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Act like you got some sense : and other things my daughters taught me / Jamie Foxx with Nick Chiles.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: xi, 272 pages (large print) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538719015
  • 1538719010
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Contents:
Parenting... You ain't ready for it -- Granny -- You better recognize -- Dad rule no. 1: you gotta show up -- The switch from the switch -- Snitches get stitches -- The gift that keeps on giving -- Less money, mo' problems! -- It takes a village -- Give it up for not giving it up -- Getting to the pearly gates -- New dad -- The tale of two parties -- Getting roasted -- Guns vs. Gucci -- The king's gambit -- Love & basketball & knowing when to keep your mouth shut -- That good old family drama -- Now I'm raising my... Parents?! -- Billie Eilish also raises my daughter -- Trippin' out -- Feminism, realism, and a little pole dancing -- Dad stop embarrassing me!
Summary: "In this hilarious and heartfelt memoir, award-winning, multi-talented entertainer Jamie Foxx shares the story of being raised by his no-nonsense grandmother, the glamour and pitfalls of life in Hollywood, and the lessons he took from both worlds to raise his two daughters"-- Provided by publisher
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print NonFiction FOXX, J. F795 Available 33111010753271
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From Academy Award-winning multi-talent Jamie Foxx, a hilariously candid look at the joys and pitfalls of being the father of two daughters.

Jamie Foxx has won an Academy Award and a Grammy Award, laughed with sitting presidents, and partied with the biggest names in hip-hop. But he is most proud of his role as father to two very independent young women, Corinne and Anelise. Jamie might not always know what he's doing when it comes to raising girls--especially when they talk to him about TikTok (PlikPlok?) and don't share his enthusiasm for flashy Rolls Royces--but he does his best to show up for them every single day.



Luckily, he has a strong example to follow: his beloved late grandmother, Estelle Marie Talley. Jamie learned everything he knows about parenting from the fierce woman who raised him: As he puts it, she's "Madea before Tyler Perry put on the pumps and the gray wig."



In Act Like You Got Some Sense --a title inspired by Estelle--Jamie shares up close and personal stories about the tough love and old-school values he learned growing up in the small town of Terrell, Texas; his early days trying to make it in Hollywood; the joys and challenges of achieving stardom; and how each phase of his life shaped his parenting journey. Hilarious, poignant, and always brutally honest, this is Jamie Foxx like we've never seen him before.

"In this hilarious and heartfelt memoir, award-winning, multi-talented entertainer Jamie Foxx shares the story of being raised by his no-nonsense grandmother, the glamour and pitfalls of life in Hollywood, and the lessons he took from both worlds to raise his two daughters"-- Provided by publisher

Parenting... You ain't ready for it -- Granny -- You better recognize -- Dad rule no. 1: you gotta show up -- The switch from the switch -- Snitches get stitches -- The gift that keeps on giving -- Less money, mo' problems! -- It takes a village -- Give it up for not giving it up -- Getting to the pearly gates -- New dad -- The tale of two parties -- Getting roasted -- Guns vs. Gucci -- The king's gambit -- Love & basketball & knowing when to keep your mouth shut -- That good old family drama -- Now I'm raising my... Parents?! -- Billie Eilish also raises my daughter -- Trippin' out -- Feminism, realism, and a little pole dancing -- Dad stop embarrassing me!

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