Highly Recommended Books
It’s conventional wisdom that Hollywood has no
use for a woman over forty. So it’s a good thing
that Diahann Carroll—whose winning, some-
times controversial career breached racial ba-
rriers—is anything but conventional.
Here she shares her life story with an admirable
candidness of someone who has seen and done it
all. With wisdom that only aging gracefully can
bestow, she talks frankly about her four marriages
as well as the other significant relationships in her
life, including her courtship with Sidney Poitier;
racial politics in Hollywood and on Broadway;
and the personal cost, particularly to her family,
of being a pioneer. Carroll’s storied history, blunt
views, and notorious wit will be sure to entertain
and inform.
Tina Turner—the long-reigning queen of rock & roll
and living legend—sets the record straight about her
illustrious career and complicated personal life in this
eye-opening and compelling memoir.
From her early years in Nutbush, Tennessee to her
rise to fame alongside Ike Turner to her phenomenal
success in the 1980s and beyond, Tina candidly exa-
mines her personal history, from her darkest hours to
her happiest moments and everything in between.
My Love Story is an explosive and inspiring story of
a woman who dared to break any barriers put in her
way. Emphatically showcasing Tina’s signature blend
of strength, energy, heart, and soul, this is a gorgeous-
ly wrought memoir as enthralling and moving as any
of her greatest hits.
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