Reddit mentions: The best actor & entertainer biographies

I probably won't respond to every comment but I just want you all to know that I'm happy if this helped you in anyway.

I know how frustrating, demoralizing, and even depressing one can feel when struggling to enjoy what should be a happy pass-time.

I have several good resource to recommend, if you want to get better. Some of them are books. A lot of Smashers practice and watch Smash, but don't do much else to improve their mentality.

At the end of this comment I'll paste a short list of some books that I found very help for my improvement in Smash and then a link of a list of Smash resource I've compiled.

** Please feel free to send me a Reddit Chat or PM if you wanna talk more about Smash! **

It makes me very happy to share happy vibes with fellow Smashers. Like I said, I can relate to the feelings of frustration that you've all felt but I am also very fortunate to say that I've gotten a lot from this game and the community and I wouldn't change it if I could.

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Playing To Win: Becoming the Champion

by David Sirlin

Link: http://www.sirlin.net/ptw/

This is a book on how competition in gaming works and having a "play to win" mentality. This means taking responsibility and accountability for everything you do and not putting excuses that only hold you back. Very helpful for your mindset. You can find a free audio version that covers most of the book here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y6KU7ZGeMs&list=PLZbBoZgd9o1mVN2-CnS4yfbhIEbpJFrWp

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The Will to Keep Winning

by DAIGO UMEHARA

Link: https://amzn.com/B01JOEKKWU

Written by one of the world's best Street Fighter players, Daigo, this book talks a lot about consistent growth, the benefits of staying humble, innovating, taking risks, and how to play with the mentality of learning and growing rather than focusing on just the win. Despite having the word 'Winning" right in the title, the book teaches the value of focusing less on the results and more on the process.

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The Inner Game of Tennis

by W. Timothy Gallwey et al.

Link: https://amzn.com/0679778314

Yes this is a book on Tennis but it talks about the inner workings of your mind and how to get the best out of competitive performance and practice. Very much worth the read.

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The Way of the Bow

by Paulo Coelho

Link: http://a.co/iR14a9T

I haven't read this one yet. i'll be honest. But I've heard many trustworthy Smashers recommend it. It is said to be about "how to overcome difficulties, steadfastness, courage to take risky decisions."

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My List of Smash Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d7Ghmr4tpAqCn4GQGYnyM4XLuWfVEcN_hAdv-QVVifc/edit?usp=sharing

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Not all of these are "parenting" books, but they get at various aspects of what you might be looking for/need to help you prepare (in no particular order):

• Bringing up Bebe - Tells the parenting story of an American expat. living in Paris, and how she observed different parenting techniques between American and French families, and how that plays out in children's behavior. It is a fun "experience" story and I think it lends some interesting insights.
  
  
• Pregnancy, childbirth, and the newborn - I think this is the most informative, neutral, pregnancy book out there. It really tries to present all sides of any issues. I can't recommend this book enough. From here, you could explore the options that best fit your needs (e.g. natural birth, etc.)
  
  
• Taking Charge of Your Fertility - Look into this if you find you are having trouble conceiving, or if you want to conceive right away. Really great tips on monitoring the body to pinpoint the most fertile times and stay healthy before becoming pregnant.
  
  
• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding - This is published by Le Leche League and really has everything you need to know about breastfeeding, pumping, etc. After baby is born, kellymom.com is a good resource for quickly referring to for breastfeeding questions later, but seriously don't skip this book - it is great!
  
  
• Dr. Spock's Baby and Childcare - Really comprehensive and probably the most widely read book about every aspect of child health and development (and also a lot of what to expect as parents.)
  
  
• NurtureShock - by far the most interesting book I've ever read in my life. Basically sums up research on child development to illuminate how many parents and educators ignore research based evidence on what works well for raising children. If you read nothing else in this book, at least read the sleep chapter!
  
  
• What's Going on in There? - This book was written by a neuroscientist after becoming a mom about brain development from pregnancy through about age 5. It has some of the same research as NurtureShock but goes way more in depth. I found it fascinating, but warning, I could see how it could scare some people with how much detail it goes into (like how many people feel that "What to Expect When Expecting" is scary.)
  
  
• Happiest Baby on the Block - There is a book, but really you can/should just watch the DVD. It has 5 very specific techniques for calming a fussy baby. Here are some recent reddit comments about it. Someday I will buy Dr. Karp a drink - love that man!
  
  
• The Wholesome Baby Food Guide - this book is based on a website which has some of the same information, but the book goes way more in depth about how to introduce food, with particular steps, to set baby up for a lifetime of good (non picky) eating habits.
  
  
• A variety of sleep books, so you can decide which method you might be comfortable with (I believe the Baby Whisperer and Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child are pretty middle of the road, but you can look into bedsharing (The Dr. Sear's books) or the other end (Babywise) as discussed in other comments already here, etc. - these last two links I am letting my personal bias show - sorry, but I just think it is good to know all sides of an issue.)
  
  
• Huffington Post Parents section often has "experience" articles, and browsing subs like this can help with that too.
  
  
• A lot of people love the Bill Cosby Fatherhood book too, but my husband and I haven't read it, so I can't say for sure what is in it, but I imagine it is "experiences" based
  
  
• The Wonder Weeks - describes when and how babies reach developmental milestones, what to expect from those, and how to help your baby with them.
  
  Edit: I wanted to add brief descriptions and links (I was on my phone yesterday when I posted this.) I also added in the last book listed.
  
  I have literally read hundreds of parenting/child dev. books. I consider these to be the best of the best in terms of books that cover each of their respective topics in depth, from almost all perspectives, in as neutral of a way as possible, so that you can then make decisions about which more extreme (I don't mean that in a bad way) parenting styles might work for you and your family (e.g. attachment parenting, natural vs. medicated birth, etc.)
  

I posted this down in response to someone else but yeah, it's very, very difficult.

>If anyone wants to actually see how hard this is, they should grab an Xbox 360 or a Playstation 3 and buy Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition on the digital store for about $15. The game has a Challenge Mode and as an homage to Daigo, they made one of the challenges this EXACT scenario.

> But I think you'll quickly realize how difficult what Daigo did in this video. If you're not familiar with the game, I imagine it will take you an entire night to do just 3 out of the 16 or 17 parry's Daigo strung together in that original video and several days to do it precisely as Daigo did. And back when Daigo did it, he didn't have the conventions of a PS3/360 to sit in training mode and practice. He literally dumped quarters into arcade machines at an arcade, set the scenario up by building the meter, having a friend execute the Super and then try to parry it. And on top of that, he did it in the heat of a high stakes tournament against the best American player at the time, Justin Wong.

This moment is iconic in Street Fighter. The Pro Players of today that play Street Fighter for countless hours and literally do this for a living, have practiced this "moment" just for fun. Some of them have practiced it so much that some can even do it without looking at the screen.

EDIT: I gotta say, Daigo is really an interesting dude and if anyone is interested, there's a lot of media about him out there. He recently wrote a book that had a huge impact on a lot of competitive gamers and how they view gaming and if you think yourself to be a competitive person, I'd suggest giving the book a read simply because its quite reflective to anyone that has a competitive nature. They have documentaries about the guy, he has a manga being written about him and in Japan, they literally sing tales of the things Daigo Umehara has done in Street Fighter over the course of 20+ years. In 2015, Daigo took second place at Capcom Cup 2015 and he took the entirity of his $60,000 prize and donated it to the NYU EVO Sholarship Fund:

>I would like to donate all my prize winnings from the Capcom Pro Tour Finals to the community. It’s simply because I would not have existed without community and I owe you.

The guy is really fascinating and a living legend.

Brandon Johnson comptrols for the fourth episode in a row; Jeff will finally return the following week.


Dan's Instagram songs have really taken on a life of their own (especially now that he has a self-driving car).


Dan is referencing the bizarre (and highly meme-able) story about Trump touching a glowing orb in Saudi Arabia.


The image of feeding checks into the heart monitor is so hilariously dystopian -- it really conjures up the perfect genre-based feeling.


Dan's Kumail impression still isn't great (or even good, really), but it's come a long way. Not sure when his previous attempts were, but it's definitely been a while.


I had entirely forgotten about this pug rant, but it is absolute gold. His rescue dog joke didn't land for me because I immediately thought of a pug trying to rescue someone instead of a dog being rescued. Also, Dan is referencing the music video for Blind Melon's "No Rain", which has such a heartwarming concept.


