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I (please don't laugh) put the money on the counter and quickly attempt to dash out with my Chicken Flavored Salt Noodles. The guy calls me back  I look up instinctively, I should have run . . . Why didn't I run    He tells me the noodles are 35 cents. I try to apologize sincerely. I thought the sign said 33 cents yesterday, so that's all I brought with me. Could he wait while I ran home and get the 2 cents? I show him my student I.D. to let him know I am not a thief. He shakes his head and motions either for me to get the hell out of his store and \u003cb\u003enever\u003c\/b\u003e come back again or get the money as \u003cb\u003edo\u003c\/b\u003e come back. I don't know. He said something like Nyeh and swiped his hand in my direction. \u003cbr\u003eI can't translate hand motions well.\u003cbr\u003eThe noodles: tasty   \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49598042571025,"sku":"GOR001992650","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50355250200849,"sku":"CIN0679783571G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50359139860753,"sku":"CIN0679783571A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51005629563153,"sku":"NIN9780679783572","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52661891760401,"sku":"NLS9780679783572","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53251248029969,"sku":"GOR005417219","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53621555822865,"sku":"CIN0679783571VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0679783571.jpg?v=1750977502"},{"product_id":"mixed-book-angela-nissel-9780345481146","title":"Mixed","description":"\u003cb\u003eTell anyone who asks that you're half-black and half-white, just like David Hasselhoff from Knight Rider.-Angela's mother\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Love has no color, insist Angela Nissel' s parents, but does it have a clue? In this candid, funny, and poignant memoir, Angela recounts growing up biracial in Philadelphia-moving back and forth between black inner-city schools and white prep schools-where her racial ambiguity and doomed attempts to blend in dog her teen years. Once in college, Angela experiments with black activism (hoping to find clarity in extremism), capitalizes on her exotic look at a strip club, and ends up with a major case of the blues (aka, a racial identity problem). Yet Angela is never down for the count. After moving to Los Angeles, she discovers that being multiracial is anything but simple, especially in terms of dating and romance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By turns a comedy of errors and a moving coming-of-age chronicle, Mixed traces one woman's unforgettable journey to self-acceptance and belonging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMixed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mixed is a hilarious must-read for anyone searching for the enchanting path to self-discovery. Angela Nissel's precise account of living the mixed race experience not only hit home with me, but the journey is deliciously enlightening and heart-rending at the same time. It's a journey well worth taking.­\u003cb\u003e--Halle Berry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI love Angela Nissel's writing. Reading \u003ci\u003eMixed\u003c\/i\u003e was like getting a letter from a best friend I forgot I had. How ironic that a book written by someone who felt like no one got her will surely be one of those rare books everyone gets- black, white, both, neither. Hilarious, sweet, and honest, \u003ci\u003eMixed\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect read if you've ever felt like the one standing on the outside­--and let's face it, who hasn't?­\u003cb\u003e--Jill Soloway, author of \u003ci\u003eTiny Ladies in Shiny Pants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf David Sedaris was a straight biracial female, this is the book he'd write. This book is so funny I've already started telling people I helped Angela write it.­\u003cb\u003e--Bill Lawrence, creator of \u003ci\u003eScrubs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nissel is humorous, poignant, and proud yet also empathetic and generous as she recounts her constant struggle to answer the perennial question persons of mixed race seem required to ask of themselves in our society-where do I fit in?.... 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