![]() ![]() ![]() Praise for Kill Em and Leave A tour de force of cultural reportage.-The Seattle Times Thoughtful and probing.-The New York Times Book Review Masterly. ![]() McBrides travels take him to forgotten corners of Browns 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 Browns enduring legacy. After receiving a tip that promises to uncover the man behind the myth, James McBride goes in search of the real 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. Book Synopsis You wont leave this hypnotic book without feeling that James Brown is still out there, howling.-The Boston Globe From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Lord Bird, winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction, Deacon King Kong, and Five-Carat Soul Kill Em and Leave is more than a book about James Brown. ![]()
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