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By: Will Smith,Mark Manson
Narrated by: Will Smith
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The instant Sunday Times bestseller.

The instant number one New York Times best seller

The Instant number one Audible best seller.

Narrated by Will Smith.

One of the most dynamic and globally recognised entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had.

Will Smith's transformation from a fearful child in a tense West Philadelphia home to one of the biggest pop stars of his era and then one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood history, with a string of box office successes that will likely never be broken, is an epic tale of inner transformation and outer triumph, and Will tells it astonishingly well. But it's only half the story. 

Will Smith thought, with good reason, that he had won at life: not only was his own success unparalleled, his whole family was at the pinnacle of the entertainment world. Only they didn't see it that way: they felt more like star performers in his circus, a seven-days-a-week job they hadn't signed up for. It turned out Will Smith's education wasn't nearly over. 

This memoir is the product of a profound journey of self-knowledge, a reckoning with all that your will can get you and all that it can leave behind. Written with the help of Mark Manson, author of the multimillion-copy best seller The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Will is the story of how one exceptional man mastered his own emotions, written in a way that can help everyone else do the same. Few of us will know the pressure of performing on the world's biggest stages for the highest of stakes, but we can all understand that the fuel that works for one stage of our journey might have to be changed if we want to make it all the way home. The combination of genuine wisdom of universal value and a life story that is preposterously entertaining, even astonishing, puts Will the book, like its author, in a category by itself.

©2021 Will Smith and Mark Manson (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Critic Reviews

"It's the best memoir I've ever read." (Oprah)

"If you read one book this year, make it this one." (Jay Shetty)

"Incredible." (Idris Elba)

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WAY TOO MUCH WIL AND POWER

I started off really enjoying this book then it takes a really difficult turn where he becomes such a megalomaniac at the huge expense of his wife and kids. His narrative exposes the huge privilege of his era as a Gen X male who uses his patriarchal privilege to put his dreams and demands first and his wife and kids somewhere like 18th and 19th on a list of 20.
The book starts so well, its an inspiring and joyful autobiography for the first half, then this quirky kid becomes the worst kind of corporate self obssessed human, who would stop at nothing for more money and more power. He constantly tells us he is the biggest star in the universe (over and over again). This happens continuely at the expense of taking away opportunities from the suppose 'love of his life'. You just wanted to hear at least one story where he stayed at home cooked and cleaned and looked after the kids while Jada took some light for herself. But he never seems to have found that humility and thinks that his opinion and his power is the most valued in the room. Which is so boring Will Smith. I hoped for more.

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Actions speak louder than words

Will narrates stories about soul searching, but he also punches someone publicly over a joke

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I am returning this book

I haven’t finished this book and will be returning it. I refuse to read a book written by someone who perpetrates and then justifies their violence. Plenty of domestic abusers say exactly the kind of words Will Smith used on stage the night of the Oscar’s (I did it for love etc etc). And you didn’t do it for love at all. You did it because you laughed at the joke, she gave you the stink eye and you decided you needed to redeem yourself at Chris Rock’s expense. Hence the swagger down the stage after you hit him. What a silly, arrogant entitled man. PS Will - whether Chris Rock did or didn’t know your wife has alopecia the correct response was to use your Oscar speech to say what bad taste it is to make jokes about people’s appearance and who have a medical condition. That’s what we teach our kids. What are you teaching yours?

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Best audiobook I’ve ever listened to

This is easily and by far the best audiobook that I’ve ever listened to. The book is structured perfectly, and the arc of the transition from fear to love pulls you along at every second. I found myself regularly either laughing out loud or tearing up, and now I’ve finished I want to go straight back to the start and listen all over again. Thoroughly recommend!

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meh... no longer interested

it was okay but after his recent actions at the academy awards I don't care to finish the audiobook.

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I couldn’t continue with this

I must adjust I was struggling to listen to Will’s narration and story. I was a huge fan but found parts of it long winded and annoying. I decided to take a break and go back to it later. In light of the recent disappointing and violent “Oscar Slap”, I’m deleting the book from my library. Not interested in hearing his story anymore.

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A great piece of acting

I don’t recommend this book, hopefully I will be able to get a refund from Audible.

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No longer a fan

Violence is never the answer. We can either choose to repeat history or make a positive change from. It seem like Wills ego chose to repeat history.

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what a clown

I have zero time in my life for this clown, will Smith is a self stated compulsive liar in the book & will no doubt be getting charged with assault

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I’m sad to have finished listening

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the story of Will’s life, told by himself. I laughed, I came very close to tears. I learned a lot, marvelled at how brutally honest he is - how deep some stories and truths he tells. Would highly recommend listening to this one!

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