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Autographed Bookplated Edition

First Impressions: Off Screen Conversations with a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness

By Matt James

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Autographed Bookplated Edition

First Impressions: Off Screen Conversations with a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness

By Matt James

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- Hardcover Edition of "First Impressions"
- Matt James's Personal Autograph on Bookplate Inside Book
- Certificate of Authenticity
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This Hardcover Edition of Matt James's First Impressions: Off Screen Conversations with a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness is autographed on bookplate by Matt James.

Matt James had no idea what was in store when he agreed to be the first Black lead on the 25th season of ABC’s beloved television show The Bachelor. You may think you know everything there is to know about him, but that was only his first impression.

When The Bachelor franchise announced Matt James as the first Black lead, it was celebrated as long-overdue progress on the primetime show. America fell in love with Matt—the Christian, former NFL athlete, and nonprofit CEO—who charmed millions of viewers each week. But the off-screen conversations around the show revealed the realities and inescapable challenges of being Black in America and the depth of racism that still exists. 

On the show, Matt could only go so far in sharing his own story with America. In First Impressions, Matt shares his views on controversial topics like race and opportunity that defined his season on The Bachelor. Matt lives at the intersection of these important issues and shares the wisdom his experience has granted him.

Matt describes the joys and difficulties of being the youngest of two Black sons, raised by a single, working-class, white mother in Raleigh, North Carolina. He elaborates on the spiritual closeness and sense of duty he felt for his mother, but also the complex relationships he had with the many male figures in his life: his prejudiced, Italian grandfather, who had trouble accepting Matt as his own; his father, whose womanizing and petty crime put strain on the family; and his older brother, who was Matt’s protector in youth, but who struggled with the long shadow of their father’s legacy.

 Simultaneously inspirational and informative, First Impressions will leave readers with a deeper understanding of the life experiences that prepared Matt for such a divisive moment in television history.

Get your Matt James autographed book today!

Product Details

  • Pages: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Worthy Books
  • Release Date: May 03, 2022
  • ISBN-13: 9781546002086
  • Edition: Autographed Hardcover Bookplated Edition

About The Author

Matt James is an American television personality, philanthropist, and entrepreneur who was the first Black Bachelor in the popular series’ 25-season history. Today, Matt continues to lead his non-profit, ABC Food Tours, which has exposed thousands of kids across New York to nutrition education. He is also an investor, acting on the leading edge of hydroponic farming and the cryptocurrency revolution.

 

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This Hardcover Edition of Matt James's First Impressions: Off Screen Conversations with a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness is autographed on bookplate by Matt James.

Matt James had no idea what was in store when he agreed to be the first Black lead on the 25th season of ABC’s beloved television show The Bachelor. You may think you know everything there is to know about him, but that was only his first impression.

When The Bachelor franchise announced Matt James as the first Black lead, it was celebrated as long-overdue progress on the primetime show. America fell in love with Matt—the Christian, former NFL athlete, and nonprofit CEO—who charmed millions of viewers each week. But the off-screen conversations around the show revealed the realities and inescapable challenges of being Black in America and the depth of racism that still exists. 

On the show, Matt could only go so far in sharing his own story with America. In First Impressions, Matt shares his views on controversial topics like race and opportunity that defined his season on The Bachelor. Matt lives at the intersection of these important issues and shares the wisdom his experience has granted him.

Matt describes the joys and difficulties of being the youngest of two Black sons, raised by a single, working-class, white mother in Raleigh, North Carolina. He elaborates on the spiritual closeness and sense of duty he felt for his mother, but also the complex relationships he had with the many male figures in his life: his prejudiced, Italian grandfather, who had trouble accepting Matt as his own; his father, whose womanizing and petty crime put strain on the family; and his older brother, who was Matt’s protector in youth, but who struggled with the long shadow of their father’s legacy.

 Simultaneously inspirational and informative, First Impressions will leave readers with a deeper understanding of the life experiences that prepared Matt for such a divisive moment in television history.

Get your Matt James autographed book today!

Product Details

  • Pages: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Worthy Books
  • Release Date: May 03, 2022
  • ISBN-13: 9781546002086
  • Edition: Autographed Hardcover Bookplated Edition

About The Author

Matt James is an American television personality, philanthropist, and entrepreneur who was the first Black Bachelor in the popular series’ 25-season history. Today, Matt continues to lead his non-profit, ABC Food Tours, which has exposed thousands of kids across New York to nutrition education. He is also an investor, acting on the leading edge of hydroponic farming and the cryptocurrency revolution.

 

This Hardcover Edition of Matt James's First Impressions: Off Screen Conversations with a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness is autographed on bookplate by Matt James.

Matt James had no idea what was in store when he agreed to be the first Black lead on the 25th season of ABC’s beloved television show The Bachelor. You may think you know everything there is to know about him, but that was only his first impression.

When The Bachelor franchise announced Matt James as the first Black lead, it was celebrated as long-overdue progress on the primetime show. America fell in love with Matt—the Christian, former NFL athlete, and nonprofit CEO—who charmed millions of viewers each week. But the off-screen conversations around the show revealed the realities and inescapable challenges of being Black in America and the depth of racism that still exists. 

On the show, Matt could only go so far in sharing his own story with America. In First Impressions, Matt shares his views on controversial topics like race and opportunity that defined his season on The Bachelor. Matt lives at the intersection of these important issues and shares the wisdom his experience has granted him.

Matt describes the joys and difficulties of being the youngest of two Black sons, raised by a single, working-class, white mother in Raleigh, North Carolina. He elaborates on the spiritual closeness and sense of duty he felt for his mother, but also the complex relationships he had with the many male figures in his life: his prejudiced, Italian grandfather, who had trouble accepting Matt as his own; his father, whose womanizing and petty crime put strain on the family; and his older brother, who was Matt’s protector in youth, but who struggled with the long shadow of their father’s legacy.

 Simultaneously inspirational and informative, First Impressions will leave readers with a deeper understanding of the life experiences that prepared Matt for such a divisive moment in television history.

Get your Matt James autographed book today!

Product Details

  • Pages: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Worthy Books
  • Release Date: May 03, 2022
  • ISBN-13: 9781546002086
  • Edition: Autographed Hardcover Bookplated Edition

About The Author

Matt James is an American television personality, philanthropist, and entrepreneur who was the first Black Bachelor in the popular series’ 25-season history. Today, Matt continues to lead his non-profit, ABC Food Tours, which has exposed thousands of kids across New York to nutrition education. He is also an investor, acting on the leading edge of hydroponic farming and the cryptocurrency revolution.

 

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