{"product_id":"open-book-isbn-9780062899972","title":"Open Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUpdated with a new introduction and featuring never-before-seen photos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this deeply candid memoir, Jessica reveals for the first time her inner monologue and most intimate struggles. Guided by the journals she's kept since age fifteen, and brimming with her unique humor and down-to-earth humanity, \u003ci\u003eOpen Book\u003c\/i\u003e is as inspiring as it is entertaining.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was supposed to be a very different book. Five years ago, Jessica Simpson was approached to write a motivational guide to living your best life. She walked away from the offer, and nobody understood why. The truth is that she didn’t want to lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJessica couldn’t be authentic with her readers if she wasn’t fully honest with herself first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow America’s Sweetheart, preacher’s daughter, pop phenomenon, reality tv pioneer, and the billion-dollar fashion mogul invites readers on a remarkable and inspirational true story, examining a life that blessed her with the compassion to help others, but also burdened her with an almost crippling need to please. \u003ci\u003eOpen Book\u003c\/i\u003e is Jessica Simpson using her voice, heart, soul, and humor to share things she’s never shared before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst celebrated for her voice, she became one of the most talked-about women in the world, whether for music and fashion, her relationship struggles, battles with body image, or as a walking blonde joke. But now, instead of being \u003ci\u003etalked\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eabout\u003c\/i\u003e, Jessica is doing the talking. Her book shares the wisdom and inspirations she’s learned and shows the real woman behind all the pop-culture clichés — \"chicken or fish,\" \"Daisy Duke,\" \"football jinx,\" \"mom jeans,\" \"sexual napalm…\" and more. \u003ci\u003eOpen Book\u003c\/i\u003e is an opportunity to laugh and cry with a close friend, a story of addiction and recovery that will inspire you to live your best, most authentic life, now that she is finally living hers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Jessica’s story in her own words, a brave and revealing memoir that explores:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Raw and Honest Memoir:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn from the journals she has kept since she was fifteen, Jessica lays bare her deepest struggles with a crippling need to please and a determination to find her authentic self.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Truth Behind the Tabloids:\u003c\/b\u003e For the first time, Jessica tells the real story behind the pop-culture clichés—from \"chicken or fish\" to \"mom jeans\"—and her highly public relationships.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Journey to Sobriety:\u003c\/b\u003e She reveals the private battle with alcohol and prescription pills that led her to reclaim her life on her own terms, finding a new sense of purpose in the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInspirational Self-Discovery:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover why she walked away from a lucrative book deal to tell her own story, a journey that will inspire you to live your own truth without apology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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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