Dimensions
160 x 235 x 22mm
You know her as a judge on American Idol, but Kara DioGuardi is also one of the music business's most successful songwriters, having composed hit songs for many of today's best-loved recording artists-- Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Santana and Enrique Iglesias to name just a few.
Before she could write the kind of lyrics that speak to all of our hearts, however, she had to search her own. Throughout this incredibly motivational memoir, Kara confides stories of her travails and triumphs as she consciously made herself into the person she wanted to be.
Recounting the creation of some of the most meaningful songs in her discography, she shares with us the many personal epiphanies she's had while writing these words, and in the process we'll also be privy to the stories behind the songs, including how they were created and what they meant to the artists who have co-written and performed them.
More than a memoir, this book-with all of its truth, humour, power, nerve and intuitive wisdom-- shares valuable insight with all of Kara's fans about how sensitive souls can soar while also standing their own ground. Borrowing from the name of one of her most celebrated songs, made famous worldwide by Celine Dion, Taking Chances: What Do You Say? , the book, encourages us all to do just that. In the same way that the lyrics to her songs get stuck in your head from the moment you first hear them, so too will the words in this book.
