{"product_id":"chers-believe-lior-phillips-9798765132593","title":"Cher's Believe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing interviews with some of her well-known fans, including Ru Paul and Sean Hayes, this is a celebration of the album where Cher challenged the ageist pop industry and re-solidified herself as a force to be reckoned with.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy 1998, Cher seemed fated to fade off into the pop sunset. Her time of being half of pop music's \"It couple\", of releasing chart-topping singles, of having her own TV show, in starring in box office breaking movies, was coming to an end. But then \u003ci\u003eBelieve \u003c\/i\u003eand a new invention called auto-tune changed everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePop has always been a young person's game, especially for women, and a new dawn of that obsessive youth was in full swing in the late '90s. But Cher's return to inescapability at 52 years old-making her the oldest woman to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100-was a refusal to accept that model. Full of fire, cutting edge choices, and a strong advocacy for one's self, \u003ci\u003eBelieve \u003c\/i\u003ewas her giant musical middle finger to all those assumptions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe album confirmed her place as a pop icon, a queer icon, a feminist icon, and reminds us that everyone should believe they can be strong enough.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lior Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765132593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.50h x 4.75w x 1.00d","brand":"Lior Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014226915583,"sku":"9798765132593","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_241d8aa2-ad68-4ce7-a29a-2d3ca61fc862.jpg?v=1767747473","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chers-believe-lior-phillips-9798765132593","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}