{"product_id":"fist-stick-knife-gun-a-personal-history-of-violence-9780807044490","title":"Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong before President Barack Obama praised his work as \"an all-encompassing, all-hands-on-deck anti-poverty effort that is literally saving a generation of children,\" and First Lady Michelle Obama called him \"one of my heroes,\" Geoffrey Canada was a small and scared boy growing up in the South Bronx. His childhood world was one where \"sidewalk boys\" learned the codes of the block and were ranked through the rituals of fist, stick, knife, and, finally, gun. In a stunning pairing, acclaimed comics creator Jamar Nicholas presents Canada's raw and riveting account, one of the most authentic and important true stories of urban violence ever told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16603024\"\u003eGeoffrey Canada\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807044490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807044490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC051000\"\u003eViolence in Society\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC047000\"\u003eChildren's Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Canada\u003c\/b\u003e is the president and CEO of Harlem Children's Zone, a nonprofit, community-based organization deemed \"one of the most ambitious social experiments of our time\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Jonathan Kozol called him \"one of the few authentic heroes of New York and one of the best friends children have, or ever will have, in our nation,\" and Oprah Winfrey simply refers to him as \"an angel from God.\" Canada is featured in Davis Guggenheim's documentary \u003ci\u003eWaiting for \"Superman\"\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJamar Nicholas\u003c\/b\u003e is a Philadelphia-based artist and educator who has dedicated his career to empowering young people. Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Signe Wilkinson said about his work: \"Nicholas has his pen on the pulse of everything worth watching.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44490761666797,"sku":"9780807044490","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_9f3d3dd1-83ae-4790-8ee5-292e3bbc6d7c.jpg?v=1700879533","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/fist-stick-knife-gun-a-personal-history-of-violence-9780807044490","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}