I agree, Maggie. When I checked out my local Borders after the book was published, I expected a display, or at least a placement in the New Non-Fiction case at the front of the store. Instead I found it in the "Special Diet" section. That is SO disappointing.

I also was thinking, too, that the title is really not suggestive of the depth and importance of Taubes book. Especially considering what a grabber his article "What If It's All Been A Big Fat Lie" was. Of course, I know authors don't always have a choice in how books are promoted, titled, jacketed, etc. But come on, this is important.

Congrats to those who've finished. I'm still in the midst of carb-land.

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Highest Weight 172
Current 104-108

Anyone finished yet?

I finished my book club book last night, so now I can get back to Taubes' book again!

(BTW, Still Summer by Jacquelyn Mitchard was excellent, but bring a box of tissues for the last 100 pages!)

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still haven't gotten around to picking up my copy yet, so i've been following this discusion to see what i'm missing out on until i get around to it.

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EatSmart Nutritional Scale Review

Let's see, I'm on chapter 15. Chapter 13 (Dementia, Cancer, and Aging) was IMO worth the price of the whole book. Maybe because I'm an old broad who worries about all of those

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LC Since 1998
Highest Weight 172
Current 104-108

I finished last week and I'm about to go through it again. This book is so DENSE with information that I'm going to have to treat it like a school book. This time with highlights, underlines and notes in the margins.

This is absolutely the most comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the diet/health question that has ever been written. The bibliography alone is worth the price of the book.

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Did any of you see Michael Eades (Protein Power) blog comparing Ancel Keyes, (Gary Taubes wrote a lot about him) at 100 compared to Jack LaLanne at 93? Pictures say a thousand words!

http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/

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Nita

Yeah, I thought Dr. Mikes post was great.

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BC
LC Since 1998
Highest Weight 172
Current 104-108

LOL!

(and, following that link, I see that today Dr. Mike had a very nice discussion about the "study" which is the topic of another thread.)

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A-ha! Will check that out.

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LC Since 1998
Highest Weight 172
Current 104-108

I don't miss a day without checking Dr. Mike's blog.

gary taubes is slowly getting the publicity he deserves. I keep seeing interviews in small venues. Larry King show would have been more of a coup if Larry King had hosted. I noticed that out of 9 library branches in my city there is only one copy of Good Calories Bad calories. There are 47 copies of John Sandford's latest book. sheez. I put it on hold to see how many people are waiting and I was only number 5. I hope that's because people are buying the book.

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my blog

It's number 17 on the New York Times nonfiction Best Seller List!

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my blog

Hey, that's GREAT news

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BC
LC Since 1998
Highest Weight 172
Current 104-108