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🗺️ Street Smarts

Books celebrating practical intelligence earned through experience rather than education — the instincts, awareness, and savvy that help people navigate complex and sometimes dangerous environments.
The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing
by Matt Taibbi • 2018
A drug dealer's business playbook: lessons in risk, financial discipline, and knowing when to quit.
3.95
337
🏴 Criminal Enterprise📊 Street Economics⚠️ Risk Management
The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing Summary
The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing 88%
A drug dealer's business playbook: lessons in risk, financial discipline, and knowing when to quit.
by Matt Taibbi 2018
3.95
337 ratings
🏴 Criminal Enterprise📊 Street Economics⚠️ Risk Management
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter
by 50 Cent • 2020
Shot nine times and built a fortune. The street-tested principles that made it possible.
4.33
10k+
🏙️ Street Entrepreneurship🎤 Personal Branding🦁 Fear Management
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter Summary
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter 88%
Shot nine times and built a fortune. The street-tested principles that made it possible.
by 50 Cent 2020
4.33
10k+ ratings
🏙️ Street Entrepreneurship🎤 Personal Branding🦁 Fear Management
48 Laws of Hustle
by Jimmy Phan • 2019
Forty-eight laws for building a legacy through relentless work and the integrity to deserve it.
4.18
65
🏃 Hustle Culture⏰ Daily Discipline🛡️ Adversity Mindset
48 Laws of Hustle Summary
48 Laws of Hustle 88%
Forty-eight laws for building a legacy through relentless work and the integrity to deserve it.
by Jimmy Phan 2019
4.18
65 ratings
🏃 Hustle Culture⏰ Daily Discipline🛡️ Adversity Mindset
How to Cheat at Everything
by Simon Lovell • 2006
The one move every con relies on: making you think you've found a sure thing.
3.63
390
🎭 Con Artistry🃏 Card Cheating🎲 Street Hustles
How to Cheat at Everything Summary
How to Cheat at Everything 87%
The one move every con relies on: making you think you've found a sure thing.
by Simon Lovell 2006
3.63
390 ratings
🎭 Con Artistry🃏 Card Cheating🎲 Street Hustles
The Misfit Economy
by Alexa Clay • 2015
Pirates, gangsters, and hackers cracked innovation before Silicon Valley. Their playbook, decoded.
3.28
796
🏚️ Informal Economies🕶️ Underground Innovation📋 Strategic Imitation
The Misfit Economy Summary
The Misfit Economy 87%
Pirates, gangsters, and hackers cracked innovation before Silicon Valley. Their playbook, decoded.
by Alexa Clay 2015
3.28
796 ratings
🏚️ Informal Economies🕶️ Underground Innovation📋 Strategic Imitation
Sidewalk
by Mitchell Duneier • 1999
Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.
4.15
2k+
🛝 Urban Ethnography💰 Informal Economies🚨 Broken Windows Debate
Sidewalk Summary
Sidewalk 87%
Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.
by Mitchell Duneier 1999
4.15
2k+ ratings
🛝 Urban Ethnography💰 Informal Economies🚨 Broken Windows Debate
Reconnaissance Man
by Aaron Clarey • 2016
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
4.18
143
🗺️ Life Design🎓🚫 Anti-College🧭 Geographic Exploration
Reconnaissance Man Summary
Reconnaissance Man 87%
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
by Aaron Clarey 2016
4.18
143 ratings
🗺️ Life Design🎓🚫 Anti-College🧭 Geographic Exploration
Success Secrets of Sherlock Holmes
by David Acord • 2011
Observation beats intelligence. Nine Holmes-tested habits for seeing what everyone else misses.
3.58
179
📚 Literary Self-Help👁️ Observational Skills🧩 Deductive Reasoning
Success Secrets of Sherlock Holmes Summary
Success Secrets of Sherlock Holmes 87%
Observation beats intelligence. Nine Holmes-tested habits for seeing what everyone else misses.
by David Acord 2011
3.58
179 ratings
📚 Literary Self-Help👁️ Observational Skills🧩 Deductive Reasoning
Gang Leader for a Day
by Sudhir Venkatesh • 2008
A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.
4.07
26k+
🏙️ Urban Poverty📝 Ethnographic Fieldwork💰 Underground Economy
Gang Leader for a Day Summary
Gang Leader for a Day 87%
A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.
by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008
4.07
26k+ ratings
🏙️ Urban Poverty📝 Ethnographic Fieldwork💰 Underground Economy
Fist Stick Knife Gun
by Geoffrey Canada • 1995
Respect was won with fists on Union Avenue. Then guns came and rewrote the rules for everyone.
