The Underdog: Seeking the Meaning of Life in the World's Most Outlandish Competitions
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.41 (610 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 034547659X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He wants a fun career, exciting adventures, a happy wife who’s proud of him, and really big muscles that strangers can’t help but admire. Over the next two years, Josh ventures to Spain to try his hand at bullfighting, sumo-wrestles 500-pound men, perfects his backward running in India and at the Golden Shrimp “retrorunning” race in Italy, and bonds with his family at the Sauna World Championships–because sometimes it takes a blistering 220-degree sauna to bring loved ones together. Unfortunately for her, he’s just getting started. On the heels of a fourth-place finish (out of four contestants) in the lightweight division of the U.S. Since none of these exist in their 250-square-foot San Francisco apartment, Josh sets off on a quest to become the provider his wife wants him to be. The problem is that he does it in a way that most people in their right minds would never consider: he enters the most grueling and unusal contests in the world.In The Underdog, what begins as a means to get Tara her bathtub evolves into a charming story of courage, adventure, and just a little bit of insanity. National Armwrestling Championships, Josh get
In high school, he started a rock band and at the first and only performance forgot the lyrics of the band’s one song; the group disbanded. Though young, Joshua Davis has accumulated a lifetime of failures. After college, Davis directed a feature-length film about a group of friends living in northern California; the movie was bought by a shady distribution com
The plan: Recoup the investment by showing the indie film on Panamanian buses, The distributor soon declared bankruptcy, never paid for film, and Davis went to work as a data entry clerk at the phone company.The Underdog is his first book. In grade school, he electrocuted himself while trying to construct a fully operational replica of the USS Kitty Hawk in his bathtub. After college, Davis directed a feature-length film about a group of friends living in northern California; the movie was bought by a shady distribution company in Nicaragua. In high school, he started a rock band and at the first and only performance forgot the lyrics of the band’s one song; the group disbanded. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Tara.Check out the author's website a
M_Sparks said Fun Fluff -. I bought this book to read while recovering from surgery. The author categorizes his attempts at "being special" - through bullfighting, sumo wresting, arm wrestling, sauna sitting, etc It was fun and a quick read and occasionally caused me to chuckle. It wasn't great- but it was a fun read.