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Losing My Cool - Love, Literature, And A Black Man's Escape From The Crowd

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Hip-hop allure meets literature's life-altering power.

If you're intrigued by the intersection of compelling cultural forces and personal growth, "Losing My Cool" could speak to you. Thomas Chatterton Williams weaves a narrative that's as much about the seductive grip of hip-hop as it is about the redemptive qualities of literature and the complex yet sturdy bonds of family. It's an honest dive into balancing identities and finding one's path amidst the pressures of community and the pull of individual aspirations.

  • Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Losing My Cool - Love, Literature, And A Black Man's Escape From The Crowd

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ISBN: 9780143119623
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 2011-04-26
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 994 readers)

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"A provocative, intellectual memoir" ( USA Today )-from a remarkable new literary voice.Growing up, Thomas Chatterton Williams knew he loved three things in his parents, literature, and the intoxicating hip-hop culture that surrounded him. For years, he managed to juggle two disparate lifestyles, "keeping it real" in his friends' eyes and studying for the SATs under his father's strict tutelage-until it all threatened to spin out of control. Written with remarkable candor and emotional depth, Losing My Cool portrays the allure and danger of hip-hop culture with the authority of a true fan who's lived through it all, while demonstrating the saving grace of literature and the power of the bond between father and son.
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Hip-hop allure meets literature's life-altering power.

If you're intrigued by the intersection of compelling cultural forces and personal growth, "Losing My Cool" could speak to you. Thomas Chatterton Williams weaves a narrative that's as much about the seductive grip of hip-hop as it is about the redemptive qualities of literature and the complex yet sturdy bonds of family. It's an honest dive into balancing identities and finding one's path amidst the pressures of community and the pull of individual aspirations.

  • Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.