Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story
New York Times bestselling poet and multi-platinum singer-songwriter Jewel explores her unconventional upbringing and extraordinary life in an inspirational memoir that covers her childhood to fame, marriage, and motherhood.
When Jewel’s first album, Pieces of You, topped the charts in 1995, her emotional voice and vulnerable performance were groundbreaking. Drawing comparisons to Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell, a singer-songwriter of her kind had not emerged in decades. Now, with more than thirty million albums sold worldwide, Jewel tells the story of her life and the lessons learned from her experience and her music.
Living on a homestead in Alaska, Jewel learned to yodel at age five and joined her parents’ entertainment act, working in hotels, honky-tonks, and biker bars. Behind a strong-willed family life with an emphasis on music and artistic talent, however, there was also instability, abuse, and trauma. At age fifteen, she moved out and tasked herself with a mission: to see if she could avoid being the kind of statistic that her past indicated for her future. Soon after, she was accepted to the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, and there she began writing her own songs as a means of expressing herself and documenting her journey to find happiness. Jewel was eighteen and homeless in San Diego when a radio DJ aired a bootleg version of one of her songs and it was requested into the top-ten countdown, something unheard-of for an unsigned artist. By the time she was twenty-one, her debut had gone multiplatinum.
There is much more to Jewel’s story, though, one complicated by family legacies, by crippling fear and insecurity, and by the extraordinary circumstances in which she managed to flourish and find happiness despite these obstacles. Along her road of self-discovery, learning to redirect her fate, Jewel has become an iconic singer and songwriter. In Never Broken she reflects on how she survived, and how writing songs, poetry, and prose has saved her life many times over. She writes lyrically about the natural wonders of Alaska, about pain and loss, about the healing power of motherhood, and about discovering her own identity years after the entire world had discovered the beauty of her songs.
ISBN-13: 9780399174339
Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:09/15/2015
Pages:384
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.40(d)
Chasing Down the Dawn: Stories from the Road
Following the massive success of A Night Without Armor, Chasing Down the Dawn offers an intimate, unvarnished collection of stories, journal entries, handwritten notes, and personal photographs from Jewel's life on the road. Reflecting on fame, solitude, family heritage, and the creative spirit, Jewel gives readers a candid glimpse behind the scenes of her worldwide concert tours.
For more details on Jewel's life and journey, visit the Biography section.
ISBN-13: 9780060192006
Publisher: HarperCollins / Regan Books
Publication date: 11/07/2000
Pages: 160
A Night Without Armor: Poems
Jewel's runaway New York Times bestselling debut collection of poetry. Written between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four, A Night Without Armor reveals the raw, personal thoughts, emotions, and poetic voice of one of music's most celebrated singer-songwriters. The collection went on to become one of the best-selling poetry books of all time.
Browse poem selections from A Night Without Armor in our Poetry section.
ISBN-13: 9780060191986
Publisher: HarperCollins / Regan Books
Publication date: 05/19/1998
Pages: 144
Sweet Dreams
A magical bedtime picture book written by Jewel and illustrated by Amy June Bates, based on the soothing lullaby from Jewel's celebrated children's album Lullaby. Follow a mother and child as they journey through an imagined starry night sky full of wonder and gentle dreams.
ISBN-13: 9781442436381
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 08/20/2013
Pages: 40
That's What I'd Do
A tender and heartwarming children's picture book written by Jewel and beautifully illustrated by Amy June Bates. Inspired by the birth of her son Kase, this sweet lullaby story celebrates a mother's unconditional love for her child.
ISBN-13: 9781442436350
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 09/27/2011
Pages: 40
Revealing Jewel
AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Introduction by Atz Lee Kilcher
Edited by Kenneth Calhoun and Cambria Jensen
Atria Books, June 2003 ( 96 pages, $15.00 )
Trade Paperback, ISBN: 0-743-47540-2
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY/General
Learn more about Revealing Jewel at simonsays.com
Sessions @ AOL
Compilation Song Book
Arranged for Piano/Guitar with Lyrics. Sessions at AOL are filmed in an intimate environment resulting in an up-close look that captures the genuine live session recording vibe. This personality songbook brings you one step closer to your favorite artists who have been a part of these special performances created by AOL Music. Our folio features exclusive photos of the artists from their actual sessions! Titles (and artists) are: The Scientist (Coldplay) * Work It (Missy Elliott) * Mobile (Avril Lavigne) * Someday We'll All Be Free (Alicia Keys) * Are You Happy Now? (Michelle Branch) * Awnaw (Nappy Roots featuring Jazze Pha) * Intuition (Jewel) * Break You Off (The Roots) * The Jump Off (Lil' Kim featuring Mr.Cheeks) * My Friends Over You (New Found Glory) * A Thousand Miles (Vanessa Carlton) * Sinking In (Lisa Marie Presley) * No Letting Go (Wayne Wonder) * Follow Through (Gavin DeGraw).
Paperback: ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.23 x 11.78 x 9.02
Publisher: Warner Bros.; (May 2004)
Language: Published in English
ISBN: 0757919758
You can purchase this at several locations, including amazon.com and BN.com.