The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller PRAISE FOR WILL
'The best memoir I ever read' Oprah Winfrey 'If you read one book this year make it this one'
Jay Shetty 'Incredible' Idris Elba 'The book is awesome. So candid and
considered...fascinating' Chris Evans 'A triumph...really inspiring so well written
vulnerable and deep. I highly recommend it' Mindy Kaling 'It's fantastic...very moving' Zoe
Ball 'Incredibly honest...inspiring' Greg James 'A wild ride' New York Times 'Raw comedic
inspirational' GQ One of the most dynamic and globally recognized 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 rap 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 multi-million-copy bestseller 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. 'Bracingly honest vivid and compelling ... how an average
talent became the biggest movie star in the world' The Times 'The Hollywood star's
autobiography is full of indiscretions drug-fuelled escapades and terrible parenting. Who
could ask for more?' Telegraph 'It's not every day a Hollywood A-lister like Will Smith writes
his life story - and there are certainly some eye-popping revelations' Sun 'Candid ... digs
into the life events which fine-tuned Smith's weapons-grade charisma and steely determination'
Observer 'I absolutely loved it...no holds barred...I felt as if Will Smith was talking to me.
It's a testament to him and to his family' Lorraine Kelly
