Zach Anner
Auteur de If at Birth You Don't Succeed: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny
A propos de l'auteur
Zach Anner is an award-winning comedian, show host, and public speaker. In 2011, he won his own travel show on the Oprah Winfrey Network, Rollin' with Zach. He hosted the Web series Have a Little Faith for Rainn Wilson's media company SoulPancake, and Riding Shotgun and Workout Wednesday on his You afficher plus Tube channel, which has over fourteen million hits. Zach lives in Buffalo, New York, and Austin, Texas, and spends his spare time in his underwear, thinking about how he can change the world. afficher moins
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Anner, Zachary
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Buffalo, New York, USA
Membres
Critiques
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 1
- Membres
- 130
- Popularité
- #155,342
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 22
- ISBN
- 6
The book is intended for people already familiar with the author’s life. Given the import and global appeal of his message, I feel this is a mistake. The narrative would have benefited from more explanation of his family constellation earlier in the story, as well as a more linear structure.
All this aside, Zach is funny as hell. Even his saddest reflections are recalled from a perspective of wit and inner strength.
The moment I appreciated the most was when he saw the edited version of Oprah’s interview with him, and Oprah crying, saying that she couldn’t imagine going through what he faced every day. Zach’s reaction was along the lines of (I’m paraphrasing): “Uh, I’m a white middle class guy who benefitted from every privilege life could throw at me. I’ve got a disability and tons of accommodations for it. This woman grew up black, in poverty, in 1950s Chicago. I think she had it a LITTLE harder than I did!”
Wow. Floored me. Bravo, Zach.
So definitely a book I recommend. Is it the best book you’ll ever read? Probably not. Is it worth reading? Yes.… (plus d'informations)