People Magazine and ABC TV’s popular "World News Now" featured this entertaining, fun-filled book that’s perfect for anyone who loves the appetizing fusion of food and words.   And what makes this bestseller so popular?  Over 1,500 quotes from over 700 personalities (famous and infamous) including Woody Allen, Dave Barry, Erma Bombeck, Art Buchwald, Julia Child, Nora Ephron, W. C. Fields, Ernest Hemingway, Alfred Hitchcock, Steve Martin, Groucho Marx, William Safire and Robin Williams.

PLUS, there are over 50 simple, mouth-watering recipes including Peppered Caramel Bacon, Black Satin Fudge Sauce, Ginger-Bourbon Peaches, Hot Brie Velvet and Bodacious Brownie Thins.

PLUS an eclectic assortment of delicious tidbits including word etymologies, obscure food histories, cooking tips and techniques and fun facts and wordplay.  You’ll find mini food and drink primers on subjects including caviar and beer, the secret for keeping corn "fresh" for up to 2 weeks, the answer to why beans produce "music" in most of us, foodtalk definitions on many subject like apples (appleknocker, apple of discord, apple-pie bed, full of applesauce, love apple, and so on), an "Anagramatically Yours" feature, with anagrams for words like melons and recipes . . . and much, much more!

This enticing buffet of wordplay and food facts is guaranteed to satisfy the most demanding appetite.  There’s plenty of food for thought for toasts, speeches and just plain clever conversation. Never Eat More Than You Can Lift is organized in a user-friendly A-to-Z format by over 200 subject categories including:  Airline Food, Aphrodisiacs, Beer, Breakfast, Candy, Champagne, Chocolate, Cocktail Parties, Comfort Food, Dieting, Gluttons, Hot Dogs, Leftovers, Love (Romance, Sex and Lust), Manners, Martinis, Mom’s Cooking, Restaurants, Sushi, Vegetarians, and loads more!!