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freshers essentials don't leave without them
EXLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BrianJura(JB)
FASHION HEALTH TECH DRESSING FOR 6 HABITS TO HELP YOU X-TIGI A1 PLUS THE COLD WEATHER WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE GIVING UP FLAGSHIP REVIEW
editorial
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome to the first print edition of CampusMag. First of all, I'd like to personally thank you for picking up a copy of CampusMag and whether its just to peruse a section or read through it, we want you to know that this magazine was designed with you in mind.
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In this month's edition, we cover a lot of topics including events that are happening this and the coming monnth,
For students completing or nearing completion of their studies, we discuss the next step, Job Hunting and how to tackle this transition period from student to career person. Strategies to employ and how to handle frustrations that may come with job hunting.
We also discuss ways to stay motivated on days when you might feel like giving up. There may be days when you can't fathom why you do what you do or why follow the path you chose to but there was a reason for all that and we help you stay focussed on that & your goals.
We have tons of reviews for you, from books like Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, to TV series and DeadPool 2 (You really ought to read this one). We also highlight gadgets that we believe you will find usefull in campus.
There's other more interesting stuff in here and the only way to find out what they are is stop reading this editorial and delve in.
Anyway, as I said, this magazine is for meant for you the reader so I would Really Really Really, LOVE to hear from you.
As always, Dream BIG, Work Hard and Stay Focused ... Don't forget to Play even Harder. awo CAMPUSSMAG Issue. 3.0 June '18. A Hamad Mula Media Publication, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. CONTRIBUTORS Nyamisa Chelagat, Maggie Ninno, Cliff Omondi, Ogweno Otako SALES INQUIRIES 0737 959 125 or EMAIL [email protected] SALES & OPERATIONS Wycliffe Sawo /campusmagke @campus_ke @campus_ke Contents
REGULAR FEAURES
06 EVENTS Places to check out in Nairobi CBD whilst willing away time or just hanging out. 16 WALK THROUGH Places to wlk through & check out in Nairobi CBD whilst willing away time 08 or just hanging out. 30 GADGET REVIEW We do a review of X-TGI A1 +, X-TGI's FASHION PARADE flagship phone with features that will blow your mind for its selling price. You can never go wrong combining fashion & patriotism. We show you what to 32 BEAUTY wear for the cold & be 'Elegantly We give you tips and insights on Patriotic' in one move. how to take care of your skin to look more beautiful. 10 HANGOUTS We hang out with Brian Jura (aka JB) of Home254 & find out what drives him in a quest to build a fashion power house 31 RECIPES We show you how to prepare very sumptuous sticky chicken wings on sweet corn rice.
MAIN FEAURE What does it mean to be a successful student? What do you need to do to become one? 32 31 Read on & Learn more.
SPECIAL FEAURES
20 CAMPUS WELLNESS Mental health is an important part of our lives. We show you how to stay motivated when things go awry 34 CONFESSIONS What's the wost that can happen when you have one too many with 12 friends. Read on to find out. 32 BEAUTY 2018 NAIROBI BURGER FERSTIVAL July 27 - Aug 5
Enjoy 2 for 1 burgers at the city's best restaurants! The third annual Nairobi Burger Festival is back! Save the date! Proudly brought to you by Eatout.
DAWA MUSIC FESTIVAL Location Carnivore date 29th June Time: 6pm to 1 1 pm. Costs 1 500 advance tickets
For all music lovers out here who can't get enough of music festivals, good music and great times on open air. This is the first ever Dawa Music fest & you definately don't want to be missing out on this.
BRADS FASHION SHOW
Michael Joseph Center 1 5 Designers showcasing in 1 (one) fashion Show. Yes , it is a higher fashion event where at the end, one designer will officially be endorsed by the official event sponsor, TOSS. As always It is all media coverage event with red carpet photography and interview on the spot. Dress code should be elegant with a touch of Kenyan designs. Campus Events
PSG FIFA18 TOURNAMENT
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REDFOURTH VOX THE NEXT GENERATION Vocal coach Philip ' Filah' Tuju, brings together the Next Generation of vocal performers from Kenya. The concert will feature performances from his students and finalists from the show 'I Can Sing' from KTN. The singers will be backed by the Redfourth Chorus and tha movement band. The concert will involve covers, original and traditional music.
