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  • I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To

  • True Life Lessons
  • By: Loni Love
  • Narrated by: Loni Love
  • Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (694 ratings)

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I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To

By: Loni Love
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An inspiring, hilarious memoir about learning to resist the pressures of conformity, love yourself for who you are, embrace your flaws, and unlock your true potential.

Winner of the African American Literary Award for Memoir!

Now cohost of Fox's The Real and SiriusXM's Café Mocha, Loni Love hasn't taken the typical path to becoming America's favorite straight-talking girlfriend and comedian. She was not the child of Hollywood legends and she never wore a size 00. Rather, she grew up in housing projects in Detroit, more worried about affording her next meal than going on a diet. When she moved to Hollywood after graduating college with an engineering degree, seeking to break out in the entertainment world, there was nothing that would convince her to eat the kale salads and quinoa bowls that her colleagues introduced her to, which looked to Love like "weeds my grandma used to pay me a dollar to pull from her yard".

Still, despite the differences that set her apart in the status-driven world of entertainment where being thin, young, blond, and bubbly is sometimes considered a talent, Love spent years trying to fit in - trying to style her hair just so, dieting, dating the men she thought she was supposed to be with. In this book, she tells the uproariously funny story of how she overcame the trap of self-improvement and instead learned to embrace who she was. As Love writes, "There's a saying a lot of people live by: 'Fake it till you make it.' For me, it's always been 'fake it, and then have the whole thing blow up in your face.'" I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To explores all of the embarrassing mistakes, terrifying challenges, and unexpected breakthroughs that taught her how, by committing ourselves to our own path, we can take control of our destiny.

©2020 Loni Love (P)2020 Hachette Audio
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"A fun and inspiring read." (Booklist)

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😂 LOL

This book is Full OF LAUGHS... Love the life lessons at the end of the chapter. I bought the audiobook version now I’m getting the hard copy.

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Love this. Loni Love is open and real. I am so glad and happy for her. Recommend this listen.

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** Keep Keepin' It #Real Loni Love **

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Loni Love #KiltIt
Im ready for her next book!!

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The Real

I watch Loni Love on The Real. It took courage to share some of her personal life experiences and for that I give her 4 stars.

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Beautiful Book 😁

Thank you Loni for sharing this book with us. I truly enjoyed it. All the best in your future endeavors

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Awesome

I really enjoyed this book. It was real and I could relate with a lot of the story. Soror, thanks for sharing your life with us. Luv ya

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Loni is funny ! I enjoyed her story.

She was real and funny. I look forward to the day I see her stand up. No matter her childhood she showed strength, intelligence , and perseverance. I loved her story. Loni continue to be you. Enjoy and continue to live your best life. Like so many others you deserve it.

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Amazing

I’m a huge fan of Loni since I watch The Real religiously! This book made me laugh and cry but honestly she has great advice and I recommend the audiobook because it’s so much better hearing Loni’s voice. A must read!

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Loved This Memoir

I regret I'd never heard of Loni Live before reading this book. Now I want to go catch up on all her work.

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Wonderful!

I really enjoyed getting to know the real Loni Love! I recommend this book. Very inspiring

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