Afrah Jamal

Thanks to Liberty Books for the review copy Published in Daily Times / 8 May 2010 under the heading, LEARNING FROM THE 50's It is blue and gold and it is all about you — the present day ‘you’, planning a rendezvous with destiny, flanked by fear and unhappy at the prospect of rocking that nice boat. This version of you tiptoeing around people’s feelings (sweet), working up the courage to do ‘something grand’ and looking aggrieved at having missed that turning to ‘greatness’ yet again, can use some perspective. The 50th Law of Power: Fear Nothing is a one on one session with 50 Cent and Robert Greene, designed to give everyone a shot at a life unencumbered by the fear we were just talking about. 50 Cent is a former hustler, present rapper from the hood. Robert Greene has authored books like 33 Strategies of War, 48 Laws of Power, etc. Robert Greene you get. But 50 Cent! Their wildly different backgrounds — one roamed the mean streets of Southside Queens, the other walked t...