Truly SIGNED FIRST EDITION WITH 4" PROMO BUTTON
- SIGNED Hardcover
- New York: HarperCollins, 2025
New York: HarperCollins, 2025. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Lionel Richie to signature page specially bound-in by the publisher. Includes 4" promotional button featuring Lionel Richie and the words "I LIKE TO READ...All Night Long." Stated first edition, with full number line indicating first printing. 9 3/8" X 6 1/8". xxvii, 467pp. Very light shelfwear to dust jacket, with "SIGNED FIRST EDITION" sticker. Bound in white paper over boards, with spine lettered in teal and Richie's monogram in kind to upper board. Some very gentle bumping to head and tail of spine, else fine. Binding is firm, tight, and sound. Pages are clean, bright, and unread. A highly presentable signed first edition of this long-awaited memoir by the legendary Lionel Richie.
ABOUT THIS BOOK:
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. (Publisher).
ABOUT THIS BOOK:
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. (Publisher).