I really don't know what to make of Dan's approach of not hiding red flags but waving them like a matador. Maybe it's a good way of getting rejections out of the way early on so time isn't wasted on people who are pretty certain to not end up working out anyway.


"In his defense, he didn't know what he was doing was illegal." I love how this is just thrown away.


"Getting defensive over nothing" is such a pithy summation of Dan's M.O., isn't it? It's good that he's at least acutely aware of it here, and I think therapy continues to ameliorate this tendency.


This is such a beautiful title quote, though.


It's really incredible how "Ram Dass ain't no joke!" was set up four episodes ago in "The Final Meltdown." Brandon Johnson, you sly motherfucker.


Nothing is funnier than imagining someone narrating their own mushroom trip.


"It never gets any better than sitting under a tree, grooming each other, and waiting to die."


Fred Stoller doesn't feel to me like the best fit for Harmontown (maybe it's his particular energy or older comedy style), but he's at least entertaining. Here are My Seinfeld Year and Five Minutes to Kill.

Scott's tome is an interesting historical event unto itself, but I don't think it's that instructive in any greater capacity. Milbourne Christopher's history is good for breadth, but not as much for depth. Everything by Jim Steinmeyer is probably a good idea.

If you're writing about women in magic, some more detailed biographical work is probably in order. Bill Kalush's Houdini book doesn't say much about Bess, but I think that a lot can be learned by reading between the lines. It's also very informative about the "Golden Age" boys club and the feud between magicians and spiritualists.

http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Houdini-Americas-Superhero/dp/0743272080/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313429451&sr=8-1

On the same subject, the David Abbott books by Todd Karr and Teller are amazing. Abbott's wife helped a lot with the act, and the first book gives a lot of details about the development of magic and spiritualism in the US:

http://miraclefactory.net/zenstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=75

The Karr/Teller Germain books are also good, but not as interesting with regard to women and apparently out of print.

Our Magic, by Maskelyne and Devant, is one of the most influential books ever written on the way that magicians see themselves. Like Scott it isn't a historical analysis or overview, it's a historical document. There will be a whole lot in here that will help you represent magicians convincingly. Lybrary.com has a cheap pdf version if you don't have a kindle:

http://www.amazon.com/Our-Magic-ebook/dp/B004Z8L26Y/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1313429822&sr=8-4

Houdin's instructional books and memoirs are also held in high regard by magicians, and also give a lot of information about their own particular historical context:

http://www.amazon.com/Conjurers-Confessions-M-Robert-Houdin/dp/1425017150/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313429966&sr=1-1

I think a lot of knowledge about magic history still hasn't really been culled out of the books of tricks. In particular, the recent history (say 1940 to present) hasn't seen much analysis in print. If you want a historical view on that timespan, it's probably more efficient to consult a magician– or a few.

If you have specific questions feel free to message me and I'll give you an email; women and magic is something I've been thinking about a lot lately. If not, I think that most of the books mentioned previously and all of the ones I've linked are very good. In particular, the Karr/Teller volumes are incredibly valuable for the depth of historical knowledge that they contain. The Kalush book is a no-brainer because of how easy it is to get and how rigorously researched it is.

Hopefully that helps somewhat.

I'm copying these ideas from another post I made on the thread for a Secret Santa but I think they still apply

• (Lush)[http://www.lushusa.com/Gifts/gifts,en_US,sc.html] has these really cute sets that they are offering for Christmas
  
• You could make like a spa kit? Include some lotions, nail polish, and some slippers.
  
• There are lots of books out now, you could get a fun memoir that almost everyone will like. A couple of good ones are (Mindy Kaling's)[http://www.amazon.com/Everyone-Hanging-Without-Other-Concerns/dp/0307886271], (Tina Fey's)[http://www.amazon.com/Bossypants-Tina-Fey/dp/0316056898/ref=pd_sim_b_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1DKE9VHSE47JT5861QM7], and (Amy Poehler's)[http://www.amazon.com/Yes-Please-Amy-Poehler/dp/0062268341/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=14XX5H3BTB60TZ13GJST]
  
• Another really fun book is Humans of New York which is on sale right now.
  
• Otherwise people always enjoy going to the movies - you could get them a gift card or make a little gift basket; include your favorite movie or one you think they would enjoy and then some popcorn and various candy [http://www.grannastreasures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/movie-night-gift-basket.jpg]
  
• Pinch Provisions offers some really cute emergency kits [http://www.pinchprovisions.com/]
  
• a perfume set?
  
• a cute mug with a starbucks gift card or some tea Hope this helps!

A Fan's Notes while not so much an in depth football book as it is a literary work, A Fan's Notes is still a brilliant read for any football fan. Deals with the authors alcoholism, nihilism, the bizarre relation a fan has to his team, and the fear of spending ones life on the sidelines of the action. An all around excellent read. It does have some nice insight to the 60's Giants as well.

Some other more traditional books I'd recommend would When Pride Still Mattered, Run to daylight, Instant Replay, and for one none packer book: Badasses. All four of those provide excellent looks into storied franchises at their best, and When Pride Still Mattered is the definitive book for the NFLs greatest coach.

Thanks OP, I've been meaning to make this thread for awhile now and I love reading books about football and sports in general. I really do heavily recommend A Fan's Notes though, that novel is excellent.

And while I'm still here I guess, even though it isn't football, I'll quickly recommend A Season on the Brink as one of the greatest sports books ever.

EDIT: On the off chance anyone takes an interest in this I have lots more I could recommend.

I'll answer very briefly, but /u/NoraTC covered a lot of really important things, the biggest being the variation in work. I'm answering as a line cook in what most would consider a good, upscale restaurant.

Working as a cook is both a tremendously rewarding and challenging proposition. The hours and schedule and pay aren't good. Many of your co-workers will be derelicts. It is hard, repetitive, stressful work. On the average day, you'll get there a couple hours before service (whether that means 4:00 am or 2:00 pm) and you'll get your station set. If your restaurant has lunch and dinner, you'll hope the person working the opposite shift didn't screw you over by using all your mise en place (abbreviated to meez generally). If so, hope you're good at what we'll call dispute resolution techniques. You need to make sure you're set for that day and you're staying ahead for the next few days too. Are there parties coming up? Better make sure you have what you need. If you have to rely on a sous chef to help you get set, it's bad news. The whole time, you'll be working quickly.

You eventually get to the point where your hands know what to do and your mind can wander a little. But you'll get done at whatever time and then go home exhausted. Usually, the managerial style is brusque. People get fired; practical jokes are played. The best source is Bill Buford's Heat, which is also an excellent read.

But despite its less great qualities, working in a kitchen can be really rewarding. It's satisfying to make stuff with your hands. See e.g. Shop Class as Soulcraft for more on this topic. The folks you'll work with form a real sense of camaraderie. It teaches you a lot about life. Am I glad I did it? Absolutely. I'm probably even happier I'm done with it.

Edit: One of the things that's really rewarding, but I didn't touch on above, is knowing you can do it. There's a lot in life where you get a participation award. In a kitchen, it's not like that. If you're good, you survive, then you thrive, then you move to a new station and figure shit out all over again. If you can't cut it, you're out.

Whether it is actually better or not, that's highly debatable and according to taste. But the cuisine in London/ UK is not neglectable and has a very rich background.

One of the most influential chefs in the world such as Heston Blumenthal (which is largely inspired by Harold McGee, an American), Marco Pierre White (he partly wrote modern cuisine, also an awesome person to hear) and Michel Roux (both senior as junior) have worked their careers in the UK. Each of them have defined a part of cooking/ cuisine in their way.

Not to forget the Commonwealth as well indeed, which brought a lot to the UK.

Really been watching too much MasterChef UK/ Australia and to one of my cooking teachers who really loves to read about history/ science of food. Then again, it's awesome to hear and to know as food is a way of sharing love, express your creativity and bonds and is such an important aspect of our lives/ society/ culture.

Some books which are awesome and I also have in my collection are:

• The Fat Duck Cookbook (don't imagine creating a dish of it, it's more about the insight and the science behind the dishes as they are easily a couple of pages)
  
• On food and cooking
  
• The Devil in the Kitchen
  
• Kitchen Confidential
  
  Honestly, couldn't forget the latter of course.

