The Cocaine Kids: The Inside Story of a Teenage Drug Ring
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Book Overview
Since 1982, sociologist Terry Williams has spent days, weeks, and months "hanging out" with a teenage cocaine ring in cocaine bars, after-hours clubs, on street corners, in crack houses and in their homes. The picture he creates in The Cocaine Kids is the story behind the headlines. The lives of these young dealers in the fast lane of the underground economy emerge in depth and color on the pages of this book.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0201570033
ISBN13:9780201570038
Release Date:January 1990
Publisher:Da Capo Press
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
AMAZING READ!!!!!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
great fun read. you can sit down and read it in a day really. the story follows some dominican kids who sell the kilos of coke. it is written like a documentary but has a TON of feeling in it. POOR CHILLE!!!!
SOCIETY?
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Great book about the life of 8 young kids in New York whom changes schools and books for sealing drugs.... It tells how they became dealers,families problems and issues of friendshipp.. even thougth the book is great it does not mention in any page how society tried to help them...because they did not get any help or encoragement... any solutions any where??? more programs in such areas would definately improve the way teeneagers chooses to live their life and make their family more aware of such situations..it is not too late. quite interesting..learned more about drugs than what I ever wanted to....
Coca-Cola
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Pretty good book... A story concerning the lifes of 8 kids deeply involved in cocaine trade in NYC during the 1980's. It is told from the point of view of an outsider looking in, which I would have rather seen it documented from the 'kids' view but what can you do? Bricks of coke, cut, re-rocked, packaged, street level retail, and all the nitty-gritty details involved with the process. If your looking for a book that tells the tale of the route of cocaine from the source, into the nose/arm of a user, and the people that make it happen. This book is for you, I am a sucker for this type of literature [drug-porn] so take my review with that in mind. http://www.junkylife.com/seedless
See The Movie "Illtown" w/ Lili Taylor and Michael Rappaport
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
That movie was based on this book. I know this is probably promoting illiteracy and the ills of television, but if you like independents it's a good one. I haven't read the book. I DO READ quie a bit, but was inspired to check out the book because of the movie. The movie meanders a bit, so be prepared. Sorry I havent read the book yet but when I do I'll come back and report on what I thought
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