The Shell of a Person

By Lance Pototschnik

The 2014 National Finalist for The Journey Award in narrative non-fiction The Kindle Book Review "Never have disgusting, miserable living conditions been so funny. When someone finally finds a way to send back a report from hell, I hope it will be Lance Pototschnik. Except this guy is going to heaven, for the way he writes." The San Francisco Book Review "Memorable passages that will yank at your heart, and even more that will make you laugh." The Eclectic Bookworm "This book is absolutely hilarious. The description of one of his chores in the camp literally made tears roll down my face. Many of my 'reading wishes' were answered: excellent writing, fantastic descriptions of places I have never been to, humor and a deeper meaning." Marooned on a remote Costa Rican sea turtle conservancy with a handful of fellow unanchored souls, Lance Pototschnik, in his uproarious debut memoir, tries to find himself by getting lost. If that sounds like the dumbest thing you've ever heard, then stop reading aloud. Also, prepare for much dumber things. Lance showers in water from a spring that doubles as a raccoon morgue; he risks life and limb wading across crocodile-infested waters for the promise of toast and jam. To thousands of helpless baby sea turtles, he is a klutzy angel of death. But through it all, he remains philosophical. In Pototschnik, those who have fallen prey to the desolation of broken dreams, the young and the listless, finally find a voice with the talent to cast out demons and turn them into laughs. Beneath its shell, this book is more than a laughing ab workout. It's also a treatise about find your purpose, realizing your full potential, and learning to love your own life. Pototschnik's very personal and funny memoir happens to be the story we've all been hoping for.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520561377
• ISBN13: 9781520561370
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.5" x 5.1"