{"product_id":"the-upcycled-self-a-memoir-on-the-art-of-becoming-who-we-are-9780593446928","title":"The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of hip-hop's greatest MCs, unpacking his harrowing, remarkable journey in his own words, with enough insights for two lifetimes.\"--Lin-Manuel Miranda, award-winning songwriter, producer, director, and creator of \u003ci\u003eIn the Heights \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom one of our generation's most powerful artists and incisive storytellers comes a brilliantly crafted work about the art--and war--of becoming who we are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eupcycle \u003ci\u003everb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eup-cy-cle ˈəp-ˌsī-kəl\u003cbr\u003e to recycle (something) in such a way that the resulting product is of a higher value than the original item\u003cbr\u003e to create an object of greater value from (a discarded object of lesser value) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday Tariq Trotter--better known as Black Thought--is the platinum-selling, Grammy-winning co-founder of The Roots and one of the most exhilaratingly skillful and profound rappers our culture has ever produced. But his story begins with a tragedy: as a child, Trotter burned down his family's home. The years that follow are the story of a life snatched from the flames, forged in fire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Upcycled Self, \u003c\/i\u003e Trotter doesn't only narrate a riveting and moving portrait of the artist as a young man, he gives readers a courageous model of what it means to live an examined life. In vivid vignettes, he tells the dramatic stories of the four powerful relationships that shaped him--with community, friends, art, and family--each a complex weave of love, discovery, trauma, and loss. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And beyond offering the compellingly poetic account of one artist's creative and emotional origins, Trotter explores the vital questions we all have to confront about our formative years: How can we see the story of our own young lives clearly? How do we use that story to understand who we've become? How do we forgive the people who loved and hurt us? How do we rediscover and honor our first dreams? And, finally, what do we take forward, what do we pass on, what do we leave behind? This is the beautifully bluesy story of a boy genius's coming-of-age that illuminates the redemptive power of the upcycle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e One World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593446928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.53d","brand":"Tariq Trotter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132832252085,"sku":"9780593446928","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5c36dc71-a805-40e2-9168-0fa0d8f8d2e9.jpg?v=1695134435","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-upcycled-self-a-memoir-on-the-art-of-becoming-who-we-are-9780593446928","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}