Tao of Wu by The RZA (2010, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-101594484856

ISBN-139781594484858

eBay Product ID (ePID)117244171

Product Key Features

Book TitleTao of Wu

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

TopicGenres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop, Composers & Musicians, Popular Culture

IllustratorYes

GenreMusic, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorThe Rza

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight6.8 Oz

Item Length7.9 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal782.421649092

SynopsisThe artist memoir, ghetto narrative and manual of divine mathematics from hip-hop's most exalted wise man., From the founder of the Wu-Tang Clan--celebrating their 25th anniversary this year--an inspirational book for the hip hop fan. The RZA, founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, imparts the lessons he's learned on his journey from the Staten Island projects to international superstardom. A devout student of knowledge in every form in which he's found it, he distills here the wisdom he's acquired into seven "pillars," each based on a formative event in his life-from the moment he first heard the call of hip-hop to the death of his cousin and Clan- mate, Russell Jones, aka ODB. Delivered in RZA's unmistakable style, at once surprising, profound, and provocative, The Tao of Wu is a spiritual memoir the world has never seen before, and will never see again. A nonfiction Siddhartha for the hip-hop generation from the author of The Wu-Tang Manual , it will enlighten, entertain, and inspire., The RZA, the Abbot of the Wu-Tang Clan and one of hip-hop culture's most dynamic figures, imparts the lessons he learned on the journey that took him from the Staten Island projects to international superstardom, all the while a devout student of knowledge in every form he's found it - on the streets, in religion, in martial arts, in chess or in popular culture. Part chronicle of an extraordinary life and part spiritual and philosophical discourse, The Tao of Wu is a Siddhartha for the hip-hop generation., From the founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, an inspirational book for the hip-hop fan. The RZA, founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, imparts the lessons he's learned on his journey from the Staten Island projects to international superstardom. A devout student of knowledge in every form in which he's found it, he distills here the wisdom he's acquired into seven "pillars," each based on a formative event in his life--from the moment he first heard the call of hip-hop to the death of his cousin and Clan-mate, Russell Jones, aka ODB. Delivered in RZA's unmistakable style, at once surprising, profound, and provocative, The Tao of Wu is a spiritual memoir the world has never seen before, and will never see again. A nonfiction Siddhartha for the hip-hop generation from the author of The Wu-Tang Manual , it will enlighten, entertain, and inspire.

LC Classification NumberML3531