One of the most hard-won pieces of wisdom author and broadcaster Larry Chase learned during his long career is that there are two types of people in the world: those who know humility and those about to meet it. No one is so high on their horse that they can't be kicked off. Now Chase compiles stories of humility from his own life in this biting new collection of humorous tales.

"You know, you look just like a turd " An older kid tells young Larry after he debuts a new outfit. In retrospective, wearing a matching brown-and-beige ensemble wasn't the greatest idea. Looking back on...