Lovely one : a memoir
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New York : Random House, [2024].
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Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780593729908, 0593729900
Physical Desc
xx, 405 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : Random House, [2024].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780593729908, 0593729900

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-405).
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"With this unflinching account, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invites readers into her life and world, tracing her family's ascent from segregation to her confirmation on America's highest court within the span of one generation. Named 'Ketanji Onyika,' meaning 'Lovely One,' based on a suggestion from her aunt, a Peace Corps worker stationed in West Africa, Justice Jackson learned from her educator parents to take pride in her heritage since birth. She describes her resolve as a young girl to honor this legacy and realize her dreams: from hearing stories of her grandparents and parents breaking barriers in the segregated South, to honing her voice in high school as an oratory champion and student body president, to graduating magna cum laude from Harvard, where she performed in musical theater and improv and participated in pivotal student organizations. Here, Justice Jackson pulls back the curtain, marrying the public record of her life with what is less known. She reveals what it takes to advance in the legal profession when most people in power don't look like you, and to reconcile a demanding career with the joys and sacrifices of marriage and motherhood. Through trials and triumphs, Justice Jackson's journey will resonate with dreamers everywhere, especially those who nourish outsized ambitions and refuse to be turned aside. This moving, openhearted tale will spread hope for a more just world, for generations to come"--

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Jackson, K. B. (2024). Lovely one: a memoir (First edition.). Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jackson, Ketanji Brown, 1970-. 2024. Lovely One: A Memoir. Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jackson, Ketanji Brown, 1970-. Lovely One: A Memoir Random House, 2024.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Jackson, Ketanji Brown. Lovely One: A Memoir First edition., Random House, 2024.

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