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Eat This Book: A Year of Gorging and Glory on the Competitive Eating Circuit

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This falls under one of those "I had no idea" categories of books. Kind of like WORD FREAK did for Scrabble, this opened up the world of competitive eating for those of us who maybe saw the Nathan's hot dog eating contest and that's it. The stories about the various eaters, their training and events themselves are insane. This is a really fast read--and totally fascinating. I loved it.

This is a great overview of the fast growing sport of competitive eating. Book goes into the background and inspirations of many different eater/athletes. I found this very interesting, informative and more importantly a very enjoyable read. Anyone can pick this up and have fun with it. Way better then going to the movies.

Nerz is a natural-born storyteller, and I'd read anything he puts his name on. So it's no surprised that he could get me interested in competitive eating, a subject I have no inclination towards. Absolutely can't wait to see what he's up to next.

I had the pleasure of meeting Ryan Nerz back in October 2005 when my girlfriends and I were vacationing in Phoenix.
What an awesome guy he is. Even in his "lost wallet" frenzy, he remained cool, calm and collected. We happened to be staying in the same hotel and coincidently, ended up all going to the same bar and then had drinks at the hotel after the bar closed. I believe at that time the book was "a work in progress."

I received my autographed copy of "Eat this Book" from Ryan in the mail today and started reading the book. I found it funny, gross, and some of it is just out and out WILD. It's amazing what some people will do for notoriety and the thrill of Victory :) 57 cow brains in 15 minutes? 6 pounds of Spam in 12 minutes? I think I will choose anonymity..

Eva
Chicago
*Note to Ryan: Are there any kind of competitive Tequila Drinking contests? lmao

i thought this book was hilarious. at first i wondered if the whole book was a sham, a mockumentary like one of those christopher guest films (best in show, this is spinal tap). but it's all real, almost frighteningly so at times. the characters were great, and the inside scoop on this esoteric american subculture was highly amusing. and i just found out you can see the author's appearance on the daily show...funny...check it out...

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If you like eating books, this is the book for you. I have been through many eating books, some of them competition-orientated, and I would say this one goes down easier than most. The author is the kind of author you can trust because he was hired by the International Federation of Competitive Eaters, which wouldn't hire someone to write a truthful book unless they thought they could trust them. I give it my highest rating: The Single Star. Read this book if you like eating books and whatnot. That is what I would recommend to you, if I knew you and such.

US to world: hey world, your starving? Well look at us! We're gluttonous fools! See how we waste food and oil? Aren't we a great and responsible nation?


Jerks...