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Book Hack Anyone s Soul

Download or read book Hack Anyone s Soul written by Olga Skorbatyuk and published by HPA Press. This book was released on 2015-08-22 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main segment of structure of Homo sapiens psyche is an individual program, with which a person is born. Knowledge of the natural human program, allows you to find out what a person is like without masks (real), true motives, which drive him, what he is hiding, and what he really wants. This is called "hacking the soul." Other types of "hacking" are children's toys, so to speak, "for the poor." We understand that you have been dreaming of such a tool for "hacking;" however, the fact that this tool became available also means that now anyone can hack your soul (psyche) as well. Your soul is now public domain; or, to be more precise, it is a public place, which now anyone can enter without invitation and without your permission. You think that this is impossible and that it is nothing more than another horoscope? Well, well. It is characteristic of a human to draw conclusions according to the principle of an analogy, when the conclusion about an object gets built on the basis of its similarity to another object. In itself, this method of learning about the world is not bad, but in some situations, such as this one, it does not work. The reason is that in this civilization there is nothing equivalent, of equal value or similar to the ancient source of knowledge, which turned out to be the Catalog of human population. Due to this, probably, it is pointless to try to compare the Catalog to something familiar. Another question is that fans of horoscopes could draw a different parallel and, for example, compare the Catalog of human population to encyclopedias about animals or plants, the periodic table, which describes the chemical elements, or an anatomical atlas. However, such comparisons usually do not come to minds of average people, as they are not familiar with the periodic table and anatomical atlases, do not study encyclopedias of plants and animals, and are familiar only with horoscopes, numerological descriptions of individuals, and psychological descriptions from popular glossy magazines. This is the difference between average people and those, who are involved in scientific research. Scientific research work requires a higher level of education and general knowledge about the world, on open mind, and completely other interests. People involved in scientific research usually do not study horoscopes. We think that all this is not our problem. We adhere to the position that any person has the right to try to fence himself off from the fact that the Catalog of human population exists and tell himself that descriptions from this Catalog are similar to another horoscope. Any person has the right to try to fence himself off from the fact that he is a bio-robot and tell himself that Shan Hai Jing is a fantasy of the ancients. Any person has the right to consider us, developers of the Catalog of human population, the next oddballs, who are telling about that what they thought-up due to their desire to appear original. We do not object to this. However, there is one "but"—these people are the ones, who will suffer from such actions. And, we will explain in this book why this is so in great detail and with examples. However, most importantly, this book presents 100 short demos of natural human programs, which show who people are real, without masks, social roles and idiotic self-presentations. Whether you should believe this or not—is not a question to us. We do not use the tool called "faith" because we prefer knowledge. If some of our readers have the same position in life, then in this book we provide them with a chance not to trust, but to test and to draw a conclusion about whether the Catalog of human population exists or not for themselves. We have nothing to offer to apologists of faith; like in the saying, we think that "Seppuku is a private matter of each samurai."

Book People Born In January

Download or read book People Born In January written by Andrey Davydov and published by HPA Press. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ANTI-HOROSCOPE: HUMAN “SOFTWARE” (Series of 12 books) Did you know that, for example, all people born on January 4th of common years are ardent apologists of everything standard and common; border-guards, who protect boundaries of everything that is established? Or that they can torture others with “kindness” and wise advice? Or that those born on January 28th of common years imperceptibly "reform" you so much that you will not recognize yourself? For example, did you know that all those people, who were born on January 8th of common years are seemingly sincere with "open souls," meanwhile they have the ability to completely transform? That is, you never know whether a person before you is who he or she is trying to appear as. And so on... Hence the question: are you sure that you know people, whom you think you know as your own self? Yes, of course, you know them, if we take word-play into account. You really do know them, like you know yourself—that is: just as bad! You know your own and other people's masks and roles, but that is all. You do not believe this? Then, open this book and see for yourself! This book is for those people, who are fed up with "horoscopism," who are tired of listening to nonsense about themselves and other people from psychologists or their "all-knowing" relatives, friends and acquaintances. It will help you save not just some time in your life, but your whole life because otherwise you will spend your entire life on something that is a priori impossible. And, it is impossible not because you are idiots, but because Homo sapiens cannot fully know themselves and other people without an external (and, most importantly, objective) source. Perhaps that is the reason why humanity was left "factory instructions" to each one of us—the Catalog of Human Population. Yes, that is right! There exists the Catalog of Human Population, which you can open and find out everything about any person you are interested in (including yourself)! Information about people presented in this book (and in other eleven books in the series titled Anti-Horoscope: Human "Software") is from there, and not from your favorite horoscope.

