You Got Anything Stronger?

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You Got Anything Stronger?
Gabrielle Union
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Paperback
h203 x 135mm - 272pg
19 Jan 2023 US
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9780062979940
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Included in Time' s 100 Must Read Books of 2021 list * A New York Times Best Seller * One of Audible' s Best of The Year * AV Club' s Best Books to Buy "Funny, tender, and so good. " -Mindy Kaling, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Why Not MeRemember when we hit it off so well that we decided We' re Going to Need More Wine Well, this time you and I are going to turn to our friend the bartender and ask, You Got Anything Stronger I promise to continue to make you laugh, but with this round, the stakes get higher as the conversation goes deeper. So. Where were weRight, you and I left off in October 2017, when my first book came out. The weeks before were filled with dreams of loss. Pets dying. My husband leaving me. Babies not being born. My therapist told me it was my soul preparing for my true self to emerge after letting go of my grief. I had finally spoken openly about my fertility journey. I was having second thoughts-in fact, so many thoughts they were organizing to go on strike. But I knew I had to be honest because I didn' t want other women going through IVF to feel as alone as I did. I had suffered in isolation, having so many miscarriages that I could not give an exact number. Strangers shared their own journeys and heartbreak with me. I had led with the truth, and it opened the door to compassion. When I released We' re Going to Need More Wine, the response was so great people asked when I would do a sequel. The New York Times even ran a headline reading "We' re Going to Need More Gabrielle Union. " Frankly, after being so open and honest in my writing, I wasn' t sure there was more of me I was ready to share. But life happens with all its plot twists. And new stories demand to be told. This time, I need to be more vulnerable-not so much for me, but anyone who feels alone in what they' re going through. A lot has changed in four years-I became a mom and I' m raising two amazing girls. My husband retired. My career has expanded so that I have the opportunity to lift up other voices that need to be heard. But the world has also shown us that we have a lot we still have to fight for-as women, as black women, as mothers, as aging women, as human beings, as friends. In You Got Anything Stronger, I show you how this ever-changing life presents challenges, even as it gives me moments of pure joy. I take you on a girl' s night at Chateau Marmont, and I also talk to Isis, my character from Bring It On. For the first time, I truly open up about my surrogacy journey and the birth of Kaavia James Union Wade. And I take on racist institutions and practices in the entertainment industry, asking for equality and real accountability. You Got Anything Stronger is me at my most vulnerable. I have recently found true strength in that vulnerability, and I want to share that power with you here, through this book.
Even more open and relatable than her first. This time around the actor and author is opening up about her surrogacy journey, fighting against racial inequality in Hollywood, and her iconic Bring It On character, Isis. Grab a glass of your drink of choice and settle in, because reading Union' s essays is every bit as satisfying as a nice, long chat with your best friend. --Popsugar In her follow-up to her debut memoir, We' re Going to Need More Wine, actor and writer Gabrielle Union picks up where she left off, delving deep into her journey to conceive daughter Kaavia, her experience as a stepmom, and the rest -- ugly, beautiful, and in-between. Break out the liquor, folks, because you' re going to want a stiff drink to go with this dish. --Bustle The star actor and producer demonstrates her dedication to empowering young Black women and other marginalized people. As these essays ably show, Union is a dynamic role model for young Black women in all walks of life. --Kirkus Reviews Union returns with more wise, intimate personal stories. . . The respect with which she writes about the people in her life is a true testament to her character. Always smart, inviting, and generous with emotion, Union' s second exquisite memoir reads like a conversation with your most enlightened, thoughtful friend. --Booklist (starred review) Gabrielle Union is serving us another stellar memoir. . . She gets even deeper in this series of essays that detail what her life is like now, including her experience with surrogacy and racism in the entertainment industry. --Cosmopolitan, 15 Compelling Fall 2021 Books to Add to Your Reading List These essays are brimming with veracity, humor, and daring sincerity that becomes contagious. In depictions of motherhood, Hollywood, and even the most devastating realities, Union keeps a remarkably steady hand; she speaks with the warmth of a late night phone call. --Kiley Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age Gabrielle Union has written another wonderful book that pulls no punches. The searing honesty of You Got Anything Stronger? is a gift to readers. Union faces head-on the different ways women become mothers and partners in an emotionally resonant and universal way. Her voice is relatable, warm, and sharp. You owe it to yourself to curl up with this book and to pass it along to a friend. --Tressie McMillan Cottom, Professor and MacArthur Fellow This book is a masterclass in authenticity and vulnerability, and I loved it! I drank up the words on the pages because this is Gabby' s heart wide open in print. It is a stunning read that is deeply humanizing and I' m inspired by the courage and humor in it. It' s just so DAMB GOOD!--Luvvie Ajayi Jones, New York Times bestselling author of Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual Funny, tender, and so good. --Mindy Kaling, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Why Not Me? Here is that rare book that will not only touch your heart, but also send you back out there to stand up for yourself and others. --Meena Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ambitious Girl This is an absolute must-read. Gabrielle doesn' t just open up--she opens up conversations we need to be having. --Sunny Hostin, New York Times bestselling author of Summer on the Bluffs and I Am These Truths
Gabrielle Union is an actress and activist and author of the New York Times bestselling essay collection We' re Going to Need More Wine. She starred as the titular character in the critically acclaimed drama Being Mary Jane on BET and is also a former judge on America' s Got Talent. She is an outspoken activist for women' s reproductive health, victims of sexual assault, and worker' s rights, and is currently an Ambassador in Susan G. Komen for the Cures Circle of Promise and a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood' s breast health initiative. She has also served on President Barack Obamas National Advisory Committee for Violence Against Women.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780062979940
Published: 19 Jan 2023
Published In: United States
Imprint: Dey Street Books
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Paperback
Height: 203mm
Width: 135mm
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 454g
Pages: 272

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