4.03
3k+
🏙️ Urban Violence🧱 Street Culture🌱 Youth Mentorship
Fist Stick Knife Gun Summary
Fist Stick Knife Gun 87%
Respect was won with fists on Union Avenue. Then guns came and rewrote the rules for everyone.
by Geoffrey Canada 1995
4.03
3k+ ratings
🏙️ Urban Violence🧱 Street Culture🌱 Youth Mentorship
Adversity for Sale
by Jeezy • 2023
A custom chain went viral by accident. The rapper wearing it had planned everything else.
4.07
1k+
🎤 Hip-Hop Memoir💼 Music Business💪 Overcoming Adversity
Adversity for Sale Summary
Adversity for Sale 87%
A custom chain went viral by accident. The rapper wearing it had planned everything else.
by Jeezy 2023
4.07
1k+ ratings
🎤 Hip-Hop Memoir💼 Music Business💪 Overcoming Adversity
#Girlboss
by Sophia Amoruso • 2014
From shoplifter to CEO: the scrappy business playbook for women who refuse to fit in.
3.64
77k+
🧱 Bootstrapping💼 Career Advice💰 Financial Literacy
#Girlboss Summary
#Girlboss 86%
From shoplifter to CEO: the scrappy business playbook for women who refuse to fit in.
by Sophia Amoruso 2014
3.64
77k+ ratings
🧱 Bootstrapping💼 Career Advice💰 Financial Literacy
Survive Like a Spy
by Jason Hanson • 2018
The spy's playbook for everyday life: spot lies, shake a tail, and make it home safe.
3.37
555
🛡️ Personal Security🕵️ Espionage Tradecraft👀 Situational Awareness
Survive Like a Spy Summary
Survive Like a Spy 86%
The spy's playbook for everyday life: spot lies, shake a tail, and make it home safe.
by Jason Hanson 2018
3.37
555 ratings
🛡️ Personal Security🕵️ Espionage Tradecraft👀 Situational Awareness
The Smart Enough City
by Ben Green • 2019
Smart cities dress up political problems as engineering ones. The fix is governance, not gadgets.
4.12
208
🏙️ Smart Cities🏛️ Urban Policy💻 Technology Criticism
The Smart Enough City Summary
The Smart Enough City 86%
Smart cities dress up political problems as engineering ones. The fix is governance, not gadgets.
by Ben Green 2019
4.12
208 ratings
🏙️ Smart Cities🏛️ Urban Policy💻 Technology Criticism
Escape the Wolf
by Clint Emerson • 2022
A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.
4.14
100
👀 Situational Awareness🔐 Personal Safety🕵️ Operational Security
Escape the Wolf Summary
Escape the Wolf 86%
A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.
by Clint Emerson 2022
4.14
100 ratings
👀 Situational Awareness🔐 Personal Safety🕵️ Operational Security
The Art of the Con
by R. Paul Wilson • 2014
Step inside the con artist's mind: the universal scam structure and how to shut it down.
3.89
128
🎭 Confidence Games🖥️ Social Engineering🛡️ Scam Prevention
The Art of the Con Summary
The Art of the Con 86%
Step inside the con artist's mind: the universal scam structure and how to shut it down.
by R. Paul Wilson 2014
3.89
128 ratings
🎭 Confidence Games🖥️ Social Engineering🛡️ Scam Prevention
Decoded
by Jay-Z • 2009
His annotated lyrics reveal how the corner became a boardroom and rhyme became high poetry.
3.86
9k+
🎤 Hip Hop Memoirs🎵 Lyricism💼 Street Entrepreneurship
Decoded Summary
Decoded 86%
His annotated lyrics reveal how the corner became a boardroom and rhyme became high poetry.
by Jay-Z 2009
3.86
9k+ ratings
🎤 Hip Hop Memoirs🎵 Lyricism💼 Street Entrepreneurship
How To Live An Extraordinary Life
by Anthony Pompliano • 2024
A father's short rules for a life that compounds: sixty-five lessons on action, money, and growth.
