{"product_id":"just-as-i-am-cicely-tyson-9780062931061","title":"Just as I Am: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In her long and extraordinary career, Cicely Tyson has not only succeeded as an actor, she has shaped the course of history.\" -President Barack Obama, 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Just as I Am is my truth. It is me, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eplain and unvarnished, with the glitter \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eand garland set aside. In these \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003epages, I am indeed Cicely, the actress \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ewho has been blessed to grace the \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003estage and screen for six decades. Yet \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am also the church girl who once \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003erarely spoke a word. I am the teenager \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ewho sought solace in the verses \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eof the old hymn for which this book \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eis named. I am a daughter and a \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003emother, a sister and a friend. I am an \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eobserver of human nature and the \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003edreamer of audacious dreams. I am \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ea woman who has hurt as immeasurably \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eas I have loved, a child of God \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003edivinely guided by his hand. And \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ehere in my ninth decade, I am a \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ewoman who, at long last, has something \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003emeaningful to say.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e -\u003c\/em\u003eCicely Tyson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cicely Tyson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062931067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062931061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2020 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2020 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2021 pg. 85","brand":"Cicely Tyson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053946532095,"sku":"9780062931061","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05911a6e-e8f2-4609-9c3a-72b6b1817611.jpg?v=1685027130","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/just-as-i-am-cicely-tyson-9780062931061","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}