Drugs And The American Dream
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Drugs And The American Dream
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Author : Patricia A. Adler
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2012-02-28
Drugs And The American Dream written by Patricia A. Adler and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-28 with Social Science categories.
Drugs and the American Dream presents an up-to-date anthology of chiefly contemporary readings that explore the myriad sociological correlates of licit and illicit drug use in the United States. Unique approach to the topic that offers an organizing theme of sociological concepts-age, social class, ethnicity, gender, as well as societal response to drug use including drug education, treatment, and policy. The book is interdisciplinary in terms of approach, making it useful in a variety of contexts. Includes a wide array of ethnographic articles that place reader directly into the perspectives of drug users through their own voices Brief framing introductions to each article provide "interconnective tissue," guiding the student to the heart of what's important in the piece that follows. Offers a balanced approach to various substances-tobacco, alcohol, prescription drugs, and illegal drugs. Provides students with a realistic perspective on the extent of substance use in American society as well as a critical appreciation of the real versus imagined harms associated with use of various substances.
Land Of Opportunity
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Author : William M. Adler
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2021-10-11
Land Of Opportunity written by William M. Adler and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-11 with Social Science categories.
An exceptional work of investigative journalism, Land of Opportunity is a probing tale of blighted dreams and misguided ambition. "One of the most fascinating and unforgettable families in American literature . . . destined to become the most prominent tome in the modern inner-city street life genre".--Claude Brown, author of Manchild in the Promised Land. Land of Opportunity has been optioned by Boyz 'N the Hood director John Singleton for his next film.
Storming Heaven
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Author : Jay Stevens
language : en
Publisher: Grove Press
Release Date : 1987
Storming Heaven written by Jay Stevens and has been published by Grove Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with History categories.
Storming Heaven is a riveting history of LSD and its influence on American culture. Jay Stevens uses the "curious molecule" known as LSD as a kind of tracer bullet, illuminating one of postwar America's most improbable shadow-histories. His prodigiously researched narrative moves from Aldous Huxley's earnest attempts to "open the doors of perception" to Timothy Leary's surreal experiments at Millbrook; from the CIA's purchase of millions of doses to the thousands of flower children who turned on and burned out in Haight-Ashbury. Along the way, this brilliant, novelistic work of cultural history unites such figures as Allen Ginsberg, Cary Grant, G. Gordon Liddy, and Charles Manson. Storming Heaven irrefutably demonstrates LSD's pivotal role in the countercultural upheavals that shook America in the 1960s and changed the country forever.
The Stickup Kids
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Author : Randol Contreras
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2013
The Stickup Kids written by Randol Contreras and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Social Science categories.
Randol Contreras came of age in the South Bronx during the 1980s, a time when the community was devastated by cuts in social services, a rise in arson and abandonment, and the rise of crack-cocaine. For this riveting book, he returns to the South Bronx with a sociological eye and provides an unprecedented insider’s look at the workings of a group of Dominican drug robbers. Known on the streets as “Stickup Kids,” these men raided and brutally tortured drug dealers storing large amounts of heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and cash. As a participant observer, Randol Contreras offers both a personal and theoretical account for the rise of the Stickup Kids and their violence. He mainly focuses on the lives of neighborhood friends, who went from being crack dealers to drug robbers once their lucrative crack market opportunities disappeared. The result is a stunning, vivid, on-the-ground ethnographic description of a drug robbery’s violence, the drug market high life, the criminal life course, and the eventual pain and suffering experienced by the casualties of the Crack Era. Provocative and eye-opening, The Stickup Kids urges us to explore the ravages of the drug trade through weaving history, biography, social structure, and drug market forces. It offers a revelatory explanation for drug market violence by masterfully uncovering the hidden social forces that produce violent and self-destructive individuals. Part memoir, part penetrating analysis, this book is engaging, personal, deeply informed, and entirely absorbing.
The American Dream
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Author : David Windecher
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-03-09
The American Dream written by David Windecher and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-09 with categories.
