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Tales of an Unserious Truthteller

By: David Conte
Narrated by: Ed Fairbanks
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When David Conte wrote a fan letter to author David Sedaris, he didn’t expect much. He certainly didn’t expect a postcard back. He especially didn’t expect it to be snarky.

That exchange, unexpected and a little absurd, captures the spirit of Tales of an Unserious Truthteller, a humorous collection of thirty personal stories from a life lived slightly sideways. From a nude spa visit in Germany that went exactly as wrong as you’d imagine, to a toilet catastrophe at a friend’s Manhattan apartment, to a summer spent mopping floors at his old high school, David Conte mines the indignities and small disasters of ordinary life for everything they’re worth.

These are stories about the moments we’d rather forget — told by someone who clearly can’t.

Narrated with perfect deadpan by Ed Fairbanks.

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"This is a thoroughly amusing collection of short, real-life stories, witty, engaging, and often laugh out loud funny. David Conte's writing is sharp and full of personality, while Ed Fairbanks' narration brings each story to life. It's a well-written, well performed listen that's both entertaining and easy to enjoy in one sitting." - John Mardsen
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I planned to listen to the first 10-15 minutes whilst tidying the house but couldn’t turn it off! A series of very funny and unfortunate stories that had me gripped! Good fun!

A Series of Unfortunate (and humorous) events!

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It’s a very fun and entertaining listen. I was laughing quite a bit the book is Well worth it I highly recommend it

Hilarious and overall very enjoyable

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There are unserious ways to go through life. Would that lead to unconventional situations? You bet.

Here are some slices of actual life, so don't expect a punchline at the end of every story.. but rather weird moments with a smiley feeling.

Sticky situations.. Funny circumstances.. Cute moments.. And so is life.

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There's something refreshing when a person opens up and shared some of their personal life with you. There's something extraordinary when an author shares some of their personal disasters with the world. David Conte regales us with a number of public and private, personal and public missteps that he has encountered or orchestrated. Each one offers a chance to reflect on our own similar experiences, and to consider whether we would have handled the situation in a comparable way. I found the narration wanting for a bit of loudness stabilization, but Ed Fairbanks was successful in portraying David's chaotic and humorous outcomes. [Disclosure: I received this title for free and listened at 1.8x.]

Meandering multi-country & multi-cultural mishaps

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David Conte is a fantastic story teller.. right up there with Bill Bryson and Bill Heavey in my opinion. I found most of these stories hilarious and relatable

Great Story Telling

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