{"product_id":"fist-stick-knife-gun-isbn-9780807044612","title":"Fist Stick Knife Gun","description":"\u003cb\u003eA candid and riveting memoir from the founder of Harlem Children's Zone, taking readers through his Canada in which violence stalked every street corner.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eWaiting for “Superman”,\u003c\/i\u003e 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. “A searing memoir . . . Canada’s blunt observations are as refreshing as they are bold.”\u003cbr\u003e—Paula Woods, \u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Geoffrey Canada is one of this country’s genuine heroes. His personal meditation on America’s culture of violence is a beacon of hope for our humanity.”\u003cbr\u003e —Charles Johnson, author of \u003ci\u003eMiddle Passage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Canada has never lost touch with the child within himself or with the fears of the children around him struggling to reach adulthood in the violent streets of America.”\u003cbr\u003e —Marian Wright Edelman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Measure of Our Success\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e “Canada takes us on a powerful journey. . . . He is a man of hope and a wonderful storyteller.”\u003cbr\u003e —Henry Hampton, executive producer, \u003ci\u003eEyes on the Prize\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Among  the reformers in “Superman,” Canada  emerges as the brightest star: His blend of intelligence, charisma, and moral  urgency is impossible to resist. As the founder and the guiding hand of the  Harlem Children’s Zone, Canada is  engaged in a vastly ambitious social-development project, an attempt to  transform 97 hardscrabble square blocks of the city with a comprehensive set of  services for the poor, from a “baby  college” for new and  expectant parents to two charter schools—though he is no  charter purist.\"—\u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the best books I’ve ever read in my life. I urge people to go and find it. It’s fantastically insightful.”—Steve Levitt, \u003ci\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/i\u003eFrom 1990 to 2014, \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Canada\u003c\/b\u003e served as the president and CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone, a nonprofit, community-based organization deemed “one of the most ambitious social experiments of our time” by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Jonathan Kozol called him, “One of the few authentic heroes of New York and one of the best friends children have, or ever will have, in our nation,” and Oprah Winfrey simply refers to him as “an angel from God.”","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305428832485,"sku":"NP9780807044612","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807044612.jpg?v=1769561340","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/fist-stick-knife-gun-isbn-9780807044612","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}