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The Way I Am Hardcover – October 21, 2008

by Eminem (Author), Sacha Jenkins (Author)

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View our feature on Eminem’s The Way I Am.For the first time, one of music’s most popular—and headline-making—rap artists shares his private reflections, drawings, handwritten lyrics, and never-before-seen photographs.

Fiercely intelligent, relentlessly provocative, and prodigiously gifted, Eminem is known as much for his enigmatic persona as for being the fastest-selling rap artist and the first rapper to ever win an Oscar. Now, in The Way I Am, he shares his private thoughts on everything from his inner struggles, to the trials of being famous, to his love for his daughter, Hailie, creating a book that is every bit as raw and uncensored as the man himself.

Illustrated with never-before-seen photographs of Eminem’s home and life along with original drawings, The Way I Am is filled with reflections on his greatest hits, previously unpublished lyric sheets, and other rare memorabilia. Providing his millions of fans with a personal tour of Eminem’s creative process, it is poised to be hailed in much the same way as Tupac’s The Rose that Grew from Concrete, Bob Dylan’s Chronicles, and Journals by Kurt Cobain.

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"The biggest rapper in history."—Rolling Stone

"The best rapper alive."—Vibe magazine

"Part autobiography, part photo gallery, part ephemera collection, it's a handsome roundup for an artist who has been notoriously reluctant to discuss his personal life anyplace but in his music."—New York Times

"There is this guy Eminem. He has created a sense of what is possible. He has sent a voltage around a generation. He has done this not just through his subversive attitude but also his verbal energy."—Seamus Heaney, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

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About the Author

EMINEM, born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor from Detroit, Michigan.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dutton (October 21, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 052595032X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0525950325
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.55 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 1.25 x 11 inches

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Jean L. Coltrain

Awesome Book

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2011

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I loved this book. I'm like 20 pages from being done with the whole book. I just couldn't manage to put it down. I felt compelled to keep reading, it was so good. I loved all of the pictures---mostly, it was a lot of pictures of Eminem and Proof, and him and the D12 guys. It also has some pictures he drew, too. It has talked very little about his mom and Kim. Mostly he talks about what he went through getting famous, and what it was like to be famous and the pressures of being on tour, and a little bit about the movie he was in, 8 Mile. He talks about his kids, Hailie, Alaina, and Whitney too. He also talks about the death of Proof and how hard it was for him to lose his best friend. He talks about his uncles who commited suicide, and some stuff about him getting in trouble with cops and being sued. All around this is a good book. I liked that it had lots of pictures and a documentary disc with it. I like that it shows some of his lyric sheets, and a page of 8 Mile's script. It has TONS of pictures, and I like his writing, he isn't overly-dramatic about everything like most authors (go to the teen section of your library. It sucks. It's all overly-dramatic vampires and stupid crap like that. I know most girls like that kind of books, but I don't). His writing is really casual, and that made the book better. Anyway, if you're a fan of his, then buy this. It's awesome. And if you just want to know more about him before you become a fan, then buy it. It's actually a good book. And the pictures are nice. He uses a lot of block letters and stuff, so that makes it feel more like a picture book. So. Yeah. This is just my opinion, I know his hates are going to say what a dumb book it is, but whatever ;)

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Tori

Cool insight!

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2024

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Great insight and cool pages inside

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2023

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I loved this book. Usually when celebrities publish books they make it like 50 dollars and more. But Eminem made in 20 dollars which is pretty cheap. The price might be cheap but the pages were expensive and the book was perfect. It shipped the next day and was in perfect condition. There was no boring parts in the book which is my favorite thing.

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2009

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This autobiography is an excellent insight into the man himself. It is a visual experience as well, very graphic and artistic. I was surprised by the lyric sheets (messy, organized chaos, chicken scratch) and the artwork by Marshall Mathers. I did not know he was so talented in other artistic mediums. It is not as much reading (for those fans who are a little afraid of the written word, don't be afraid to purchase this book) as a typical autobiography. It is more like reading a graphic novel. His love of comic books is reflected in that design aspect, I think.

