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I consider Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) to be a success in the fact that after I read it, I want to re-watch some episodes of The Office in order to see them in a different light. Kaling’s biography is a comedic reflection on her past and struggles, and her stories bring depth to her work as a comedian. Kaling’s biography is split into seven parts, chronicling her childhood, move to New York, and her break into show biz and her work with The Offic e. Part 2, “I Forget Nothing: A Sensitive Kid Looks Back,” describes her struggles as a kid being chubby. Humorously, she says the word fat no longer describes Americans, so she gives twelve different categories, ranging from chubby to Jabba the Hut to Whale. When it gets down to it, Kaling loves food, hates sports, and loves how she looks, so she has had to deal with some tough bullies in the past. Her experiences are relatable and likened to her characters on The Office and The Mindy P...

The Romans Road is to the entire Gospel as Ryan Broocks's Man, Myth, Messiah: Answering History’s Greatest Question is to an entire apologetics course. The book takes something very massive and complex and condenses it into a very readable and understandable crash course for believers on who Jesus is, why we believe it and what we should do with that information. In this book, you will find Scripture, research, personal stories, and resources for further research that answer many questions including the following:      -How can we trust that the Bible is true?        -Why did Jesus have to die?        -Are miracles verifiable?        -If God is the Great Physician, why isn't everyone healed? The book is not meant to be read once and dumped on your dusty bookshelf. It is meant to be studied and shared. The last two chapters of the book are dedicated to evangelism- so if you believe what the Bib...

Lindsey Stirling’s biography provides a unique view of an even more unique career as a dancing violinist, and her story is an inspiration to twenty somethings pursuing their own passions. Stirling’s biography is a myriad of short stories starting from childhood on. She wrote the book while on tour, and her sister Brooke helped her edit and gather pictures for the book. Stirling wrote the book for the same reason she records YouTube videos of her in a Zelda costume dancing: Lindsey Stirling is confidently her quirky self, and she hopes to inspire others to enjoy being themselves and pursue their passions. Part one “The Childhood/ Developing Teenager Part” details her uniqueness as an adolescent. She always wanted to fit in, but she always found her crowd with those advocating for the whales or dressing as pirates. Her friends encouraged her to be herself and introduced her to the fun of film-making, and they proudly shared their videos with their school. She fell in love with the...

Wendy Pearlman reshapes what you see as the Syrian War from a war against terrorism to a war fighting for dignity. The Syrian War cannot be ignored: “As of early 2017, more than half of Syria’s prewar population of 22 million had been forced from their homes since 2011.” The media is filled with pictures and opinions of what we should do with Syrian refugees and with the Syrian War- it seems to be the situation that no one wants to touch with a ten foot pole. Pearlman’s collection of over 300 narratives allows Syrians to give their own accounts of their history of the revolution and their desire for freedom that fueled it. Pearlman’s book has a unique voice—it lacks her own narration. She wrote the introduction, detailing how she has had twenty years of experience speaking Arabic and studying Middle Eastern history, and her four year process of documenting interviews with Syrians in Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. The rest of the introduction details the contextual...