Pimp: The Story of My Life

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Summary: Iceberg is the greatest pimp to put he game down on paper.
Review: Robert Beck is an open author that wrote exactly what was on his mind. He tells his story of how he became the greatest pimp ever with the help of Sweats. And if you are wondering who Sweats is then you need to order the book now and brush up on yo pimping skills. Pimping ain't dead, it just has been taken to a new level that's all.

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Summary: squares beware!! get ready to have your coat-tail pulled
Review: Simply the most realistic portrayal of pimpin. Harsh dialogues, brutal truth.

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Summary: The book is great and truthful.
Review: I think this book is really great and it talks about what he had to do to survive in the streets as he was growing up and that he didn't really have a positive adult to look up to while he was growing up but pimps. His mother hurt him when she left the only man that he trusted as a little kid growing up that truly loved them both and the book was sad when he was talking about the way he had to grow up and survive on the streets and he showed that was the only way he could get big money and have what he seen the comfort of the other people that he looked up to that had all the comforts of life.

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Summary: Ghetto blindness at it's best!
Review: This life story shows me how it was when my Grandfather was a "Player" back in the 40's and 50's. It shows the "insides" of the Ghetto to the highest degree.

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Summary: the good stuff
Review: this book is a true masterpiece. Iceberg Slim truly shines as the master of pimp literature. a must for every ambitious young wannabe pimp out there.

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Summary: Reader from Oaktown Best book on PIMP LIFE
Review: This is the best book i have read. This book isnt shy it tells the street life of a pimp with vivid details. From whore house motel to small dark jail cell.

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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST,IF NOT THE BEST.
Review: ICEBERG SLIM GIVES THE BEST INSIGHT OF STREET LIFE IN THIS BOOK THAN ANY OTHER I HAVE READ. BEING THE EVENTS IN THE BOOK TOOK PLACE DECADES AGO IT MADE ME REALIZE JUST HOW MUCH LIFE IN THE STREETS HAVE NOT CHANGED, BUT ONLY GOTTEN WORSE . I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ANOTHER BOOK OF HIS " THE NAKED SOUL OF ICE BERG SLIM ".

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Summary: Influencing a generation
Review: There haven't been many writers who can stand up as having influenced a generation. Iceberg Slim's 'Pimp', has been an inspiration to young, poor people the world over. It tells the story of one man's obsession with the pimp game, and how such a life can be at once as rewarding as it is darkly terrible and destructive. Iceberg's characteristic writing style puts the reader on the street so that he can feel, hear and smell the corruption and violence. It shows the stark, unromanticised reality of street life and how, if you've got the strength, you can pull yourself out of it. This is a truly rivetting read.

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Summary: "Pimp": The Story of my Life is a gem!
Review: Iceberg Slim, the undisputed master of the pimpin' game, has given the reader a down to earth, unapologetic look at what life in "The Life" is all about. While his work may be admittedly misogynistic, Beck's accurate portrayals of his fellow criminals, drug addicts, and conniving prostitutes is sure to entertain. If only Slim had continued his career as The Mack we could look forward to more inside scoops on what life and death in the ghettos of America is really like..