Book People Born In September

Download or read book People Born In September written by Andrey Davydov and published by HPA Press. This book was released on 2017-07-21 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ANTI-HOROSCOPE: HUMAN “SOFTWARE” (Series of 12 books) Did you know that those people, who were born on September 5th of leap years or September 6th of common years only appear to be embodiments of weakness, compliance, modesty, softness and passivity up to inertia, but when they "hunt" for material and other goods—they turn into cruel, ferocious predators, who will tear you to pieces, if you are in their way? Or, did you know that on the outside those, who were born on September 10th of leap years or September 11th of common years correspond to the image of decent, nice, friendly, open, sincere and honest people living a simple, quiet life of decent citizens, but they secretly engage in all sorts of anti-social (including criminal) activities and use friendship of those, on whom they deliberately imposed this friendship? Hence the question: are you sure that you know people, whom you think you know as your own self? Yes, of course, you know them, if we take word-play into account. You really do know them, like you know yourself—that is: just as bad! You know your own and other people's masks and roles, but that is all. You do not believe this? Then, open this book and see for yourself! This book is for those people, who are fed up with "horoscopism," who are tired of listening to nonsense about themselves and other people from psychologists or their "all-knowing" relatives, friends and acquaintances. It will help you save not just some time in your life, but your whole life because otherwise you will spend your entire life on something that is a priori impossible. And, it is impossible not because you are idiots, but because Homo sapiens cannot fully know themselves and other people without an external (and, most importantly, objective) source. Perhaps that is the reason why humanity was left "factory instructions" to each one of us—the Catalog of Human Population. Yes, that is right! There exists the Catalog of Human Population, which you can open and find out everything about any person you are interested in (including yourself)! Information about people presented in this book (and in other eleven books in the series titled Anti-Horoscope: Human "Software") is from there, and not from your favorite horoscope.

Book People Born In July

Download or read book People Born In July written by Andrey Davydov and published by HPA Press. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ANTI-HOROSCOPE: HUMAN “SOFTWARE” (Series of 12 books) Do you know that people born on July 6 leap years or July 7 common years are not only "windsurfers," who are always on the crest of a fashionable and stylish wave, but also that within the circle of loved ones they are "walking disasters?" Also, they are primitive “party people” with vulgar attempts at originality and erudition in a shiny wrapper... Or, do you know that, for example, once those people, who were born on July 10th of leap years or July 11th of common years choose a deity (personified or not)—they not only regularly make various sacrifices (all the way to the very fact of their existence), but also are ready to "put on the altar" of their beliefs and hobbies anyone, even the closest person? Hence the question: are you sure that you know people, whom you think you know as your own self? Yes, of course, you know them, if we take word-play into account. You really do know them, like you know yourself—that is: just as bad! You know your own and other people's masks and roles, but that is all. You do not believe this? Then, open this book and see for yourself! This book is for those people, who are fed up with "horoscopism," who are tired of listening to nonsense about themselves and other people from psychologists or their "all-knowing" relatives, friends and acquaintances. It will help you save not just some time in your life, but your whole life because otherwise you will spend your entire life on something that is a priori impossible. And, it is impossible not because you are idiots, but because Homo sapiens cannot fully know themselves and other people without an external (and, most importantly, objective) source. Perhaps that is the reason why humanity was left "factory instructions" to each one of us—the Catalog of Human Population. Yes, that is right! There exists the Catalog of Human Population, which you can open and find out everything about any person you are interested in (including yourself)! Information about people presented in this book (and in other eleven books in the series titled Anti-Horoscope: Human "Software") is from there, and not from your favorite horoscope.

