{"product_id":"losing-my-cool-love-literature-and-a-black-mans-escape-from-the-crowd-paperback","title":"Losing My Cool: Love, Literature, and a Black Man's Escape from the Crowd - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Chatterton Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A provocative, intellectual memoir\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e)-from a remarkable new literary voice. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Growing up, Thomas Chatterton Williams knew he loved three things in life: 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, \u003ci\u003eLosing My Cool\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Chatterton Williams holds a Bachelor's degree in philosophy from Georgetown University and a Master's degree from the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at New York University. In 2007, he wrote an op-ed piece entitled \"Yes, Blame Hip-Hop\" for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e which generated a record-breaking number of comments. He writes for the literary magazine \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e and currently lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987398295853,"sku":"9780143119623","price":26.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/VktlUFJnQlpGZUowU0t3d0JSM2FWdz09.webp?v=1776178484","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/losing-my-cool-love-literature-and-a-black-mans-escape-from-the-crowd-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}