Little Cold Book

Description

The perfect gift for friends or coworkers suffering a strain of common cold, The Little Cold Book provides comfort and diversion whenever someone is sick. When you are stuck in bed with cold, you feel awful, you're lonely and bored, and you are also a little depressed. You're wondering if you're really as sick as you feel- and also wondering if you're doing enough to get better. You're irritated because you think you may have been able to prevent the illness; because you secretly dislike sick people; and you know, deep down, that even though you really are sick, you're not so sick that anyone needs to go out their way to take care of you In concise and humorous chapters, The Little Cold Book explores: - the science of colds - the amazing health benefits of chocolate - time-tested home remedies - great movies to watch when you're sick

Justin Spring is a biographer, art historian, and journalist whose humorous essays and articles have appeared in the New York Times, Artforum International, and every other publications. This is the first book he has ever written in bed.