{"product_id":"the-ridiculous-race-26-000-miles-2-guides-1-globe-no-airplanes","title":"The Ridiculous Race: 26,000 Miles, 2 Guides, 1 Globe, No Airplanes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most absurd, hilarious, and ridiculous travelogue ever told, by two hit-TV comedy writers who raced each other around the world--for bragging rights and a very expensive bottle of Scotch\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt started as a friendly wager: two old friends from \u003ci\u003eThe Harvard Lampoon\u003c\/i\u003e, Steve Hely and Vali Chandrasekaran now hotshot Hollywood scribes, challenged each other to a race around the globe in opposite directions. There was only one rule: no airplanes. The first man to cross every line of longitude and arrive back in L.A. would win Scotch and infamy. But little did one racer know that the other planned to cheat him out of the big prize by way of a ride on a quarter-million-dollar jet pack. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat follows is a pair of hilarious, hazardous, and eye-opening journeys into the farthest corners of the world. From the West Bank to the Aleutian Islands, the slums of Rio to the steppes of Mongolia, traveling by ocean freighter and the Trans-Siberian Railway (pranking each other mercilessly along the way), Vali and Steve plunge eagerly and ill-prepared into global adventure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ridiculous Race\u003c\/i\u003e is a comic travelogue unlike any other, an outrageous tale of two gentlemen travelers who can't wait to don baggy cardigan sweaters, clench corncob pipes between their teeth, and yell at their sons, You lazy bums  When we were your age, we raced around the world without airplanes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4175754\"\u003eSteve Hely\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4175755\"\u003eVali Chandrasekaran\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805087406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805087400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV010000\"\u003eEssays \u0026amp; Travelogues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV003090\"\u003eAsia | East | Mongolia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Hely\u003c\/b\u003e writes for the Fox animated comedy \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dad!\u003c\/i\u003e He was twice president of The Harvard Lampoon, and has been a writer and performer on \u003ci\u003eLast Call with Carson Daly\u003c\/i\u003e and a writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Late Show with David Letterman\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter earning him an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Comedy Show. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVali Chandrasekaran\u003c\/b\u003e writes for television's \u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Earl\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2006, his script \u003ci\u003eJump for Joy\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for a Writer's Guild Award. He has been an editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Harvard Lampoon\u003c\/i\u003e and a management consultant for Boston Consulting Group, and he runs the Web site Vali's Views. In a memorable turn \u003ci\u003eon\u003c\/i\u003e-screen, he played the role of Vali on the NBC hit comedy \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42647379935469,"sku":"9780805087406","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1e7fe463-f523-4ad3-93ba-da0042590a52.jpg?v=1649176385","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-ridiculous-race-26-000-miles-2-guides-1-globe-no-airplanes","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}