Grit, Spit, and Never Quit: A Marine's Guide to Comedy and Life [VINTAGE 2025] [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Language: English

Published by Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Book Group, New York, 2025

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As new condition red boards, red spine and navy blue spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Author's Note; Introduction; Guitar Picks and Goodbyes; Acknowledgments and About the Author. Illustrated with a section of color photographic plates. "I have an imaginary drill sergeant in my head. He's merciless. I can't hide from him or lie to him because I am him. DRILL SERGEANT: "Riggle! Good God, man! Are you still doom scrolling?! What the hell?! You're supposed to be writing a book!" ROB: "I Know, I know. I'm just.looking for inspiration." DRILL SERGEANT: "Inspiration? You wouldn't know inspiration if it was dancing in your pants! Get your ass off that couch and start writing!" Thanks to that SOB, this book is in your hands. The inspiration part? Yeah, I'm still looking." - from the rear outer jacket. "Actor and comedian Rob Riggle's frank, funny, and inspirational memoir illustrates how the lessons he learned while serving in the US Marines prepared him for life - especially when pursuing his dream career in comedy. Before he graced movie screens in films like The Hangover and television on programs like The Daily Show, Rob Riggle served his country as a Marine for twenty-three years. He helped liberate an embassy in Liberia, served at a refugee camp in Albania before going into Kosovo, did search and rescue at Ground Zero, and was deployed to Afghanistan twice. He learned the hard way that you need to embrace the suck and never give up if you want to get anywhere in life. And those lessons came in handy, especially when he faced tough crowds as he tried to establish his comedy career. He's been heckled (by idiots), shot at (by bigger idiots), rejected for roles, and has flopped more often than a European soccer player in the World Cup. But no matter what he was doing, every time Riggle wanted to throw in the towel, he channeled his inner Marine and kicked his ass into gear. Grit, Spit, and Never Quit has action, tear-jerker scenes, side-splitting laughs, and plenty of inspirational moments. He may be one of the most recognizable comedians in the country - but at his core, Rob is a regular guy from Kansas with grit, spit, and the will to never quit." - from the inner front jacket flap.…

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Title
Grit, Spit, and Never Quit: A Marine's Guide to Comedy and Life [VINTAGE 2025] [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
Author
Riggle, Rob
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Book Group, New York
Publication year
2025
Condition
As New
Dust jacket
As New
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Tang, Albert (jacket design); Yang, Peter (jacket photographs); Hagwell, Sean (author photograph)
Edition
1st Edition
Printing
1st Printing
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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