Book People Born In August

Download or read book People Born In August written by Andrey Davydov and published by HPA Press. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ANTI-HOROSCOPE: HUMAN “SOFTWARE” (Series of 12 books) Did you know that those people, who were born on August 10th of leap years or August 11th of common years are not just "legislators," who consider themselves ready and even obligated to order the whole world according to their own laws and "make weather" in any collective, but also strive only for one thing—to usurp the initiative in society and become masters of the largest possible public space? Or, for example, did you know that those people, who were born on August 20th of leap years or August 21st of common years not only look like Buddhist deities, always smiling, cheerful and benevolent, but also are so life-loving that they can turn even a funeral into a party with jokes and (after eating and drinking well) have some passionate alone time with one of the guests? ... Hence the question: are you sure that you know people, whom you think you know as your own self? Yes, of course, you know them, if we take word-play into account. You really do know them, like you know yourself—that is: just as bad! You know your own and other people's masks and roles, but that is all. You do not believe this? Then, open this book and see for yourself! This book is for those people, who are fed up with "horoscopism," who are tired of listening to nonsense about themselves and other people from psychologists or their "all-knowing" relatives, friends and acquaintances. It will help you save not just some time in your life, but your whole life because otherwise you will spend your entire life on something that is a priori impossible. And, it is impossible not because you are idiots, but because Homo sapiens cannot fully know themselves and other people without an external (and, most importantly, objective) source. Perhaps that is the reason why humanity was left "factory instructions" to each one of us—the Catalog of Human Population. Yes, that is right! There exists the Catalog of Human Population, which you can open and find out everything about any person you are interested in (including yourself)! Information about people presented in this book (and in other eleven books in the series titled Anti-Horoscope: Human "Software") is from there, and not from your favorite horoscope.

Book People Born In April

Download or read book People Born In April written by Andrey Davydov and published by HPA Press. This book was released on 2017-06-09 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ANTI-HOROSCOPE: HUMAN “SOFTWARE” (Series of 12 books) Did you know that, for example, people who were born on April 5 leap years or April 6 common years are vagrants, "here today and gone tomorrow" and are "on the road" all their lives? For them a good time, fun “to the max” includes... going to prison. Did you know that there are people in this world, who not only don’t fear prison, but also feel at home, comfortable there? Or, for example, did you know that those people, who were born on April 9th of leap years or April 10th of common years are not only like the biblical Buridan’s donkey by their character, but also create situations, in which they there is always a choice (for example, by creating "doublets" like an apartment and a country house, two cars, a spouse and lover, etc.)? This means that if you have romantic or family relations with one of them—you need to be ready to not only observe every day how he or she is torn between "doublets," but also engage in “games for three!...” Hence the question: are you sure that you know people, whom you think you know as your own self? Yes, of course, you know them, if we take word-play into account. You really do know them, like you know yourself—that is: just as bad! You know your own and other people's masks and roles, but that is all. You do not believe this? Then, open this book and see for yourself! This book is for those people, who are fed up with "horoscopism," who are tired of listening to nonsense about themselves and other people from psychologists or their "all-knowing" relatives, friends and acquaintances. It will help you save not just some time in your life, but your whole life because otherwise you will spend your entire life on something that is a priori impossible. And, it is impossible not because you are idiots, but because Homo sapiens cannot fully know themselves and other people without an external (and, most importantly, objective) source. Perhaps that is the reason why humanity was left "factory instructions" to each one of us—the Catalog of Human Population. Yes, that is right! There exists the Catalog of Human Population, which you can open and find out everything about any person you are interested in (including yourself)! Information about people presented in this book (and in other eleven books in the series titled Anti-Horoscope: Human "Software") is from there, and not from your favorite horoscope.

