Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American

Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul

â€œYou wonâ€™t leave this hypnotic book without feeling that James Brown is still out there, howling.â€â€”The Boston Globe
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ONE OF NPRâ€™S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR â€¢Â LOS ANGELES TIMESÂ BOOK PRIZE FINALIST
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Kill â€™Em and LeaveÂ is more than a book about James Brown. Brown embodied the contradictions of American life: He was an unsettling symbol of the tensions between North and South, black and white, rich and poor. After receiving a tip that promises to uncover the man behind the myth, James McBride goes in search of the â€œrealâ€ James Brown. McBrideâ€™s travels take him to forgotten corners of Brownâ€™s never-before-revealed history, illuminating not only our understanding of the immensely troubled, misunderstood, and complicated Godfather of Soul, but the ways in which our cultural heritage has been shaped by Brownâ€™s enduring legacy.Â

Praise for Kill â€™Em and Leave

â€œA tour de force of cultural reportage.â€â€”The Seattle Times
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â€œThoughtful and probing.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review
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â€œMasterly . . . powerful.â€â€”Los Angeles Review of Books
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â€œMcBride provides something lacking in most of the books about James Brown: an intimate feeling for the musician, a veracious if inchoate sense of what it was like to be touched by him. . . . It may be as close [to â€˜the real James Brownâ€™] as weâ€™ll ever get.â€â€”David Hajdu,Â The Nation
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â€œA feat of intrepid journalistic fortitude.â€â€”USA Today
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â€œ[McBride is] the biographer of James Brown weâ€™ve all been waiting for. . . . McBrideâ€™s true subject is race and poverty in a country that doesnâ€™t want to hear about it, unless compelled by a voice that demands to be heard.â€â€”Boris Kachka,Â New York
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â€œIlluminating . . . engaging.â€â€”The Washington Post
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â€œA gorgeously written piece of reportage that gives us glimpses of Brownâ€™s genius and contradictions.â€â€”O: The Oprah Magazine
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0812983734_used
Color White
ReleaseDate 2016-11-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812983739

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0812983734_used
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2016-11-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812983739

Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul

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