That thread on books and materials that helped the most inspired me to pick up Iceberg Slim - Pimp again. And wow, I think when I first came here and Kidd recommended it, I was still so stuck in the matrix I didn't really see the depth of lessons contained in it.
Just the foreword alone contains so many nuggets of wisdom:
I griined widely, inside of course. The best pimps keep a steel lid on their emotions and I was one of the iciest
A pimp is happy when his whores giggle. He knows they are still asleep
A good pimp is his own best company. His inner life is so rich with cunning and scheming to out-think his whores
A good pimp doesn't get paid for screwing, he gets his pay off for always having the right thing to say to a whore right on lightning tap
Whores constantly probe for weakness in a pimp
She stopped for air and lit a cigarette. I was going to blast her ass off when she finished. So, I just sat there staring at her
I disappointed her with my cold overlay. I could see her wilt as I said in an icy voice 'Listen square-ass Bitch, I have never had a whore I couldn't do without. I celebrate, Bitch, when a whore leaves me. It gives some worthy bitch a chance to take her place and be a star.'
'Any sucker who believe a whore loves him shouldn't a fell outta his mammy's ass'
And that's just the first three pages.