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Decoded

Decoded Hardcover - 2010

by Jay-Z

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"Decoded" is an intimate, first-person portrait of the life and art of Jay-Z, organized around a "decoding" of his most famous and provocative lyrics. This beautifully designed, fully illustrated book offers a surprising and revealing look at the life, influences, and artistic process of one of the most successful, widely admired, controversial, and compelling figures in American culture today.

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Random House Publishing Group, 2010. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Details

  • Title Decoded
  • Author Jay-Z
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House Publishing Group, New York
  • Date 2010
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G1400068924I5N01
  • ISBN 9781400068920 / 1400068924
  • Weight 2.33 lbs (1.06 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.36 x 7.64 x 1.09 in (23.77 x 19.41 x 2.77 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects Rap musicians - United States, Rap (Music) - History and criticism
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010015063
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Media reviews

“Compelling . . . provocative, evocative . . . Part autobiography, part lavishly illustrated commentary on the author’s own work, Decoded gives the reader a harrowing portrait of the rough worlds Jay-Z navigated in his youth, while at the same time deconstructing his lyrics.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
 
“One of a handful of books that just about any hip hop fan should own.”—The New Yorker

“Elegantly designed, incisively written . . . an impressive leap by a man who has never been known for small steps.”—Los Angeles Times
 
“A riveting exploration of Jay-Z’s journey . . . So thoroughly engrossing, it reads like a good piece of cultural journalism.”—The Boston Globe
 
“Shawn Carter’s most honest airing of the experiences he drew on to create the mythic figure of Jay-Z . . . The scenes he recounts along the way are fascinating.”—Entertainment Weekly


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Citations

  • Entertainment Weekly, 11/19/2010, Page 102
  • Essence, 12/01/2010, Page 88
  • Kirkus Reviews, 12/01/2010, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 11/01/2010, Page 76
  • New Yorker (The), 12/06/2010, Page 82
  • People Weekly, 12/06/2010, Page 62

About the author

JAY-Z (Shawn Carter) is one of the most successful hip-hop artists and entrepreneurs of all time.

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