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

Great Listen!!

I really enjoyed Adams new audio book. It has a lot of great stories about his early life. If you like his podcast then buy the book today!!

Adam Corolla fans

if you are a fan of the man show or love line or any of the various Adam carolla vehicles this book is for you. listening to this is kind of like sitting and having a beer with Mr. carolla, at least I think it is. I recommend to fans seasoned fans as well as new ones

Get it on!!!

Would you listen to Not Taco Bell Material again? Why?

I have heard allot of these stories before but it dose not matter!! I still smile as I hear the stories. Great American!

Decent but heard it before.

So I just listened to this book (July 2016) and it is funny, but I've been listening to his podcast for the last year or so and I've already heard 80% of the stories on the pod. It's good, but it'd be better if you never heard the stories before.

Amazing!

Such a great book.
Loved it!
True Adam carolla horse sense.
Thanks man this was the best.

Very Entertaining

What did you love best about Not Taco Bell Material?

The way that Adam tells his story.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Not Taco Bell Material?

All of them.

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

Ray's mom and Team (Tim).

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

Hell no!

awesome

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

Absolutely it was a great listen

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ray he cracks me up

What about Adam Carolla’s performance did you like?

His rants

Any additional comments?

Every thing you would expect from the ace man

Very funny stuff, hilariously read by Carolla

Really funny stuff all the way through. Anyone turned off by crude anecdotes of guys acting immaturely won't care for it, but it's unlikely that person would be reading a book by Carolla anyway. He works some truly insightful thoughts about parenting and personal responsibility along the way, but mostly it's just plain funny.

If there's a caveat, it's that Carolla freely admits that the audiobook is missing material from the print version (though it also has plenty of bonus material you won't find in the print version). That's no big knock on the audio--it's plenty hilarious as is--but I'd love an unabridged option that has all the material in one place. It does feel a bit like double-dipping to have two different versions out there.

But that's a minor issue. This audiobook is a ton of fun, and Carolla performing it himself makes all the difference. It's also fun to hear bits with his buddies Ray and Dr. Drew interspersed between the stories. With eight solid hours of candid hilarity, Not Taco Bell Material is a great deal for one Audible credit.

Love the Ace Man!!!!

What did you love best about Not Taco Bell Material?

Loved hearing Adam tell about the way he grew up.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Adam & Ray

Have you listened to any of Adam Carolla’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Just his podcasts

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

yes but had to break it up over 2 days

Funny, but problematic

It was funny and mostly enjoyable. It’s crass and profane but if you don’t know that already about Carolla then you probably shouldn’t be listening. My issues with the performance were his reliance on repetition. He repeatedly says things like, “either way” or “where was I?” The consistent use of “cunt” when referring to women he didn’t like was a bit much, but again Carolla’s been doing that for over a decade. Basically, don’t listen if you’re easily offended. It’s an 8 hour riff podcast style that had me laughing out loud in places and cringing in others. I like Adam and I know what I’m getting. If that type of humor offends you, this isn’t for you.