| Title | : | Against All Odds: My Story |
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| Author | : | Chuck Norris & Ken Abraham |
| Release | : | 2004-09-30 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Biographies & Memoirs |
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| 1 | Against All Odds: My Story | Chuck Norris & Ken Abraham |
| Fans of Chuck Norris may see him as an action hero in the John Wayne mold, but his autobiography presents a different image of the "Walker, Texas Ranger" star. Norris describes himself as a shy youth who finally blossomed while studying martial arts as a soldier in South Korea. His self-deprecating humor shows through anecdotes about karate defeats, white-knuckled speaking engagements, and his failure to become a Los Angeles policeman, which led to his fame as a karate champion. His life philosophies reveal relentless optimism, usually tempered with pragmatism. Norris's son, Michael, reads with an appropriately upbeat tone, actually sounding a little awkward in places, echoing his father's early shyness |
