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Never Drank the Kool-Aid: Essays Paperback – Deckle Edge, February 21, 2006
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His name is Touré--just Touré--and like many of the musicians, athletes, and celebrities he's profiled, he has affected the way that we think about culture in America. He has profiled Eminem, 50 Cent, and Alicia Keys for the cover of Rolling Stone. He's played high-stakes poker with Jay-Z and basketball with Prince and Wynton Marsalis. In Touré's world, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. sits beside Condoleezza Rice who sits beside hip-hop pioneer Tupac Shakur, and all of them are fascinating company.
Never Drank the Kool-Aid is the chronicle of Touré's unparalleled journey through the American funhouse called pop culture. Its rooms are filled with creative, arrogant, kind, ordinary, and extraordinary people, most of whom happen to be famous. It is Touré's gift to be able to see through the artifice of their world and understand the genuine motivations behind their achievements--to see who they truly are as people. This is a searingly funny, surprisingly unguarded, and deeply insightful look at a world few of us comprehend.
- Print length416 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateFebruary 21, 2006
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.93 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-100312425783
- ISBN-13978-0312425784
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“Touré's an exceptional journalist. . . . He is--if you can imagine it--Oscar Wilde as a street thug. This is the marvelous tone he's been able to achieve.” ―Tom Wolfe, author of I Am Charlotte Simmons and The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
“Touré is one of our nation's most astute and witty observers of the American scene. Not only is he one of the most gifted writers of his generation, but his sharp insight, poetic phrasing, and biting humor--and his brilliant command of so many aspects of pop culture--make his dazzling performance on page a sheer joy to read. Never Drank the Kool-Aid is a Touré-de-force!” ―Michael Eric Dyson, author of Holler if You Hear Me and I May Not Get There with You
“Touré came to Rolling Stone as an intern in 1992. He was a lousy intern--we fired him--but a great writer and we soon hired him back. From 50 Cent to Dale Earnhardt, Jr., we sent Touré out on stories and he got it, whatever it was, every time. His work is like his subjects: stylish, vivid, and burning with energy.” ―Jann Wenner, founder of Rolling Stone magazine
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- Publisher : Picador (February 21, 2006)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 416 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0312425783
- ISBN-13 : 978-0312425784
- Item Weight : 1.2 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.93 x 8.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,043,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4,852 in Television Performer Biographies
- #12,197 in Essays (Books)
- #13,519 in Popular Culture in Social Sciences
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