Fresh Off the Boat : One World : 9780812988536 : 0812988531 : 04 Jun 2015 : NOW AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON ABC &; &;Just may be the best new comedy of [the year] . . . based on restaurateur Eddie Huang&;s memoir of the same name . . . [a] classic fresh-out-of-water comedy.&;&;People   &;Bawdy and frequently hilarious . . . a surprisingly sophisticated memoir about race and assimilation in America . . . as much James Baldwin and Jay-Z as Amy Tan . . . rowdy [and] vital . . . It&;s a book about fitting in by not fitting in at all.&;&;Dwight Garner, The New York Times   NATIONAL BESTSELLER &; NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS   Assimilating ain&;t easy. Eddie Huang was raised by a wild family of FOB (&;fresh off the boat&;) immigrants&;his father a cocksure restaurateur with a dark past back in Taiwan, his mother a fierce protector and constant threat. Young Eddie tried his hand at everything mainstream America threw his way, from white Jesus to macaroni and cheese, but