Eat This Book: A Year of Gorging and Glory on the Competitive Eating Circuit
By Ryan Nerz
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Journalist Ryan Nerz spent a year penetrating the highest echelons of international competitive eating and Eat This Book is the fascinating and gut-bustingly hilarious account of his journey.
Nerz gives us all the facts about the history of the IFOCE (Independent Federation of Competitive Eating)--from the story of a clever Nathan's promotion that began in 1916 on the corner of Surf and Stillwell in Coney Island to the intricacies of individual international competitions, the controversial Belt of Fat Theory and the corporate wars to control this exploding sport. He keeps the reader turning the pages as we are swept up in the lives of Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas, "Cookie" Jarvis, "Hungry" Charles Hardy, and many other top gurgitators whose egos and secret agendas, hopes and dreams are revealed in dramatic detail. As Nerz goes on his own quest to become a top gurgitator, we become obsessed with him as he lies awake at night in physical pain from downing dozens of burgers and learning to chug gallons of water to expand his increasingly abused stomach.
Sparing no one's appetite, Nerz reveals the training, game-day strategies and after-effects of competition in this delectably shocking banquet of gluttony and glory on the competitive eating circuit.
Ryan Nerz
Ryan Nerz is a freelance journalist who has written for Esquire, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, ym, and The History Channel. Ryan has emceed IFOCE-sanctioned competitions involving meat pies, pulled pork barbecue sandwiches, jambalaya, jalapeno pepper, corned beef & cabbage and more. He currently works at the IFOCE as a part-time announcer.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Don't read this book after a meal, especially not when you are feeling very full. Its pretty sickening but in a good way. Really America is the land of eccentrics, but I mean that in a good way!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We've all felt that gut busting feeling after consuming a huge meal. There are guys and gals out there who welcome that feeling; they train for that feeling. They are the athletes on the International Federation of Competitive Eating circuit. Some specialize in a certain foodstuff, like chicken wings. Others will eat anything in the hopes of taking home the grand prize. You have to wonder a little about the authors motivations. He is after all an employee of the IFOCE. However his telling of the stories is quick witted and thoughtful. Each chapter is dedicated one of the colorful characters that populate the competitive eating circuit or some facet of the history of competitive eating itself. Generally well written, this collection of vignettes is a worthy read for someone who loves to gorge themselves.