Around the way girl : a memoir / Taraji P. Henson with Denene Millner.
From Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner, Taraji P. Henson, comes an inspiring and funny book about family, friends, the hustle required to make it from DC to Hollywood, and the joy of living in your own truth. With a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters, including Yvette, Queenie, Shug, and the iconic Cookie from "Empire," yet is all Taraji, the screen actress 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 in the 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. "Around the Way Girl" is also a classic actor’s memoir in which Taraji reflects on the world-class instruction she received at Howard University and the pitfalls that come with being a black actress. 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501125997
- ISBN: 1501125990
- ISBN: 9781501126000
- ISBN: 1501126008
- Physical Description: vii, 243 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First 37 Ink/Atria Books edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : 37 Ink/Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2016.
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Lineup -- 1 Fearless 1 -- 2 Authentic 25 -- 3 Drama 41 -- 4 Hustler 61 -- 5 My One and Only Love Story 89 -- 6 Single Mother 103 -- 7 Going to Hollywood 119 -- 8 Raising a Black Boy 131 -- 9 Breathing Life into Art 159 -- 10 Building Characters 173 -- 11 On Being a Black Woman in Hollywood 187 -- 12 My Squad 209 -- 13 Grown Woman 227.
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- 14 of 16 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO HENSON (Text) | 36015000326518 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | BIO HENSON (Text) | 36015000900122 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
