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In her intimate memoir, More Myself, Alicia Keys shares her quest
for truth: about herself, her past, and her shift from sacrificing
her spirit to celebrating her worth. One of the most celebrated
musicians of our time, Alicia Keys has enraptured the nation with
her heartfelt lyrics, extraordinary vocal range, and soul-stirring
piano compositions. Yet away from the spotlight, Alicia has
grappled with private heartache over the challenging and complex
relationship with her father, the people-pleasing nature that
characterized her early career, the loss of privacy surrounding her
romantic relationships, and the oppressive expectations of female
perfection. Since her rise to fame, Alicia's public persona has
belied a deep personal truth: she has spent years not fully
recognizing or honoring her own worth. After withholding parts of
herself for so long, she is at last exploring the questions that
live at the heart of her story: Who am I, really? And once I
discover that truth, how can I become brave enough to embrace it?
More Myself is part autobiography, part narrative documentary.
Alicia's journey is revealed not only through her own candid
recounting, but also through vivid recollections from those who
have walked alongside her. The result is a 360-degree perspective
on Alicia's path: from her girlhood in Hell's Kitchen and Harlem,
to the process of self-discovery she's still navigating. With the
raw honesty that epitomizes Alicia's artistry, More Myself is at
once a riveting account and a clarion call to readers: to define
themselves in a world that rarely encourages a true and unique
identity.
As one of the most celebrated musicians of our time, Alicia Keys has enraptured the nation with her heartfelt lyrics, extraordinary vocal range, and soul-stirring piano compositions. Yet away from the spotlight, Alicia has grappled with private heartache over the challenging and complex relationship with her father, the people-pleasing nature that characterized her early career, the loss of privacy surrounding her romantic relationships, and the oppressive expectations of female perfection.
Since her rise to fame, Alicia’s public persona has belied a deep personal truth: she has spent years not fully recognizing or honoring her own worth. After withholding parts of herself for so long, she is at last exploring the questions that live at the heart of her story: Who am I, really? And once I discover that truth, how can I become brave enough to embrace it?
More Myself is part autobiography, part narrative documentary. Alicia’s journey is revealed not only through her own candid recounting, but also through vivid recollections from those who have walked alongside her. The result is a 360-degree perspective on Alicia’s path: from her girlhood in Hell’s Kitchen and Harlem, to the process of self-discovery she’s still navigating.
In More Myself, Alicia shares her quest for truth: about herself, her past, and her shift from sacrificing her spirit to celebrating her worth. With the raw honesty that epitomizes Alicia’s artistry, More Myself is at once a riveting account and a clarion call to readers: to define themselves in a world that rarely encourages a true and unique identity.
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Girl on Fire (Hardcover)
Alicia Keys; Illustrated by Brittney Williams; Andrew Weiner
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R343
Discovery Miles 3 430
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From New York Times bestselling author and 15-time GRAMMY (R)
Award-winning artist Alicia Keys comes a new authentic and poignant
coming-of-age young adult graphic novel, about finding the strength
within when your whole world changes in an instant. Lolo Wright
always thought she was just a regular fourteen-year-old dealing
with regular family drama: her brother, James, is struggling with
his studies; her dad's business constantly teeters on the edge of
trouble; and her mother . . . she left long ago. But then Lolo's
world explodes when a cop pulls a gun on James in a dangerous case
of mistaken identities. Staring down the barrel, with no one else
to help, Lolo discovers powers she never knew she had. Using only
her mind, she literally throws the cop out of the way. Problem is
that secrets like Lolo's don't stay a secret for long. Skin, a
dangerous dealer with designs on taking over the neighborhood,
hears of Lolo's telekinetic abilities and decides that he needs her
in his crew. Skin might not have Lolo's powers, but he's got
nothing to lose and is willing to do whatever it takes to get what
he wants. And what he wants is Lolo. Lolo's not willing to let Skin
use her to hurt the people-and neighborhood-that she loves. But
it's going to take a whole different kind of bravery to stand-up
for what's right, especially after Lolo's mom returns suddenly and
turns Lolo's whole world upside-down. For too long, it's true,
Lolo's had her head in the clouds, but this time, it's on her . . .
and she's not backing down. Girl on Fire is a young adult graphic
novel about a girl who's a flame. It's the first-ever graphic novel
from beloved GRAMMY (R) Award-winning artist Alicia Keys,
co-written by Andrew Weiner and illustrated by Brittney Williams.
From acclaimed musician Alicia Keys, author of the memoir More
Myself, comes a revealing songbook of collected poems and lyrics
that document her growth as a person, a woman, and an artist. "All
my life, I've written these words with no thought or intention of
sharing them. Not even with my confidants. These are my most
delicate thoughts. The ones that I wrote down just so I could
understand what in the world these things I was thinking meant..."
When she burst onto the music scene with her multi-million
bestselling, Grammy (R) Award-winning first album, Songs in A
Minor, Alicia Keys became a superstar. Two decades later, her
career has expanded into producing, acting, and passionate
activism-winning her worldwide acclaim, numerous awards, and a spot
on Time's list of "The 100 Most Influential People." Though Alicia
has been very vocal through her career, there were always "delicate
thoughts" that she never before imagined she'd share with anyone
else-until now. In Tears for Water, Alicia Keys opens the journals
and notebooks that she has kept throughout her life and reveals her
heart to her fans in return for all the love they have shown to her
and her music. Hello morning now I see you cause I am awake What
was once so sweet and secure has turned out to be fake Girl, you
can't be scared gotta stand up tall and let 'em see what shines in
you Push aside the part lying in your heart like the ocean is deep,
dark and blue -from Golden Child
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