Best r&b art biographies according to redditors
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We found 37 Reddit comments discussing the best r&b art biographies. We ranked the 9 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
The truth about Tiananmen Square is far different than what you commonly read in the press. The following excerpt is from the book Red China Blues by Jan Wong. She was a western journalist who was liberal, pro-democracy, and against the Chinese government. She was on the ground in Tiananmen the entire time, and interacted directly with all the protesters. This is her account:
>I was becoming more than a bit cranky. The outside world thought the demonstrators were disciplined, and marveled. But having lived through the Cultural Revolution myself, talents like slogan shouting and mass marching didn't impress me. Maybe it was sleep deprivation - I was working nineteen hours a day - but to my jaundiced eye it seemed that the students were merely aping their oppressors. They established a Lilliputian kingdom in Tiananmen Square, complete with a mini-bureaucracy with committees for sanitation, finance, and "propaganda". They even adopted grandiose titles. Chai Ling was elected Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Tiananmen Square Unified Action Headquarters.
>Like the government, the students' broadcast station sometimes deliberately disseminated misinformation, such as the resignation of key government officials, which wasn't true. They even, indignity of indignities, issued us press passes. Using transparent fishing line held in place by volunteers who simply stood there all day, they carved the huge square into gigantic concentric circles of ascending importance. Depending on how our press passes were stamped determined how deeply we could penetrate those silly circles. We reporters had to show our passes to half a dozen officious monitors before we could interview the student leaders, who, naturally, hung out at the very center, at the Monument to the People's Heroes.
>One night, a rumor swept through the square that the students had captured some assault rifles. If true, it meant they possessed weapons for the first time. I tracked down the tent where the guns were supposedly stored and asked the wild-eyed student guard if I could take a peek. He refused, but assured me the guns were inside. For an allegation that serious, I had to see the guns for myself. But he wouldn't budge, and I finally stomped off in frustration, never reporting it. Later, I found out it was true, and perhaps a reason the government decided to shoot to kill on the fateful night.
You can read it yourself via Amazon's search inside the book
The West needs to stop falling in love with every movement that calls themselves "pro-democracy" and start looking at the actual actions of that group. Remember, the tyrant Mao came to power with the aid of the American State department, under the banner of "New Democracy" ( and the same for Mugabe in Zimbabwe).
The current leadership of China leaves much to be desired, but it is indisputably the best government China has had in centuries. The leaders of the Tiananmen movement were armed revolutionaries who showed every intention of destroying a competent, if autocratic, regime, and replacing it with a tyranny of their own.
https://www.amazon.com/Pimp-Story-Life-Iceberg-Slim/dp/1451617135/ref=nodl_
Currently reading this. Basically his mom ruined him for life starting at a young age, destroyed any semblance of a family to chase after dangerous dudes. Man grows up with deep hatred to punish women and manipulates them for his stable of hoes, furthering the cycle of ruined families.
Pimp: the story of my life by Iceberg Slim, read it before but its a great read
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You need to read the book "Pimp" by Iceberg Slim.
https://www.amazon.com/Pimp-Story-Life-Iceberg-Slim/dp/1451617135
According to the glossary in the book "Pimp: The Story of My Life" by Iceberg Slim, the bottom woman is defined as a "pimp's main woman, his foundation".
If you look at the pimp game like it's a kind of upside down pyramid - the bottom woman is the base. She is the first one the pimp recruits, the one he has to convince to work for him when he's just on his own, and therefore the one he has to make the most effort to get, and the one who has the most senior rank in his organization. She then is the one who goes out and recruits a couple of more women, who then each go recruit more women, etc. The bottom woman is the base of that upside down pyramid. It all has to do with the psychology of it, using women to recruit other women is meant to be easier than the pimp doing it all by himself. So it's a heirarchy.
Ultimately, the pimp doesn't get too closely involved with the rookies, if he's a good pimp with a large stable - he's got trusted women who deal with the other women. Just like in any crime syndicate, the person at the center of it doesn't want to have to deal with all of the "little people" in his organization. The people at the edge present more of a risk to getting busted or creating drama than your more trusted veterans at the core of your organization.
>Add to that the fact that he's a gangsta rapper and named himself after a delicious summertime beverage.
Fun Fact: Street-names that contain 'Ice' pay homage to the original macdaddy pimp, Iceberg Slim -- a reformed pimp-turned-writer who authored his most famous book in prison, PIMP: The Story of My Life
The most read book in the history of black American culture. I am certainly not kidding. Now that urban redditors know, they will notice it in people's hands on the subway/street.
http://www.amazon.com/Pimp-The-Story-My-Life/dp/1451617135
That is the most read book in the ghetto in history. Sales schmales... every copy has been read until it resembles a wad of crumpled toilet paper.
Passed from generation to generation.
Ice T recently made a film about Iceberg Slim. It was seen by and discussed by the bulk of black American folks, and written/talked about in every single black American news or culture media outlet.
Not one other US mass media outlet has mentioned it. >EDIT. I retract that sentence.<
It was specifically marketed to black people ONLY.
http://www.icebergslimmovie.com/
99% of white people will go to the grave without ever hearing of Iceberg Slim. Every, and I mean every single solitary person in the black ghetto ,over the age of 12, knows exactly who Iceberg Slim was, and have seen his books being passed around or read. There's no escaping the influence of Iceberg Slim on modern urban black culture.
White, Asian, and Hispanic folks have never heard of him, and most never will.
Every rapper who is black that has Ice in their name is paying respect to their Pimp hero Iceberg. Fact.
Ebony, the black US Time Magazine shoe in, applauds wildly!
http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/portrait-of-a-pimp-uncovers-iceberg-slim#axzz3Ji6CLJ1P
How glorifying!
