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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander Synopsis The New Jim Crow was initially published with a modest first printing and reasonable expectations for a hard-hitting book on a tough topic. Now, ten-plus printings later, the long-awaited paperback version of the book Lani Guinier calls “brave and... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Are Prisons Obsolete? (Seven Stories' Open Media Book) by Angela Y. Davis Publisher Comments With her characteristic brilliance, grace and radical audacity, Angela Y. Davis has put the case for the latest abolition movement in American life: the abolition of the prison. As she quite correctly notes, American life is replete with abolition... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets by Sudhir Venkatesh Publisher Comments In this "riveting"(The New York Times) work of nonfiction, a sociologist infiltrates the world of Chicago's crack-dealing gangs First presented in Freakonomics, the story of a young sociologist who embedded himself in Chicago's most notorious gang and... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman Publisher Comments With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years ago. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at the infamous... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member by Sanyika Shakur Publisher Comments Written in solitary confinement, the author's memoir of 16 years as a gangbanger in Los Angeles makes palpable the despair and decay of America's inner cities and gives eloquent voice to one aspect of the black ghetto experience.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead: The Frank Meeink Story by Frank Meeink Publisher Comments Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead is Frank Meeink's raw telling of his descent into America's Nazi underground and his ultimate triumph over drugs and hatred. Frank's violent childhood in South Philadelphia primed him to hate, while addiction made... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Fish : a Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison (07 Edition) by T. J. Parsell Publisher Comments When seventeen-year-old T. J. Parsell held up the local Photo Mat with a toy gun, he was sentenced to four and a half to fifteen years in prison. The first night of his term, four older inmates drugged Parsell and took turns raping him. When they were... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian by Avi Steinberg Publisher Comments Avi Steinberg is stumped. After defecting from yeshiva to attend Harvard, he has nothing but a senior thesis on Bugs Bunny to show for himself. While his friends and classmates advance in the world, Steinberg remains stuck at a crossroads, his &ldquo... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Columbine by Dave Cullen Publisher Comments On April 20, 1999, two boys left an indelible stamp on the American psyche. Their goal was simple: to blow up their school, Oklahoma City-style, and to leave "a lasting impression on the world." Their bombs failed, but the ensuing shooting defined a new... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States by Helen Prejean Publisher Comments In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers who was sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana's Angola State Prison. In the months before Sonnier's death, the Roman... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Redemption by Wilbert Rideau Publisher Comments Wilbert Rideau, an award-winning journalist who spent forty-four years in prison, delivers a remarkable memoir of crime, punishment, and ultimate triumph. After killing a bank teller in a moment of panic during a botched robbery, Wilbert Rideau... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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An Offer We Can't Refuse: The Mafia in the Mind of America by George De Stefano Publisher Comments “Invites Italian-Americans of all backgrounds to the family table to discuss how mob-related movies and television shows have affected the very notion of what their heritage still means in the 21st century.” —Allen Barra, The New York Sun... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Lust to Kill (Pinnacle True Crime) by Robert Scott Synopsis True-crime author Scott reveals the gruesome true story of Sebastian Shaw, a serial killer and rapist who terrorized the Pacific Northwest in the early 1990s. photos. Original.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $1.95 Used - Mass Market
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Wallbangin': Graffiti and Gangs in L.A. by Susan A Phillips Publisher Comments Graffiti is as ubiquitous as telephone poles in America's cities; it is as old as the earliest civilizations. The most public medium in the country today, graffiti can signal territory, love, or liberation. Ironically, graffiti is understood by only a... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Testimonies from Our Imprisoned Sisters by Wally Lamb Publisher Comments In a stunning work of insight and hope, New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb once again reveals his unmatched talent for finding humanity in the lost and lonely and celebrates the transforming power of the written word. For several years, Lamb... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation by Joseph T. Hallinan Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-252) and index.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Devil and Sherlock Holmes by David Grann Publisher Comments “Horrifying, hilarious, and outlandish. . . . These straightforward tales grip you as unrelentingly as the suckered appendages of the giant squid Grann attempts to track down in ‘The Squid Hunter.’” —Entertainment Weekly (... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian by Avi Steinberg Publisher Comments Avi Steinberg is stumped. After defecting from yeshiva to Harvard, he has only a senior thesis essay on Bugs Bunny to show for his effort. While his friends and classmates advance in the world, he remains stuck at a crossroads, unable to meet the lofty... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Street Wars: Gangs and the Future of Violence by Tom Hayden Publisher Comments A gripping and honest account of the culture of gangs, Street Wars is essential reading for anyone concerned about cities, violence, and the future of urban youth. Though never officially acknowledged, over 25,000 young people have died in America's gang... (read more) List Price $23.75 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Gang Intelligence Manual: Identifying and Understanding Modern-Day Violent Gangs in the United States by Bill Valentine Publisher Comments Marauding gangs have become a fact of life in the U.S., but where did these violent groups come from, and why are they so appealing to so many youths today? This comprehensive guide provides answers to these questions and more. It will open your eyes to... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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