**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A film legend recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades—a heralded actor who's played the roles he wanted, from Brian’s Song to Lando in the Star Wars universe—unchecked by the racism and typecasting so rife in the mostly all-white industry in which he triumphed.“Effortlessly charming. . . [Williams] writes with clarity and intimacy, revealing the person behind the persona.” —Maya S. Cade, The New York Times Boo...

A film legend recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades—a heralded actor who's played the roles he wanted, from Brian’s Song to Lando in the Star Wars universe—unchecked by the racism and typecasting so rife in the mostly all-white industry in which he triumphed.Billy Dee Williams was born in Harlem in 1937 and grew up in a household of love and sophistication. As a young boy, he made his stage debut working with Lotte Lenya in an Ira Ge...

A stunning tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, one of the most popular female jazz singers of all time, from The New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea David Pinkney and Brian Pinkey.Audiences are taken on a journey through four tracks of Ella Fitzgerald's life, from the streets of Yonkers where she performed as a child to the stage of the Apollo Theater where her singing career began. From there, the story details how Ella became the star attraction with the Chick Webb Or...

Narrated by Mitra Rahbar, Jennifer Aniston, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Courteney Cox, Jackson Galaxy, Kristin Hahn, Diane Lane, Rama Morovati, and Billy Dee Williams, with a bonus guided meditation including music and vocals by Mitra Rahbar and Rama Morovati.Mitra Rahbar has been a spiritual teacher for more than thirty years and has influenced Jennifer Aniston, Gisele Bundchen, and Sheryl Crow, among many others. In Miraculous Silence, she guides us through prayer ...