Book Human Hacking

Download or read book Human Hacking written by Christopher Hadnagy and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A global security expert draws on psychological insights to help you master the art of social engineering—human hacking. Make friends, influence people, and leave them feeling better for having met you by being more empathetic, generous, and kind. Eroding social conventions, technology, and rapid economic change are making human beings more stressed and socially awkward and isolated than ever. We live in our own bubbles, reluctant to connect, and feeling increasingly powerless, insecure, and apprehensive when communicating with others. A pioneer in the field of social engineering and a master hacker, Christopher Hadnagy specializes in understanding how malicious attackers exploit principles of human communication to access information and resources through manipulation and deceit. Now, he shows you how to use social engineering as a force for good—to help you regain your confidence and control. Human Hacking provides tools that will help you establish rapport with strangers, use body language and verbal cues to your advantage, steer conversations and influence other’s decisions, and protect yourself from manipulators. Ultimately, you’ll become far more self-aware about how you’re presenting yourself—and able to use it to improve your life. Hadnagy includes lessons and interactive “missions”—exercises spread throughout the book to help you learn the skills, practice them, and master them. With Human Hacking, you’ll soon be winning friends, influencing people, and achieving your goals.

Book SPIN

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1989-12
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 112 pages

Download or read book SPIN written by and published by . This book was released on 1989-12 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the concert stage to the dressing room, from the recording studio to the digital realm, SPIN surveys the modern musical landscape and the culture around it with authoritative reporting, provocative interviews, and a discerning critical ear. With dynamic photography, bold graphic design, and informed irreverence, the pages of SPIN pulsate with the energy of today's most innovative sounds. Whether covering what's new or what's next, SPIN is your monthly VIP pass to all that rocks.

Book Spirit Hacking

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  • Author : Shaman Durek
  • Publisher : St. Martin's Essentials
  • Release : 2019-10-15
  • ISBN : 1250232708
  • Pages : 185 pages

Download or read book Spirit Hacking written by Shaman Durek and published by St. Martin's Essentials. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This guy does next level stuff. I have worked with him and I have no idea how or why he is able to do some of the things I have witnessed. Science is just catching up with biohacking. It’s time to start studying spirit hacking and how Shaman Durek can achieve the tangible results he achieves.” —Dave Asprey, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Bulletproof Diet, Silicon Valley investor and technology entrepreneur In Spirit Hacking: Shamanic Keys to Reclaim Your Personal Power, Transform Yourself, and Light Up the World, Shaman Durek, a sixth-generation shaman, shares life altering shamanic keys allowing you to tap into your personal power. Through new information you will banish fear and darkness from your life in favor of light, positivity, and strength. Shaman Durek’s bold and sometimes controversial wisdom shakes loose our assumptions about ourselves and the very world around us. He ultimately teaches us how to step fearlessly out of this Blackout (the age of darkness we are currently experiencing) and access a place of fierce empowerment by use of tools and techniques of timeless Shamanic tradition. This transformation is both personal and collective; as individuals step out of darkness and begin to experience the light, we bring our loved ones and communities out of the shadows as well. Shaman Durek inherited a rich legacy of ancient wisdom and now shares this knowledge for a modern context. He advises everyone from celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Nina Dobrev to innovative executives such as Bullet-Proof Coffee founder Dave Asprey. Spirit Hacking shatters readers’ complacency, giving them tools to navigate the tumultuous times in which we find ourselves. We will emerge from this period happier, lighter, and more vibrant than ever before.

