His autobiography is full of lies. He wrote it to represent how he wanted people to believe he lived his life, not how he actually did it.
It's a wonderful book and really worthwhile, but it's not an accurate representation of his life in any way.
It's a wonderful book and really worthwhile, but it's not an accurate representation of his life in any way.
[1] http://books.google.com/books?id=L64OOJGaCKIC&printsec=f...
He claims he routinely ate rocks, iirc, among a number of other incredible claims. His tone also sounds as if he cares about convincing the reader, which is a sign that an author might care so much about persuading the reader that they might distort certain truths to be more convincing.
Did have to strip naked to get the number I wanted though.