Well, a novel is a novel-- I'm sure you're familiar with that sort of presentation. And your non-fiction can certainly be done as a novel. Many years ago I read the story of a guy who walked across America, for instance (I think http://www.amazon.com/Walk-Across-America-Peter-Jenkins/dp/006095955X is the book, but I'm getting old, and I've read a total of well over 2000 books: so I'm fuzzy on some of them now). One famous book about traveling was done more from a philosophical viewpoint than strict documentation: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, where a dad and son biked across the country (among other things), I believe. Sorry: I'm not so good at coming up with examples of travel books off the top of my head. At the moment those two are the only ones by third parties I can recall reading. For a third example, I can only think of my own book Deep in the Throat of Texas, about when I traveled from Tennessee to Texas during a 1970s summer college break for work, and found lots more adventure and excitement than I expected.

Although they're not travel books per se, several of Clive Cussler's fictional action/adventure books seem to contain a wealth of local factual details on many exotic locales which would seem impossible for him to have included without firsthand experiences in the places.

As for some of the downsides to or arguments against your ever doing such writing, you'd at least enjoy this one upside (in nonfictional works anyway): that the writing would be autobiographical. I've written nonfiction, fiction, and autobiographical material, and must say writing about oneself can be pleasingly nostalgic, and even therapeutic (some of mine I did partly as a comfort while going rapidly blind, for instance (a couple operations afterwards restored my sight-- at least so far)). So you might enjoy that form of the writing, just for that reason alone.

You also have the possible huge advantage over many writers of possessing a ready-made partner in the deed: your wife. She could help you recall more details of events, offer a female perspective to your male on the experiences, help you brainstorm ideas for 'what if' fiction spin offs, and perhaps even work with you on the actual writing, editing, and proof reading of the manuscripts.

Ok, since no one has mentioned it yet, I feel compelled to recommend you read "Kitchen Confidential" by Anthony Bourdain, if you haven't already. Of course all experiences are different, but it paints a pretty vivid picture of what real kitchens are like (or at least were a few years ago). I love food and cooking as well and considered becoming a chef, but this book persuaded me otherwise. However, I think there are plenty of people that that lifestyle appeals to, so might as well check it out. Bourdain is also an entertaining writer, so if anything, you should just read it purely for fun and the love of food. (oh look, they released an updated version)

I am a professional chef and while watching people prepare food is entertaining and sometimes also educating I actually recommend you to buy books and learn the basics first.

You can then use youtube pretty well in order to watch how to do specific things, like i.e. deboning a whole chicken for a gallantine, or how to trim certain pieces of meat.

Start with french cuisine. Once you have understood how things are connected you'll actually understand everything else.

If you want something simple and entertaining for the start I'd choose Anthony Bourdaine's Les Halles Cookbook. It's amusingly written and the recipes are fairly easy and they are all legit.

Then there is Paul Bocus. Living legend with three long-term girlfriends.

And of course you want to have Escoffier at your home. Doesn't get much more classic than that.

If you want to get a sense of what drives a top notch chef, watch In Search of Perfection by Heston Blumethal. Very very good stuff.

And finally, if you want to learn something about culinary history I highly highly recommend Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany and to learn about our lifes as a chef you need to read the (admittedly exaggerated) autobiographicly Kitchen Confidential by Bourdain.

All this provided, you won't learn cooking without actually doing it.

Edit: Depending on your budget, I also heavily recommend Alain Ducasse's Grand Livre de Cuisine.

I grew up in Louisiana and always had these at the ready in case another Katrina came by. Barebones and lightweight in case you need to get up and move.


Multitool - Something that's sturdy, offers plenty of options, but also is lightweight. If I got washed out, this would be one of the top things I'd want coming with me.

First Aid Kit - You just never know. Water can hide a lot of nasty stuff like sharp metal edges, broken glass, etc. The kit I've linked to also comes with a multitool.
Water Filtration System - Dehydration will get you before anything else. Southern heat combined with physical exertion takes a lot out of anyone and tiny filtration systems like this will take care of you without adding bulk.

Meal Replacement Bars - You'll ideally want a few days emergency food. I recommend meal replacement bars that are high in protein and fiber and no less than 500 calories. They'll provide decent nutrition and should make you feel satiated for at least 2-4 hours. I don't have a recommendation on this one because there are so many brands and flavors.
Hand Crank Lantern - A reliable source of light that you can crank on your own. Generally, I avoid using generators and the like. I'm paranoid about electricity after flooding occurs.

Whistle - Great for alerting people without tearing up your vocal chords. It's also very, very, very good to have in case animals that shouldn't come by are nearby.
Dust Mask - If your city floods, there's going to be a lot of crud that comes up from the sewers and a lot of things accumulating inside buildings. Save your lungs and your noses.
Portable Battery - I love this age of technology we're in. Charge this a few days before the storm hits and you'll be able to keep your phone charged for days if the power goes out.
Insect Repellant - The ample amount of still water after a hurricane is prime bug nesting. A little repellant goes a long way.
Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman - Or any book really to help pass the time. This is a fantastic read though. :)

Amy

My husband and I love your work and everything you've done, we both enjoy Parks and Rec twice, once while high and once while... not high. We consider you one of our gay icons in comedy. Loved you on Louie too.

Everybody knows you're really good friends with Tina Fey, any possibility of her appearing in the last season of Parks? Any other collaboration ideas?

While writing this btw I went to amazon and bought "Yes, please" right away. (http://www.amazon.com/Yes-Please-Amy-Poehler/dp/0062268341/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414608697&sr=8-1&keywords=yes+please)

Why did you write the book if I may ask? Is it your take on Tina's Bossypants?

Thank you again! And if you're around Encino, my husband and I would throw a fab fondue party for you!

With only my phone on me, I'm just going to list out some of the non-fiction I've enjoyed on my commute recently.

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory - Caitlin Doughty Great reading for the morbidly inclined.

Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film - Patton Oswalt I would only recommend this book for true cinema fans. It's enjoyable if you get the references and are also a procrastinating creative.

God'll Cut You Down: The Tangled Tale of a White Supremacist, a Black Hustler, a Murder, and How I Lost a Year in Mississippi - John Safran sort of reminds me of Jon Ronson. Good true crime, fish out of water stuff.

Yes Please - Amy Poehler Great advice, hilarious. Get it on audiobook.

Carsick - John Waters John waters being John Waters.

Manson - Jeff Guinn A super fascinating breakdown of the 1960s, and the environment that held Manson is much is a biography. I'm really excited to read his new book his writing about Jim Jones and the 1970's.

Currently on Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon, very excited about it.

1. Glad to oblige. Sundays are rarely fun days for me.
   
   2)Sleep. Glorious sleep. When I'm done sleeping, I plan on reading a book just for fun. Perhaps on the beach, where I might have a little more sleep.
   
   
2. My favorite special holiday recipe is sweet potato pie with pralines on top. Who am I kidding, I'd eat it everyday and twice on Tuesdays.
   
   
3. I adore this woman, and I've been thinking I want to spend my holiday with her.
   
   What are your holiday plans? If that is too far away- What are you and /u/WMichaelis going to do tonight, Brain?

There's a lot of us who feel the way you do. Fifty years in the corporate rat race, in a gilded cage, comfortable but no real freedom, no adventures, certainly doesn't appeal to everyone. I can't stand that kind of life either.

There's so many ways to live a life. You don't have to be stuck in a corporate cage. There's so many other ways to make a living.

One of my big influences when I was in high school, in the early 1980s, was a book by Peter Jenkins, "A Walk Across America", about a young college graduate, disillusioned with the corporate straitjacket he was expected to put on, instead decided to go on a long walk, coast to coast, from the coast of New York, down to New Orleans, to the Pacific Ocean in Oregon. Took him nearly six years to do it, one of the happiest times of his life.

I've done similar, if nothing so ambitious, and my time of wandering too, was one of the happiest of my life. I saw things few people ever get to see.

There's also folks travelling around the entire globe, on very little money. Amazon has lots of books on travelling around the world, if you want. People with less wealth than you have done it via everything from walking across the continents, to motorcycling, to sailing their own boat.

This is the 21st century. There's the internet now, and laptops, and you have those computer skills already. If you don't mind that kind of work, you can do that anywhere. One book that talks about how is "Laptop Millionaire". If you have a laptop and wifi, you can make money anywhere there's wifi access. Or even get satellite internet, which will let you get online from the remotest corners of the planet.

