{"product_id":"no-lands-man-isbn-9781452107912","title":"No Land's Man","description":"\"It always bothered me that Aasif was more than merely funny-he's also a great actor. Now I've learned he's an amazing storyteller as well, and I am furious . . . but also grateful. Aasif's movement between cultures and genres is what makes him and his story singularly funny, poignant, and essential.\"\u003cbr\u003e- John Hodgman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Areas of My Expertise\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMore Information Than You Require\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"My father moved our family to the United States because of a word. It was a word whose meaning fascinated him. It was a singularly American word, a fat word, a word that could only be spoken with decadent pride. That word was . . . Brunch!  'The beauty of America,' he would say, 'is they have so much food, that between breakfast and lunch they have to stop and eat again.'\"\u003c\/i\u003e  —from \"International House of Patel\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you're an Indo-Muslim-British-American actor who has spent more time in bars than mosques over the past few decades, turns out it's a little tough to explain who you are or where you are from.  In \u003ci\u003eNo Land's Man\u003c\/i\u003e Aasif Mandvi explores this and other conundrums through stories about his family, ambition, desire, and culture that range from dealing with his brunch-obsessed father, to being a high-school-age Michael Jackson impersonator, to joining a Bible study group in order to seduce a nice Christian girl, to improbably becoming America's favorite Muslim\/Indian\/Arab\/Brown\/Doctor correspondent on \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book filled with passion, discovery, and humor. Mandvi hilariously and poignantly describes a journey that will resonate with anyone who has had to navigate his or her way in the murky space between lands. Or anyone who really loves brunch.","brand":"Chronicle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47819352670437,"sku":"NP9781452107912","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/no-lands-man-isbn-9781452107912","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}