{"product_id":"book-co23","title":"My Life as a Goddess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collection of side-splitting and illuminating essays by the popular stand-up comedian, alum of \u003cem\u003eChelsea Lately\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Mindy Project\u003c\/em\u003e, and host of truTV's\u003cem\u003e Talk Show the Game Show\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a young age, Guy Branum always felt as if he were on the outside looking in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelf-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 deprivation of personhood from fat people and how, although 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with Guy's characteristic blend of wit, guile, and rumination, \u003cem\u003eMy Life as a Goddess\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable and deeply moving book by one of today's most endearing and galvanizing voices in comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347273064752,"sku":"BDco23","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49347273097520,"sku":"10co23","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/co23-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773687219","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-co23","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}