I too was severely depressed, trapped in the city of Denver, badly wanting out. One summer day, with $150 in my pocket and no job, I got on my $10 thrift shop bicycle, with a backpack on, and just started bicycling west. A month-long tour of the Colorado Rockies, done on all of $150. Climbed two 14,000-foot mountains pushed my bike up 11 mountain passes, coasted down the other side--and I'm able to coast for more than 50 miles at a stretch.

That was the happiest month of my entire life. And I did it on less money than most people make in 2 days working a job they hate. I'm so glad I chose to do it then, when I was still young and capable of that kind of exertion.

Read a book, Dove, about a teen boy who sailed around the world, alone, on his own saiboat--and he did it in the days before the internet and GPS.

Not saying that kind of stuff is what you should do. Just saying, life is full of possibilities. And if you want out of the corporate cage, it's possible. If you want more freedom and adventure, it's there. All you need is a little courage, some planning, and a willingness to buck the naysayers who prefer their little gilded cages.

Adventures are so much better when you're still young. You'll learn things you never would've imagined. And you'll build memories you'll treasure for a lifetime.

Nothing wrong with taking a few years off, then returning to the corporate world if that's what you want to do then. Many have done it.

(23 F bisexual, with a varied relationship history w/ men, non-binaries, and women)

I think a major issue with TRP is that they are determined to think of women as a hive mind. You can see how easy that mindset is to get into by looking at your search history - unfortunately, asking 'what do women want' is about as useful as asking 'what do men want' - we all know there is vast variation at the individual level.

The difference between you and them is that if a woman were to walk up to you and say 'i would like to be respected and not be subordinate to you', your response would not be 'you don't really mean that, because what women really want is [insert horrifying statement]', because at the end of the day you're aware that women are individuals.

Knowing that women are in fact people is not a magic bullet to getting the girl/relationship you want, and it's worth remembering that sexism is a systemic issue, which means that women can also believe it (I really liked someone else's comment about 'lizard brain' versus human brain) and gravitate toward it.

However, I really do think I am a person, and I only date men who I won't have to convince of that fact. If a dude makes statements like 'you're not like other girls', he goes straight out the window, because I am not going to date a man who thinks 'other girls' are a monolith of shit. However, no redpill dude is ever going to come close to me, which is why it's so easy for them to reaffirm their worldview.

You are on the right track to being a trustworthy and wise person, and I would encourage you to keep on your track. Maybe look for dating advice authored by women!

edit: I grabbed a link to one google drive that's (I think) totally authored by women, talking about 'emotional labour', which is a huge thing you can be aware of if you want to be a good partner: here it is!

another link is to Nick Offerman's book/audiobook, which I listened to with my old boss (I used to do leatherwork, very manly), which I think is a really good perspective on manliness. jordan peterson may tell you that women are 'the dragon of chaos', but nick offerman is actually a success in the entertainment and woodworking world, and it does appear he's had positive relationships with women.

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Say "Yes" to reading the original by Danny Wallace. Very different from the movie, but based on true events, more amazing and fantastic and in many ways MORE motivating.

Honestly, if you are not passionate about library services, you should not be pursuing your MLIS. The job market is hard enough out there for people who are passionate about library services, tossing yourself in the mix (and adding to your debt while you're at it) isn't a great move.

That said, I'm also not sure about how realistic it is to pursue a career in writing for TV, but you seem pretty aware of that, and it sounds as if you've already been able to get writing positions, which seems like a good start. It sounds as if you already know what you want to do.

If you haven't read it yet, you might want to read Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling. I personally don't know much at all about the business of writing for TV, but scattered throughout her book was her path through writing for TV, which I thought was super interesting.

I'm sorry to hear about your dog. It's hard to lose them, as they grow up with you. I lost my dog two years ago and it's hard to remember I won't hear the jangle of her collar anymore. If you need to talk, I'm here for you. Feel free to PM whenever. I kinda like to talk a lot so if that cheers you up i'd love to help :)

http://www.amazon.com/Everyone-Hanging-Without-Other-Concerns/dp/0307886271/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=MP4WCNL8A4OU&coliid=I39SO4BFP7U5K8m Mindy Kaling is so funny, and I really want to read her book. You should watch an episode of "The Mindy Project" to cheer up as well. I guarantee you'll laugh. It's so great. <3

Here it is

I'm transcribing the handwritten letters/journal entries, so people can have an easy-to-read text version of Kurt's writing. If you want the full experience, I would recommend buying the book as it's got some of Kurt's artwork and comics, and much of the journal pages are best appreciated in the original handwritten format so you can get a sense of his thought process through what he puts in margins, what he crosses out/re-orders, etc. There's some pretty neat stuff in there, like cover art and T-shirt designs, Kurt's hand-drawn designs for the JagStang, and lots of fun little doodles in the margins. The Journals aren't for everyone, but I personally enjoy the book very much, and find that a good 90% of the material isn't too personal to not be comfortable reading.

But that's just my review, others on the sub have lots of differing opinions on the book. There's been some good discussion in the past.

Atul Gawande - Better, Complications, and checklist manifesto.

Sandeep Jauhar - Intern

Jerome Groopman - How doctor's think

Michael Collins - Hot lights, cold steel and Blue collar, blue scrubs

Samuel Shem - House of God

Brian Eule - Match day

Paul Ruggieri - Confessions of a surgeon

Emily R. Transue - On call

Okay so I was in the same position you are in right now. I wanted to read as much as I could because I truly found it fascinating. I read these books and I'm glad I did. These books just give you an idea of how hard doctors work and what the life of a doctor is like. Another recommendation is Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential. It has nothing to do with medicine but I read it and I think you should too. He talks about the life of a chef and how perfection and long long hours are demanded of him. I feel like there are some overlaps between the different settings. Chef/doctor and Restaurant/hospital. Anyways, This list should last you a long time. Hope you enjoy.


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Happy Birthday from New Zealand my friend!

I will give you two gifts this day:

Gift One: Watch, or read, Yes Man. It's a bit predictable and lame-yet this made my life better when I was in a dark place.

Gift Two: Happiness comes from you. To be happy, act happy-the emotions will follow.

A pretty average New York chef who wrote several books about his experiences. His third book, Kitchen Confidential, became a cult hit based mostly on his 'no bullshit' descriptions of the service industry. It is one part autobiography, one part advice column (explaining for instance why you should never order fish on a Monday or go to a Sunday brunch), and one part philosophical screed (talking openly about sex, drugs, alcoholism, gender, race, and crime).

His notoriety from the book landed him a series of TV shows. The second of these shows, No Reservations, gained him a minor level of fame in the US. The show's popularity (among a certain audience) came largely from it's brilliant cinematography. Each episode is filmed in a different 'style' befitting the location and food. This is mixed with a propensity to visit dangerous locations and try exotic foods / experiences.

Now-a-day's Bourdain along with his crew from no reservations are doing essentially the same show on CNN (this time called Parts Unknown). The show does well among men aged 25-54 with either some college or a bachelor's degree. Unsurprisingly these demographics tend to line up with reddit's own so he's pretty popular on this site.

If you want to learn more:

Kitchen Confidential is actually a great read.

His talk at google gives a pretty good insight to his personality.

And if you're interested in filmography you should watch this talk from the producer of his show.

The best book to read, the thing that rings the truest I've ever read about working as a cook / chef is this book Sous Chef it reads as if I was speaking out loud to my friend about what my day was like.

Bill Bufords Heat is also a really good read. These books may make you want to start cooking for a living. I implore you don't. Your bank account will shrink, your knees and back will go out and your social life will become destroyed.

/r/KitchenConfidential and Anthony Bourdains books are pretty good as well. Nearly any chefs Bio is good. Although Bourdains trends to tell white and sometimes black lies for dramas sake in his books.

I would love to be the creepy smiling girl from Insidious
I love her outfit, her story is so creepy and.. I just really like her part
Even though it was not important, she was scary!

Dresses similar to that are expensive. But I think that would be a fun costume to experiment with!
I would like a book a book or a way to make me prettier lol

I just finished "You Can't Touch My Hair" by Phoebe Robinson (of Two Dope Queens, which I also highly suggest). She is smart and amazing and wonderfully hilarious and does a great job of communicating a lot of different issues she has faced, while also reinforcing the idea that being black is not a monolith. Could be a good place to start.

