Project Gutenberg 2005-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 198 Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) 1876 1944 Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury Sarg, Tony 1882 1942 Sarg, Antonio Frederick 21014550 One Third Off 1/3 off Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Bryan Ness, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "One Third Off" by Irvin S. Cobb is a humorous work of fiction written in the early 20th century. The book presents a lighthearted exploration of dieting and self-improvement, touching on the experiences of the author as he attempts to shed excess weight while sharing humorous anecdotes and societal observations. Cobb writes in a relatable manner, combining wit and charm that reflects the cultural attitudes of his time. In this engaging narrative, Cobb recounts his journey from a once-slim youth to a man who finds himself grappling with weight gain and the challenges that come with it. The story delves into his reflections on societal expectations regarding body image and the often humorous excuses people create to justify their lifestyle choices. Through various episodes and misadventures, he shares both the struggles and small victories of his weight loss journey, culminating in a light-hearted critique of fad diets and a self-deprecating acknowledgment of the human condition. Overall, "One Third Off" is a candid and entertaining look at personal transformation, wrapped in Cobb's signature humor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wit and humor Weight control PS Text Browsing: Humour 134143 134154 2024-10-07T09:12:21.511704 2023-09-07T10:01:37.928041 text/html text/html 131208 2020-12-11T18:10:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 257594 2020-12-11T18:10:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 264759 2024-10-07T09:12:24.628658 application/epub+zip 265251 2024-10-07T09:12:22.115689 application/epub+zip 105924 2024-10-07T09:12:21.805700 application/epub+zip 325191 2024-10-07T09:12:26.671677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304653 2024-10-07T09:12:24.302668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145810 2022-09-08T04:00:51.984401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120704 120601 2024-10-07T09:12:21.272670 2023-09-07T10:01:37.712041 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 120573 2020-12-11T18:10:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 50113 2020-12-11T18:10:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20049 2024-10-07T09:12:26.811640 application/rdf+xml 12682 2024-10-07T09:12:21.875661 image/jpeg 2473 2024-10-07T09:12:21.839699 image/jpeg 259448 2024-10-07T09:12:21.537704 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia