How to Beat Up Anybody: An Instructional and Inspirational Karate Book by the World Champion by Judah Friedlander, Humor, 208 pages.
The first point I should make is that there is really no good reason to try and pass this off as a book worthy of a competition such as the prestigious Missouri Book Challenge. Friedlander's book is all pictures and some of them are not at all family friendly. That, in a large part is why I chose to read it. I am way behind this year. The book itself is an insult to the true spirit of the martial arts, to ninjas, and to charity work. It is 100% accurate concerning levitation though.
My second point is that How to Beat Up Anybody is a funny book. Unlike most comedians who have recently found fame on TV and are given a book contract, Friedlander doesn't seem to be just going through the motions and filling in 200 pages with worn out material. Every thing in this book seems fresh, odd, and a little disturbing. If you find Friedlander's character on 30 Rock, Frank Rositano, amusing, then this is the book for you.
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