Review by Booklist Review
Experiencing a void in your advice intake since Dear Abbie and Ann Landers were replaced by younger busybodies? Consider this collection of advice and bromides from raconteur supreme Ozzy Osbourne. He's unlikely to prescribe flogging with a wet noodle, as one of his notable predecessors did, but he has his black nail-polished finger on the pulse of modern domestic conundrums when he prescribes proactive strategies to resolve touchy situations, like a masturbating teenage son who lacks the common decency to use a tissue to corral the pearls he casts, or a 13-year-old daughter merrily sexting her boyfriend and not, apparently, covering her trail very well. As Ozzy and the book's repeated editorial warnings and disclaimers warn, he is not a qualified medical professional seriously, caution is advised. Still, Dr. Osbourne's advice is more down-to-earth than what more traditional sources offer. If someone invented nicotine today, it would be in the same class as heroin, he states, adding that he speaks as a veteran user of both tobacco and heroin.--Tribby, Mike Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
A legendary rock star turned advice columnist, Osbourne offers his unique take on life's everyday problems and predicaments in this hilarious collection of his best pieces from the pages of the Sunday Times and Rolling Stone. Although it's slightly disappointing that Osborne himself doesn't read this audio edition, Frank Skinner-who also narrated the author's memoir, I Am Ozzy-does a commendable job without resorting to a stuttering, marble-mouthed impression of the famously incomprehensible rocker. Skinner also deftly voices the many advice-seekers' often inane letters, which Osbourne is only too happy to answer in his own special way. Laugh-out-load funny and surprisingly informative, this audio is a must for fans. A Grand Central hardcover. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by Library Journal Review
After four decades of sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll, Osbourne had his complete DNA mapped in 2010, and the results reportedly showed that his genomes had variants unknown to science, proving what Black Sabbath fans knew ages ago-that Ozzy is a bit of a mutant. True or not, it makes a good story, with Osbourne narrating. This should be a blast. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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