Institute. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 609 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press; Lrg edition (January 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1410412369
• ISBN-13: 978-1410412362
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #738,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #71 in Books > Large Print > Health, Mind & Body

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53 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Utterly Useless, December 31, 2008

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Amy G. (Sterling Heights, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty (Hardcover)

This book is truly awful. The information is insultingly over-simplified. Most of it is stuff that we already know from high school science class and general existence. It contains tons basic personal care instructions that anyone living in this country already knows (brush your teeth, wash your face, etc.). I bought this book hoping to find information like what to eat for strong hair, clear skin, etc. This book doesn't teach that, and it doesn't tell me anything I (and you) don't already know. More annoying than that: Pages upon pages are wasted on ridiculous cartoons that are supposed to teach us something, but are really just a lame attempt at humor (I don't need a jelly doughnut included in the spine to learn that vertabrae are squishy, nor do I need to see the artist's rendition of Fred and Wilma Flintstone arguing to see all that couples fight about money). There are pages of extremely basic workout advice that depict a male cartoon lifting weights for no reason that I can figure, and most of the VERY ugly drawings of people have pointed gnome ears (also for no apparent reason). Additionally, there seem to be a lot of jokes in the book geared towards men, while I don't know any man who would buy a purple book on "being beautiful". There's a great deal of commentary about men's issues (like balding) as well, so it's hard to tell who the hell this book is meant for. Please don't waste your money or time on this piece of garbage.

133 of 155 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I Had To Return It, January 6, 2009

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Angela Bright (Pocono Pines, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty (Hardcover)

Please know that I do not give one star reviews lightly. I had high hopes for this book and I was very excited to purchase it. However, this book completely missed the mark.

Now the first thing I am going to mention I believe has been mentioned before, but it is worth repeating. The illustrations. They are awful. I believe the look of a book sets the tone for the content. Why on earth would someone write a book about being beautiful and have such hideous illustrations?

The next thing I realized while reading through is that I couldn't quite figure out who this book was aimed towards. It was written in such a simplistic way that it really assumed everyone reading it must be completely daft or a preteen. On the other hand much of the content was based on those who are a bit older 40's and 50's. So that was odd. It was also heavily content geared toward both men and women. Now, I am not saying men and women can't both be beautiful, but perhaps two books would be in order. This book is heavily marketed towards women so why do I have to read through so much info about balding?

The writing itself is very choppy and the advice was juvenile. Wash your hair because it locks in bad smells. That is very basic advice and common sense. Anyone who wakes up in the morning after a late night at the bar would realize that hair traps smells.

I bought this book because while I am great with basic hygiene (I would think most of us are. Shower regularly, brush teeth, wash face, etc...these are all heavily detailed in the book) I could always stand some extra advice. Such as a few easy hair styles to make you look polished, extra advice on face washes and masks to use, etc...

This book mentioned several things in great excess such as cosmetic surgery. Wrinkles make you look ugly, but hey there is always botox! I don't have a problem with cosmetic surgery, per say, but I don't feel like it is necessary to being beautiful and I think mentioning it so much was bad form.

As I was trying to figure this book out my significant other said, "It's like they made this book for aliens to show them how human bodies work and how we keep ourselves clean." That is exactly it. This book is full of information I am sure you already know, written in an ugly format.

I had to take return this book. I found it complete rubbish. It might help you, but I really don't see how. Other books could do it so much better. I might spend more money, but I would rather have 4 books that really help me look and feel beautiful than one book that does nothing.

Oh! One last thing. What about being a beautiful person? I thought this book could have used more of that. More time devoted to how good, and lovely people feel when they do good things for others.

So if you have very low self esteem or have absolutely no idea how to care for yourself then I suppose this book might be useful. Otherwise, I suggest you look elsewhere.

41 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Like the Authors, Hated the Book, February 11, 2009

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M. Todd - See all my reviews
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This review is from: YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty (Hardcover)

I have several of the "You" books, which I think are helpful and generally well written. This one was an insult. The content was slim compared to the other books. It seemed like a rush job to capitalize on the franchise. That I could have overlooked, but the tone had me rushing to return this book, which is extremely rare for me.

It's as though the target reader is a 10 year old who would find the references to boogers irresistible. For example, there is a diagram of a finger, with a pointer identifying matter under a fingernail as a booger.

Some humor is welcome, but know your audience. Assuming repeat "You" buyers are an obvious target audience, this book misses the mark.