The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir
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New York Times Bestseller New York Times Editors' Choice O Magazine Best Summer Book Baltimore City Paper Best Memoir, 2016 Reminiscent of the classic Random Family and The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace , but told by the man who lived it, THE COOK UP is a riveting look inside the Baltimore drug trade portrayed in The Wire and an incredible story of redemption. The smartest kid on his block in East Baltimore, D. was certain he would escape the life of drugs, decadence, and violence that had surrounded him since birth. But when his brother Devin is shot-only days after D. receives notice that he's been accepted into Georgetown University-the plans for his life are exploded, and he takes up the mantel of his brother's crack empire. D. succeeds in cultivating the family business, but when he meets a woman unlike any he's known before, his priorities are once more put into question. Equally terrifying and hilarious, inspiring and heartbreaking, D.'s story offers a rare glimpse into the mentality of a person who has escaped many hells.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1455588636
ISBN13:9781455588633
Release Date:May 2016
Publisher:Grand Central Publishing
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.91 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 8.6"
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