The AmerIcan Dream is at once an inspiring account of a young mans journey from defendant to defense attorney, a window into the inner workings of one of Miami s most notorious drug rings, and a chilling portrait of the streets that Americas poverty-stricken youth call home. The hood is an addiction. An addiction that pulls as seductively and fiercely as the drugs hustled on its streets. And living in it is a daily exercise in survival.Raised impoverished in the streets of Miami, David Lee Windecher was only eleven years old when he was arrested for shoplifting. It didn't seem like a big deal at the time, deciding to take what he believed he deserved. But that was the beginning for David. That was the day he started thinking like a hustler. He could stop waiting for the scales to tip in his favor. He could stop going without. He could take what life denied him. And he did. For the next seven years, David fought bitterly against his circumstances at the side of his gang-affiliate brothers. It began with selling dope to help his family eat, but pulled into the dark, seductive life of violence, drugs, money, and notoriety David lost himself to the game. Before he turned eighteen, he had built and masterminded a crime ring, had been arrested thirteen times, and fought daily wars against rival gangs and dirty cops. But deep inside of David, an idealistic boy still dreamed of becoming an attorney and fighting for justice despite race. He was just waiting for someone to believe he existed.
The American Dream
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Author : David Lee Windecher
language : en
Publisher: MBMA GROUP LLC
Release Date : 2015-05-21
The American Dream written by David Lee Windecher and has been published by MBMA GROUP LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-21 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The AmerIcan Dream is at once an inspiring account of a young mans journey from defendant to defense attorney, a window into the inner workings of one of Miami s most notorious drug rings, and a chilling portrait of the streets that Americas poverty-stricken youth call home. The hood is an addiction. An addiction that pulls as seductively and fiercely as the drugs hustled on its streets. And living in it is a daily exercise in survival. Raised impoverished in the streets of Miami, David Lee Windecher was only eleven years old when he was arrested for shoplifting. It didn't seem like a big deal at the time, deciding to take what he believed he deserved. But that was the beginning for David. That was the day he started thinking like a hustler. He could stop waiting for the scales to tip in his favor. He could stop going without. He could take what life denied him. And he did. For the next seven years, David fought bitterly against his circumstances at the side of his gang-affiliate brothers. It began with selling dope to help his family eat, but pulled into the dark, seductive life of violence, drugs, money, and notoriety David lost himself to the game. Before he turned eighteen, he had built and masterminded a crime ring, had been arrested thirteen times, and fought daily wars against rival gangs and dirty cops. But deep inside of David, an idealistic boy still dreamed of becoming an attorney and fighting for justice despite race. He was just waiting for someone to believe he existed.
You Gotta Believe
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Author : Drew T. Brown
language : en
Publisher: Mradult
Release Date : 1991
You Gotta Believe written by Drew T. Brown and has been published by Mradult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
You Gotta Believe! is the inspirational ite Jewish woman from Brighton Beach who was caught between two worlds and a troubled youth. Growing up in the ghetto, his story is surefire motivation for those caught in the subculture of despair who need a role model and encouragement to help them see the advantage of doing their best.
Defining America
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Author : Jt Dowd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-02
Defining America written by Jt Dowd and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-02 with categories.
Drug use, capitalism, Defining America explores what it's truly like to be alive and how our mind creates a world beyond good and evil.
Overlook
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Author : Matt McCusker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-04-03
Overlook written by Matt McCusker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-03 with categories.
Overlook is the story of five dysfunctional neighbors, denizens of a blue-collar community whose lives become entangled around the "missing" son of a local dry-cleaning magnate.Can an elderly sex-offender, an abusive veteran, a troubled teenage boy, a girl who sells pain pills, and a listless, bumbling stoner band together against the external forces that threaten their quietly broken lives?No.And so sex, betrayal, death--even masturbation ensue, changing life for those on Overlook Road forever.
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
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Author : Hunter S. Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2010-09-29
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas written by Hunter S. Thompson and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
50th Anniversary Edition • With an introduction by Caity Weaver, acclaimed New York Times journalist This cult classic of gonzo journalism is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good times ever committed to the printed page. It is also the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down in the annals of American pop culture as one of the strangest journeys ever undertaken. Also a major motion picture directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro.