{"product_id":"makes-me-wanna-holler-a-young-black-man-in-america-9780679740704","title":"Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne of our most visceral and important memoirs on race in America, this is the story of Nathan McCall, who began life as a smart kid in a close, protective family in a black working-class neighborhood. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet by the age of fifteen, McCall was packing a gun and embarking on a criminal career that five years later would land him in prison for armed robbery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In these pages, McCall chronicles his passage from the street to the prison yard--and, later, to the newsrooms of \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and ultimately to the faculty of Emory University. His story is at once devastating and inspiring, at once an indictment and an elegy. \u003ci\u003eMakes Me Wanna Holler\u003c\/i\u003e became an instant classic when it was first published in 1994 and it continues to bear witness to the great troubles--and the great hopes--of our nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e With a new afterword by the author\u003c\/b\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-16155067\"\u003eNathan McCall\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Books USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.26w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679740704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679740708\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-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO002000\"\u003eCultural \u0026amp; Regional\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-BIO007000\"\u003eLiterary Figures\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-SOC018000\"\u003eMen's Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNathan McCall grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia. He studied journalism at Norfolk State University after serving three years in prison, and went on to report for the \u003ci\u003eVirginian Pilot-Ledger\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eStar\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e before joining \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e in 1989. He is the author of a memoir, \u003ci\u003eMakes Me Wanna Holler\u003c\/i\u003e; an essay collection, \u003ci\u003eWhat's Going On\u003c\/i\u003e; and a novel, \u003ci\u003eThem\u003c\/i\u003e. McCall is currently is a senior lecturer in African American Studies at Emory University and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Books USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48457618555117,"sku":"9780679740704","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_4824bc90-d36a-4635-b348-2ad9415aabd5.jpg?v=1753584617","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/makes-me-wanna-holler-a-young-black-man-in-america-9780679740704","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}