Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Pages: 182. Chapters: I Am... Sasha Fierce, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death), The Fame, A Thousand Suns, Janet (album), The Dark Side of the Moon, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), Radiosurgery (album), Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, Cyberpunk (album), Mechanical Animals, American Life, Imaginos, The Velvet Rope, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Last Train to Paris, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Erotica (Madonna album), Smile (The Beach Boys album), The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Pet Sounds, Biophilia (album), 21st Century Breakdown, The Wall, Plastic Beach. Excerpt: I Am... Sasha Fierce is the third studio album by American R&B recording artist Beyonce Knowles. Beginning on November 14, 2008, Columbia Records began distributing the album in several countries, followed by a deluxe version released simultaneously with the original. The album was formatted as a dual disc, in an attempt to market the singer's contrasting facets of artistry. The first disc, I Am..., introduces the record with slow and midtempo and R&B ballads, while the second, Sasha Fierce, (named after Knowles' on-stage alter ego) focuses on more uptempo beats that blend Europop and electropop genres. In composing the song's lyrics, Knowles worked with many writers, with each session accompanied by live orchestration. Knowles credited both her husband and rapper Jay-Z, and jazz singer Etta James for inspiring her to push the limits of her songwriting and artistry. Musically, I Am... drew inspiration from folk music and alternative rock, while blending acoustic guitar elements into contemporary ballads. The tracks on the first disc were written and produced by Knowles, during collaborative efforts with Kenneth Edmonds, Christopher Stewart, ...