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Also by Geoffrey Canada:

Fist Stick Knife Gun, October 2010
Paperback
Fist Stick Knife Gun, April 1996
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Fist Stick Knife Gun
Geoffrey Canada

A Personal History of Violence

Beacon Press
October 2010
On Sale: September 28, 2010
192 pages
ISBN: 080704461X
EAN: 9780807044612
Paperback
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Non-Fiction

A new edition, including the story of the founding of the Harlem Children’s Zone Long before the avalanche of praise for his work—from Oprah Winfrey, from President Bill Clinton, from President Barack Obama—long before he became known for his talk show appearances, Members Project spots, and documentaries like Waiting for “Superman”, Geoffrey Canada was a small boy growing up scared on the mean streets of 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, and knife. Then the streets changed, and the stakes got even higher. In his candid and riveting memoir, Canada relives a childhood in which violence stalked every street corner.

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