USIU - AFRICA FUN RUN - 2018
Tickets 1 000 July 7 from 7 AM - 2 PM The USIU-Africa Fun Run is an annual event held in July that aims to mobilize financial resources for students in need of financial aid at USIU-Africa. The Run brings together USIU-Africa students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the university to have fun while contributing towards this noble cause. Fashion Speak
Keeping warm in this cold season is a priority and what better way to do it than by showing how 3 PATRIOTIC FASHION patriotic you can be. Our stylist Maggie, walks you through Home254's elegant cold weather collection
Nothing says fancy like this 1 red hoodie worn by Stacey. You can own the weather with thiis hoodie for only Ksh 2500 @Home254 2 SNOW WHITE: Luxury must be comfortable, simple and look really good, otherwise it's not Luxury.
For Orders @home_254 0707 706 005 4 When the weather Once you figure out takes dip below normal who you are and dip. A complete body what you love about defence is required. yourself,You wear Hoddie & Tracksuit to whatever you want. match serves the such as this prupose. just fiine croppedhoodie
Double Black: @thedapperbrother and Shamim wear the #Home_254 bomber jacket, it's this season's most stylish 5 buy. Wear with a plain tee or top for a laid-back look.
Campus Hangouts
The Elegant PATRIOT
This month, we have a chat with Brian Jura, The founder of Home254, an apparel line which focuses on the niche of patritism without the flag cliche of other brands in the same line. His designs have been worn by highly famous and well travelled celebrities such as Fena Gitu, Avril, Eric Omondi, Butita & Otos just to name a few. With orders coming from as far as the States, we had a sit down with him to learn the secrets of his success.
1 . When did you decide to 4. What skills according to you I graduated in 201 6 with a BS in choose fashion designing as a are necessary to be a successful Electronics and Computer career ? fashion entrepreneur? Engineering from JKUAT but man I I decided to do this when i Just be a thinker and creative. love looking good and creating realized its what I love, its what I so had to put the Engineering would wake up every morning 5. What role do you think social aside but surely I will be back. happy to do. I love creating and media plays in fashion today? this allows me to create. social media plays a very big role 9. How did you handle both positive and negative. Pro is disappointment when you wee 2. The designs that you created its easier for people to know starting out? are no doubt great, but who and exactly what they want and I always handle this as a which things were your inspiration easier to set up an e commerce. challenge, we are told to do one while creating such designs? the cons is that people can crazy thing everyday...if you do I love this country, I love fashion easily duplicate your work so this you will never let and art...I had to bring this three many counterfeit products out disappointment put you down. I together and not be cliche. That here. believe i was meant to be a is what inspired me, people to champion. look patriotic in an elegant way 6. Where do you see Home254 in the next five years ? 1 0. Parting shot. 3. How much did you start with Where i want to see it is, trading There are those people will see and how did you use this to grow in the stock market. what they want but there are the business? those that will see what is I started off with Ksh. 2,300 which 7. How would you describe your stopping them from getting what was my rent while in campus plus personal style? they want. Be the Millennial that 2,300 loan from M-shwari. I used I would call it Elegantly Patriotic. sees what they want and go for this to buy apparels at that time Simple is the new cool IT. and print them for selling (nowadays we make our own) 8. Tell us something about your background. YOUR MOMENT OF STARDOM IS HERE! Campus Mag is on the lookout for chiqs/dudes who want to strutt their stuff on our magazine
Every month we'll select one chiq and/or one dude to be featured on the magazine. Tell us all about your achievements, your dreams and anything else interesting about yourself. We'll also have a flattering photoshoot session just for you! P.S You must still be in CAMPUS
Just send your details to [email protected] and we'll give you a call YOUR MOMENT OF STARDOM IS HERE! Campus Mag is on the lookout for chiqs/dudes who want to strutt their stuff on our magazine culture week.
Escape
GALITOS Everyone loves pizza. If you don't you probably haven’t found your flavour yet. Visit Galitos on one of their BOGOF Tuesdays and enjoy yourself two appetizing pizzas for the price of one. You could also try out their menu which includes their famous flame grilled chicken with different flavours.
