{"product_id":"just-as-i-am-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Just as I Am: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCicely Tyson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769293209888,"sku":"9780063028845","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0342d3ce4777099992323a60b176d69d.webp?v=1780345320","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/just-as-i-am-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}