The Gout Book First edition

The Gout Book is an owners' manual for victims of the disease, addressing its causes, symptoms, triggers, coping mechanisms, drug therapies, lifestyle changes and purine-related food lists. Written by noted how-to author John English, it's a short (47-page), sensible, easy reference work that is designed to suggest topics for discussion with one's physician that will result in relief. To paraphrase Sun Tzu: "Know your enemy".