A WALK THROUGH
NATIONAL ARCHIVES CITY MARKET The National Archives is situated in one of the busier parts of Nairobi Visit City Market for curios and freshly-cut flowers, and for and can sometimes get a little overwhelming. Once you’re in the your weekly meat shop. The curios section is situated in a door, enjoy the silence. The building hosts a collection of historical large and airy hall with interesting architecture and lofty artifacts, and homes Kenyan public and private historical ceilings. Vendors sell jewelry, colourful fabric, carvings and documents. On the ground floor is the Murumbi African Heritage other traditional mementos. Right next door, the scene is Collections, where you’ll find jewelery from West Africa, oil paintings that of a bustling meat market; white-coated butchers by contemporary Kenyan artists, pottery by artist Magdalene selling an abundance of seafood and meat cuts. Odundo and all manner of African art pieces. Point Zero Café, an open-air coffee house on the premises, serves up good coffee. Escape
IMAX This is the most ideal hangout joint in town for the movie buff,A romantic evening out or just chilling and enjoying life. 20th Century IMAX is part of a movie theater chain that offers 3D movie experience like no other. One movie and you'll be hooked to the experience. NAIROBI C . B . D
CITY MARKET RAILWAY MUSEUM The Railway Museum brings joy to history buffs and photogenic folks alike. Explore the inside of the main building for a rundown of the history of the railway(Lunatic Express) in East Africa, with walls featuring photographs and maps of East Africa as it changed over the century since the railway was constructed.
Explore your inner child in and out of the old trains and locomotives parked out in the yard. Then maybe book a trip down to the coast with the Madaraka Express and enjoy a trip like no other. CM Guides
CAMF'SRGICUAIDNEATOZARENE UNIVERSITY
-The Vibe Tight Knit Family Africa Nazarene University is a private, Christian founded institution and an affiliate of The Church of the Nazarene Colleges and Universities around the world. The main campus - Leah T. Marangu - is located at Ongata Rongai and is approximately 22 kilometers south of Nairobi City Center. -What it feels like to go here Describing ANU as a second home for students feels like a bit of an understatement for all who have passed -Awesome Alumni through here and made lasting memories in the Like any great university, ANU has some great alumni adjacent town of Ongata Rongai. The inviting faculty who include Beatrice Elachi, who until recently was the and atmosphere that comes with a small campus makes Majority chief whip in the Senate of Kenya. Other great it nearly impossible to leave after four years without Alumni include Elijah Miano, Corporate professorial connections or a group of friends that Communications Officer-Kenya Airports Authority(KAA), redefines the meaning of “squad goals.” The dedicated Jacquiline Magloire- Owner The Manor 540, team of professors invest countless hours in their students’ success in and outside of the classroom. -Where we hang There are a couple of spaces to hange around within the school and some of these include; The TV room, also known to some as Gandiza, The cafeteria which has great banana cakes by the way. The chapel, where there are two services a week offering divine inspiration with amazing speakers and the various sport fields for ardent game lovers. CM Guides
CAMF'SRGICUAIDNEATOZARENE UNIVERSITY
-Top 3 Courses -How much are the students partying? Bachelor of Laws “Significantly less than last year. Overall ANU is not a very B.Sc. Computer Science big party school and I would say about 25 percent party B.Sc. International Business Management regularly while the other 75 percent never or rarely party -Top 3 Student Organizations on campus,” said B.Com Student Darleene Matunga Law Assembly of Africa Nazarene University(LAANU) Environmental Club -What would you tell incoming freshman about your Christian Union school? “Get involved right off the bat. Join anything your -Student Reviews schedule will allow. It’s okay to not know your right away “ANU surprised me by acting like a much bigger school but it’s important to be thinking about and while you’re than it is. It honestly surprised me by feeling just like deciding, join more and more organizations,” said home. There’s so much history and beautiful little recent graduate Rogers Kiplimo details hidden throughout making you feel comfortable – like a part of the family.”–Ekirapa What has been one takeaway from your campus Rachels, Mass Communication experience thus far? “The ability to sit down and have hour-long “There is literally anything to keep you busy. I was a shy conversations with a professor is not a luxury that a lot person but I buried her in order to experience more. I of campus students experience, and I find comfort in took a bold approach and it was uncomfortable but it knowing that I can email any of them and ask them worked out great. Also, I cannot stress time questions if I have them.”–Hafidh Fauz Ogendo. management enough. Time management and mental -Getting In health is the hardest part of campus,” Habiba Ibrahim. Even as a private campus, the admission process for ANU has only a few requirements that vary from a bigger university admission process. Some of these requirements include KCSE certificate or past academic records from recognized examination bodies. ays 6 W
On Days When You Feel Like Giving Up
ome days are light and filled with inspiration. Some days are simply routine and on some S days you may feel like just giving up on…
Your Degree or diploma that you are pursuing Your new habit of working out or eating healthier. Your own small business or blog because you haven’t had the results you wanted. Truly feeling better about yourself. Dating because you can’t seem to find the right person or even have a good date at all.
