Warning: This Is Not a Motivational Story

by Yousef Erakat, Martin Svensson, Leif Eriksson

Overview

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 aka 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.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162578949
Publisher:	Permuted Press
Publication date:	09/28/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

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 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, “Dose of Fousey,” and has toured worldwide with Roman Atwood. Yousef has starred in Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween, and its sequel; 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. Last year, he trained and appeared in his first boxing match for the “Fight Night” Charity Event in London to raise money for Yemen. Raised in the Bay Area, Yousef is of Palestinian descent. He attended San José University, where he earned his BA in theater arts and writing. Now, he’s beginning to share his life story with the world and hopes to inspire others who might be facing similar battles.

Martin Svensson and Leif Eriksson have written around forty books each, including both fiction and true stories. They started writing together in 2010 and have since produced a large number of official autobiographies for international actors, models, pop/rock stars, sports stars, and influencers.

Today, Martin and Leif have an established team of researchers and co-writers that they work with on a project-by-project basis.