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Dewey Decimal Number: 364.106092 EAN: 9780140232257 Edition: 1st ISBN: 0140232257 Label: Penguin (Non-Classics) Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics) Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: January 01, 1998 Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics) Editorial Review: Product Description: Writing from solitary confinement, a former member of Los Angeles's notorious gang, The Crips, recounts his baptism by violence into the gang at age eleven and his evolution behind bars into a militant black nationalist. Reprint. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - HIgh Content Motivating Reading.Even though Cody Scott pats himself on the back a lot, and it's obvious he is not finished with his foolish ways, I found the book useful in one way. I had a student I had known off and on since he was 5. He was bright and lively, and could not learn to read. He could make neither the visual or auditory connections with print . He couldn't remember what we went over with him . When you have both a lack of visual and auditory memory, it's not likely you are going to ever succeed at reading. ... Read More Rating: - Dreary: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang MemberMonster Kody Scott has been in one of the most ruthless gangs since age 11. He was drawn by the fame and respect that gang members in his 'hood received. Everything he did since age 11 was done to gain a reputation for his name and his set. When I purchased this book I was very excited to get an inside look at the life of a gang member from one of the toughest streets in America, South Central L.A. I have always been interest in gang activity and thought this would be a great read ... Read More Rating:  - Eye-Opening Book About The Real Gang Life I've read this book several times over the years. Author Sanyika Shakur offers a sobering and disturbing look into the other side of Los Angeles. For anyone seeking understanding into what turns a young man into a hard-core gangster, this book is invaluable reading. The book is unapologetically violent and includes some graphic descriptions of an inmate-on-inmate assault inside the Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail. Rating: - Alot more people neeed to read this bookLove this book but this book left me wanting more like what happened after he left prison in 91.I learned alot from this book things i didn't know;very good book. Rating: - Chase von's review of Monster....There are so many things that can be said about this book, because it makes you think on so many different levels. It's brutally honest, and no holds barred, violent and as ruthless as things can get but... Then there is more... And I to date haven't read a book to surpass this in actually putting one "There" in the life of a Gang Banger. It made me think about the loss of innocence, it also made me think about what would have happened if this same man had of been raised else where in a different ... Read More |
