* Gabrielle Union has been a model, actress and advocate ever since her first television appearance on Family Matters in 1993.

* While she’s best known for her sassy leading role in cult classic cheerleading movie Bring It On, there is so much more to this talented woman than a 90’s teen movie.

* In this warm, candid and inspiring memoir, learn about her racially turbulent childhood, her steep learning curve on the way to finding love and acceptance, and the advice she has for anyone who feels like sometimes the journey to personal growth is just one mountain too many.

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Books, PBS. “Gabrielle Union on ‘We're Going to Need More Wine’ at the 2018 L.A. Times Festival of Books.” YouTube, YouTube, 30 Apr. 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVn7xUaeMNs.

LiveSigning. “Gabrielle Union Book Signing & Interview | ‘We're Going to Need More Wine.’” YouTube, YouTube, 16 Oct. 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNfT_Rc7MUU.

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Full Title: We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True

Year of Publication: 2017

Book Author: Gabrielle Union

To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://www.amazon.com/Were-Going-to-Need-More-Wine-audiobook/dp/B0742MGR31/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=gabrielle+union&qid=1604434134&sr=8-2

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