Book Human Manipulation Modes

Download or read book Human Manipulation Modes written by Olga Skorbatyuk and published by HPA Press. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you think that no one can control you? Well, we sincerely feel sorry for you because it means that you do not know anything about natural manipulation modes. No one thought up manipulation modes, as it is a purely natural mechanism, which is built into psyche of every human being at the level of unconditioned reflexes and instincts. Therefore, no human being can resist their application. Using technological terms, manipulation modes are the "factory settings" of Mother Nature itself; they are built into the structure of psyche of Homo sapiens at the level of instincts and unconditioned reflexes—meaning, inborn reactions of an organism to certain influences of the external or the internal environment. Manipulation modes are implanted in the unconscious part of human psyche since birth. Any representative of the biological type Homo sapiens has three of these modes: suppressing, balancing and stimulating. Originally, they are modes of self-correction and self-regulation intended to ensure that a human could regulate the state of his psychophysiology and behavior from within himself. However, as it turned out, if you know natural manipulation modes of an individual, and transmit them towards him/her from the outside, then he/she becomes one hundred percent controllable like a robot-machine. It is a priori impossible to notice the influence of application of natural manipulation modes of a human. The influence bypasses consciousness and intellect of the subject of manipulation. No one is able to notice transmittance of natural manipulation modes towards him/her, regardless of his/her professional skills, educational level, life experience and intuition, as these modes are an inherent part of individual structure of human psyche. They are his/her own, native; what is called—"closer than skin." Probably, the unprecedented power of this tool and its effectiveness are due to that it is a nature’s creation. Nobody invented or developed manipulation modes. Information about this natural mechanism and practical tool for managing a human are of a very archaic origin. Both were accidentally found by a Russian researcher-sinologist Andrey Davydov, while he was studying one very ancient source. The title of this source is 山海經 Shan Hai Jing (translated from Chinese as the Catalog of Mountains and Seas). Authorship and the exact dating of Shan Hai Jing are still unknown. However, according to some experts, it dates back to XXIII century BC. The existence of this text has long been known. The ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius (IV-V centuries BC) was familiar with it, but prior to the discovery made by Andrey Davydov no one even supposed what kind of information is encrypted in this ancient source. However, despite that the researcher was able to uncover the secret of Shan Hai Jing and find out that this ancient Chinese monument is nothing other than the original "instruction to Homo sapiens," the description of a blueprint, pattern of human psyche—this source still remains mysterious. At least because it is still unknown who left the writings with this knowledge to people. We think that it is easy to conclude from everything stated above that your favorite mantra "It is impossible to manipulate me" will no longer help you. Despite that your fantasies about being unmanageable will remain with you and just like before you will feel absolute freedom, independence and randomness of all of your actions—if someone will want you to, then you will twitch like a puppet on invisible strings. All that now remains in your power it to decide whether to continue being a subject for someone's manipulations or to choose the position of a manipulator. There is no third option anymore. However, we are not suggesting to believe in that this is really the case. We never urge anyone to believe (including us) because we know that faith is one of the factors, which has a very harmful effect on human psychophysiology. We are offering a different life principle: knowledge. And, for this reason, we provided one of the 3 manipulation modes of people who were born on October 12th of leap years or October 13th of common years at the end of this book for free. This manipulation scenario is of their suppressing manipulation mode. Act out this scenario to people with these dates of birth and make certain that the Catalog of human population really exists.

Book Little House Life Hacks

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  • Author : Angie Bailey
  • Publisher : Running Press Adult
  • Release : 2023-08-22
  • ISBN : 0762482001
  • Pages : 250 pages

Download or read book Little House Life Hacks written by Angie Bailey and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A humorous yet practical book of life lessons from the seminal Little House on the Prairie, blending Laura Ingalls Wilder’s timeless teachings with her surprisingly timely penchant for homesteading, crafting, and the lifestyle we now call Cottagecore. The Little House on the Prairie was a childhood TV classic for a generation of kids, and Laura Ingalls Wilder’s novels have never gone out of style for young bookworms. Her stories of her family’s life in the 1870s offer countless gems of wisdom, and many facets of their lifestyle and the skills they relied on have become some of the hottest trends of today, from sourdough bread and modern pioneering to DIY prairie dresses and needlepoint. Little House Life Hacks playfully compiles the most crucial takeaways from that world, practical enough to work for pioneering stock and updated for today’s evolving world. The Ingalls are the perfect reminders of what’s important: love, family, community, honest work, and integrity. Alongside the life advice are selected inspirational quotes from the Little House books and show and fun pop culture tidbits (like that The Rock’s first celebrity crush was original mean girl Nellie Oleson), as well as with meaningful takeaways for creating more balance, wellness, and fun in all aspects of your life.