Winding up in such situations is a normal part of making positive changes in life. But what you do when you feel like giving up will determine a lot about where your life will go.
In this article we’d like to share 6 habits that will help you to hold on or to change direction on those difficult days.
1 . Tap into realistic you how long your journey Maybe it is to: expectations. may take. Support and keep your family safe. Do this not by listening to You’ll probably not get an Live healthier and longer so advertising that promises you exact blueprint. But the things you get to watch your kids quick results or by listening to people can tell you in person grow up. the perfectionism – from the or via books and blogs can be See the world and explore new people around you or yourself a great guide. things. – that allows no mistakes or failures. 2. Remind yourself why Write your answers down. you are doing this. Tap into it by listening to the Then, whenever you feel like people who have already It’s easy to lose the big picture giving up pull out that piece of gone where you want to go. in the busy everyday life. But if paper with your most powerful People who know what works you feel like giving up then try why(s). It often helps. and how you will stumble and reconnecting with why you are fail along the way and can tell doing what you are doing. Health
3. Remember: It’s darkest sometimes it can be helpful to again with less resistance and before the dawn. change your course slightly you will most likely feel like instead. To examine how you doing the task again. do things, what results they When things seemed to be at bring in and to compare it to 6. See if it is time to quit the lowest point with your blog how people who have gone and to try something else. or business, with your dating before you have done things. life or with your motivation in To be honest with yourself and Sometimes it is not time to give life in general. Something admit that maybe one or two up. But it may be time to quit amazing always happens. things or small parts of what what you are doing and to try Probably quite often because you are doing are not working something else. If you feel like being at that low point forces so well. giving up or you are bored a you to change something in lot, if you feel no real passion how you do things. And to replace those things for or excitement or curiosity a while – based on what about a change or your But maybe also because life others have done in the past – current path then ask yourself seems to have some kind of and see if that works better. these two questions: balance if you just keep going. Even if it means that you have If you just keep taking action to get out of your comfort Am doing this because I truly instead of giving up and doing zone. want it? nothing then something good always happens. Or am I doing it because someone told me to or Seeing this repeat itself will because so many people strengthens belief in taking 5. Tell yourself: Just for around me seem to have action and to keep going today! done it or are working on it? even on rough days or weeks. And it brings some comfort Say to yourself: Just for today I What you want isn’t easy to even when things look pretty will XX! Replace XX with what know before you get started dark. you will do just for today such though. You may need to try as getting exercise, getting different paths before you find 4. Reconnect with the basics going with the most important one that fits you. And just or change the path. task first thing in the day or because everyone around you eating a healthy lunch. By seem to love running doesn’t When you have run into a telling yourself that you only mean that you have to love it plateau or a longer rough have to do it today you get or that you have to give up on patch, these two things can two big benefits: the habit of regular exercise. be helpful: You release the mental burden Try walking, biking, playing Simplify and reconnect with of the past times you did it and football or basketball instead. the basics. It is easy to future times when you will do Try a new way of doing what become overwhelmed by all it. And so the task becomes you want and see if it is a the information out there much lighter and the inner better fit and more enjoyable about any change you can resistance melts away. for you. make in life. That can lead to confusion and to trying to do It also reminds you that the too many things at once. In period that you are investing in these situations it can be changing a habit is not the rest helpful for to simplify. To just of your life. After 30 days or so focus on a few or one of the the habit will mostly be major things you are pursuing automatic so it is not and stick to it and keep a something you have to do on positive attitude and to willpower for the next few assume rapport. years or decades.
Learn more and course- And guess what, when correct. Reconnecting with tomorrow comes you’ll the basics often works well. But probably have a good day Now After What mpus? or many final years in campus, the timae leading up to graduation and the start of a first job is often chaotic and stressful. CYou are trying to complete your campus career without too F much of a meltdown while dealing with the demands of job-hunting, interviewing, and facing the reality of the end of schooling (at least for the foreseeable future). few campus students jump straight from campus to their dream jobs. Sure ... every school has that coder who got an offer from a high end software company in his second year or that KASNEB A savvy student who gets a six figure job with a bank. But for the rest of us, the transition from campus to career is a marathon, not a 1 00m dash.
his transition is a difficult time for many people as it's a struggle that most young adults are left to T figure out on their own. Do not despair as there are ways to thrive and grow during this transition period - even if you are entering the job market under less than suitable situations.
n all our discussions with campus seniors and recent graduates, ten issues arise time and time again as the keys to making a successful transition from life as a student to life as a productive employee. I Understanding these issues and being prepared for them before they occur should help you make a smoother transition.
