If at Birth You Don't Succeed
My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny
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Zach Anner
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Zach Anner
About this listen
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 underprepared 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 a 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 30th 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".
©2016 Zachary Dean Anner (P)2016 Macmillan AudioWhat listeners say about If at Birth You Don't Succeed
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-05-27
Love your humour
Dear Zach,
As the little sister to an older brother who has CP and is non verbal, I can only imagine your words are how my brother feels on a daily basis. Thank you for all your relatable insights and sharing your perspectives with the world. I loved every minute of it!
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- Britni
- 2018-03-06
Love!
The fact that Zach narrated it himself made it even more incredible. I'm normally not interested in autobiographical novels but his signature flare for self-depricating humour made it entertaining as hell. I never felt bored and found myself getting caught up in his life.
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- John
- 2020-05-19
perspective is everything.
Overall an uplifting story with entertaining narration.
Very bingeable easy to listen to. I appreciated the vulnerability especially around the dating life with so many friends and family as onlookers and supporters. Success is found in small steps and life can be good!
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- Kindle Customer
- 2020-05-07
A MUST Read!
Hilarious, inspiring but most of all - beautiful! Zach telling his own story makes it even better. I stumbled across a YouTube video of his and then found out about his book and knew I had to read it.
I also know that if I ever get the chance that I NEED to visit an Olive Garden to have even a minute of the joy he described!
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- Johnny Waite
- 2018-05-13
absolutely fantastic!
as admittedly cheesy as this sounds, this book truly made me laugh, made me cry, made me think. Zach is a tremendous storyteller and has a tremendous story to tell
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