You might like the 4400 I loved that show... or Dollhouse... but you probably have seen that one... oh oh oh try "Persons Unknown"! It's so good... so so good...

I'm a workaholic too!! Yay!!!

I love books...

I don't know if you do.... but I thought you might like that one!

If you go on twitter #hillarysdouble--then you can see other photos as well. I noticed that one has a small bump on nose (the other one is perfectly straight); one has double-piercing in her ears; one looks 15 years younger, slimmer. The Double also has green eyes (if you scroll to the bottom
you can see a good close-up--this would be another reason for the Sunglasses).

When "Hillary"came out of Chelsea's condo building she also had a strong voice (which you wouldn't expect in someone who passed out just 90 minutes before). Most of those taking video were pretty far away--and in an urban environment it would take a very strong voice to pick up exactly what someone is saying because of all the trucks, cars, etc. 30 or 40 feet is basically shouting distance, especially if the voice is to be captured on a cellphone.

Having a Double has a long history for heads of state and magicians. Hitler had a Double (Doppelganger). The Secret Service also has a long history of working with magicians--Harry Houdini was one of them!!! Harry Houdini even received a passport from the Secret Service which indicated he had been born in the USA (when he had actually been born overseas in Europe). When Houdini went to Europe this important detail allowed him to cover up his past family history (his father was a rabbi). It was a very symbiotic relationship--Houdini also got contacts thru the Secret Service and did some spywork for the US and England during his travels to Germany and Russia.

Over in r/TSBD we have one of the books by H. Keith Melton and Robert Wallace--but the one we don't have is very interesting:

*The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception According to WorldCat, "The manuals reprinted in this work represent the only known complete copy of Mulholland's instructions for CIA officers on the magician's art of deception and secret communications written to counter Soviet mind-control and interrogation techniques." [4]

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So, as wild as a Doppelganger may sound--there is a history of magicians working secretly with the Secret Service and the OSS/CIA. There is also a book called Harvey & Lee which extensively researches the possibility that Lee Harvey Oswald had a double which can also be read over at r/TSBD (free pdf).

Hello, I read one of your sections of your new book, Yes Please about parents and it reminds me of my relationship between me and my parents. My questions are:

• As a mother, what are some of your expectations for your relationship between you and your children when they grow older?
  
  
• What was the idea behind Amy Poehler's Smart Girls? I think that website is really encouraging how young female acts in real life and it is good for our community.
  
  
• What is you favorite dessert?
  
  Thank you, you're one of the funniest female in show business right now.

Cobain Unseen is a great book full of cool stuff like replica notes, sketches, tour tickets, etc from the band and Kurt. Kurt's Journals is a cool one too that is like reading his journals. Pretty much any Nirvana/Kurt book is a good read.

I was like you until senior year in high school when I started reading for pleasure. My first two books were Yeager and Malcolm X. For me reading these autobiographies moved me and taught me some stuff that made reading seem both fun and productive. Later that year I went back and read most of the required books that I faked my way through in the previous years of high school. I've since come to appreciate literature and become a reader of most every kind of book and these two books really got me started. I think it was because at that age I wanted to know what living a life was truly all about.

Don't let the fact that you didn't get fully involved in the Foundation as some impediment. The lack of a strong character based plot makes that book kind of a chore. If there are a few historical characters you are really interested in why not find the best biographies associated with them and give them a shot? It worked for me!

I liked Ninety Days: A memoir: http://www.amazon.com/Ninety-Days-A-Memoir-Recovery/dp/B00D9TPDHE

I'm not a drug user, but it felt honest and realistic.

Also, if you heard of Craig Ferguson, he wrote a hilarious memoir (http://www.amazon.com/American-Purpose-Improbable-Adventures-Unlikely/dp/0061998494/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404325206&sr=1-1&keywords=craig+ferguson+books) that is also very honest about his addiction to drugs and alcohol. He also is well known for his Talk Show speech about alcoholism: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZVWIELHQQY

You have all got to read his biography: The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts. It's a close look at his life from the people who knew him best - friends, family, and co-workers.

As a child I grew up laughing at/with Chris Farley, but this book gave me a new perspective on this man. He really was a tragic figure - deeply religious, caring, and funny, but had an addictive personality and was too eager to please people. The book is really touching and gave me a different perspective on the addiction-fueled lives that so many stars lead.

Worth the read.

That looks like an interesting read, never got smitten by the Vampire/werewolf fantasy myself, but looking forward to hearing more about it.


I recently came across Paddle your own Canoe - Nick Offerman And its a great book.

Its written almost like an autobiography, but with so much humor and brilliant tidbits of information that I powered through it in a day or two, and immediatly started on one of his other books, Gumption.

The University School classes are probably the best in town, but they don't release the catalog until around thanksgiving, and the classes usually occur in the first few months of the new year.

Chef Jamie Watson is a local chef who does mostly French cuisine, which is perfect for learning techniques, and he does some intensive workshops from time to time. The Salud school at Whole Foods is probably the next best option, but I haven't heard great things. You also may want to consider a book; I'd recommend this one.

Unfortunately there really isn't any one book that puts all of that into a fun narrative like there is to describe all fo the things that a woman goes through pre, during, and beyond puberty. We just don't experience anywhere near the level of daily difficulty with our hormones and our anatomy to warrant a large selection on narative essay literature.

This is also compounded by our historical bias toward male centric view points making mens health the general topic, simply called Fitness, and womans health the specialty topic.

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I've selected the following titles, all are a cross between narative essay and textbook. But they swing more toward a less technical lexicon

The Joy of Sex
Practical Encyclopedia of Sex and Health
The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men's Health

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For books by men I respect:
Terry Crews: Manhood: How to be a better man-or just live with one
Nick Offerman: Paddle your own canoe: One man's fundamentals for deliciuos living


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To answer the question you kinda asked in your reply...

Pre-ejaculate fluid does not contain sperm. It is created by the Cowper's glands at the base of the penis, completly seperated from the testes. It is also not the same thing as semenal fluid. The misconception about pre-ejaculate comes from a few perfect storm style things occuring in a row.

A) The male must have ejaculated prior to the new pre-ejaculate.
B) Some sperm must have remain behind in the urethra
C) No urine passed through the urethra between ejaculation and new pre-ejaculate

If all of that happens, then the sperm will be picked up by the new pre-ejaculate and expelled from the urethra.

I like the books by Danny Wallace. They inspire me to live more in the moment, be more open-minded, and indirectly also to travel (which I'm planning on doing next year). They are also very funny. I especially like Yes Man (this is what that Jim Carey movie is based on), Are you Dave Gorman (travels around the world meeting everyone whose name is Dave Gorman :p), and Join Me: The True Story of a Man Who Started a Cult by Accident

• Yes Man (2005)
  
  As the title implies, the book basically suggests being more open to all manner of "invitations." Basically, saying "yes" more often. You'd be surprised how powerful the word is, in all honesty, when you really start to think about it.
  
  In fact, the most incredible times in ones lives are usually a result of saying "yes," rather than "no."
  
  Almost any great job, girlfriend, or experience, you had to say "yes" to going out in the first place, yes to a date, yes to accepting the job, et cetera. People say "no" a lot and there are good reasons, but sometimes the word just gets in the way of keeping life exciting.

I can almost guarantee you that it was not about a simple compliment and more about fawning over and playing with a strangers hair, which is totally a thing and comes across as patronizing and an invasion of personal space.

It's not "hey your hair looks great today" and more "omigod i love your hair can i touch it wow its so bouncy hehe"

https://www.amazon.com/You-Cant-Touch-My-Hair/dp/0143129201

Maybe his friend DID miss the point, I wouldn't be surprised if her only exposure to the concept of micro aggression was from a freshman training session. But from his attitude, it sounds like he's the one who misunderstood, willfully or otherwise.

If you want to learn more about Houdini, I highly recommend The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero

He was really an amazing man and there is so many really interesting stories that they do a great job of analyzing some of Houdini's motivations.

Watching him protest at the Women's March made me revisit some Nick Offerman books. Quality reads.

Paddle Your Own Canoe

Gumption

Strongly, strongly recommend the audio books as narrated by Mr. Offerman as well. Would love to get a crack at Good Clean Fun sometime soon (his newest book).

