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Another Shot: How I Relived My Life in Less Than a Year [Paperback]

Joe Kita (Author)
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March 26, 2002
"If you ever wanted a second chance, if you ever wanted to do it all over and do it right, then listen to Joe Kita. He did it for all of us." (Regis Philbin)

We all have our regrets, but rarely do we give ourselves a chance to try to do anything about them. After turning forty, Joe Kita set out to relive his top-twenty personal regrets. In Another Shot he recounts his adventures-from the hilarious to the poignant. Dismayed that he may have missed his sexual peak, he convinces his wife to enroll with him in sex camp. Bemoaning the selling of his first love, a powerhouse Camaro, he hires a private detective to find it. Still smarting from the sting of getting cut from his high school basketball team, he convinces his alma mater's coach to let him try out for the squad again-more than twenty years later.

Above all, though, it's Kita's relationships with his family that haunt him. His interaction with his mother has always been strained, and he attempts to understand her by taking her out for a special night. Kita even tries to get in touch with his late father through a medium because he never got to say goodbye. At once witty and profound, Another Shot offers a glimpse into the hopes and worries of a regular guy and speaks to everyone about not letting regrets keep us from enjoying the rest of our lives.

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About the Author

Joe Kita is a writer for Men's Health magazine. A journalist for more than twenty years, he was nominated for a National Magazine Award in 1997.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (March 26, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0142000612
  • ISBN-13: 978-0142000618
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,575,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites, June 24, 2009
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This review is from: Another Shot: How I Relived My Life in Less Than a Year (Paperback)
I read this many years ago when it first came out, and I still pick it up from time to time to read a few of my favorite chapters. There were many times that I found myself laughing out loud and eager to turn the page to find out where the next adventure would take him. As a prior reviewer noted, this isn't a classic work of literature, but what it is an entertaining journey by a seemingly normal guy who dares to do what many of us wish we could do but rarely have the courage to attempt - to relive our past mistakes and make good on failed promises we made to ourselves when we were too young to know better.

Highly recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant, March 19, 2005
This review is from: Another Shot: How I Relived My Life in Less Than a Year (Paperback)
We got the audio book version of this (it is read by the author, and while abridged, runs about 6 hours over 5 cd's). It made for good listening. Do not expect an epiphany. This book does not contain the magic answer to "Life, the Universe, and Everything." Rather it is filled with simple, common sense reminders of what we can do (or try to do) to make life more pleasant and rewarding. Joe Kita takes a look at some of the regretes he has in life, and goes back to address them (with varying levels of success). If nothing else, it is an honest look into the life of another person, and that in itself can be helpful.
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