Being Alive (is one of my favorite things) includes 100 actual things you can do to make sure you are, in fact, alive. Hold a live rattlesnake, seek out a riptide, fall in love, are just a few of the real world actions you can take to prove to your doctor, your spouse, the boss who questions whether you have a brain, and most importantly, yourself, that you are actually alive. Items are almost all true.