Not Taco Bell Material

By: Adam Carolla

Narrated by: Adam Carolla

Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

In his second book, Adam Carolla - chart-topping podcaster and author of New York Times best seller In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks - reveals all the stories behind how he came to be the angry middle-aged man he is today.

Funnyman Adam Carolla is known for two things: hilarious rants about things that drive him crazy and personal stories about everything from his hardscrabble childhood to his slacker friends to the hypocrisy of Hollywood. He tackled rants in his first book, and now he tells his best stories and debuts some never-before-heard tales as well.

Organized by the myriad "dumps" Carolla called home as a child - through the flophouse apartments he rented in his 20s, up to the homes he personally renovated after achieving success in Hollywood - the anecdotes here follow Adam's journey and the hilarious pitfalls along the way.

Adam Carolla started broke and blue collar and has now been on the Hollywood scene for over 15 years. Yet he never lost his underdog demeanor. He's still connected to the working class guy he once was, and delivers a raw and edgy, fish-out-of-water take on the world in which he lives (but with which he mostly disagrees), telling all the stories, no matter who he offends - family, friends or the famous.

©2012 Adam Carolla (P)2012 Random House Audio

hilarious real life stories about Adam.

Tales about a carpenter and a toggle switch and a not so lost dog named Sushi.

Funniest book ever!!

I started listening to audiobooks a while now and this one had me laughing out loud. I’m in my wood shop alone most days and if anyone had stopped by, I certainly would have looked like a mental patient seemingly laughing at nothing. This is, by far, the funniest book I’ve listened to and I highly recommend it.

Simply Great!!

This book is the classic American tale of how hardworking people reach there goals in the greatest country in the world .

Not bad but uneven and not revealing.

An autobiography of Adam's life told in stages, each stage defined by a house he lived in. This book was funny, and at times even smart, but the extent and quantity of the gross-out gags had an overpoweringly negative effect.

Carolla narrated this book himself which was fine, and it was mostly really good and original in its approach. He didn't read the book but rather told the stories off-the-cuff in a stand-up comedy style. What I found somewhat annoying here was that he would reference an image in the book and then tell everyone to go buy the print book if they wanted to see it. Also he edited the stories from the book and even left out an entire chapter.

Overall, I wish that I could have learned more about the Carolla from this book. Why are his friendships so enduring? What has his journey from shoe-box apartments to million dollar mansions taught him? Something more than just a bunch stories about guys peeing on one another (or worse - yes, worse).

Like the podcast, basically

I'm an Adam Carolla fan. I listened to his previous book, listen to the podcast, and enjoyed his movie. This one has a lot of stuff i'd heard before. It was still interesting though, don't get me wrong, but he cut out some of the new material that is in the book and not in the podcast (about his interactions with celebrities) and I really would have liked to have heard more about that. Still if you like Adam's style you will enjoy this audiobook.

Awesome story , read, and comedy

This autobiography has some good life stories and is absolutely hilarious. Well told by Adam.

More than I expected

I knew Adam was funny but what really made me a huge fan was his total disregard for political correctness. Okay yes he is a comedian and there is a level of expectation in that department but Adam has zero filter. I love it. oh, and his comments about No Doubt, and Queen Latifa, EPIC.

Familiar But Entertaining Antics

If you're a die-hard Loveline fan (like myself) you may be familiar with the majority of these stories. Although the book was humourous nonetheless.

Adam basically takes this opportunity to compile all of the best stories he's told on Loveline over the course of about 11 years.

I would recommend it to any Carolla fan young or old.

Gift for Gab

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Sure, I've been a long time Adam Carolla fan.. he's got a knack for telling it like it is.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Adam enticing Jimmy Kimmel to wake up and smell the coffee...

What is it about Adam that's so captivating

If you could sum up Not Taco Bell Material in three words, what would they be?

I love Adam

Who was your favorite character and why?

Umm... Adam carolla

Which character – as performed by Adam Carolla – was your favorite?

Um.... Adam carolla

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

If I'd had the time. I do most of my audiobook listening on my nature walks.

Any additional comments?

Good book