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A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining [Hardcover] Cargle, Rachel E.

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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-100593134737

ISBN-139780593134733

eBay Product ID (ePID)24057244429

Product Key Features

Book TitleRenaissance of Our Own : a Memoir and Manifesto on Reimagining

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2023

TopicPersonal Growth / General, Personal Memoirs, Social History

GenreSelf-Help, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorRachel E. Cargle

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight13.6 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2022-047562

Reviews"Dazzling--a loving, bold tale of imagination, bravery, and radical action in the face of injustice . . . Through an account of Cargle's own complicated life journey, she provides a framework for our own acts of courage as brutality threatens to strip us of humanity." -- Elle "I loved and admired this book as much as I have always loved and admired its author. Rachel Cargle is that rare sort of phoenix who rises from the ashes of her life not only reborn on the personal level but also fully ready to change the world. With each reinvention, she has liberated not only herself but numberless others as well, who follow in her footsteps, reject the script that life has given them, dream themselves into something more beautiful than what was originally on offer, and demand that culture transform along with them. A Renaissance of Our Own is an elegant, thoughtful, vulnerable, and inspiring memoir. May this book land in a million hands, all over the world." --Elizabeth Gilbert, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Magic "Magical. Shape-shifting. Cargle recounts how she spun silk out of the threadbare yarns of patriarchy and white supremacy while reminding readers that such alchemy is possible for them, too. Such wonder is inevitable if we give ourselves permission to reimagine our existence and re-create ourselves in our own divine image." --Sonya Renee Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of The Body Is Not an Apology "What a beautiful offering and gentle invitation Rachel Cargle has extended with A Renaissance of Our Own . I felt the pull to really slow down and sit with both her stories and my own. This book is not meant to be simply consumed but explored." --Joy Harden Bradford, PhD, founder of the award-winning Therapy for Black Girls and author of Sisterhood Heals "A profoundly moving and powerful story of how one woman transformed both herself and her community while giving us the tools to do the same . . . Rachel shows that the closer we get to our own true light, the brighter we may shine for the world. You will celebrate, you will mourn, but ultimately you will leave these pages changed for the better." --Gabrielle Union, New York Times bestselling author of We're Going to Need More Wine, "Dazzling--a loving, bold tale of imagination, bravery, and radical action in the face of injustice . . . Through an account of Cargle's own complicated life journey, she provides a framework for our own acts of courage as brutality threatens to strip us of humanity." -- Elle "I loved and admired this book as much as I have always loved and admired its author. Rachel Cargle is that rare sort of phoenix who rises from the ashes of her life not only reborn on the personal level but also fully ready to change the world. With each reinvention, she has liberated not only herself but numberless others as well, who follow in her footsteps, reject the script that life has given them, dream themselves into something more beautiful than what was originally on offer, and demand that culture transform along with them. A Renaissance of Our Own is an elegant, thoughtful, vulnerable, and inspiring memoir. May this book land in a million hands, all over the world." --Elizabeth Gilbert, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Magic "Magical. Shape-shifting. Cargle recounts how she spun silk out of the threadbare yarns of patriarchy and white supremacy while reminding readers that such alchemy is possible for them, too. Such wonder is inevitable if we give ourselves permission to reimagine our existence and re-create ourselves in our own divine image." --Sonya Renee Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of The Body Is Not an Apology "What a beautiful offering and gentle invitation Rachel Cargle has extended with A Renaissance of Our Own . I felt the pull to really slow down and sit with both her stories and my own. This book is not meant to be simply consumed but explored." --Joy Harden Bradford, PhD, founder of the award-winning Therapy for Black Girls and author of Sisterhood Heals "A profoundly moving and powerful story of how one woman transformed both herself and her community while giving us the tools to do the same . . . Rachel shows that the closer we get to our own true light, the brighter we may shine for the world. You will celebrate, you will mourn, but ultimately you will leave these pages changed for the better." --Gabrielle Union, New York Times bestselling author of We're Going to Need More Wine "Rachel Cargle has given us the gift of an interactive memoir that allows readers to expand into our own renaissance while witnessing hers. She is visionary, revolutionary, unapologetic, and deeply self-loving, reclaiming herself from conditioning that tried to shrink her. In telling her story, Rachel Cargle makes more room for each of us." --Adrienne Maree Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good "A vulnerable look at one activist's long journey of deconstruction, healing, and reimagining of the toxic societal structure meant to oppress marginalized identities . . . Cargle opens the door into a possibility-rich world of acceptance, accountability, and allyship." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Dazzling--a loving, bold tale of imagination, bravery, and radical action in the face of injustice . . . Through an account of Cargle's own complicated life journey, she provides a framework for our own acts of courage as brutality threatens to strip us of humanity." -- Elle "I loved and admired this book as much as I have always loved and admired its author. Rachel Cargle is that rare sort of phoenix who rises from the ashes of her life not only reborn on the personal level but also fully ready to change the world. With each reinvention, she has liberated not only herself but numberless others as well, who follow in her footsteps, reject the script that life has given them, dream themselves into something more beautiful than what was originally on offer, and demand that culture transform along with them. A Renaissance of Our Own is an elegant, thoughtful, vulnerable, and inspiring memoir. May this book land in a million hands, all over the world." --Elizabeth Gilbert, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Magic "Magical. Shape-shifting. Cargle recounts how she spun silk out of the threadbare yarns of patriarchy and white supremacy while reminding readers that such alchemy is possible for them, too. Such wonder is inevitable if we give ourselves permission to reimagine our existence and re-create ourselves in our own divine image." --Sonya Renee Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of The Body Is Not an Apology "What a beautiful offering and gentle invitation Rachel Cargle has extended with A Renaissance of Our Own . I felt the pull to really slow down and sit with both her stories and my own. This book is not meant to be simply consumed but explored." --Joy Harden Bradford, PhD, founder of the award-winning Therapy for Black Girls and author of Sisterhood Heals, "Dazzling--a loving, bold tale of imagination, bravery, and radical action in the face of injustice . . . Through an account of Cargle's own complicated life journey, she provides a framework for our own acts of courage as brutality threatens to strip us of humanity." -- Elle "I loved and admired this book as much as I have always loved and admired its author. Rachel Cargle is that rare sort of phoenix who rises from the ashes of her life not only reborn on the personal level but also fully ready to change the world. With each reinvention, she has liberated not only herself but numberless others as well, who follow in her footsteps, reject the script that life has given them, dream themselves into something more beautiful than what was originally on offer, and demand that culture transform along with them. A Renaissance of Our Own is an elegant, thoughtful, vulnerable, and inspiring memoir. May this book land in a million hands, all over the world." --Elizabeth Gilbert, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Magic "Magical. Shape-shifting. Cargle recounts how she spun silk out of the threadbare yarns of patriarchy and white supremacy while reminding readers that such alchemy is possible for them, too. Such wonder is inevitable if we give ourselves permission to reimagine our existence and re-create ourselves in our own divine image." --Sonya Renee Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of The Body Is Not an Apology "What a beautiful offering and gentle invitation Rachel Cargle has extended with A Renaissance of Our Own . I felt the pull to really slow down and sit with both her stories and my own. This book is not meant to be simply consumed but explored." --Joy Harden Bradford, PhD, founder of the award-winning Therapy for Black Girls and author of Sisterhood Heals "A profoundly moving and powerful story of how one woman transformed both herself and her community while giving us the tools to do the same . . . Rachel shows that the closer we get to our own true light, the brighter we may shine for the world. You will celebrate, you will mourn, but ultimately you will leave these pages changed for the better." --Gabrielle Union, New York Times bestselling author of We're Going to Need More Wine "Rachel Cargle has given us the gift of an interactive memoir that allows readers to expand into our own renaissance while witnessing hers. She is visionary, revolutionary, unapologetic and deeply self-loving, reclaiming herself from conditioning that tried to shrink her. In telling her story, Rachel makes more room for each of us." --Adrienne Maree Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good "A vulnerable look at one activist's long journey of deconstruction, healing, and reimagining of the toxic societal structure meant to oppress marginalized identities. . . Cargle opens the door into a possibility-rich world of acceptance, accountability, and allyship." -- Kirkus Reviews, "...[D]azzling--a loving, bold tale of imagination, bravery, and radical action in the face of injustice. Through an account of Cargle's own complicated life journey, she provides a framework for our own acts of courage as brutality threatens to strip us of humanity." --Elle "There are few people I know who have lived as many lives as Rachel Cargle has managed to squeeze into her relatively short time on the planet. This magical shape-shifting is her super power and A Renaissance of Our Own is evidence of her generosity. Cargle recounts how she spun silk out of the thread bare yarns of patriarchy and white supremacy while reminding readers that such alchemy is possible. Such wonder is inevitable if we give ourselves permission to re-imagine our existences and recreate ourselves in our own divine image." --Sonya Renee Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of The Body is Not an Apology

