Adventures in Idiocy: True Stories of Obsession, Bad Bets, and Worse Decisions
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A note from the author: I have zero social-media presence, as in nada, zip. , which means if I'm ever to get any reviews for this thing, they have to come from you. Please take 60 second to drop a review here -- positive, negative, even neutral, all are welcome, though some are more welcome than others. Thanks!For over thirty years, Erik Hedegaard has made a living asking famous people stupid questions for Rolling Stone. In his spare time, he's done something far more reckless: whatever he wanted.The results are in this book.Adventures in Idiocy collects true stories of the writer's worst ideas, fully executed. He buys the slowest Porsche ever made. He sells his Manhattan apartment because Y2K is about to end civilization. He loses his shirt trying to become a professional baccarat player. He gets so hooked on eBay he nearly auctions off his own grandmother's ashes.Along the way, he also tracks down a few fellow travelers in obsession — the most profane bar owner in America, an entrepreneur who built an empire on penis pumps, and a small army of grown men competing to see who can hurl a fishing weight farthest across a dry Texas field.None of it ends well. All of it happened. Ten stories of the author's own bad decisions, plus three bonus dispatches from the far end of human commitment.Cautionary tales, every one. Read them anyway. Read more
