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From an international drag superstar and pop culture icon comes his most revealing and personal work to date-a deeply intimate memoir of growing up black, poor and queer in a broken home and discovering the power of performance, found family and self-acceptance.

"The beloved bestselling author of Here for It presents a collection of heartening, thoughtful, and laugh-out-loud funny essays about the lifelong search for community and returning home. After going viral "reading" the chaotic political news, having one-too-many awkward social encounters, and coming to terms with his intersecting identities, R. Eric Thomas is ready to live his best life. Or, if not, at least his best-ish life. Now, in this collection...

"Latin Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and author of the New York Times bestseller Forgiveness returns with a new memoir that shares the triumphs, hardships, and lessons of life after her mother, Jenni Rivera's, death"-- Provided by publisher. Reeling from her mother's tragic death, cut out of her will, and now a mother figure to her younger brother and sister, Rivera struggled to balance her family's needs with her dreams of becoming a successful...

"Bringing her signature warmth, humor, and positivity to the page, Chiquis Rivera picks up where her memoir Forgiveness left off. Reeling from her mother's tragic death, Chiquis finds herself at a major crossroads. As a new parent to her younger brother and sister, she struggles to balance her family's needs with her dreams of becoming a successful singer and entrepreneur. Stepping out of the shadow of her mother's legendary career and finding her...

"Renegados: Born in the USA es un dialogo sincero, revelador y entretenido entre el presidente Barack Obama y el legendario musico Bruce Springsteen, en el que se tratan toda una serie de temas --desde los origenes de cada uno de sus protagonistas y los momentos que definieron sus carreras hasta la polarizacion politica de su pais y la abismal brecha entre el sueno americano y la cruda realidad estadounidense. Esta edicion profusamente ilustrada nos...