4.13
589
▶️ Taking Action🚀 Entrepreneur Mindset💰 Personal Finance
How To Live An Extraordinary Life Summary
How To Live An Extraordinary Life 86%
A father's short rules for a life that compounds: sixty-five lessons on action, money, and growth.
by Anthony Pompliano 2024
4.13
589 ratings
▶️ Taking Action🚀 Entrepreneur Mindset💰 Personal Finance
Streetfight
by Janette Sadik-Khan • 2016
Paint, data, and political nerve: beating the car-first status quo.
4.26
2k+
🛣️ Street Design🎨 Tactical Urbanism🌳 Public Space
Streetfight Summary
Streetfight 86%
Paint, data, and political nerve: beating the car-first status quo.
by Janette Sadik-Khan 2016
4.26
2k+ ratings
🛣️ Street Design🎨 Tactical Urbanism🌳 Public Space
Road to Nowhere
by Paris Marx • 2022
The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.
4.16
643
🚗 Car Culture🏙️ Urban Planning💻 Techno-Solutionism
Road to Nowhere Summary
Road to Nowhere 86%
The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.
by Paris Marx 2022
4.16
643 ratings
🚗 Car Culture🏙️ Urban Planning💻 Techno-Solutionism
The Big Con
by David W. Maurer • 1940
The con man's only real partner is the mark's greed. A 1940 study of American swindlers.
3.82
1k+
🎭 Con Artistry🔍 Criminal Subcultures🗣️ Criminal Language
The Big Con Summary
The Big Con 86%
The con man's only real partner is the mark's greed. A 1940 study of American swindlers.
by David W. Maurer 1940
3.82
1k+ ratings
🎭 Con Artistry🔍 Criminal Subcultures🗣️ Criminal Language
Against the smart city
by Adam Greenfield • 2013
Smart cities sell efficiency but deliver surveillance. The real operating system is people.
3.96
132
🏙️ Smart Cities📐 Urban Planning🔬 Technological Critique
Against the smart city Summary
Against the smart city 86%
Smart cities sell efficiency but deliver surveillance. The real operating system is people.
by Adam Greenfield 2013
3.96
132 ratings
🏙️ Smart Cities📐 Urban Planning🔬 Technological Critique
Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life
by Jason Hanson • 2015
Escape restraints, spot a tail, secure a room: spy skills for civilians.
3.64
2k+
👀 Situational Awareness🏠 Home Security🥋 Self-Defense
Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life Summary
Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life 86%
Escape restraints, spot a tail, secure a room: spy skills for civilians.
by Jason Hanson 2015
3.64
2k+ ratings
👀 Situational Awareness🏠 Home Security🥋 Self-Defense
Pimp
by Iceberg Slim • 1967
A Chicago pimp traces his transformation from wounded boy to master manipulator to man undone.
4.00
15k+
🏙️ Street Memoir🌃 Urban Underworld📉 Rise And Fall
Pimp Summary
Pimp 86%
A Chicago pimp traces his transformation from wounded boy to master manipulator to man undone.
by Iceberg Slim 1967
4.00
15k+ ratings
🏙️ Street Memoir🌃 Urban Underworld📉 Rise And Fall
The Third Door
by Alex Banayan • 2018
How to reach the unreachable: a college freshman's playbook for getting past any gatekeeper.
4.14
8k+
🚪 Unconventional Paths💡 Creative Problem Solving🤝 Finding Mentors
The Third Door Summary
The Third Door 86%
How to reach the unreachable: a college freshman's playbook for getting past any gatekeeper.
by Alex Banayan 2018
4.14
8k+ ratings
🚪 Unconventional Paths💡 Creative Problem Solving🤝 Finding Mentors
Life Skills
by Chicago Tribune • 2012
Fix a leak, fold a fitted sheet, handle a fender-bender: the life guide you never got.
2.79
134
🧭 Adulting Guide🔧 Home Maintenance🍽️ Social Etiquette
Life Skills Summary
Life Skills 86%
Fix a leak, fold a fitted sheet, handle a fender-bender: the life guide you never got.
by Chicago Tribune 2012
2.79
134 ratings
🧭 Adulting Guide🔧 Home Maintenance🍽️ Social Etiquette
The Cheat Code
by Brian Wong • 2016
Fear is optional, dues-paying is overrated, and looking different beats being qualified.
3.36
241
🚀 Startup Culture🎨 Personal Branding🤝 Network Building
The Cheat Code Summary
The Cheat Code 86%
Fear is optional, dues-paying is overrated, and looking different beats being qualified.
by Brian Wong 2016
3.36
241 ratings
🚀 Startup Culture🎨 Personal Branding🤝 Network Building
The Art of Negotiation
by Michael A. Wheeler • 2013
Forget scripted tactics. Best negotiators improvise like jazz musicians, and these are their rules.