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SynopsisFrom a highly lauded modern voice in feminism and racial justice comes a deeply personal and insightful testament to the power of reimagining to dismantle the frameworks and systems that no longer serve us while building new ones that do. "Powerful . . . You will leave these pages changed for the better."--Gabrielle Union, New York Times bestselling author of We're Going to Need More Wine There are breaking points in all our lives when we realize that the way things have been done before just don't work for us anymore, be it the way we approach our relationships, our belief systems, our work, our education, even our rest. For activist, philanthropist, and CEO Rachel E. Cargle, reimagining--the act of creating in our minds that which does not exist but that we believe can and should --has been a lifelong process. Reimagining served as the most powerful catalyst for Cargle's personal transformation from a small-town Christian wife to an incisive queer feminist voice of a generation. In A Renaissance of Our Own, we witness the sometimes painful but always inspiring breaking points in Cargle's life that fostered a truer identity. These defining moments offer a blueprint for how we must all use our imagination--the space that sees beyond limits--to live in alignment with our highest values and to craft a world independent of oppressive structures, both personal and societal. Cargle now invites you to acknowledge ways of being that stem from societal expectations instead of your personal truth, and to embark on a renaissance of your own. She provides the very tools and prompts that she used to unearth her own truth, tools that opened her up to being a more authentic feminist and purpose-driven matriarchal leader. A Renaissance of Our Own gives us the courage to look at the world and say "I want something different." It serves as a reminder of the power and possibility of reimagining a life that feels right, all the way down to the marrow of your bones.

LC Classification NumberHT1563.C37 2023