1 .Acknowledge that you’re in a time work. You probably have time to figure out what you want transition friends who are in the same to do. Keeping a journal can The key ingredient to fixing situation you are in and these help organize your thoughts and anything is to usually people are a valuable network guide you in the right direction. acknowledge the present state in for support, information sharing, Find time at least once a week to order to face it better. Be truthful and professional growth. Get write down your thoughts and to yourself and others about your together regularly to talk about dreams. Be honest with yourself. situation and its challenges. your career ambitions and the Over time, you’ll find recurring People are going to ask you steps you are taking to get there. themes and interests that may what you’re doing now that Focus on small, immediate goals influence your thinking about a campus is over. Embracing that support your job hunt: career. uncertainty during your post- conducting informational The time after campus also gives campus transition reduces stress interviews, editing your resume, you an opportunity to strengthen of unrealized (often unrealistic) writing blog posts, etcetera. Hold your marketability. Learning never expectations. It creates a non- each other accountable for really ends with school, so take judgmental mental space for you completing these tasks and this time to address any to explore your options. staying on-track with your job weaknesses in your professional hunt. portfolio. This leads us to the next 2. Create an accountability three tips: group 3. Keep a journal Most young people experience a Sometimes you don’t have clear lull between campus and full- professional ambitions and need Advice
that you are Personal finance issues and relevant to the budgeting needs of the Living on your own – or having to marketplace. move back with your family Balancing work demands with 7. Find Gaps and family/friends/personal life Exploit Them Job-hunting skills, especially Certain networking, interviewing, and companies could salary negotiation. use someone better versed with You can be better prepared for certain skills you some of these issues by meeting currently posses. with a career professional in your The advent of the campus’ career services office. internet has brought about 1 0. Entitlement new non Having that degree does not traditional careers entitle you to a job, and it’s best to 4. Master the “hard skills” such as Digital Marketers. Being prepare yourself now that most Some skills are always in demand, well versed with social media and employers will not be impressed no matter the particular job, how it works in relation to improving with your grades or your education employer, or industry. Everyone is on business engagement to an as you are with them. Attending a looking for good writers and public organization could put you in a “name” school or having an speakers; most employers see the position to consult or even get extremely high grade-point value of graphic design, coding, hired full time by companies to average are definitely selling points and advanced Excel experience. help them manage that. in your favor, but not something You can learn these tangible and you solely rely to get a job. Focus fungible skills, often through very 8. Acknowledge that finding less on why employers should be so affordable(or even free) employment probably won’t be impressed with your credentials professional education classes. easy that they should be hunting you Master one or more hard skills and One job opening can get down — and more on how you you will benefit in nearly any work hundreds of applications. At times can use your talent and initiative to environment. basically it is luck of the draw as to make a contribution to the who gets called in as so many employer’s bottom line. Be sure to 5. Work on your “soft skills” people have similar skills. Some tell the employer how you will Hard skills are taught; soft skills are employers literally go by things make a strong contribution. personality-driven and honed such as resume appearance or through experience. Nevertheless, randomly choosing 1 0 out of 30 Final Thoughts potential employers value soft skills, similar but great resumes. Its tough! Strive to get the best job offers from such as relationship building, the best employers, but remember teamwork, industriousness, flexibility, to temper everything you do with a attentive listening, and an ability to 9. Campus has not prepared you realistic vision of what to really learn. Which of these skills do you for everything expect — in the job-hunt and in bring to the table? While you can’t One of the most overwhelming getting job offers. Take to heart the attend a certificate course on soft issues we hear from recent advice from all the recent skills, you can improve in all these graduands is that campus did not graduands that have come before areas through focus and practice. prepare them for many of the you and been in your shoes — and 6. Stay current challenges they faced as they you’ll be better prepared and The needs of the job market and made that transition from campus more satisfied with your job-hunt. employers change. As such, so to career. Many recent grads say does “critical skill set” for they were totally unprepared for: prospective employees. Each year, trend forecasters survey employers The emphasis placed on to find the traits they are most teamwork skills looking for in an employee. (It is The importance of dealing with often a mix of hard and soft skills.) all types of people and Review these reports and adapt, so personalities
