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If at Birth You Don’t Succeed audiobook

  • By: Zach Anner
  • Narrator: Zach Anner
  • Category: General, HUMOR
  • Length: 10 hours 16 minutes
  • Publisher: Macmillan Audio
  • Publish date: March 08, 2016
  • Language: English
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If at Birth You Don’t Succeed Audiobook Summary

Comedian Zach Anner opens his frank and devilishly funny book, If at Birth You Don’t Succeed, with an admission: he botched his own birth. Two months early, underweight and under-prepared for life, he entered the world with cerebral palsy and an uncertain future. So how did this hairless mole-rat of a boy blossom into a viral internet sensation who’s hosted two travel shows, impressed Oprah, driven the Mars Rover, and inspired a John Mayer song? (It wasn’t “Your Body is a Wonderland.”)

Zach lives by the mantra: when life gives you wheelchair, make lemonade. Whether recounting a valiant childhood attempt to woo Cindy Crawford, encounters with zealous faith healers, or the time he crapped his pants mere feet from Dr. Phil, Zach shares his fumbles with unflinching honesty and characteristic charm. By his thirtieth birthday, Zach had grown into an adult with a career in entertainment, millions of fans, a loving family, and friends who would literally carry him up mountains.

If at Birth You Don’t Succeed is a hilariously irreverent and heartfelt memoir about finding your passion and your path even when it’s paved with epic misadventure. This is the unlikely but not unlucky story of a man who couldn’t safely open a bag of Skittles, but still became a fitness guru with fans around the world. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll fall in love with the Olive Garden all over again, and learn why cerebral palsy is, definitively, “the sexiest of the palsies.”

Praise for Zach Anner

“Zach makes you want to be a better person, with his humor and his heart and everything he’s had to deal with from the time he was born. I’ve never met anyone like him, and I’ve met a lot of people.” —Oprah Winfrey

“Zach Anner is a truly inspiring and hysterical human being with a warped sense of humor (and body). He’s also an exceptional writer and his memoir is an absolute joy.”–Rainn Wilson

“Zach Anner is the living definition of ‘giving better than he’s gotten.’ Life dealt him a difficult hand but he managed to beat the house with humor, heart, and a fearless punk attitude. Required reading.”–Patton Oswalt

“I love Zach Anner and I love his memoir. If everyone were a little more like Zach, the world may not be abetter place, but it would be funnier place, which is a great step forward.”–Alexis Ohanian

“He’s a unique, creative kid with a smart, edgy sense of humor.”–Arsenio Hall

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If at Birth You Don’t Succeed Audiobook Narrator

Zach Anner is the narrator of If at Birth You Don’t Succeed audiobook that was written by Zach Anner

Zach Anner is an award-winning comedian, show host, and public speaker. In 2011, he won his own travel show on the Oprah Winfrey Network, Rollin’ With Zach. He also hosted the shows Have A Little Faith for Rainn Wilson’s media company SoulPancake, and Riding Shotgun and Workout Wednesdays on his own YouTube channel, which has over eleven million hits. Zach lives in Buffalo, NY and Austin, TX, and spends most of his spare time in his underwear, thinking about how he can change the world.

About the Author(s) of If at Birth You Don’t Succeed

Zach Anner is the author of If at Birth You Don’t Succeed

If at Birth You Don’t Succeed Full Details

Narrator Zach Anner
Length 10 hours 16 minutes
Author Zach Anner
Category
Publisher Macmillan Audio
Release date March 08, 2016
ISBN 9781427268044

Subjects

The publisher of the If at Birth You Don’t Succeed is Macmillan Audio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is General, HUMOR

Additional info

The publisher of the If at Birth You Don’t Succeed is Macmillan Audio. The imprint is Macmillan Audio. It is supplied by Macmillan Audio. The ISBN-13 is 9781427268044.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

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