Power Was My Mentor.

The Black Cover EditionDesigned by Art Garfield.
Fired. Written Off. Not Finished.He rewrote his own outcome.

Fired from the set of Cosby, Art Garfield turned rare access and hard-earned lessons into a story of persistence.

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From Stage to the Page.

The microphone becomes a pen—the signature image at the center of the Black Cover Edition and the journey at the center of Art Garfield’s story.

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Watch Art Garfield tell the story behind the mentorship, the setback, and the episode he wrote that became the highest-rated of Cosby’s first season.

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A conversation between two people who experienced the show from the inside—about comedy, television, mentorship, and the story behind Power Was My Mentor.

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The idea beneath the story

Why the title matters.

Power Was My Mentor is not about celebrity worship. It is about what happens when an unknown comedian comes close enough to greatness to recognize the greatness within himself.

During eight pivotal months—from August 1996 through April 1997—Bill Cosby entered Art Garfield’s life. He did not simply offer advice. He offered something more demanding: proximity to a standard.

His guidance, protection, and expectations forced Garfield to see beyond the limits of his circumstances. In the presence of someone who had already reached the heights Garfield dreamed of, ambition became responsibility. Potential became something he could no longer ignore.

Power was not simply the man.
Power was the lesson.

That power gave Garfield the courage to rise above treachery, trust his inner voice, and continue pursuing the life he had once only imagined. A true mentor does not merely hand you answers. A true mentor awakens the part of you capable of finding your own.

And once Garfield understood that lesson, no one could take it away from him.

The Black Cover Edition

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The physical Black Cover Edition of Power Was My Mentor by Art Garfield
The Black Cover Edition · Designed by Art Garfield

Power Was My Mentor

The Black Cover Edition is the official paperback authorized by Art Garfield—designed to make its statement on a coffee table or bookshelf before the first page is turned. Inside is a personal look at the lessons, influence, and big-picture perspective that helped shape his creative life.

Paperback160 pagesEnglishISBN 978-1481224093
$14.99
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