WILL

One of the most dynamic and recognized forces in the world of entertainment shows us his life in a brave and inspiring book where success, inner happiness and human connection are combined. Will tells the story of one of the most extraordinary careers in music and film.

Will Smith, an insecure kid raised in the tense West Philadelphia, became first one of the biggest rap stars of his era and then one of the biggest Hollywood stars of all time, with a succession of blockbusters that will most likely never stop. It is an epic story of inner transformation and outer triumph; a story that Will tells extraordinarily well. And yet, that's only half the story.

Will Smith thought, and rightly so, that he had won the lottery of life: it wasn't just that his own success was unparalleled, but that his entire family was at the pinnacle of the entertainment world. However, they didn't see it that way: they felt like the protagonists of Will's circus, a job that occupied them seven days a week and that, moreover, they had not applied for. Will Smith's education had only just begun.

These memories are the product of a journey of deep introspection that confronts us not only with all that we can achieve through willpower, but also with all that we can leave behind for that very reason. Written with the help of Mark Manson, the bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Giving a Shit (Almost Anything), which has sold millions of copies worldwide, Will is the story of a person who has managed to take control of his emotions and is written so that everyone who reads it can do the same. Few of us will ever experience the pressure of performing on the world's biggest stages and having so much at stake, but we can all understand that we may very well have to change what has driven us to complete a stage in life if we are to reach the finish line. The combination of genuine, universally valuable wisdom and a life story that is so entertaining, if not astonishing, as to be almost unbelievable, puts Will in a category of its own, as does its author.