Douglas Century is the author of "Barney Ross: The Life of a Jewish Fighter" and "Street Kingdom: Five Years Inside of the Franklin Avenue Posse." He has coauthored several best-sellers, including "Under and Alone," with William Queen; "Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire," with Rick Cowan, which was a Finalist for the Edgar Award - Best Fact Crime; and "If Not Now, When?" with Colonel Jack Jacobs (Retired), Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Century's most recent book is "Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life, from South Central to Hollywood" coauthored with Grammy Award-winning singer and actor Ice-T.Born in Calgary, Canada -- May 5, 1972 -- Century's books have been featured and reviewed in publications, including the New York Times Book Review, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Parade Magazine and Publisher's Weekly. They have received coverage on The Today Show, National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" and "This American Life," among many other radio and television programs. Currently, Century is finishing up a work with highly-decorated DEA Special Agent Edward Follis, "The Last Call: Undercover Inside the World's Most Dangerous Narco-Terrorist Organizations" to be published by Gotham Books in October 2014, and in translation by a variety of publishers in Germany, France, Italy, Czech Republic, as well as in a special U.K. and Australian edition.In addition to beginning work on a fictional thriller series set in the world narco-terrorism, Century is also co-writing and producing the original screenplay adaptation of "Street Kingdom." Century is a contributing editor at Tablet Magazine: A New Read on Jewish Life and continues to contribute articles and essays to other leading national publications such as The New York Times and ArtNews.http://www.douglascentury.comhttps://twitter.com/DouglasCentury