My dad thought I was crazy. Yang is a standup comedian, film and TV actor and fan favorite as the character Jian Yang from the popular HBO series Silicon Valley. In how to american, he shares his story of growing up as a chinese immigrant who pursued a Hollywood career against the wishes of his parents: Yang arrived in Los Angeles from Hong Kong at age 13, learned English by watching BET RapCity for three hours a day, and worked as a strip club DJ while pursuing his comedy career.

Standup comic, actor and fan favorite from hbo's Silicon Valley and the film Crazy Rich Asians shares his memoir of growing up as a Chinese immigrant in California and making it in Hollywood. I turned down a job in finance to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. I had to disappoint them in order to pursue what I loved.

Featuring those and many other hilarious stories, How to American mocks stereotypes while offering tongue in cheek advice on pursuing the American dreams of fame, fortune, while sharing some hard-earned lessons, and strippers. That was the only way to have my Chinese turnip cake and eat an American apple pie too.

Jimmy O. He chronicles a near deportation episode during a college trip Tijuana to finally becoming a proud US citizen ten years later. But i figured it was better to disappoint my parents for a few years than to disappoint myself for the rest of my life.

Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir

A single, kinetic passage from Fresh Off the Boat. A classic fresh-out-of-water comedy. People “Bawdy and frequently hilarious. He does everything with style. Anthony bourdain “Uproariously funny. Eddie huang was raised by a wild family of fob “fresh off the boat” immigrants—his father a cocksure restaurateur with a dark past back in Taiwan, his mother a fierce protector and constant threat.

Based on restaurateur Eddie Huang’s memoir of the same name. It’s a book about fitting in by not fitting in at all. Dwight garner, the new york times national bestseller • named one of the best books of the year by kirKUS REVIEWS Assimilating ain’t easy. Whatever he ends up doing, you can be sure it won’t look or sound like anything that’s come before.

Young eddie tried his hand at everything mainstream america threw his way, but finally found his home as leader of a rainbow coalition of lost boys up to no good: skate punks, hip-hop junkies, dealers, from white Jesus to macaroni and cheese, and sneaker freaks. Rowdy and vital. Now an original series on abc • “just may be the best new comedy of the year.

Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life

In her hit netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so strongly that she even became a popular Halloween costume. The inevitable confrontation with erectile dysfunction, tales of being a wild child growing up in San Francisco, reconnecting with her roots and drinking snake blood in Vietnam, and parenting war stories.

She shares the wisdom she’s learned from a life in comedy and reveals stories from her life off stage, including the brutal single life in New York i. E. Spiegel Grau. Ali wong’s heartfelt and hilarious letters to her daughters the two she put to work while they were still in utero cover everything they need to know in life, like the unpleasant details of dating, how to be a working mom in a male-dominated profession, and how she trapped their dad.

Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, Asian culture, working women, sex, and why you never see new mom comics on stage but you sure see plenty of new dads. Though addressed to her daughters, Ali Wong’s letters are absurdly funny, surprisingly moving, and enlightening and gross for all.

The sharp insights and humor are even more personal in this completely original collection.

Never Grow Up

A candid, influential, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world. Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Jackie has never shied away from his mistakes. Now, his numerous brushes with death both on and off film sets, his big breaks and setbacks in Hong Kong and Hollywood, admittedly and regrettably, and his life as a husband and father which has been, including his childhood years at the China Drama Academy in which he was enrolled at the age of six, in Never Grow Up, the global superstar reflects on his early life, imperfect.

Since the young master in 1980, misses his mark, Jackie’s films have ended with a bloopers reel in which he stumbles over his lines, or crashes to the ground in a stunt gone south. Spiegel Grau. But at 64 years-old, Jackie is just getting started. Whether it’s from rush hour, shanghai noon, jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, and mind-bending stunts.

In never grow up, funny, jackie applies the same spirit of openness to his life, kind, proving time and time again why he’s beloved the world over: he’s honest, brave beyond reckoning and—after all this time—still young at heart. In 2016—after fifty-six years in the industry, over 200 films, and many broken bones—he received an honorary Academy Award for his lifetime achievement in film.

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Life of the Party: Stories of a Perpetual Man-Child

He wouldn't have possibly smoked PCP with a star of Saturday Night Live. And he wouldn't have been named the number one Partier in the Nation by Rolling Stone, inspired the movie National Lampoon's Van Wilder, or performed standup to sellout crowds across the country. The stories kreischer shares in Life of the Party are a guidebook on how not to grow up.

. Spiegel Grau. But it will lead you to a shitload of fun. From his fraternity days at florida state university, to his marriage and first brushes with fatherhood, to his rise as a standup, Kreischer shows you a path that may not lead you to maturity or personal growth. St martin s Press. A collection of outrageous stories by the standup comic, TV host, and inspiration for the movie National Lampoon's Van WilderBert Kreischer doesn't know how to say "no.

If he did, he wouldn't have gotten himself mixed up with a group of Russian mobsters on a class trip to Moscow, earning him his nickname: "The Machine. He wouldn't have wrestled with a bear or swum with sharks on national television.

Double Cup Love: On the Trail of Family, Food, and Broken Hearts in China

Huang’s honest recounting shouts and whispers on every page in all-caps dialogues and hilarious side-commentary. The business was creating tension within the family; his life as a media star took him away from his first passion—food; and the woman he loved—an All-American white girl—made him wonder: How Chinese am I? The only way to find out, he decided, was to reverse his parents’ migration and head back to the motherland.

