{"product_id":"around-the-way-girl-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Around the Way Girl: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTaraji P. Henson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDenene Millner\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Taraji P. Henson, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe winner, and star of the award-winning film \u003ci\u003eHidden Figures\u003c\/i\u003e, comes an inspiring and funny memoir--\"a bona fide hit\" (\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e)--about family, friends, the hustle required to make it in Hollywood, and the joy of living your own truth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters, including Katherine, the NASA mathematician, Yvette, Queenie, Shug, and the iconic Cookie from \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e, Taraji P. Henson writes of her family, the one she was born into and the one she created. She shares stories of her father, a Vietnam vet who was bowed but never broken by life's challenges, and of her mother who survived violence both at home and on DC's volatile streets. Here, too, she opens up about her experiences as a single mother, a journey some saw as a burden but which she saw as a gift. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAround the Way Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is also a classic actor's memoir in which Taraji reflects on the world-class instruction she received at Howard University and how she chipped away, with one small role after another, at Hollywood's resistance to give women, particularly women of color, meaty significant roles. With laugh-out-loud humor and candor, she shares the challenges and disappointments of the actor's journey and shows us that behind the red carpet moments, she is ever authentic. She is at heart just a girl in pursuit of her dreams in this \"inspiring account of overcoming adversity and a quest for self-discovery, written with vitality and enthusiasm\" (\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Washington, DC, Taraji P. Henson graduated from Howard University. She earned a Golden Globe for her role as Cookie in \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e, an Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress opposite Brad Pitt in David Fincher's \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button, \u003c\/i\u003e and was a 2011 Emmy nominee for Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries for Lifetime's \u003ci\u003eTaken From Me\u003c\/i\u003e. She also won the 2014 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Detective Joss Carter in CBS's \u003ci\u003ePerson of Interest\u003c\/i\u003e. Henson made her singing debut in \u003ci\u003eHustle \u0026amp; Flow\u003c\/i\u003e and performed the Academy Award-winning song \"It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp\" on the Oscar telecast. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her son and has a strong dedication to helping disabled and less fortunate children. Follow her on Twitter @TheRealTaraji. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDenene Millner is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and award-winning journalist who has written more than twenty-five books, including \u003ci\u003eAct Like a Lady, Think Like a Man\u003c\/i\u003e, cowritten with Steve Harvey, among others. She has written for a plethora of national publications, including \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen's Health\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRedbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. The founder and editor of MyBrownBaby.com, a website dedicated to Black parenting, lives in Atlanta with her husband and two daughters.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 04, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44600159273062,"sku":"9781501126000","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bnJuQm9pOHFaVnkzVk5RTXFVNm5ZZz09.webp?v=1770868499","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/around-the-way-girl-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}