The Monster

By Peter Kray

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971571511
• ISBN13: 9780971571518
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Coghill Fndtn Inc
• Length: 91 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.3" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Kray is OK - No, he's GREAT!

It's about time that someone found a simple (and entertaining) way to explain how important it is for all people to take care of their health - and not through the "magic bullet" of a pill or other medication promoted by a pharmacutical giant or the corner whacko. "The Monster" is written so that kids can easily understand the message. Actually it's written so their parents might understand as well. Pass up your next six-pack (beer or soda pop) and buy this book.

He Has It Right

If you or someone in your life that you love dearly has had health issues, the like of which have been seemingly virtually unsolvable, buy this book. This book is a lifesaver: it will get you moving in the right direction for better health.Peter Kray has written a smart no nonsense allegory for better health in America. The MONSTER is a wonderful road map suitable for all ages. Peter, like Dr. Sherwin Nuland (HOW WE DIE) advocates that Americans need to take ownership over their individual health by engaging in serious research when faced with health issues. A search for answers regardless of one's ailments is the key to success. Kray asserts that knowledge and education leads to empowerment and control over matters that previously may have baffled us. The author believes that many of our ailments can be addressed, as they always have been, by a consistent exercise program and adherence to a sensible diet of healthy foods. Kray cleverly debunks how quickly we all run to the altar of the quick fix or magic pill in America. He suggests that the way we treat health issues in this country is merely an extension of our hurry-up-fast-food mentality: we want simplistic answers and an easy regimen in order to solve all our woes. This attitude, asserts Kray, has left us prey to some pretty nasty stuff. For example, the recent phenomenon of the proliferation of advertisements during prime-time television for prescription drugs is but one of many. Addiction to tobacco and alcohol are others.I have already passed this book on to several of my friends who in turn have ordered the book for either themselves or for someone else they believe might benefit from Kray's sharp insights. Maybe this can be the start of a serious grassroots movement. We can hope can't we..