When it comes to comedy writing, I suggest checking out Fred Stoller's Kindle Single called My Seinfeld Year. It's his recollections of being a writer on Seinfeld for one season, and what that process was like. There's also a lot of great behind the scenes info (some of which covers writing and development) about NBCs golden era of sitcoms in Warren Littlefield's book, Top of the Rock. If you want to read some scripts, this site is one of the best collections I know of.

At the very least, read Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential. I'm serious, there's nothing that could scare the shit out of you more than this book, and if you still are eager to go into the kitchen professionally, then by all means do it. (Also there's a fair bit of good advice about culinary school versus work experience.)

http://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Confidential-Updated-Edition-Adventures/dp/0060899220/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344405232&sr=8-1&keywords=kitchen+confidential

If you want, message me and I'll send you a copy, it's on me. :-)

Another super entertaining book that isn't a cookbook is Heat. It definitely changed the way I look at cooking and ingredients, especially eggs, pasta and meat. Great read.

Thanks for the reply friend.

I did read his book a couple years ago. It was surprisingly good (surprising meaning I get so tired of the same ol' same ol' cookie cutter celebrity addiction stories). He is really an amazing guy and it was an amazing read.

Amazon link to the book if anyone is interested.

Tom Hardy is another celebrity addict that I admire for the way he approaches his addiction. He doesn't let it define himself as a person but realizes the power it has and the need to remain ever vigilant.

A mental mind fuck can be nice! My boyfriend would love me LONG time if I won him this awesome Chris Farley book! New or used doesn't matter to us :)

I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey ... Thanks for the contest krcook510!!!

Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a protal. How true that sentence is!

Thanks so much for the contest!

[Kitchen Confidential] (https://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Confidential-Updated-Adventures-Underbelly/dp/0060899220) by [Anthony Bourdain] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain)

I read this on Kindle on through their Lending Library (it might still be on there) and loved it. It's a great look inside kitchens and Bourdain is a good writer.

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Here are some biographies that have just what you're looking for! Biographies sound boring, but you won't be able to put these ones down I promise!:

• Bossypants by Tina Fey
  
  
  
• Why not me by Mindy Kaling
  
  
  
• is everyone hanging out without me? by Mindy Kaling as well
  
  
  
• Lean in by Sheryl Sandberg I originally refused to get on the hype train for this one, but after reading it: WOOT WOOT! it's so empowering!

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling.

She had a FA-ish youth, but the more salient point is the whole book is hilarious and uplifiting. I'd highly recommend checking it out.

> Would you be willing to consider not telecommuting?

This, and changing job to find somewhere that has a younger bunch of people is also a good idea.

> Finally,my last thought is try saying yes more

There's a great comedy/reality book about this theme:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yes-Man-Danny-Wallace/dp/0091896746

Something I want

Something I need

Something to wear and

Something to read

This something to watch
will make me laugh,

And this will be music to my ears…

But what I want most, my dear friends, is to ease sadness and tears.

I don't think the movie was based on that book! It was based on 'Yes Man' by Danny Wallace. The story of a man in London who actually said yes to everything for a year. It's literally a laugh out loud book...way better than the film.

Not sure if you know but Sarah Silverman has written a fair bit about it. Her book is awesome.

Note: The book isn't only about bedwetting.

I would like this book because I love Mindy Kaling and I think she's hilarious.

Lmfao "Daigo fucking Umehara gave money away so Ricki Ortiz should too" - literally eat shit with that. Embarrassingly naive. This has got to be the most dishonest attempt at a comparison I've ever read on this website.

Daigo can comfortably afford acts of philanthropy and benefits from them because not only is he a celebrity in a way that Ricki is not (or any other fgc player who isn't Daigo), Daigo is his own brand. He does lectures, media events, he makes passive income as an author and even has manga written about him. It was beyond generous of him to give that money away, and is also indicative that he is living very comfortably. A child would understand that.

On top of that Daigo has earned more than twice as much as Ricki in lifetime tournament winnings alone, on top of being sponsored by Madcatz - and meanwhile Ricki probably isn't even getting paid a salary by EG.

Maybe you should send his agent an email and see how much Daigo charges to do a lecture at an event for your college?

I can't wait to hear your response about how Ricki got interviewed by a magazine or something. You are far beyond even attempting to be honest making a comparison like that - Daigo Umehara can afford to give away money so Ricki Ortiz should too lmfao. Holy shit.

I agree and the original book is also a good source. It helped guided me to opportunities that I never thought I'd have.

oh! what about Nick Offerman's book? I haven't read it yet but it seems in line with some of the other ones you're bringing up. Or Neil Patrick Harris' Choose Your Own Autobiography seems similar, too.

I read David Cross' "I Drink for a Reason" and it was less personal analysis than light-hearted observation, but I still really enjoyed it.

Personal opinion: I read Amy Poehler's book and actually didn't enjoy it like I thought I would. There was very little humor...at least not of the caliber of Bossy Pants, and it felt more like a chronological listing of events in her life rather than any real reflection.

http://smile.amazon.com/Paddle-Your-Own-Canoe-Fundamentals/dp/052595421X?sa-no-redirect=1

http://smile.amazon.com/Neil-Patrick-Harris-Choose-Autobiography/dp/0385346999?sa-no-redirect=1

http://smile.amazon.com/I-Drink-Reason-David-Cross/dp/0446697710/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1420487957&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=this+is+why+i+drink+david+cross

I think you should write about someone who meets their doppleganger, and soon after they have bad luck and terrible things begin to happen. So they have to find their doppleganger again to ask to stop all of these bad things from happening but their bad luck keeps preventing them from meeting their doppleganger again. haha i dunno.

Oh what a lovely tea party

linkkk

I realize that these two stories are just anecdotes to you, and you will probably never change your mind that drugs are bad man, but I'm also basing my opinion on working for over 20 years in the F&B business. I've worked behind line, waited tables, bussed, parked cars, dish dogged, tended bar, and managed front of the house. I've known both people that used alcohol and weed (and coke) to get through a shift, and those who did not. In my experience, drugs and alcohol use had very little to do with whether someone was useful in a kitchen or not.

If you are at all interested in what a crappy job it really is, you should read Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly sometime. It's a pretty no-holds-barred look at working in a restaurant in NYC in the late 80's - early 90's. It's changed some, but not all that much.

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Gracias for the answer. I'd love an AMA too. This reminds me of A Walk Across America by Peter Jenkins, who set out to find 'America' in the wake of the Vietnam War. He came through Alabama, and even had our infamous Governor Wallace invite him to his office to wish him well.

Whether it's walking across America or just the Appalachian Trail, I hope to do the same some time soon (esp. since I graduate from AU this May). Both Peter and Anthony remind me of how possible it is.

1. Go to the health center or a councilor when you get to campus and see if they have anyone that can help you, it should not be conveyed to your parents and they will do all they can to help you.
   
   
2. Read Sarah Silverman's: The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee

IS THERE OLIVES IN IT!? (Somebody please get the reference or I'll be very sad)

I've wanted this book for a while now! Otherwise gift card is cool.

Strawberry Bubblegum

Here are some books I think might give you a taste of what kinds of sexist stuff women have to put up with regularly:

https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Object-Memoir-Jessica-Valenti/dp/0062435094

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0143129201/

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316348406/

https://www.amazon.com/What-Girls-Made-Elana-Arnold/dp/1512410241

https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Feminist-Essays-Roxane-Gay/dp/0062282719

https://www.amazon.com/Gone-Girl-Gillian-Flynn/dp/0307588378

The last one is perhaps the farthest stretch, but I do think it's a lot about how women are made to comform to roles, as well as all the little ways men might dominate women, and plays with the usual perceptions of that. Maybe read it after you've read a lot of the other works so you're more familiar with the everyday struggles of women, otherwise it might not be as poignant to read as a guy.

Anyways, I'm glad that there are guys like you out there who are more open to learning about this stuff.

Pretty sure this is a movie already. But skip the movie and read the book instead. A LOT more amusing.

This is a tangent, but if you ever want to change your own mind, one of the best biographies I ever read was told oral-history-style - The Chris Farley Show

Harry Houdini did far, far more in his life than people will ever remember. He's a bit of a hero of mine, particularly after reading this excellent biography about a hundred times. He was a pilot, an inventor, a middle-distance world-record holder, a possible spy, and a man who spent countless hours debunking frauds and con artists of all kinds, among many other things. He's one of the most fascinating humans of the twentieth century, and far more accomplished than even his reputation would imply.

