My life as a goddess : a memoir through (un)popular culture
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Kaling, Mindy, Author of introduction, etc.
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Hinckley Public Library - Nonfiction
792.76 B
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792.76 B
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x, 274 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
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"From a young age, Guy Branum always felt as if he were on the outside looking in. Self-taught, introspective, and from a stiflingly boring farm town, he couldn't relate to his neighbors. While other boys played outside, he stayed indoors reading Greek mythology. And being gay and overweight, he got used to diminishing himself. But little by little, he started learning from all the sad, strange, lonely outcasts in history who had come before him, and he started to feel hope. In this collection of personal essays, Guy talks about finding a sense of belonging at Berkeley--and stirring up controversy in a newspaper column that led to a run in with the Secret Service. He recounts the pitfalls of being typecast as the "Sassy Gay Friend," and how, after taking a wrong turn in life (i.e. law school), he found stand up comedy and artistic freedom. He analyzes society's calculated effort to deprive fat people of their personhood, and how, though it's taken him a while to accept who he is, he has learned that with a little patience and a lot of humor, self-acceptance is possible. Written with Guy's characteristic blend of wit, guile, and rumination, My Life as a Goddess is an unforgettable and deeply moving book by one of today's most endearing and galvanizing voices in comedy. "--Dust jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Branum, G., & Kaling, M. (2018). My life as a goddess: a memoir through (un)popular culture (First Atria Books hardcover edition.). Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Branum, Guy, 1975- and Mindy, Kaling. 2018. My Life As a Goddess: A Memoir Through (un)popular Culture. Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Branum, Guy, 1975- and Mindy, Kaling. My Life As a Goddess: A Memoir Through (un)popular Culture Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Branum, Guy, and Mindy Kaling. My Life As a Goddess: A Memoir Through (un)popular Culture First Atria Books hardcover edition., Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2018.
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