{"product_id":"open-book-isbn-9780062899965","title":"Open Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJessica reveals for the\u003cbr\u003efirst time her inner monologue and most intimate struggles. Guided by the\u003cbr\u003ejournals she's kept since age fifteen, and brimming with her unique humor and\u003cbr\u003edown-to-earth humanity, \u003cem\u003eOpen Book\u003c\/em\u003e is as inspiring as it is entertaining.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was supposed to be a very\u003cbr\u003edifferent book. Five years ago, Jessica Simpson was approached to write a\u003cbr\u003emotivational guide to living your best life. She walked away from the offer,\u003cbr\u003eand nobody understood why. The truth is that she didn’t want to lie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJessica couldn’t be authentic with her\u003cbr\u003ereaders if she wasn’t fully honest with herself first. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, America’s Sweetheart, preacher’s daughter, pop\u003cbr\u003ephenomenon, reality tv pioneer, and the billion-dollar fashion mogul\u003cbr\u003einvites readers on a remarkable journey, examining a life that blessed her with\u003cbr\u003ethe compassion to help others but also burdened her with an almost crippling\u003cbr\u003eneed to please. \u003cem\u003eOpen Book \u003c\/em\u003eis Jessica Simpson using her voice, heart,\u003cbr\u003esoul, and humor to share things she’s never shared before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst celebrated for her voice, she\u003cbr\u003ebecame one of the most talked-about women in the world, whether for music and\u003cbr\u003efashion, her relationship struggles, or as a walking blonde joke. But now,\u003cbr\u003einstead of being \u003cem\u003etalked\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eabout\u003c\/em\u003e, Jessica is doing the talking. Her\u003cbr\u003ebook shares the wisdom and inspirations she’s learned and shows the real woman\u003cbr\u003ebehind all the pop-culture cliché’s — “chicken or fish,” “Daisy Duke,”\u003cbr\u003e\"football jinx,\" “mom jeans,” “sexual napalm…” and more. \u003cem\u003eOpen Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis an opportunity to laugh and cry with a close friend, one that will inspire\u003cbr\u003eyou to live your best, most authentic life, now that she is finally living\u003cbr\u003ehers.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWritten with considerable hindsight. . . so revealing. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJessica Simpson gets very real. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRefinery 29\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mesmerizing. . . In 2017, something awoke in Simpson. She can speak honestly now. Is there anything else she wants to say?\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA no-holds-barred memoir. . . A journey through the thirty-nine-year-old's most challenging moments. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO, the Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Achingly honest. . . [Open Book] is a thoughtful and intimate portrait of what it means to be a celebrity, and Simpson is unafraid to share the sometimes harrowing truths that often go undiscussed.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Simpson] makes a point of reflecting on her mistakes but is cognizant of the pressures and expectations that other put on her. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI kind of feel like we all owe her an apology. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonan Farrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptivating. . . In \u003cem\u003eOpen Book\u003c\/em\u003e, Simpson's interior life is accessible and far more complex than her public performance as a relatable pp star. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer excellent memoir is everything you could want. . . By the end, you marvel at her hard-won wisdom. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimpson's memoir contains plenty of personal and professional moments for fans to savor. An eye-opening glimpse into the attempted self-unmaking of one of Hollywood's most recognizable talents. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe singer, actress, and entrepreneur reveals struggles her fans never knew about. Simpson shares her truth like never before. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTODAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's honest, genuine, unabashedly vulnerable, and she exhibits the same qualities in her writing. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoda Kotb, excerpt from NYT bestseller This Just Speaks to Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpen Book\u003c\/em\u003e explains what happened. . . It just feels nice that one of the pop stars from our teendom has delivered on the twenty-year-old promise they're just like us.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her honest new memoir, Jessica Simpson strips away the glamour associated with the blond hair, the clothing empire, and the early 2000s radio hits. . . You'll see Jessica Simpson at her most authentic, relatable, and, yes, intelligent. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e memoir that spares no one, not even herself. . . Simpson breaks open the dam that is her personal history and the gossip surrounding her life, from the sexual abuse she experienced as a child to her alcohol addiction. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may think you know Jessica Simpson. . . but it turns out there was a whole lot more going on than any of us knew. 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