How about Nick Offerman's book? The paperback is £9, + free next day delivery if you get an amazon prime trial :)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Paddle-Your-Own-Canoe-Fundamentals/dp/052595421X

Ramsay explains why well done steaks are bad in the YouTube video...but if that's not enough, you might want to read Kitchen Confidential if you're at all interested in learning what cooks and chefs think of well done steaks.

The short of it: By overcooking the steak, you remove all juiciness and tenderness of a good cut of beef. Beef is carefully raised and graded according to the level of fat distributed throughout the meat. When the steak is cooked correctly (medium to medium-rare) the proteins and carbohydrates on the outside of the steak caramelize and develop delicious flavor while the fat melts and becomes a carrier for the amazing steak-y goodness. The inside of the steak warms slightly but you still have enough intact proteins that you actually taste the beef.

With a well-done steak, you loose that contrast between the inside and outside of the steak and the caramelization process will have gone on too long on the outside giving you burnt charcoal instead of sublime flavor.

If you haven't tried a steak cooked medium or medium-rare, you should. I don't think you'll go back to ruined meat ever again.

When Pride Still Mattered is one of the best football books around.

Also, What it Takes to be Number One.

Bringing up age to not adapt to a game is brought up in street fighter player (god) daigo umeharas Bible. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JOEKKWU/ its a good book! But yeah don't let age or losing get in your head. Life is always about the learning.. winning isn't everything.

You dad sounds like he would love Nick Offerman's (Ron Swanson) book "Paddle Your Own Canoe"

http://www.amazon.com/Paddle-Your-Own-Canoe-Fundamentals/dp/0451467094/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418134129&sr=1-1&keywords=paddle+your+own+canoe&pebp=1418134130597

When Pride Still Mattered - a biography of Vince Lombardi. It's about football (so it's acceptable to read at 16) and I always find that reading biographies or autobiographies of significantly influential people (no matter what they influence) gives me some insight into humanity.

This is oddly specific, you can gift him a planer even if he isn't proficient with it. It is very nostalgic and as a woodworker he could understand/appreciate its use.

Or

Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman

Kind of related, A Walk Across America by Peter Jenkins was a very enjoyable non fiction read. Check it out:

http://www.amazon.com/Walk-Across-America-Peter-Jenkins/dp/006095955X

That's rough. The e-Book is available from the Amazon US store. You may be able to make an amazon account on it (assuming you use amazon.de), and then read the book through a kindle reader. (PC kindle reader is free and not bad to use).

USA Link: here

*Edit: Goofed up the link format

I'm in the middle of 5 different books because I am a bit of a moody reader (sometimes I'm in the mood to read something funny, other times I want something mysterious, something informative, something that will give me second hand embarrassment, etc.)

Currently I'm reading:

• Everything's Eventual by Stephen King
  
• Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman
  
• Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman
  
• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
  
• The Food Truck Handbook by David Weber
  
  On my "next to read" list:
  
  
• The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
  
• Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham

great football book, not college but still one of my favorites

here

If you like the writing style of Michael Lewis, you need to check out this book. Lewis wrote a fantastic book on a way to look at baseball that no fan had ever seen before. He based his hugely successful baseball book on The Hidden Game of Football, now out of print but available used.

For pure storytelling, you have to read "When Pride Still Mattered". This biography of Vince Lombardi is nothing short of a masterpiece, and it's no surprise. It's written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author in a style very different from most bio works.

I wish i could eat cheesecake all day everyday....

in addition to these slutty brownies, they're the perfect combo!

Thank you

Happy cake day!

his biography is great, worth reading.

http://www.amazon.com/Yeager-An-Autobiography-Chuck/dp/0553256742

This is the first memoir he put out, and he has another one on people whom he admires, called Gumption. I have Paddle Your Own Canoe on Audible so he reads to me. It's incredibly relaxing.

Read his book paddle your own canoe, or listen to the audio book which he narrates. It gives a nice insight to him and is quite funny.

Sarah Silverman's Bedwetter It is pretty hilarious, and informative.

This is in his book, as is a plethora of other wise and interesting information and stories. I highly suggest the read.

Thou art capable still of receiving the LORD'S blessing and enlightenment through His words:

https://www.amazon.com/Will-Keep-Winning-DAIGO-UMEHARA-ebook/dp/B01JOEKKWU

If you haven't already, I recommend reading/listening to Craig's memoir American On Purpose. He's really such an intelligent man.

Some of my favorite late night appearances have been on his show. Two of them being Stephen Fry's appearances with an audience and without.
Craig's show was rarely about the promotion of someone's project, and much more about making a real connection. I miss that in late night television.

["Yes man"] (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068680/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt) literally just took the title and the idea that a man starts saying yes to everything. [The book was written by an english man and is way funnier.] (https://www.amazon.com/Yes-Man-Danny-Wallace/dp/1416918345/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485288804&sr=8-1&keywords=yes+man+book) And everything in the book did happen. They didn't even used the real reason he started to say yes to everything.

funny... autobios on people you wouldnt think they would read

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Have you read this? The Chris Farley Show. It's a great book about him.

He wrote this which is a short but fun read: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B006Z499M0/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1474656818&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=fred+stoller&dpPl=1&dpID=41JFf6mGzOL&ref=plSrch

Well... yeah. That pretty much his claim to fame.

Read "Heat" by Bill Buford, he has some interesting perspective. http://www.amazon.com/Heat-Adventures-Pasta-Maker-Apprentice-Dante-Quoting/dp/1400034477/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1293387244&sr=8-5

There's also an article out there written by Bourdain entitled "So you want to be a chef" or something similar that would give you some perspective if you're thinking of becoming a professional.

Fred Stoller's book My Seinfeld Year
(http://www.amazon.com/Seinfeld-Year-Kindle-Single-ebook/dp/B006Z499M0) is a good look into the writing process of that show.

Apparently the way it worked was a writer had to pitch & get approved a Jerry story, Elaine Story, Kramer story & George story, then map out how all the stories intersected w/ each other.
Once Larry & Jerry approved all this, the writer had permission to write the episode.
Once done, they turned it in & Larry & Jerry proceeded to punch it up. Sometimes only changing a few names, other times rewriting every joke until nothing was left but set pieces & structure.

He was a lot more badass than most people know. And last I checked he's still alive at 90. In fact, last year he flew backseat in an F-15 over Eduards AFB on the anniversary of breaking the sound barrier.(YouTube vid in the link)

Her book, Yes Please, is great. I listened to the audiobook, which added a lot to the experience for me

Heat. Written by a previously untrained guy who goes to Italy to learn to cook Italian food and ends up as a chef in the kitchen of one of Mario Batali's restaurants. A great read, really engrossing. A perspective on cooking and professional chefs that I never would have seen otherwise.

Seems like you might like this book

If anyone has the chance you should read The Chris Farley Show to learn just how true that statement is.

Best and worst? Kids - definitely kids.

Brain damage is hereditary - you get it from your kids.

I strongly recommend Fatherhood by Bill Cosby.

Just to give you some examples of Cosby's insight, Brain Damage, and Grandparents.

Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals To Delicious Living written by Nick Offerman.

Here's a kindle single by someone who wrote for Seinfeld for a year. He was a writer and also played the character Denim Vest.

From what he writes, it sounds like writing for Seinfeld was not such a dream job and a lot of people didn't last very long.

Walk Across America it is a fantastic book.

these guys need to check this one out fantastic piece

I really enjoyed Chuck Yeager's. First read it as a teenager and returned to it several times since.

Awesome. I own a copy of Craig's autobiography. A pretty good read about a very rock'n'roll life and his struggles with alcohol and drug abuse.

A Walk Across America

Not exaclty what you're looking for, the author walked, didn't run. I read the book in high school and I enjoyed it at the time, although I couldn't really tell you much about it now.

Years ago we enjoyed A Walk Across America

Daigo Umehara did write a book on his experiences as a Street Fighter champion if you're interested in that.

Technology related would for sure be The Cuckoo's Egg, and Ghost in the Wires


Not tech related, Junky, American Psycho, and Kitchen Confidential

I believe this is artsy, I enjoy him very much as an author.