3.86
567
🤝 Negotiation Strategies🎷 Business Improvisation🔄 Adaptive Decision Making
The Art of Negotiation Summary
The Art of Negotiation 86%
Forget scripted tactics. Best negotiators improvise like jazz musicians, and these are their rules.
by Michael A. Wheeler 2013
3.86
567 ratings
🤝 Negotiation Strategies🎷 Business Improvisation🔄 Adaptive Decision Making
On Power
by Robert A. Caro • 2017
How one man built a financial empire inside the government and became untouchable.
3.95
1k+
🏙️ Urban Planning🏛️ Political Power🗳️ Machine Politics
On Power Summary
On Power 86%
How one man built a financial empire inside the government and became untouchable.
by Robert A. Caro 2017
3.95
1k+ ratings
🏙️ Urban Planning🏛️ Political Power🗳️ Machine Politics
Facing Violence
by Rory Miller • 2011
Two types of violence exist, and your dojo probably never taught you the difference.
4.25
1k+
🛡️ Self-Defense⚔️ Violence Dynamics🐺 Predator Mindset
Facing Violence Summary
Facing Violence 86%
Two types of violence exist, and your dojo probably never taught you the difference.
by Rory Miller 2011
4.25
1k+ ratings
🛡️ Self-Defense⚔️ Violence Dynamics🐺 Predator Mindset
The Gold Standard
by Ari Gold • 2015
Hollywood's most cutthroat agent delivers the rules of power: no apologies, no soft edges.
4.02
970
🎭 Satirical Self-Help📈 Career Strategy🏷️ Personal Branding
The Gold Standard Summary
The Gold Standard 86%
Hollywood's most cutthroat agent delivers the rules of power: no apologies, no soft edges.
by Ari Gold 2015
4.02
970 ratings
🎭 Satirical Self-Help📈 Career Strategy🏷️ Personal Branding
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
by Robert Rodríguez • 1995
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
4.19
6k+
🎬 Independent Filmmaking📹 Guerilla Filmmaking🔗 Creative Constraints
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player Summary
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player 86%
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
by Robert Rodríguez 1995
4.19
6k+ ratings
🎬 Independent Filmmaking📹 Guerilla Filmmaking🔗 Creative Constraints
The Art of Making Money
by Jason Kersten • 2009
His counterfeits were nearly flawless. The people in his life were not.
4.01
2k+
💵 Counterfeiting🕴️ Organized Crime🧑‍🏫 Criminal Mentorship
The Art of Making Money Summary
The Art of Making Money 86%
His counterfeits were nearly flawless. The people in his life were not.
by Jason Kersten 2009
4.01
2k+ ratings
💵 Counterfeiting🕴️ Organized Crime🧑‍🏫 Criminal Mentorship
This Is Not a T-Shirt
by Bobby Hundreds • 2019
How a blog became a streetwear empire and why community, not scarcity, kept it alive.
4.21
1k+
🧥 Streetwear Culture🧵 Fashion Entrepreneurship🏗️ Brand Building
This Is Not a T-Shirt Summary
This Is Not a T-Shirt 86%
How a blog became a streetwear empire and why community, not scarcity, kept it alive.
by Bobby Hundreds 2019
4.21
1k+ ratings
🧥 Streetwear Culture🧵 Fashion Entrepreneurship🏗️ Brand Building
Sheep No More
by Jonathan T. Gilliam • 2017
The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.
3.93
389
🛡️ Personal Security👁️ Situational Awareness📋 Threat Assessment
Sheep No More Summary
Sheep No More 86%
The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.
by Jonathan T. Gilliam 2017
3.93
389 ratings
🛡️ Personal Security👁️ Situational Awareness📋 Threat Assessment
The Power of Awareness
by Dan Schilling • 2021
See the world like a spy: the trainable skills of awareness, threat detection, and decisive action.
4.02
258
🛡️ Personal Safety👁️ Situational Awareness🚨 Threat Detection
The Power of Awareness Summary
The Power of Awareness 86%
See the world like a spy: the trainable skills of awareness, threat detection, and decisive action.
by Dan Schilling 2021
4.02
258 ratings
🛡️ Personal Safety👁️ Situational Awareness🚨 Threat Detection
Your Music and People
by Derek Sivers • 2020
Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.
