{"product_id":"secrets-of-the-streets-teju-oyelakin-9781664207196","title":"Secrets of the Streets: Twenty-Three Secrets for Making Money with Your Talent That You Will Never Learn in School","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere was one surefire way to become a recognized stand-up comedian in West Africa back in the day, and that was performing on the biggest comedy stage-a concert tagged \"Night of a Thousand Laughs.\" That feat, however, was easier said than done. You had to grab one of the few rookie spots available every year-and that did not mean performing in front of Simon Cowell and his friends on American Idol. Auditions were held in a bar in the middle of the night with established members of the Nigerian entertainment industry. By the time you were called to perform, they were likely drunk or even high.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt didn't seem like an audition as much as it did an inquisition. It was as if an unspoken question hung in the air: How dare you assume that you are funny enough to be a comedian?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, Teju 'Babyface' Oyelakin shares how an unlikely fresh-faced newbie became one of Africa's foremost stand-up comedians and most successful talk show hosts-as well as twenty-three secrets that anyone can use to make money with their talent and live out their dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Teju Oyelakin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1664207198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781664207196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e WestBow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Teju Oyelakin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45898500079871,"sku":"9781664207196","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39028cba-f953-4492-bdd2-57cb034eb4f7.jpg?v=1721376456","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secrets-of-the-streets-teju-oyelakin-9781664207196","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}