From two-time Academy Award winner and screen icon Geena Davis, the surprising tale of her journey to badasseryfrom her epically polite childhood to roles that loaned her the strength to become a powerhouse in Hollywood.

At three years old, Geena Davis announced she was going to be in movies. Now, with a slew of iconic roles and awards under her belt, she has surpassed her childhood dreambut the path to finding yourself never did run smoothly. In this simultaneously hilarious and candid memoir, Davis regales us with tales of a career playing everything from an amnesiac assassin to the parent of a rodent,her eccentric childhood,her relationships, and helping lead the way to gender parity in Hollywoodall while learning to be a little more badass, one role at a time.Dying of Politenessis a touching account of one womans journey to fight for herself, and ultimately fighting for women all around the globe.