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Born a crime

by Trevor Noah

When Trevor Noah succeeded Jon Stewart as host of “The Daily Show” last year, the 32-year-old South African comedian had huge shoes to fill. Could he prove himself a worthy successor? Who was he, anyway? In his fascinating memoir, Born a Crime, we get to know Comedy Central’s import, and the evidence is clear: Challenges are nothing new to Noah.

Born in 1984 to a Swiss father and a black mother, Noah was living proof that his parents had violated the law forbidding

I liked this book because it gave a good insight on other cultures and told a me a story on how life was back then. It made a clear statement that we must not forget we come for without making it boring or uninteresting. This book is extremely

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