He also had one called "Fatherhood" (which, I'm not going to lie, is pretty funny)

https://www.amazon.com/Fatherhood-Bill-Cosby/dp/0425097722

It's never too early to teach them to succeed: https://www.amazon.com/Will-Keep-Winning-DAIGO-UMEHARA-ebook/dp/B01JOEKKWU

Buy the book and you can show everyone, friend. Wont you let the Lord into your heart?

He is also a really good writer. His book, Kitchen Confidential is just so incredibly honest and forthright. I really connected with Anthony Bourdain after reading the book.

Forbes has a really good op-ed from 4 years ago on the subject and Dope Queen Phoebe Robinson wrote a book titled You Can't Touch My Hair that approaches the subject in a way that only a dope queen can.

Cool. Last suggestion is one is one of my favorites I just remembered.

Yeager. Chuck Yeagers autobiography. A military/war/test pilot story. Absolutely incredible read. Dude was a bad ass.

Yeager

Mine!

On another note, has anyone read this? I'm super excited to find a copy.

This is my favorite story about crossing america on foot.

His book Kitchen Confidential is a good read.

I have a couple of books that are used and under $1, though I'd really like Kitchen Confidential.

The most random/interesting phrase/sentence I have ever heard in my life.: "I was in debate club so I'm used to sleeping next to random people."

I highly recommend reading his book, Paddle Your Own Canoe

Or rather "make it a treat"

Sarah Silverman's Bedwetter

Yes Man by Danny Wallace - totally changed my way of thinking and, without being dramatic, my life. Here is a link - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yes-Man-Danny-Wallace/dp/0091896746

Say Yes More

Mindy Kaling's book is hilarious.

She also wrote a lot of "The Office" and this book:http://www.amazon.com/Everyone-Hanging-Without-Other-Concerns/dp/0307886271/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371160310&sr=8-1&keywords=mindy+kaling Which is hilarious.

Look for one about someone who is involved in something you are interested in. I've always been a plane nut, so my favorite autobiography has been Yeager: An Autobiography.

Reminds me of Yes Man: http://www.amazon.com/Yes-Man-Danny-Wallace/dp/1416918345

Have you read "Paddle Your Own Canoe" ? If Nick Offerman is your man crush, I highly recommend it.

Sounds like what used to happen to Sarah Silverman. Actually... it sounds EXACTLY the same.
http://www.amazon.com/Bedwetter-Stories-Courage-Redemption-Pee/dp/0061856436

Semi related note, I'd recommend reading this, it's funny and may speak to you:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yes-Man-Danny-Wallace/dp/0091896746

I thought the same thing when I was 22-26. Then I got older and the lifestyle wore on me. If you haven't read Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, do so. It may make you reconsider.

American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot

hi, I apologize for getting back to you so late. I used amazon to get it, you can too.

http://www.amazon.com/Journals-Kurt-Cobain/dp/157322359X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377210808&sr=8-1&keywords=journals+kurt+cobain

I have some interests similar to your girlfriend and this is on my list! http://www.amazon.com/Yes-Please-Amy-Poehler/dp/0062268341

Only one, but it's the most important one.

When you have a chance grab a copy of this book. I've read it a dozen times. I just bought 4 more copies as Christmas presents for all my grandchildren old enough to read

http://www.amazon.com/When-Pride-Still-Mattered-Lombardi/dp/0684870185

He has a short kindle book on amazon, its kind of interesting.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006Z499M0/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1397004404&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40

She was a writer for a big portion of the series. And I feel like you're sort of meant to hate Kelly anyway. I just finished reading her memoir and it made me appreciate her even more.

read this

Ah, he's totally emulating Anthony Bourdain!

READ THIS

> never test for drugs.

After reading Kitchen Confidential this makes too much sense to me, otherwise they would have an even higher employee turnover.

Read the old Bourdain book.

Need a book to read? My English teacher read this to us in grade school. http://www.amazon.com/Walk-Across-America-Peter-Jenkins/dp/006095955X

Reminds me of a modern day version of Peter Jenkins, "A Walk Across America".

Will Oregon do?

The Bed Wetter by Sarah Silverman

Unlike Sir Anthony, Craig calls himself an American and actually wrote a book about this subject.


https://www.amazon.com/American-Purpose-Improbable-Adventures-Unlikely/dp/0061998494

Still have this on my bookcase... https://www.amazon.com/Fatherhood-Bill-Cosby/dp/0425097722

http://smile.amazon.com/Paddle-Your-Own-Canoe-Fundamentals/dp/0451467094/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425977465&sr=8-1&keywords=nick+offerman

relevant

Just read this.

http://www.amazon.com/Paddle-Your-Own-Canoe-Fundamentals/dp/052595421X

Nick Offerman has a book now!

[This?] (http://static1.squarespace.com/static/51d30fe4e4b0276725bc61ff/t/52818e21e4b0217581623ae2/1384222242160/Nick+Offerman.jpg) It's the cover of [his book] (http://www.amazon.com/Paddle-Your-Own-Canoe-Fundamentals/dp/052595421X)

Or you could read Yeager: An Autobiography

https://www.amazon.com/Yeager-Autobiography-Chuck/dp/0553256742/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=chuck+yeager&qid=1554877984&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Ive never wanted a movie based more then one based off his life. https://www.amazon.com/Yeager-Autobiography-Chuck/dp/0553256742/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=chuck+yeager&qid=1554877984&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Bill Buford, in his book "Heat" writes about the beginning of french cuisine when Catherine de'Medici left Italy for France and it's subsequent evolution.

The book this is based on is absolutely hilarious.link

Journals
https://www.amazon.com/Journals-Kurt-Cobain/dp/157322359X

https://www.amazon.com/Journals-Kurt-Cobain/dp/157322359X

I don't happen to own this, but I believe it might be what OP is referring to!

https://www.amazon.com/Come-As-You-Are-Nirvana/dp/0385471998https://www.amazon.com/Heavier-Than-Heaven-Biography-Cobain/dp/0786884029/ref=sr_1_1?


crid=2ZFTTXPN7SYMA&keywords=heavier+than+heaven&qid=1557248468&s=books&sprefix=hevie%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C239&sr=1-1


https://www.amazon.com/Serving-Servant-Remembering-Kurt-Cobain/dp/0062861506/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=cobain&qid=1557248502&s=books&sr=1-1https://www.amazon.com/Journals-Kurt-Cobain/dp/157322359X/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=kurt+cobain&qid=1557248532&s=books&sr=1-2


https://www.amazon.com/Nirvana-Complete-Illustrated-Charles-Cross/dp/076034521X/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Nirvana&qid=1557248588&s=books&sr=1-3


https://www.amazon.com/Cobain-Unseen-Charles-R-Cross/dp/0316033723/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=cobain+unseen&qid=1557248615&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmrnull

The Journals, if you're looking for a Jagstang, they've been discontinued, but you can usually find one of the 2002 reissues on ebay.

Think Daigo has you covered on the topic: https://www.amazon.com/Will-Keep-Winning-DAIGO-UMEHARA-ebook/dp/B01JOEKKWU

english https://www.amazon.com/Will-Keep-Winning-DAIGO-UMEHARA-ebook/dp/B01JOEKKWU

https://www.amazon.com/Will-Keep-Winning-DAIGO-UMEHARA-ebook/dp/B01JOEKKWU I heard this isnt bad.

https://www.amazon.com/Will-Keep-Winning-DAIGO-UMEHARA-ebook/dp/B01JOEKKWU

Ask Gllty

Nah, I'm kidding.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.amazon.com/Will-Keep-Winning-DAIGO-UMEHARA-ebook/dp/B01JOEKKWU&ved=2ahUKEwj11cT7hYPlAhXSwAIHHfuOCI0QFjAEegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw1NHFQlBnlWyGr9RX8-rmna

You probably know this but it's already happening now.

https://www.amazon.com/Will-Keep-Winning-DAIGO-UMEHARA-ebook/dp/B01JOEKKWU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OQB9YQFWXFNX&keywords=daigo+umehara&qid=1554746082&s=books&sprefix=daigo+um%2Cdigital-text%2C213&sr=1-1

Buy yourself a Daigo book.

Ok, if this is a long the lines of what you were looking for Gootecks also has an ebook Kindle version still looks to be free, its mostly based around sf5. And so does Daigo I personally havent read either of these but might be up your alley as a look a the theory behind fighting games (admittedly skewed towards street fighter)