The son of a "failed" beauty queen, this young man bursts with talent and ambition. With a loving and supportive wife allowing him the chance to try and fulfill his dreams, he ventures into the little known worlds of bizarre competitions: Arm wrestling, Sumo wrestling, bullfighting, backward running, and perhaps, the strangest thing I've ever imagined, competitive sauna-sitting. (He doesn't call it that, but that's what it was to me).

At one point after spending time in the steamy sauna, he describes his feelings as "buoyant, like I was filled with helium." That's how I felt while reading this book. It's light, original, funny and brave. I highly recommend the read and look forward to future work by this rising star.

From the author of "I'm Living Your Dream Life," and "The Things I Wish I'd Said," McKenna Publishing Group.