Chill Spot
e find Deadpool (Ryan W Reynolds) much as we left him, traveling the world to kill bad guys in hilarious ways and shacking up with his girlfriend Vanessa (Morena Baccarin). But a series of unfortunate events find him fighting to save the life of Russell, a troubled delinquent with deadly powers who has been ow do you review a film with a targeted by the time-traveling universe who manages to beat H lead character so self-aware warrior Thanos, sorry Cable (Josh T them at their own game. he’s capable of reading said Brolin - Dude acts as Thanos Too - review, then cracking wise about it Aachie wengine pia kazi, ama he other big spring superhero with numerous inventively offensive namna gani?). release, Avengers: Infinity War, put downs? wanted to have it all – huge Wade's going to need some help action, devastating tragedy and Deadpool 2 has as much heart as to protect Russel – enter: X-Force! flippant jokes. But it's Deadpool 2 the original, and the humour is Deadpool is joined by a load of that is the more emotional and more consistent. And while we new faces this time. Dennison is a entertaining of the two, while wondered whether Wade Wilson's perfect fit for the movie, and Brolin tweaking the nose of Infinity War's brand of comedy had had its day, makes Cable a perfectly grim hype. Deadpool 2 may not be the the series has moved with the times straight man – but the real stand- biggest and most hyped superhero and feels as relevant and out is Zazie Beetz's Domino, a movie out right now, but it might contemporary as it could be. cheerful assassin whose luck- just be the smartest. altering powers make for some set pieces that are far more Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, entertaining than the average CGI Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, explosion-fest. Deadpool 2 went Zazie Beetz, TJ Miller, Brianna through reshoots in part to increase her role in the movie, but you'll still be wanting more. Funnier, filthier, and damn entertaining, Deadpool 2 leaves no stone un-deconstructed: the naughty man-child of the X-Men Books A MAN OF THE PEOPLE CHINUA ACHEBE
As Minister for Culture, former school teacher M. A. Nanga is a man of the people, as cynical as he is charming, and a roguish opportunist. When Odili, an idealistic young teacher, visits his former instructor at the ministry, the division between them is vast. But in the eat-and-let-eat atmosphere, Odili's idealism soon collides with his lusts—and the two men's personal and political taunting threaten to send their country into chaos. When Odili launches a vicious campaign against his former mentor for the same seat in an election, their mutual animosity drives the country to revolution.
BORN A CRIME : Stories From A South African Childhood
TREVOR NOAH
Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa’s tyrannical white rule. Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the STAY WITH ME cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would AYOBAMI ADEBAYO ultimately threaten her own life..
Yejide and Akin have been married since they met and fell in love at university. Though many expected Akin to take several wives, he and Yejide have always agreed: polygamy is not for them. But four years into their marriage–after consulting fertility doctors and healers, trying strange teas and unlikely cures–Yejide is still not pregnant. She assumes she still has time–until her family arrives on her doorstep with a young woman they introduce as Akin’s second wife. Furious, shocked, and livid with jealousy, Yejide knows the only way to save her marriage is to get pregnant, which, finally, she does, but at a cost far greater than she could have dared to imagine. An electrifying novel of enormous emotional power, Stay With Me asks how much we can sacrifice for the sake of family. TV Series
BILLIONS YOUNG SHELDON
STARRING : STARRING :
Paul Giamatti Iain Armitage Damian Lewis Zoe Perry Maggie Siff Lance Barber
GENRE : GENRE : DRAMA COMEDY : RELEASE : RELEASE : 2016 2017
U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades goes after hedge fund king The series is a spin-off prequel to The Big Bang Bobby "Axe" Axelrod in a battle between two powerful Theory and provides the backstory for the character New York figures. Billions is a bold, contemporary drama of Sheldon Cooper, the love-able nerd from the Big that melds the worlds of ultra-wealth, influence and Bang Theory at the age of nine. corruption as personified in two highly ambitious opposing figures. Living with his family in East Texas and going to high Set amongst the Machiavellian machinations of New York school. City power politics and finance, Billions weaves a complex, intricate narrative featuring a high-stakes game of predator-versus-prey
SILICON VALLEY BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
STARRING : STARRING :
John Altschuler Andre Braugher Mike Judge Andy Samberg Dave Krinsky Stephanie Beatriz
GENRE : GENRE : COMEDY : COMEDY, CRIME RELEASE : RELEASE : 2014 2013
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