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Looking for books about a life of crime.

Started by Danceswithjuub , Jun 20 2012 02:58 PM

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Danceswithjuub

Posted 20 June 2012 - 02:58 PM

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I am looking to read a book about people who turned to a life of crime in any form, preferably drug trade and inner city scenarios.

I would prefer it be autobiography/biography.

Thanks guys! :hello:

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Mikayote

Posted 20 June 2012 - 09:07 PM

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Have you ever read Clockwork Orange? Or The Outsiders?

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Ezav420

Posted 26 June 2012 - 08:46 AM

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Way Past Cool..

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Posted 26 June 2012 - 08:13 PM

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"wiseguy" books really good about henrey hill the guy the movie goodfellas was made about

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WildWill

Posted 26 June 2012 - 08:16 PM

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Try the True Crime section of your local library

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l James l

Posted 26 June 2012 - 08:19 PM

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The movie documentary "Street Thief" is amazing.

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Posted 01 July 2012 - 12:46 AM

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The movie documentary "Street Thief" is amazing.

I saw part of that, it was pretty good from what I saw, it was interesting

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White Indian

Posted 06 July 2012 - 01:26 AM

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Eddie Bunker, Hubert Selby Jr, Jean Genet. All of their work deals with criminality in some way.

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 11:44 PM

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The Corner: A Year In The Life Of An Inner-City Neighbourhood, by David Simon and Ed Burns.

Harrowing.

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ChiefSpaceTreez

Posted 08 April 2013 - 05:20 AM

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monster: the autobiography of an l.a. gangmember is a real good book

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partyanimal

Posted 09 April 2013 - 12:17 AM

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American Desperado by Evan Wright, its an autobiography of Jon Roberts. He was in the documentary Cocaine Cowboys, but the book also covers his earlier life as well.

Hands down the best book I have ever read.

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Posted 09 April 2013 - 12:53 PM

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Not really crime. But the book "black players" is a good book to read about pimps in the northern California bay area San Francisco area. Two anthropologist wrote it in the 70s, it was reprinted about two years ago.