New York Times bestselling author and stand-up comedian Michael Ian Black (author of A Child’s First Publication of Trump) delivers a “memorable and funny” (Kirkus Evaluations) memoir about confronting his genetic legacy as he hits his forties.

Black pulls zero punches with this hilariously honest memoir, a follow-up to the acclaimed You’re Not CARRYING IT OUT Right. When Michael’s mom receives a harrowing medical analysis, Michael starts a laugh-out-loud study of health, happiness, and the human body about Navel Gazing: True Tales of Physiques, Mostly Mine (but also my mom’s, that i know sounds odd) from your perspective of the settled (and inactive) husband and dad of two. With the brand wit which has made Michael’s various other books well-known favorites, Navel Gazing is normally a heartfelt and poignant memoir about coming to terms with growing older and the inevitability of loss of life. It is also a self-deprecating and deliciously frank remembrance of workout failures, learning he is component Neanderthal, and almost throwing down with fellow writer Tucker Max.

Michael Ian Black may not have the perfect body. Or be the perfect father. Or hubby. Or son. But you will laugh as you understand yourself in his tries to do better. And, undoubtedly, falling short. You’ll have a good laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll contact your mom.