{"product_id":"just-as-i-am-a-memoir-isbn-9780062931078","title":"Just as I Am: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Just as I Am is my truth. It is me, plain and unvarnished, with the glitter and garland set aside. In these pages, I am indeed Cicely, the award-winning actress who has been blessed to grace the stage and screen for six decades. Yet I am also the church girl from Harlem who once rarely spoke a word. I am the teenager who sought solace in the verses of the old hymn for which this book is named. I am a daughter and a mother, a sister and a friend. I am an observer of human nature and the dreamer of audacious dreams. I am a woman who has hurt as immeasurably as I have loved, a child of God divinely guided by his hand. And here in my ninth decade, I am a woman who, at long last, has something meaningful to say.\"\u003c\/i\u003e –Cicely Tyson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Black History Masterpiece:\u003c\/b\u003e More than a memoir, this is a vivid, first-person account of a life that shaped American culture, from the streets of Harlem to the heart of the Civil Rights Movement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Inspirational Memoir of Faith and Perseverance:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the story of the quiet church girl who found her voice and became a legendary actress, guided by her faith through a life where she \"hurt as immeasurably as I have loved.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSix Decades of an Iconic Career:\u003c\/b\u003e Go behind the scenes of a trailblazing, six-decade career on stage and screen, from the roles that defied stereotypes to the moments that defined a generation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlain and Unvarnished Truth:\u003c\/b\u003e In her own words, offered in her ninth decade, Cicely Tyson sets aside the glitter and garland to share her story with raw honesty and profound wisdom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“This book is Ms. Tyson’s abundant treasure to each of us: her life, in her words, just as she is. She shares truths usually whispered between close friends in the dim light of a back bedroom, those candid declarations not often spoken aloud. And she tells her story the way only a black woman can: in all of its dazzling authenticity, heels off and voice undulating, shifting between anguish and exuberance. The art of acting is the art of exposing, an emotional unveiling before others. Ms. Tyson is as revelatory on these pages as she has been on the stage.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e— Viola Davis, Academy, Tony, and Emmy award-winning actress and producer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A forthright self-portrait of a determined woman and iconic cultural figure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What a gift this book leaves behind. . . . Reading it feels as if you’re sitting in Tyson’s regal presence, hearing her tell stories about her life as a Black woman in America; an Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor; a daughter, a mother, a wife. By its end, and long before that, you’re in awe—someone truly remarkable has unveiled herself to you.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The autobiography of Miss Cicely Tyson is a balm for the afflicted.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This grand tale of her immense talent and desire to live out loud will resonate with anyone who has a dream.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO, the Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A juicy, honest, passionately Cicely memoir.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWesley Morris, New York Times, winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tyson speaks with incisive clarity, humor, and moral authority…” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “If you’re ready for your next book, “Just As I Am” is the one to pick.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Informer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It’s in these poignant moments that the memoir becomes a resonant meditation on the link between an actress’s life and her art. This showstopping tale hits the mark.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A parting gift to readers and chronicles an incredible life, lived fully.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What shines most from the memoir is how Tyson’s story, while frankly written and supremely eye-opening, isn’t just her own. It’s also the story of Black women in America, of generations past, present and yet to come, whose wills to survive are divinely gifted and ancestrally guided.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889628541157,"sku":"NP9780062931078","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062931078.jpg?v=1730231632","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/just-as-i-am-a-memoir-isbn-9780062931078","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}