Not Taco Bell Material

Adam Carolla

Jun 2012 · Sold by Crown Archetype

About this ebook

In his second book, Adam Carolla—author of New York Times bestseller In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks and chart-topping podcaster—reveals all the stories behind how he came to be the angry middle-aged man he is today.
 
Funnyman Adam Carolla is known for two things: hilarious rants about things that drive him crazy and personal stories about everything from his hardscrabble childhood to his slacker friends to the hypocrisy of Hollywood. He tackled rants in his first book, and now he tells his best stories and debuts some never-before-heard tales as well. Organized by the myriad "dumps" Carolla called home—through the flophouse apartments he rented in his twenties, up to the homes he personally renovated after achieving success in Hollywood—the anecdotes here follow Adam's journey and the hilarious pitfalls along the way.
 
Adam Carolla started broke and blue collar and has now been on the Hollywood scene for over fifteen years, yet he never lost his underdog demeanor. He's still connected to the working class guy he once was, and delivers a raw and edgy, fish-out-of-water take on the world he lives in (but mostly disagrees with), telling all the stories, no matter who he offends—family, friends or the famous.

Ratings and reviews

A good read with a valuable lesson at the end. Spoiler Alert: The butler did it...and Danny Thomas was a fine, upstanding individual with no weird sexual fetishes at all.

If you have half a brain and want laugh, check this book out. It was inspiring in some very unusual ways. Mainly, keep your head down and decide to make something of yourself. I really enjoyed this book.

I've loved loveline (the Adam years, at least) & Adam's podcast for a long time. His book explains his upbringing & journey to the literal millionaire he is today.

About the author

ADAM CAROLLA is a radio and TV host, comedian, actor, and host of the Adam Carolla Podcast. Carolla is well known as the co-host of the radio and MTV show Loveline, the co-creator and co-host of The Man Show, and as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars.