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Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
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Rarely, am I so captivated by a book that I will read it from start to finish in a few days (I typically read dozens of books at the same time and most are rarely finished). This book read very similar to the books by Alex Kotlowitz and Jonathan Kozol, but the economics behind how people live in impoverished communities was something neither Kozol nor... »
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
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This 1992 Edgar Award winner for best fact crime is nothing short of a classic. David Simon, a police reporter for the Baltimore Sun, spent the year 1988 with three homicide squads, accompanying them through all the grim and grisly moments of their work--from first telephone call to final piece of paperwork. The picture that emerges through a ma... »
Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life
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While Florida highlights the fact that there are many life stages in which we can make major moves, after reading this, I believe this is a must read for all recent graduates (HS, COLLEGE, GRAD STUDENTS) who are trying to decide what they want to do with their lives. As Florida shows, and supports with extensive data and tools, where you ... »
The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City
This is a powerful book, a window on aspects of America most people would rather ignore. To their great credit, the authors--David Simon wrote Homicide... »
Mo' Urban Dictionary: Ridonkulous Street Slang
FIRST OF ALL I DO NOT USUALLY READ BOOKS LIKE THIS! I WAS TOLD ABOUT A FEW WORDS THAT WERE ONLINE(ANOTHER WEB SITE). SO I MISTAKENLY PURCHASED THIS BOOK. ... »
There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Bo
There Are No Children Here, the true story of brothers Lafeyette and Pharoah Rivers, ages 11 and 9 at the start, brings home the horror of trying ... »
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
This book will give you a reason to want to go visit the city, or to go out and get into the city you already live in. Her reference to the "ballet of the... »
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of
After 40 years of writing biographies, Robert A. Caro deserves an all time winning award in history. In 1974 he wrote the biography of Robert Moses, Big B... »
Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Define
Clear, entertaining definitions and great examples, all of which make the book fun to read just for the heck of it. But I am still sea... »
Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the U
Sorry...but you did not quite get the lives of these people right. The author simply glazed the surface of the reality of some of these people and made i... »
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