Book Home Office Hacks Mastering Work From Home

Download or read book Home Office Hacks Mastering Work From Home written by Gyan Shankar and published by GYAN SHANKAR. This book was released on 2024-09-25 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the secrets to thriving in a work-from-home world with “Home Office Hacks Mastering Work From Home”. This comprehensive guide has proven strategies to keep you productive, energised, and balanced while working remotely. This book is your real-life workbook for mastering the remote lifestyle, from managing stress and avoiding burnout to boosting your efficiency and building meaningful connections. Discover how to create a perfect home office, eliminate distractions, and achieve the elusive work-life balance—turning your home workspace into a powerhouse for success.

Book  Hack

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  • Author : Laura Parkinson
  • Publisher : BradyGames
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN : 9780744003000
  • Pages : 164 pages

Download or read book Hack written by Laura Parkinson and published by BradyGames. This book was released on 2003 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BradyGames' .hack Part 3: Outbreak Official Strategy Guide provides a comprehensive walkthrough for the continued journey in "The World". Expert boss strategies are also included, along with an item trading list and bestiary stats for all enemies. Dungeon maps pinpoint every treasure, portal, and Gott Statue. Equipment, item, skills lists and more! This product is available for sale in North America only.

Book PHP Hacks

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jack D. Herrington
  • Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 0596101392
  • Pages : 468 pages

Download or read book PHP Hacks written by Jack D. Herrington and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2006 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering hands-on tools that range from basic PHP and Pear installation and scripting to advanced multimedia and database optimizing tricks, this text includes hacks for integrating with iTunes, generating PDFs and using X10 to control home heating and security with PHP applications.

Book Apeiron

Download or read book Apeiron written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Digest  Review of Reviews Incorporating Literary Digest

Download or read book Digest Review of Reviews Incorporating Literary Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Is Hip Hop Dead

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  • Author : Mickey Hess
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Release : 2007-08-30
  • ISBN : 1567207219
  • Pages : 207 pages

Download or read book Is Hip Hop Dead written by Mickey Hess and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-08-30 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hip hop is remarkably self-critical as a genre. In lyrics, rappers continue to debate the definition of hip hop and question where the line between underground artist and mainstream crossover is drawn, who owns the culture and who runs the industry, and most importantly, how to remain true to the culture's roots while also seeking fame and fortune. The tension between the desires to preserve hip hop's original culture and to create commercially successful music promotes a lyrical war of words between mainstream and underground artists that keeps hip hop very much alive today. In response to criticisms that hip hop has suffered or died in its transition to the mainstream, this book seeks to highlight and examine the ongoing dialogue among rap artists whose work describes their own careers. Proclamations of hip hop's death have flooded the airwaves. The issue may have reached its boiling point in Nas's 2006 album Hip Hop is Dead. Nas's album is driven by nostalgia for a mythically pure moment in hip hop's history, when the music was motivated by artistic passion, instead of base commercialism. In the course of this same album, however, Nas himself brags about making money for his particular record label. These and similar contradictions are emblematic of the complex forces underlying the dialogue that keeps hip hop a vital element of our culture. Is Hip Hop Dead? seeks to illuminate the origins of hip hop nostalgia and examine how artists maintain control of their music and culture in the face of corporate record companies, government censorship, and the standardization of the rap image. Many hip hop artists, both mainstream and underground, use their lyrics to engage in a complex dialogue about rhyme skills versus record sales, and commercialism versus culture. This ongoing dialogue invigorates hip hop and provides a common ground upon which we can reconsider many of the developments in the industry over the past 20 years. Building from black traditions that value knowledge gained from personal experience, rappers emphasize the importance of street knowledge and its role in forging a career in the music business. Lyrics adopt models of the self-made man narrative, yet reject the trajectories of white Americans like Benjamin Franklin who espoused values of prudence, diligence, and delayed gratification. Hip hop's narratives instead promote a more immediately viable gratification through crime and extend this criminal mentality to their work in the music business. Through the lens of hip hop, and the threats to hip hop culture, author Mickey Hess is able to confront a range of important issues, including race, class, criminality, authenticity, the media, and personal identity.