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Fist Stick Knife Gun by Geoffrey Canada
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Fist Stick Knife Gun

A Personal History of Violence

Geoffrey Canada

Beacon Press · 2010-09-28

Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence

Biography & MemoirSocial ScienceYoungAdultCrime

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  • Good for readers who enjoy Biography & Memoir
  • Good for readers interested in young
  • Best for readers who want plot momentum and suspense.

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  • Themes: Young, Adult, Crime.
  • Reading lane: Biography & Memoir and Sociology.
  • Publisher: Beacon Press.

About This Book

A candid and riveting memoir from the founder of Harlem Children's Zone, taking readers through his Canada in which violence stalked every street corner. Long before the avalanche of praise for his work—from Oprah Winfrey, from President Bill Clinton, from President Barack Obama—long before he became known for his talk show appearances, Members Project spots, and documentaries like Waiting for “Superman”, Geoffrey Canada was a small boy growing up scared on the mean streets...

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A candid and riveting memoir from the founder of Harlem Children's Zone, taking readers through his Canada in which violence stalked every street corner. Long before the avalanche of praise for his work—from Oprah Winfrey, from President Bill Clinton, from President Barack Obama—long before he became known for his talk show appearances, Members Project spots, and documentaries like Waiting for “Superman”, Geoffrey Canada was a small boy growing up scared on the mean streets of the South Bronx. His childhood world was one where “sidewalk boys” learned the codes of the block and were ranked through the rituals of fist, stick, and knife. Then the streets changed, and the stakes got even higher.