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. 'The Hollywood star's autobiography is full of indiscretions
drug-fuelled escapades and terrible parenting. Who could ask for more?' Telegraph '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
