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Find Another Dream

By: Maysoon Zayid
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Find Another Dream, written and performed by Maysoon Zayid, is the true story of how a Muslim Jersey girl with cerebral palsy creates her own path to stardom.

The daughter of Palestinian immigrants, as a child she dreamed of one day dancing on Broadway. As a teen, a bubble-bursting choreographer told her to “find another dream”, so she set her sights on becoming a soap star, undeterred by the fact that the odds were against her. While chasing fame, she found her voice in stand-up comedy, performing in multiple languages in sold-out shows all over the world.

When not touring, Maysoon Zayid is a passionate advocate who fights for access to education for disabled students worldwide and battles bullying online. In this Audible Original x Hello Sunshine, Maysoon tells tales of family, friendship, love, and career. She takes us on a hilarious, poignant journey of failures and successes. When her dreams turn into nightmares, she finds another dream until finally, the one she least expected comes true.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2019 Maysoon Zayid (P)2019 Audible Originals, LLC. Disability Awareness Entertainment & Celebrities Islamic Heritage People with Disabilities Women Funny Witty Inspiring Heartfelt Thought-Provoking

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About the Creator and Performer

Maysoon Zayid is a comedian, writer, disability advocate, and tap dancer. She is a graduate of and a Guest Comedian in Residence at Arizona State University. Maysoon is the co-founder/co-executive producer of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival and The Muslim Funny Fest. She was a full-time on-air contributor to Countdown with Keith Olbermann and a columnist for The Daily Beast. She has most recently appeared on Oprah Winfrey Network's In Deep Shift, 60 Minutes, and CNN.
Maysoon had the most-viewed TED Talk of 2014 and was named 1 of 100 Women of 2015 by BBC. As a professional comedian, she has performed in top New York clubs and has toured extensively at home and abroad. Maysoon was a headliner on the Arabs Gone Wild Comedy Tour and the Together Live Tour. She limped in New York Fashion Week and is a recipient of the Women’s Media Center Progressive Women’s Voices IMPACT Award. Maysoon appeared alongside Adam Sandler in You Don’t Mess with the Zohan and is a recurring character on the legendary daytime drama General Hospital. In 2019, Maysoon took her talents to audio and created and performed Find Another Dream for Audible.

About Hello Sunshine

Founded by Reese Witherspoon, Hello Sunshine is on a mission to change the narrative for women through storytelling, creating and curating content that celebrates women and puts them at the center of the story. We tell complex stories that shine a light on where women are right now and those that help chart a new path forward.

Inspiring Life Story • Humorous Narrative • Authentic Voice • Cultural Insights • Compelling Perseverance
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I love your story. I heard you in the TED talk, and since then I am a fan. Thank you I will try to remember ...yes I can can. Lovely memory of your father, and the importance of friendship and family to support you.
Thank you I laughed, I cried and I entertained myself from the beginning to the last sentence

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I really enjoyed Maysoon’s story about her family. It was entertaining and fun to hear about her family dynamics. She was hilarious and I really liked her, her family and learning about her culture. I admired her spunk and fighting spirit and that she never gave up in pursuing her dreams! I was disappointed when she got into politics though. It’s okay if don’t like our president, it’s a free country and everyone is entitled to their opinion. I don’t care about that, but the name calling and bashing was very disrespectful and in poor taste. It was also sad to me that she couldn’t be friends with her life-long friends just because they didn’t agree with her position. That is very immature.

Great story until she got into politics

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Enjoyed this story and her telling of it. Political comments at the end were disappointing. I prefer my entertainment to be free of politics regardless of the side one supports

Enjoyable and easy to listen to

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not hilarious or shocking or a "must read". but important for those of us unlike her to hear her story. so if you are not Muslim, or don't have a physical disability, or not a woman, this is worth your time.

important

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Maysoon first came across my radar from her TED talk. Some of this book is just an extended version of that speech. Overall, she is inspiring, but her writing style isn't necessarily my cup of tea.

Interesting but also meh

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I loved this book. Maysoon Zayid, previously unknown to me, has highlighted exactly why I didn't know her. Her amazing talent and stubborn, wholehearted commitment to her passion are there, it's temporarily able-bodied folks like me who aren't listening. I'm glad I could listen to this.

Speaking truth!

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I loved joining her on this journey of her life. This was such a fun and easy read.

she is so funny!

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I laughed...I cried... it's everything you would hope for! Maysoon Zayid, you are my hero!

Brilliant

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Zayid kept it real and funny. Inspiring book, not just because she has a disability, you actually forget about that. But because where she finds herself throughout her life, doing things she dreamed off as a child. The walk away from this is she has the positive mentality that we all wish we had, not allowing ourselves to limit our goals because of what we believe limit us, our incapabilities. She is real life example of all those self help books we all keep reading.

Funny and real

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such a light, funny listen. I laughed and cried and found it endearing. worth a listen

loved this

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