A Natural Woman: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (584 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1455512621 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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A NATURAL WOMAN chronicles King's extraordinary life, drawing readers into her musical world, including her phenomenally successful #1 album Tapestry, and into her journey as a performer, mother, wife and present-day activist. The life that inspired Beautiful: The Carole King Musical on Broadway. Carole King takes us from her early beginnings in Brooklyn, to her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed songwriting and performing talents of all time. Deeply personal, King's long-awaited memoir offers readers a front-row seat to the woman behind the legend.The book includes dozens of photos from King's childhood, her own family, and behind-the-scenes images from her performances.
Carole King had her first No. She released her most recent album in December, 2011, Carole King: A Holiday Carole, to rave reviews.. In 2007 she and longtime collaborator James Taylor reunited and recorded Live at the Troubadour. She has won numerous lifetime achievement honors and has been inducted into the Songwriters
Weaving a tapestry of rich and royal hue, King's affecting memoir eases readers through her life, from the girlhood in Brooklyn where she was already jotting down lyrics and her teenage years that culminated musically with the hit "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?"; through her tumultuous marriage and songwriting years with her first husband, Gerry Goffin; her moves back and forth between New York and California; her three marriages after Goffin; and her deep commitment to environmental issues bred by her living self-sufficiently with her family in the mo
Wow, wow, wow and wow! Amazon Customer Carole, thank you for that piece of art. So personal that I wish you lived next door. There were so many things about this book I liked that it's hard to know where to beginTwelve years in the making and I can see why. Carole has always strove to create quality in anything she did. She exemplifies the power of the human spirit in the face of adversity. But in this book, I came to count on the fact that she would somehow always land. Roderick S. Haynes said Blah Book Written by A Gifted and Likeable Genius. Always loved Carole King music. Her personal life, at least the early going with her breaking into song writing, is really interesting. But King's string of relationships/marriages are a sad look into a person who is a musical genius but with fame came personal trials. I simply did not like the "writing" in this book. Clearly it is King's voice, you just know you are listening to her. But the book does not jell, it is not a fine me. Nancy Mehegan said Interesting life - needed a writer's touch. Carole has had a fascinating life and it's interesting to see how someone so talented and famous had the same insecurities as the rest of us mortals. Her songwriting ability is phenomenal and many of my memories of the 1970s are triggered by her beautiful songs. That said, I do wish she has partnered with a writer and/or editor when writing the book. The writing "almost" made a fascinating life seem dull. It only illustrates that y