false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175805786m/108713.jpg 108713 15 The ultimate anit-hero, <i>Iceberg Slim</i> takes you into the secret world of the pimp, and the smells, sounds, fears and petty triumphs of his world. A legendary figure of the Chicago underworld, this is his riveting story: from defending his mother against the evil men she brought into their lives to becoming a kingpin of the streets. A seething tale of brutality, cunning, and greed, <i>Pimp</i> is a harrowing portrait of life on the wrong side of the tracks, and a rich warning from a true survivor. 2224419 1967 Pimp: The Story of My Life total:499|5:145|4:192|3:124|2:32|1:6| 499 1935 686 79 4 4 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 20:55:58 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 20:55:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun May 25 18:34:13 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 00:54:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 13 13:42:05 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 13:42:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 21:02:31 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 21:02:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Dec 08 11:53:21 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 16 15:45:24 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Nov 23 07:47:43 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 23 07:55:35 -0800 2007
But you can read it here on my blog:

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This was a loan from Dan. The narrator is such a bastard. If it wasn't an autobiography, it would be decried as misogynistic, which it is. But that would be the point, right? I mean, he is a pi...

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Written as a cautionary tale, but treated by many as a bible, this book entertained me on a plane trip to San Francisco a few years ago. Landing at my destination was almost a disappointment. Iceberg Slim was the inspiration for Ice T's name and persona. This b...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 16 16:26:17 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 07 15:31:37 -0800 2008 Pimp is entertaining in a kind of trashy way. It's a biography about a part of life that man...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 06:19:16 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 06:28:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 07 12:38:35 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 12:44:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Tue Oct 23 08:11:01 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 23 08:26:15 -0700 2007
I read it in one night and the next morning. He's a smart, abrasive, unpolished guy who's used to the world being ugly. If y...more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Sun Jan 04 07:01:41 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 07:04:42 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Feb 07 11:38:10 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 11:41:12 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Sep 12 23:04:35 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 23:08:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Tue Jul 28 09:03:29 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 09:32:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 23 13:36:08 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 13:45:15 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 09:38:44 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 06:45:17 -0700 2009 didn't finish more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Jan 28 12:39:34 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 13:23:51 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=108713