On a quest to heal his family, reconnect with his culture, and figure out whether he should marry his American girl, Eddie flew to China with his two brothers and a mission: to set up shop to see if his food stood up to Chinese palates—and to immerse himself in the culture to see if his life made sense in China.

Double cup love takes readers from Williamsburg dive bars to the skies over Mongolia, from Michelin-starred restaurants in Shanghai to street-side soup peddlers in Chengdu. His forthright sharing of anecdotes is sincere and generates uncontrollable laughter. Huang’s writing is wry and zippy; he regards the world with an understanding of its absurdities and injustices and with a willingness to be surprised.

Jon caramanica, the new york times “huang is determined to tease out the subtle and not-so-subtle ways in which Asian-Americans give up parts of themselves in order to move forward. Sort of.

This Is Not a T-Shirt: A Brand, a Culture, a Community--a Life in Streetwear

Bobby hundreds, has emerged as a prominent face and voice in streetwear. They are the OGs, the “heritage brands. The hundreds is one of those persevering companies, and Bobby Hundreds is at the center of it all. The creative force behind the brand, Bobby Kim, a. K. A. Spiegel Grau. In telling the story of his formative years, he reminds us that The Hundreds was started by outsiders; and this is truly the story of streetwear culture.

In this is not a t-shirt, bobby hundreds cements his spot as a champion of an industry he helped create and tells the story of The Hundreds―with anecdotes ranging from his Southern California, punk-DIY-tinged youth to the brand’s explosive success. Spiegel grau. The story of the hundreds and the precepts that made it an iconic streetwear brand by Bobby Hundreds himselfStreetwear occupies that rarefied space where genuine "cool" coexists with big business; where a star designer might work concurrently with Nike, a tattoo artist, Louis Vuitton, and a skateboard company.

In the beginning, a few brands defined this style; fewer still survived as streetwear went mainstream. Both an inspiring memoir and an expert assessment of the history and future of streetwear, this is the tale of Bobby’s commitment to his creative vision and to building a real community. It’s the ubiquitous style of dress comprising hoodies, sneakers, and T-shirts.

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Boy Meets Depression: Or Life Sucks and Then You Live

Now, in his first ever book, Kevin Breel dives in to the deep and dark parts of his childhood. Through all of it, there is a powerful story about hope, love and what it means to be human. Spiegel grau. This is an absolute must-read. Josh shipp, tv host and inc 30 under 30 kevin Breel burst into the public's awareness when at 19 his TED talk became a worldwide phenomenon.

In a memoir that is both raw and real, Kevin explores what it means to grow up. Dealing with dysfunction, loss and an intense battle with depression, Kevin brings the reader on a ride that is bumpy and brutally honest. Kevin breel writes and talks about things that most people don't discuss. He has lived through darkness and now he's using his unique voice to bring light and hope to people in pain.

I am proud to call kevin my friend, and as he continues to do this important work, I will be cheering him on. Jamie tworkowski, founder of twloha and ny times Best Selling Author"Kevin Breel has single-handedly demystified depression through his shockingly honest, first-hand account of the struggle. Through the lens of his own near suicide, he shared his profoundly vulnerable story of being young, male and depressed in a culture that has no place for that.

Boy meets depression is a book that illuminates how the real challenge in life isn't trying to be perfect, it's accepting the dark parts of ourselves. St martin s Press. Ten speed press.

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Ten speed press. Born a crime is not just an unnerving account of growing up in South Africa under apartheid, but a love letter to the author’s remarkable mother. Michiko kakutani, the New York Times “An unforgettable memoir. Parade “what makes born a crime such a soul-nourishing pleasure, is reading Noah recount in brisk, even with all its darker edges and perilous turns, warmly conversational prose how he learned to negotiate his way through the bullying and ostracism.

It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, violence, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life. His stories weave together to form a moving and searingly funny portrait of a boy making his way through a damaged world in a dangerous time, armed only with a keen sense of humor and a mother’s unconventional, unconditional love.

Praise for born a Crime “A compelling new memoir.

Swimming Explicit

Ten speed press. Spiegel grau. St martin s Press. Mac miller- Swimming. Includes "self care" and "What's The Use?". Spiegel Grau. Final 2018 album from the pittsburgh playa! cameos by Thundercat, Snoop Dogg, John Mayer, Syd The Internet, DaM-FunK and others.

I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons

Mac miller- Swimming. Ten speed press. But kevin hart, like Ernest Hemingway, J. K. Spiegel Grau. His father was a drug addict who was in and out of jail. Rowling, and chocolate Droppa before him, was able to defy the odds and turn it around. It begins in North Philadelphia. In his literary debut, what it is today, he takes us on a journey through what his life was, and how he’s overcome each challenge to become the man he is today.

Spiegel grau. Kevin hart’s life uniquely qualifies him to write this book by also having a beginning. A book has a spine that holds it together. Hart is an incredibly magnetic storyteller, and that’s what shines through in this genial, on the page as he is onstage, entertaining guide to a life in comedy” Kirkus Reviews.

Some of those words include: the, above, for, a, and even even. His brother was a crack dealer and petty thief. Kevin hart has a spine that holds him together. He was born an accident, unwanted by his parents. New york times bestselling author, superstar comedian, and Hollywood box office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words.

Kevin Hart is compact.