With their trademark ability to uncover the complexities of life in unexpected places, Ani DiFranco's lyrics bring us through the moments of reckoning, defiance, and humility that allow for self-definition. DiFranco's words dare us-as individuals and as citizens-to imagine ourselves as we really are, and as we could be. Ample original commentary from DiFranco offers unprecedented insight into the artistic development of one of our most sustained and inventive songwriters. Inside the world of a person always discovering, challenging, and sometimes mending herself, this collection, like the quintessential DiFranco song, makes for very good company. An American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, stands prominently as a figure of conscience and artistic innovation. She rewrote the rules of the record industry when she created her own label, Righteous Babe Records, at the age of eighteen, and has released nineteen full-length albums to critical acclaim since.