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

An Adam fans dream

What did you love best about Not Taco Bell Material?

The fact that Adam has stories that continue to entertain and connect through out the generations.

What did you like best about this story?

The way Adam would go off script.

Any additional comments?

If you are an Adam Carolla fan then you must have this book, in typical Adam fasion this book does not fail.

Funny and entertaining

Loved this book, didn't want it to end. Great delivery by Adam and great follow up to his first book.

great book

witty, funny, overall a good book to listen to and laugh your ass off!! carolla is a genius!!

aceman rules!!

great stories and perfect for a boring drive. my friend Evas once ate 14 del taco crunchy tacos at the del taco in Victorville breaking the land taco record.

Must have for any Adam Carolla Fan!

This book contains a collection of stories from Adams life. I liked how he used the places he was living as a timeline and a gauge of how well or bad he was doing at the time. If you are a long time listener (meaning you have listened for hundreds if not thousands of hours) to Adam you might of heard some of these stories before. But the great thing about the book is its all laid out for you in an easy to follow way.

So if you are an Adam Carolla Fan what are you waiting for, Let's keep this Pirate Ship a float!

Get it ON, No choice but to get it ON, Mandate get it ON!

Pretty good

About 50% is great and fun to listen to, about 50% is full of drunk stories and too much of a dependence on 4-letter explicatives to describe things. My biggest gripe is that he is constantly telling you to buy his book throughout the recording, and leaving things out. Is this what I deserve for shelling out 15-20 dollars on this thing, criticized for not buying your book instead? Overall though, it is worth it for the high points.

Rags to Riches with a Heavy Dose of Comedy

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

I will be listening to this book again and shared it with many friends so far. Great story with so much humor.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The Ace Man and Ray. They sound like characters

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

One of his best works.

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

THe part where he mentions he couldnt read.

Any additional comments?

Get this book

EXCELLENT BOOK, LOTS OF NEW MATERIAL

Excellent book, very funny. I am a huge fan who has listened to his podcast and countless loveline shows, but this book was full of original material.

Laughed the whole way thru

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

The whole chapter on ray made me wish I was riding mini bikes in the valley

I laughed almost non stop.

I've been a fan of his on and off for years but his audio books had me laughing aloud In the stores getting looks from people. I did t feel the. need to go too in depth, he is a comedian and the book is funny. You defiantly get you money out of this one.