I can't imagine any other kind of US main stream media holding a rapist pimp heroin dealer up into being a hero of the black community.
His books are cheap as fuck to buy used, so have at it folks! Actually learn and see what kind of culture we are talking about.
I, old white dude, have read all of his books, due to my twisted sense of curiosity. Weird, huh?
Edit for serious clarity:
More black Americans have read PIMP, than have read the Bible. I will confidently stand by that assertion.
If you really want to know, this is the seminal reference: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0043RSK9E/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1
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if you are interested in a first-person perspective on the cultural revolution you would probably like the book "red china blues: my long march from mao to now" by jan wong. it's told by a canadian journalist who went to beijing after university in 1970 to explore her chinese roots. her follow-up books are also good (she wound up a foreign correspondent) but red china blues is the most fascinating.
edit http://www.amazon.com/Red-China-Blues-Long-March/dp/0385482329
I have hundreds of books, all on an overly expensive device I bought to have when I am on the motorcycle and camping. I wanted a waterproof one that would be fine if it got damp. Kindle Oasis (9th Generation) 32GB Wifi w/ Cellular - much better overall for reading than my phone or iPad. Overspent on a simple device, but it has been wonderful.
There are two books I keep reading over and over.
I have also a bunch of Survival and Bushcrafting books and reference material. A lot I pulled from the Pathfinder School's FB page in their files list. If you are looking for something to cover a lot of topics, this one is a great collection: The Bushcraft Boxed Set: Bushcraft 101; Advanced Bushcraft; The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, & Cooking in the Wild; Bushcraft First Aid, Dave Canterbury & Jason A Hunt
And while I have listed the 2 books above, I have a ton of one of my favorite genres right now (it's a phase, I know) but I love reading Zombie stories in the woods!
As for keeping the Kindle charged up, that is easy. I pretty much leave it on Airplane mode unless I am getting a book pushed to it. It uses very little power if the screen backlighting is turned off. If it's low, I have a small solar charger I can use to charge it. I got the charger for my portable battery pack - 26000 mAH, charges in about 6 hours from 0 from the solar. OR, I take a few hours ride on the bike (go ahead, twist my arm) and recharge it from the charging USB plug on it. Same with phone.
A long time ago I read, 'Red China Blues' by Jan Wong and remembering liking it. It was sort of her story of being a full-on Maoist and then becoming disillusioned. She witnessed and described the massacre at Tiananmen Square. It was quite a fascinating read now that I'm thinking more about it.
https://www.amazon.com/Red-China-Blues-Long-March-ebook/dp/B006F1YLJY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_China_Blues
Gooooooo Communism! (for those who want more information on the culutral revolution from a first hand perspective, read Red China Blues: My long march from Mao to now)
My friend recently published this book about his bicycle journey in South America, check it out if you're leaning that way: https://www.amazon.com/Shake-Sleeping-Self-Journey-Patagonia-ebook/dp/B072HZR519
(Note it's a good bit introspection and reflection as well, not all adventure.)
More of an autobiography to see what real manliness is like:
Pimp: The Story of My Life by Iceberg Slim
http://www.amazon.com/Pimp-The-Story-My-Life-ebook/dp/B0043RSK9E
This guy would disagree with you.
This might not help specifically with memeconomics but I recommend it for any college student
On a side note, if you're interested in this form of writing, there's an autobiography of a pimp - Iceberg Slim - that's almost impossible to read (I have to google every other phrase). Terribly interesting, though.
Aint happen to me. Jus an example.
If u wanna learn more read this book: https://www.amazon.com/Pimp-Story-Life-Iceberg-Slim/dp/1451617135
First of all, I would like to state that before mentioning my additions that books should be thought of like classes in college. Yes, you need the basic knowledge to go do what you're going to do, but you also need to get off your ass and apply it.
Without further ado, here are my recommendations in addition to what was mentioned.
Pimp by Iceberg Slim (Robert Beck). It's a nice introduction to the psychology of gaming women on top of an interesting exploration of race, gender and intersectionality. It's smarter than it's rep.
The Mystery Method by Mystery (Erik von Markovik). It's not a great book, but it gives you immediate actionable steps to apply immediately. Then, once you read the theory and get experience, you can apply what you learned.
The Red Queen by Matt Ridley. This should be read with the next book to up your fundamentals in evo-psych.
Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan. Written as a critique of the first book, these two will give you some deeper theory of evo-psych.
The book Pimp by Iceberg Slim should of had this for the definition page.
>The only piece of shit who should be ashamed the guy narrating. What kind of empty, soulless, cruel person would attempt to humiliate women who are already in the direst of circumstances.
I'm not sure if you've had the privilege to live in such a shitty place. However, I assure you, these women for the most part, are there of their own free will and accord. With the exception of the women being trafficked. However, those women are typically kept under lock and key. I know, it sounds blunt and cruel, however in my experience, having cousins themselves as street walkers, are lucid of their actions.
>It’s not funny at all to laugh at the cruelty of this sociopath.
You probably aren't aware, that this may be the pimp or a local pimp observing his surroundings through a pimp's perspective. Pimps are sociopaths, they don't give a shit about anyone's opinion. It is their business to profiteer off of willing women. They are inherently sociopaths.
> I’ve never read the accounts of women on the street who were happy being treated worse than garbage, being used, being a mans blowup doll with as much respect given to one, and being battered and abused.
You should REALLY read or listen to
Pimp: The Story of My Life>Shame on this garbage for amusing himself over such misery. I’m so disgusted at the absolute depravity and soullessness of some people. Who the fuck is he to judge these women? He’s a nothing and a nobody sociopath, so fuck the fuck outta here!
We all live in a dimension of our own creation. It will exist even if you don't approve of it. Unfortunate truth.