(Also, you can see a white box over-full with comic books behind his desk in one of the pictures of his office. It's the details I appreciate.)

Also, this is a candid and sincere peek into the life and mind of Marshall Mathers. I'm impressed.

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m.

Couldn't put it down

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2019

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Bounces around between all different subjects and all different periods of his life. Reads more like a magazine than a book with more than enough photos and scans to look at. His writing is extremely open and honest, for better or worse, just as he writes his lyrics. Opened the book just to take a peek inside, next thing I knew I had read across several chapters through the middle, just couldn't stop flipping through and reading and looking at the photos. Learning things I never knew about his life despite being a life-long fan who grew up on his music. The hard cover version has a unique red plastic dust jacket, like nothing I have seen. Very cool book. Recommend the book to all fans.

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K Marie

Nice book.

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2023

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Good graphics. Well written.

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2023

Loved the book

Good book for Eminem fan

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2010

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I have been an Eminem fan from the beginning. I read Angry Blonde which gave more insight to Emimem's music. This book gives you a small glimpse into his life. It is amazing to read about his friendship with his best friend the late Proof. In my opinion the opening about the death of Proof was the best part of the book. It was personal and real raw emotion. If you are looking for details about Eminem's personal life, this isn't the book for you. He does talk about how he grew up, lends a few pages to his daughters and his ex-wife but that is it. Its a awesome book for the huge Eminem fan. There are lyric pages from some of his greatest hits. Glad to have it in my collection.

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Leanne Ziler

Great, easy read

Reviewed in Canada on March 2, 2023

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I wanted to learn more about Eminem. I wouldn't consider myself a fan, but I was interested to learn more. This is a really well laid-out book with tons of photos, memorabilia and other interesting images. It's a very easy read that provides a lot of insight into the life and history of Marshall Mathers and the evolution of Eminem. I plan to listen to his music more now to round out my knowledge of him.

Justin

Superb & Insightful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024

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Published in 2009, this is a truly superb read with a wealth of information and insight into Eminem - both personally and as a musician.

As a huge Eminem fan since the start and having every album, I know people would say this review is bias, but this is a genuine page-turner.
Em speaks about his song writing process and provides little insights into how some songs came into being, whilst the book provides multiple lyric sheets in A4 glossy color.

Of course Eminem has written another book 'Angry Blonde' which is more about lyrics and song backgrounds from his first two albums. The Way I Am has a lot more material - photos and information than Angry Blonde does.

I also think the book helps you to realize just how incredible Marshall's journey truly was, coming from the childhood he speaks about in this book to becoming a multi-millionaire and hugely successful rapper, who is almost certainly in the top 10 rappers of all time.
From reading this book it is clear that it wasn't only talent that got him there nor was it the luck of meeting Dr. Dre but it clearly took a lot of hard work and dedication to reach the pinnacle he sits at today.

This book is truly worth the price tag - whether paperback or hardback. If you're an Eminem stan then you'll adore this book. I would fully recommend you pick this up.

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Reviewed in Italy on January 17, 2024

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Melvin van Galen

Bad quality

Reviewed in the Netherlands on February 20, 2022

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I opened the book in a normal way to view the pages and the entire cover came off just like that....

VibesOfTheShadows

Autobiographie officielle d'eminem retraçant tout.

Reviewed in France on July 24, 2021

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Autobiographie complète en anglais où Eminem nous plonge dans sa vie assez compliquée et du chemin qu'il a dû se frayer pour en arriver là où il est .
Le livre retrace de son enfance avec proof, puis de ses rap battles lorsqu'il vivait encore avec sa mère dans une caravane jusqu'à sa rencontre avec Dr dre qui va le populariser. Vous allez découvrir l'homme aux 2 disques de diamant et si controversé sous un œil un peu plus personnel à travers ce livre, je le recommande à tous les fans ou ceux qui ont besoin de croire en leurs rêves, parce que tout est possible ,même si l'on part de rien.