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The long-awaited memoir of the legendary Lionel Richie.

As a storyteller second to none, Lionel Richie is ready to tell it all. In this intimate, deeply candid memoir, Lionel revisits hilarious and harrowing events to inspire all who doubt themselves or feel their dreams don’t matter. Lionel chronicles lessons learned during his unlikely story of remarkable success—his dramatic transformation from painfully shy, “tragically” late bloomer to world-class entertainer and composer of love songs that have played as the soundtrack of our lives. 

Funny, warm, and riveting, Lionel recalls his childhood in Tuskegee, Alabama, where he grew up on its university campus during the heyday of the Civil Rights movement, raucous adventures as a member of The Commodores, coming-of-age in late 1960s Harlem, culture shock playing gigs on the French Riviera, the big break of being signed to Motown, his meteoric solo career that included an Olympics performance witnessed by two billion around the globe, all the way through to writing and recording “We Are the World” and his current multi-generational fame as a judge on American Idol. Even with its turbulence, loss, and near-calamity, Lionel’s journey takes us on a thrill ride and delivers a memoir for the ages—reminding us of the power of love to elevate our own lives and our world.

Lionel Richie’s memoir includes three eight-page photo inserts.

La esperadas memorias del legendario Lionel Richie.

Lionel Richie, un narrador sin parangn, est dispuesto a contarlo todo. En este libro de memorias, ntimo y profundamente sincero, Lionel repasa acontecimientos divertidos y angustiosos para inspirar a todos los que dudan de s mismos o sienten que sus sueos no importan. Lionel relata las lecciones aprendidas a lo largo de su inslita historia de xito: su dramtica transformacin de persona dolorosamente tmida y con un desarrollo «trgicamente» tardo a artista de talla mundial y compositor de canciones de amor que han sonado como la banda sonora de nuestras vidas.

Divertido, clido y cautivador, Lionel recuerda su infancia en Tuskegee, Alabama, donde creci en su campus universitario durante el apogeo del movimiento por los derechos civiles; sus inslitas aventuras como miembro de The Commodores; su adolescencia y juventud en el Harlem de finales de los sesenta; el choque cultural que supuso tocar en la Riviera francesa; la gran oportunidad de grabar con la Motown; su meterica carrera como solista, que incluy una presentacin en los Juegos Olmpicos ante dos mil millones de personas de todo el mundo; la composicin y grabacin de «We Are the World» y su actual fama multigeneracional como juez en American Idol. A pesar de sus turbulencias, prdidas y calamidades, Lionel nos introduce a un emocionante viaje y da constancia de su legado para la posteridad, que nos recuerda el poder del amor para elevar nuestras propias vidas y nuestro mundo.

El libro de Lionel Richie incluye tres suplementos fotogrficos de ocho pginas.

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The long-awaited memoir of the legendary Lionel Richie.

As a storyteller second to none, Lionel Richie is ready to tell it all. In this intimate, deeply candid memoir, Lionel revisits hilarious and harrowing events to inspire all who doubt themselves or feel their dreams dont matter. Lionel chronicles lessons learned during his unlikely story of remarkable successhis dramatic transformation from painfully shy, tragically late bloomer to world-class entertainer and composer of love songs that have played as the soundtrack of our lives.

Funny, warm, and riveting, Lionel recalls his childhood in Tuskegee, Alabama, where he grew up on its university campus during the heyday of the Civil Rights movement, raucous adventures as a member of The Commodores, coming-of-age in late 1960s Harlem, culture shock playing gigs on the French Riviera, the big break of being signed to Motown, his meteoric solo career that included an Olympics performance witnessed by two billion around the globe, all the way through to writing and recording We Are the World and his current multi-generational fame as a judge onAmerican Idol.Even with its turbulence, loss, and near-calamity, Lionels journey takes us on a thrill ride and delivers a memoir for the agesreminding us of the power of love to elevate our own lives and our world.

Lionel Richies memoir includes three eight-page photo inserts.