{"product_id":"just-as-i-am-a-memoir-by-tyson-cicely","title":"Just As I Am by Tyson, Cicely","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\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\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e –Cicely Tyson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA Black History Masterpiece:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn Inspirational Memoir of Faith and Perseverance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSix Decades of an Iconic Career:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePlain and Unvarnished Truth:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Second Chapter Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63139601449329,"sku":null,"price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/1097\/3297\/files\/FullSizeRender_ef2f0f1d-4170-4c3d-94f0-5e3f305d45e4.jpg?v=1769865477","url":"https:\/\/secondchapterbookstore.com\/products\/just-as-i-am-a-memoir-by-tyson-cicely","provider":"Second Chapter Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}