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"Legendary and iconic singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper offers a poignant account of the journey that led her to become an international superstar&#8212;from her years growing up in Queens, New York, to the making of enduring hits like &#8220;Time After Time,&#8221; &#8220;Girls Just Want to Have Fun,&#8221; and &#8220;True Colors,&#8221; to becoming an actress, a mother, an outspoken activist, and maintaining a music career that has lasted more than thirty years. After leaving her childhood home at seventeen, Cyndi took on a series of jobs: racetrack hot walker, IHOP waitress, and, as she puts it, &#8220;gal Friday the thirteenth,&#8221; as she pursued her passion for music. She worked her way up playing small gigs and broke out in 1983 with She&#8217;s So Unusual, which earned her a Grammy for Best New Artist and made her the first female artist in history to have four top-five singles on a debut album. And while global fame wasn&#8217;t always what she expected, she has remained focused on what matters most. Cyndi is a gutsy real-life heroine who has never been afraid to speak her mind and stick up for a cause&#8212;whether it&#8217;s women&#8217;s rights, gay rights, or fighting against HIV/AIDS. With her trademark warmth and humor, Cyndi fearlessly writes of a life she&#8217;s lived only on her own terms. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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