You can't be serious
(Audiobook CD)

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New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2021].
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Audiobook CD
Edition
Unabridged.
ISBN
9781797128566, 1797128566
Physical Desc
9 CDs (approximately 9 hr., 43 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2021].
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
ISBN
9781797128566, 1797128566

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Compact discs.
Participants/Performers
Read by Kal Penn.
Description
"You Can’t Be Serious is a series of funny, consequential, awkward, and ridiculous stories from Kal Penn’s idiosyncratic life. It’s about being the grandson of Gandhian freedom fighters, and the son of immigrant parents: people who came to this country with very little and went very far—and whose vision of the American dream probably never included their son sliding off an oiled-up naked woman in the raunchy Ryan Reynolds movie Van Wilder . . . or getting a phone call from Air Force One as Kal flew with the country’s first Black president. With intelligence, humor, and charm on every page, Kal reflects on the most exasperating and rewarding moments from his journey so far. He pulls back the curtain on the nuances of opportunity and racism in the entertainment industry and recounts how he built allies, found encouragement, and dealt with early reminders that he might never fit in. He describes his initially unpromising first date with his now-fiancé Josh, involving an 18-pack of Coors Light and an afternoon of watching NASCAR. And of course, he reveals how, after a decade and a half of fighting for and enjoying successes in Hollywood, he made the terrifying but rewarding decision to take a sabbatical from a fulfilling acting career for an opportunity to serve his country as an Obama White House aide. Above all, You Can’t Be Serious shows that everyone can have more than one life story. Kal demonstrates by example that no matter who you are and where you come from, you have many more choices than those presented to you. It’s a story about struggle, triumph, and learning how to keep your head up. And okay, yes, it’s also about how he accidentally (and very stupidly) accepted an invitation to take the entire White House Office of Public Engagement to a strip club—because, let’s be honest, that’s the kind of stuff you really want to hear about."--publisher's website.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Penn, K. (2021). You can't be serious (Unabridged.). Simon & Schuster Audio.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Penn, Kal, 1977-. 2021. You Can't Be Serious. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Audio.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Penn, Kal, 1977-. You Can't Be Serious New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Audio, 2021.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Penn, K. (2021). You can't be serious. Unabridged. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Audio.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Penn, Kal. You Can't Be Serious Unabridged., Simon & Schuster Audio, 2021.

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