num_pages: 368
description: An unconventional weight loss tale from an unconventional personalityPenn Jillette tells how he lost 100 pounds with his trademark outrageous sense of humor and biting social commentary that makes this success story anything but ordinary.Legendary magician Penn Jillette was approaching his sixtieth birthday. Topping 330 pounds and saddled with a systolic blood pressure reading over 200 he knew he was at a dangerous if he wanted to see his small children grow up he needed to change. And then came Crazy Ray. A former NASA scientist and an unconventional passionate innovator Ray Cronise saved Penn Jillettes life with his wild potato diet.In Presto  Jillette takes us along on his journey from skepticism to the inspiring life-changing momentum that transformed the magicians body and mind. He describes the process in hilarious detail as he performs his Las Vegas show takes meetings with Hollywood executives hangs out with his celebrity friends and fellow eccentric performers all while remaining a dedicated husband and father. Throughout he weaves in his views on sex religion and pop culture making his story a refreshing genre-busting account. Outspoken frank and bitingly clever Presto is an incisive rollicking read.
language: English
title: Presto! How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales
publisher: Simon & Schuster