{"product_id":"just-as-i-am-a-memoir-1","title":"Just as I Am: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Just as I Am is my truth. It is me, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eplain and unvarnished, with the glitter \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eand garland set aside. In these \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003epages, I am indeed Cicely, the actress \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ewho has been blessed to grace the \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003estage and screen for six decades. Yet \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am also the church girl who once \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003erarely spoke a word. I am the teenager \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ewho sought solace in the verses \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eof the old hymn for which this book \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eis named. I am a daughter and a \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003emother, a sister and a friend. I am an \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eobserver of human nature and the \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003edreamer of audacious dreams. I am \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ea woman who has hurt as immeasurably \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eas I have loved, a child of God \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003edivinely guided by his hand. And \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ehere in my ninth decade, I am a \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ewoman who, at long last, has something \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003emeaningful to say.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e -\u003c\/em\u003eCicely Tyson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-348356\"\u003eCicely Tyson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harperone Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063028845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063028840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO005000\"\u003eEntertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO002000\"\u003eCultural \u0026amp; Regional\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harperone Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48504178770157,"sku":"9780063028845","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_70f724f3-c2e0-4f4f-a21d-6bd6c3edb22d.jpg?v=1754392980","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/just-as-i-am-a-memoir-1","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}