A Knack for Embarrassment

By: James D. Beers

Narrated by: Chris Brinkley

Have you ever wondered why a rock thrown flat never flies straight? Have you ever survived a night in a den of 40 snorers? Did you ever blow up cuisine in the microwave and then try and hide it from your clairvoyant mother?

If so, then these stories are right up your alley!

Follow the author and his family and friends in their rollicking adventures as they sled down the dreaded Sleddin' Road, ride in a Volkswagen Rabbit that smokes more than a steam locomotive, and practice "Premeditated Bear Situation Thinking" while out in the woods. Just try not to laugh as you hear about the cutthroat cookie-decorating contest of Christmas 2007 or as the author guinea-pigs his younger brother in a game of spit wads. Reminiscent of Patrick McManus yarns, these stories are sure to get you laughing.

Born in Idaho, raised on ice cream, and schooled in calamity and disaster, author James D. Beers tells the stories of his life from a unique and humorous perspective in A Knack for Embarrassment, his first collection of short stories.

©2017 James D. Beers (P)2018 James D. Beers

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A Knack for Embarrassment
: James D. Beers

A fun collection of clean short stories that will keep the listener highly entertained. My favorite had to be the cookie decorating. If this is fiction, it is too close to what feels like the author re-living his childhood. I'm not complaining because I really liked it.



The narration was well done. The characters were well portrayed by Chris Brinkley.



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Knack

This guy lived a lot like we did,except his Rabbits were Bugs at our house.Some pretty funny stuff! Chris Brinkley was a fine narrator.I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.

a very fun listen

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I thought this was a truly funny listen. The collection of stories were very fun to listen to. The narration is well done. All in all, well worth a listen.

Nostalgic Stories Entertain

Author James Beers pokes a little fun at himself recounting humorous, self-deprecating stories from throughout his life. These are all family-friendly yarns, some even in a church setting. There's an old-fashioned feel to these tales, and that nostalgic mood is furthered by the cover drawing, which looks circa the 1960s.
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Super Entertaining Life Stories

This was hilarious, from the first sentences all the way to the end of the book James Beers had my attention and, barring the fact that I listen mainly at a work environment, I would've audibly laughed for a good portion of the presented content. The narrator lends a bombastic delivery which really aides the humor and light heartedness, a perfect fit. I definitely recommend this collection, and honestly the only negative I have for it is that there isn't enough of it.

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