This is the account of the author's journey to lose weight and become one of the "beautiful" people. It is a somewhat humorous account of his quest which takes him to camps to learn Tai Chi, visits to a Zen Monastery, cooking lessons and more. Along the way he realizes his life of following fad diets has not worked and he begins to develop a 360 degree plan that will help reinvent himself. This plan is spelled out and includes a successful program...