▁compet itors ▁that ▁F ag one ▁did ▁not ▁have . ▁ ▁The ▁book ' s ▁bread th ▁of ▁coverage , ▁both ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁cont ests ▁arranged ▁neat ly ▁by ▁chapter ▁and ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁compet itors , ▁was ▁also ▁noted ▁posit ively ▁in ▁other ▁reviews . ▁ ▁The ▁Publish ers ▁Week ly ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁said ▁that ▁“ N er z ▁chron icles ▁his ▁am using ▁advent ures ▁in ▁the ▁per verse , ▁rep ell ent , ▁str ang ely ▁hero ic ▁world ▁of ▁compet itive ▁e ating … with ▁g lee ▁and ▁good ▁humor .” ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Book ▁Review ▁compared ▁the ▁author ’ s ▁style ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Grant land ▁R ice , ▁an ▁early ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁sport sw riter ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁elegant ▁pro se . ▁Call ing ▁the ▁author ▁“ more ▁myth ifier ▁than ▁journalist ,” ▁the ▁Times ▁Book ▁Review ▁added ▁that ▁the ▁compet itive ▁e aters ▁he ▁profile d ▁“ are ▁indeed ▁a ▁color ful , ▁varied ▁bunch , ▁even ▁without ▁the ▁pro - w rest ling - style ▁personal ities ▁the ▁I FO CE ▁encourag es .” ▁ ▁N er z ▁appeared ▁on ▁The ▁Daily ▁Show ▁with ▁Jon ▁Stewart ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁book . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Comp et itive ▁e ating ▁Category : Book s ▁about ▁sports ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁non - f iction ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁George