Warning, Yousef Erakat
Warning, Yousef Erakat
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Warning
This is Not a Motivational Story

Author: Yousef Erakat, Leif Eriksson, Martin Svensson

Narrator: Yousef Erakat

Unabridged: 4 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/28/2021


Synopsis

Warning: This book is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any of your problems.

In actuality, this book expresses all of the problems I've encountered in my life since I was a child.

Hi, my name is Yousef Saleh Erakat a.k.a. Fousey. I am a YouTuber, actor, wannabe motivational speaker, artist, and a depressive with over 15 million total YouTube subscribers, a couple of Hollywood movies on my resume, some big awards on my shelf, and for the first time, I will be opening up about how I survived my struggles with depression, anxiety, fame, suicidal thoughts, and addiction. Welcome to my life.

About Yousef Erakat

Yousef Erakat, also known as Fousey, is a YouTube personality, actor, and motivational speaker with over 15 million subscribers on his YouTube channels, over 21 million on social media, and over 1.7 billion views. In 2015, Fousey won "Show of the Year" for youtube.com/FouseyTube at the 5th Annual Streamy Awards. In 2016, he won "Entertainer of the Year" at the 6th Annual Streamy Awards for his daily vlog, youtube.com/doseoffousey. He has toured worldwide with Roman Atwood.

Yousef has starred in Tyler Perry's BOO!: A Madea Halloween part one and two; YouTube Red's feature film, We Love You, Netflix's scripted comedy series Reality High, and YouTube Red's Fight of the Living Dead. Yousef has partnered with AdBlitz, Verizon, Nike, Google, and Microsoft for major brand campaigns. He was listed third on the list of "40 Inspiring Muslims Under 40" by MBMuslima Magazine. Raised in the Bay Area, Yousef is of Palestinian descent. He attended San Jose University, where he earned his BA in theater arts and writing. And now, he begins to share his life story with the world with the hope to inspire others who might be facing similar battles.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Joe Marquez on 2021-09-28 18:39:57

This book has just been released on September 28 2021 and people are bashing it without reading the book. I know for a fact that many didn't even purchase the book and are on their keyboards writing away because it is a trend to hate the writer. Do not let the opinion of others sway you away just because they have hate towards an individual they have never met. Keep an open mind and actually read the book before posting a review.

Goodreads review by Julie on June 13, 2020

FIRST REVIEW / MAR 19, 2015 THIS BOOK THIS BOOK THIS BOOOOOOOOK As other reviewers have pointed out, it is so 90s that it is glorious -- modems and kilobits per second, AOL, their single usernames, their explanations of what IMs and chatrooms are, and just how darned empty the internet was back then.......more

Goodreads review by Thibault on December 23, 2023

Jake finds a website devoted to uncovering the conspiracy of the Yeerks. It quickly turns out to be a trap. The internet references are very 90’s, so they can feel a bit dated but also nostalgic if you’re a 90’s kid. Apart from that, it’s a really solid plot and it subtly shows the evolution of Jake......more

Goodreads review by Kara on August 31, 2015

Yo dawg, I heard you like Internet sites. The plot basically goes like this: Jake is online, back in the days when most of the people online were nine-year-olds and 40-year-olds on the prowl for nine-year-olds. He discovers a Yeerk website and lurks in the chatroom, wondering if these people are for......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on August 08, 2017

I actually didn't remember this one going into it, so my hopes weren't high, but it turned out to be one of the best installments of these first sixteen books, even if it's a little dated (okay, I'll be honest, part of the reason I liked it so much is BECAUSE it was dated--all the adorable little re......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on October 19, 2021

October 18, 2021 audiobook review here. October 29, 2020 re-read:    In the days of dial-up internet, Jake chances searching “Yeerk.” And he finds a whole website about the Yeerks, complete with a chat room full of people talking about the Yeerk invasion, possible Yeerk-controlled people, and how to r......more