The 50th Law

Name: The 50th Law
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.46 (37 reviews)
Author: 50 Cent
ISBN: 9780061890918

Author: 50 Cent, Robert Greene

Narrator: 50 Cent, Robert Greene

Unabridged: 8 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/08/2009

Categories: Nonfiction, Social Science, Popular Culture Studies, Business & Economics, Self-help, Personal Growth

Synopsis

In The 50th Law, hip hop and pop culture icon 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) joins forces with Robert Greene, bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, to write a “bible” for success in life and work based on a single principle: fear nothing. With stories from 50 Cent's life on the streets and in the boardroom as he rose to fame after the release of his album Get Rich or Die Tryin’, as well as examples of others who have overcome adversity through understanding and practicing the 50th Law, this deeply inspirational book is perfect for entrepreneurs as well as anyone interested in the extraordinary life of Curtis Jackson.

About 50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin (2003) and The Massacre (2005). Both albums achieved multi-platinum success, selling over twenty-one million copies combined. He is the author of From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens (S&S, 2006). He lives in New York.

About Robert Greene

Robert Greene is the author of three bestselling books: The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, and The 33 Strategies of War. He attended U.C. Berkeley and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he received a degree in classical studies. He has worked in New York as an editor and writer at several magazines, including Esquire, and in Hollywood as a story developer and writer. Greene has lived in London, Paris, and Barcelona; he speaks several languages and has worked as a translator. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hans on August 26, 2016

This book was a delightful surprise. It was just what I was looking for on a topic that I am very interested in, Fear. Often I have thought that all human emotions and feelings could be boiled down to two basic forces fear and love. This has always been an elusive and easily misunderstood topic for......more

Goodreads review by Tosh on August 22, 2009

Robert Greene is a friend, but also someone I am a fan of as well. This is a book that he put together with 50 Cent, regarding the role one has to play to obtain a sense of success - which of course can be financial but as well as success on an everyday level. Although this book is sort of a re-mix......more

Goodreads review by Yesenia on January 25, 2020

I would love to buy this for every teenager in urban communities. Fofty did such a great job with this!!! I mostly loved the way Robert Greene says “the hood” and the way he says Fifties government name. This was wonderful and I’m upset I didn’t hear about it until 2019. This book put me on so many......more

Goodreads review by Damon on January 20, 2010

I loved The 48 Laws Of Power and this book, essentially ten additional laws patterned after rapper/businessman 50 Cent, is more an addendum than a stand-alone product. While Greene's other books have a heavy literary, if not academic weight, The 50th Law is comparatively breezy and light. That said,......more