Curious Habits of Man

What is the one true secret to weight loss?What is the correct way to make a grilledcheese sandwich? Is the designatedhitter rule the salvation of baseball or itsundoing? Is it rational to be an optimist?Andthe question that haunts us allshould toilet paper unwind over the topof the roll or from underneath?

In his first collection of essays, authorBrian Kenneth Swain tackles hundredsof lifes questi...