As you can see, the two books I've written are an odd couple. I don't have a subject specialty. I write about topics I think need airing.

I was inspired to write The Art of Thank You: Crafting Notes of Gratitude after not having received a thank-you note for a wedding gift. I charitably concluded that perhaps the gift recipient was intimidated by the task and needed some help. Published in 2002, The Art of Thank You is an inspirational and practical guide for writing thank-you notes.

In the case of Fat: It's Not What You Think, I wanted to correct the misleading hype about dietary and bodily fat that leads us to be fearful of fat—both the kind we eat and the kind we carry around. Fat explains the science of fat and challenges many conventional notions about fat and health. It will be published in April '08.