In the summer of 2004, Tony James Slater went to Ecuador, looking to become a man. Not all of him returned.
But the bit that did was fueled by a burning desire to do . . . something. Something that mattered. And, ideally, to get the hell out of England in the process.
His dream was to blatantly steal his friend Toby's dream—of escaping to Thailand and becoming a professional diver.
But when a man like this goes on a search for adventure, it's bound to end in tears. And yet—what can actually go wrong? I mean, really? With renovating a house? With volunteering? With sailing? And selling your body to medical science? Surely, those are the kind of activities that any old idiot can pull off? But then, this isn't just any old idiot. This is Tony James Slater—the man who was carrying that jaguar when it woke up. And to make things worse—he's not alone . . .
So batten down the hatches! Lock up your power tools! And for gawd's sake turn the electricity off. Because that idiot from Ecuador is back. And this time, he's brought the whole family . . .
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Tony James Slater is a very, very strange man. He believes himself to be indestructible, despite considerable evidence to the contrary. He is often to be found making strange faces whilst pretending to be attacked by inanimate objects. And sometimes-not always, but often enough to be of concern-his testicles hang out of the holes in his trousers. It is for this reason (amongst others) that he chooses to spend his life far from mainstream civilization, tackling ridiculous challenges and subjecting himself to constant danger. He gets hurt quite a lot.
Tim Campbell, winner of AudioFile Earphones Awards, is a narrator and actor based in Los Angeles, California. He studied at the University of California and earned a BA in music and theater and a certification from the prestigious Great Books program at Pepperdine University, where he graduated magna cum laude. He is also a classically trained singer and performs regularly with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Los Angeles Opera Chorus, as well as on studio soundtracks for film and television.