{"product_id":"the-tao-of-wu","title":"The Tao of Wu","description":"\u003cp\u003eA unique book of wisdom and experience that reaches from the most violent slums of New York City to the highest planes of spiritual thought by the RZA  founder of the Wu-Tang Clan and hip-hops most exalted wise man.  The RZA  the Abbot of the Wu-Tang Clan and hip-hop cultures most dynamic genius  imparts the lessons hes learned on the journey thats taken him from the Staten Island projects to international superstar  all along the way a devout student of knowledge in every form hes found it-on the streets  in religion  in martial arts  in chess  in popular culture. Part chronicle of an extraordinary life and part spiritual and philosophical discourse  The Tao of Wu is a nonfiction Siddhartha for the hip-hop generation-an engaging  seeking book that will enlighten  entertain  and inspire.  The legions of Wu-Tang fans are accustomed to this heady mix-their obsession with the bands puzzlelike lyrics and elaborate mythology has propelled the group through fifteen years of dazzling  multiplatform success. In his 2005 bestseller The Wu-Tang Manual  the RZA provided the barest glimpse of how that mythology worked. In The Tao of Wu  he takes us deep inside the complex sense of wisdom and spirituality that has been at the core of his commercial and creative success.  The book is built around major moments in the RZAs life when he was faced with a dramatic turning point  either bad (a potential prison sentence) or good (a record deal that could pull his family out of poverty)  and the lessons he took from each experience. His points of view are always surprising and provocative  and reveal a profound  genuine  and abiding wisdom-consistently tempered with humor and peppered with unique  colloquial phraseology. It is a spiritual memoir as the world has never seen before  and will never see again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946290081845,"sku":"ByrdShop_1594488851","price":184.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781594488856.jpg?v=1769933978","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-tao-of-wu","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}