04186cam a2200373 4500 249546790 TxAuBib 20160107120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780553551778 0553551779 78df46ee-83ba-4819-922a-18be09015186 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1860261 OverDrive (Product ID) 1860261 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Kaling, Mindy. Why Not Me [Libby]. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2015. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 136MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 136MB. Essays. Family & Relationships. Nonfiction. Humor (Nonfiction.) Pithy, sarcastic, and full of irony, Mindy Kaling is the only logical choice to narrate her second volume of essays about the trials and tribulations of life in Hollywood. Reading in a jaunty, conversational tone, the star of the popular television show "The Mindy Project" will have listeners chuckling at her commentary on the excessive use of fake hair and spray tans in Hollywood. Her essays range from recollections of childhood to reflections on a career in the making. Kaling's unique vantage point as an actress of Indian descent peppers her writing and narrative style with distinctive flavor. These short essays are a perfect listen while multitasking. M.R. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:<b>From the author of the beloved <i>New York Times</i> bestselling book <i>Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?</i> and the creator and star of <i>The Mindy Project</i> comes a collection of essays that are as hilarious and insightful as they are deeply personal.</b><br /> <br /> In <i>Why Not Me?,</i> Kaling shares her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life, whether it's falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in lonely places, attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behavior modification whatsoever, or most important, believing that you have a place in Hollywood when you're constantly reminded that no one looks like you.<br /> <br /> In "How to Look Spectacular: A Starlet's Confessions," Kaling gives her tongue-in-cheek secrets for surefire on-camera beauty, ("Your natural hair color may be appropriate for your skin tone, but this isn't the land of appropriate–<i>this is Hollywood, baby</i>. Out here, a dark-skinned woman's traditional hair color is honey blonde.") "Player" tells the story of Kaling being seduced and dumped by a female friend in L.A. ("I had been replaced by a younger model. And now they had matching bangs.") In "Unlikely Leading Lady," she muses on America's fixation with the weight of actresses, ("Most women we see onscreen are either so thin that they're walking clavicles or so huge that their only scenes involve them breaking furniture.") And in "Soup Snakes," Kaling spills some secrets on her relationship with her ex-boyfriend and close friend, B.J. Novak ("I will freely admit: my relationship with B.J. Novak is weird as hell.")<br /> <br /> Mindy turns the anxieties, the glamour, and the celebrations of her second coming-of-age into a laugh-out-loud funny collection of essays that anyone who's ever been at a turning point in their life or career can relate to. And those who've never been at a turning point can skip to the parts where she talks about meeting Bradley Cooper.<br /> <i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2016-01-07 20:00:02. Daniels, Greg. Novak, B.J. http://westtexas.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=78df46ee-83ba-4819-922a-18be09015186 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/1860261-WhyNotMe.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/1860261-WhyNotMe.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) TXCAN