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

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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.

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.