The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighbourhood
by:
David Simon (author)
Edward Burns (author)
The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known - and cautiously avoided - by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood. This book tells the story of this desolate crossroad.
The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known - and cautiously avoided - by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood. This book tells the story of this desolate crossroad.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781847673176 (1847673171)
Publish date: April 2nd 2009
Publisher: Canongate Books
Pages no: 628
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Literature,
American,
Mystery,
Journalism,
Politics,
Sociology,
Crime,
True Crime,
Social Issues
"The Corner is rooted in human desire - crude and certain and immediate. And the hard truth is that all the law enforcement in the world can't mess with desire." I have this flaw in my character that I am extremely judgmental. I try to fight it. I try to tell myself I don't know the circumstances. I...
After reading this book, I've come to the conclusion that if we are going to have an intelligent discussion about the war on drugs, everyone in America should read this book.
The book they based The Wire on. Maybe not essential if you've seen the series, but I had fun. Read it in Puerto Rico in a hammock on an island, so that was pretty great.
"The Corner is rooted in human desire - crude and certain and immediate. And the hard truth is that all the law enforcement in the world can't mess with desire."I have this flaw in my character that I am extremely judgmental. I try to fight it. I try to tell myself I don't know the circumstances. I ...
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