4.40
612
🎵 Music Business🎨 Creative Careers🎯 Niche Marketing
Your Music and People Summary
Your Music and People 86%
Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.
by Derek Sivers 2020
4.40
612 ratings
🎵 Music Business🎨 Creative Careers🎯 Niche Marketing
Arrest-Proof Yourself
by Dale C. Carson • 2007
A former cop's blunt rules for staying invisible to police and out of the permanent digital prison.
3.77
320
🧑‍✈️ Police Encounters⚖️ Legal Self-Defense⛓️‍💥 Criminal Justice Reform
Arrest-Proof Yourself Summary
Arrest-Proof Yourself 86%
A former cop's blunt rules for staying invisible to police and out of the permanent digital prison.
by Dale C. Carson 2007
3.77
320 ratings
🧑‍✈️ Police Encounters⚖️ Legal Self-Defense⛓️‍💥 Criminal Justice Reform
Never Get a “Real” Job
by Scott Gerber • 2010
One paragraph is your entire business plan. The lean, cash-first route out of the nine-to-five.
3.30
413
👢 Bootstrapping🏗️ Lean Entrepreneurship🧑‍💼 Solopreneurship
Never Get a “Real” Job Summary
Never Get a “Real” Job 86%
One paragraph is your entire business plan. The lean, cash-first route out of the nine-to-five.
by Scott Gerber 2010
3.30
413 ratings
👢 Bootstrapping🏗️ Lean Entrepreneurship🧑‍💼 Solopreneurship
Bachelor Pad Economics
by Aaron Clarey • 2013
The standard advice about college, career, and marriage is ruining young men. Here is the fix.
4.18
739
🏦 Personal Finance💰 Financial Independence🏚️ Frugal Living
Bachelor Pad Economics Summary
Bachelor Pad Economics 86%
The standard advice about college, career, and marriage is ruining young men. Here is the fix.
by Aaron Clarey 2013
4.18
739 ratings
🏦 Personal Finance💰 Financial Independence🏚️ Frugal Living
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
by Jane Jacobs • 1961
Slums with low crime and safe sidewalks: the invisible logic cities follow when planners look away.
4.29
20k+
🏙️ Urban Planning🏚️ Urban Renewal🚶 Street Life
The Death and Life of Great American Cities Summary
The Death and Life of Great American Cities 86%
Slums with low crime and safe sidewalks: the invisible logic cities follow when planners look away.
by Jane Jacobs 1961
4.29
20k+ ratings
🏙️ Urban Planning🏚️ Urban Renewal🚶 Street Life
The Setup
by Dan Bilzerian • 2021
Unlimited women, jets, millions: the system delivered it all. The confession? It feels like nothing.
4.13
1k+
😈 Contrarian Self-Help🤝 Social Dynamics👑 Status And Attraction
The Setup Summary
The Setup 86%
Unlimited women, jets, millions: the system delivered it all. The confession? It feels like nothing.
by Dan Bilzerian 2021
4.13
1k+ ratings
😈 Contrarian Self-Help🤝 Social Dynamics👑 Status And Attraction
How to Live
by Derek Sivers • 2021
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
4.16
3k+
🏛️ Practical Philosophy🔄 Anti-Self-Help🪓 Self-Reliance
How to Live Summary
How to Live 86%
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
by Derek Sivers 2021
4.16
3k+ ratings
🏛️ Practical Philosophy🔄 Anti-Self-Help🪓 Self-Reliance
100 Deadly Skills
by Clint Emerson • 2015
A SEAL's hundred skills for the moment everything goes wrong: get out, stay hidden, stay alive.
3.79
3k+
🏕️ Survival Skills🛡️ Personal Security👀 Situational Awareness
100 Deadly Skills Summary
100 Deadly Skills 86%
A SEAL's hundred skills for the moment everything goes wrong: get out, stay hidden, stay alive.
by Clint Emerson 2015
3.79
3k+ ratings
🏕️ Survival Skills🛡️ Personal Security👀 Situational Awareness
The Concise Mastery
by Robert Greene • 2014
Mastery is trainable. The apprenticeship model from history's greatest minds shows you how.
4.37
2k+
🧭 Finding Your Calling🧑‍🏫 Apprenticeship🎯 Deliberate Practice
The Concise Mastery Summary
The Concise Mastery 86%
Mastery is trainable. The apprenticeship model from history's greatest minds shows you how.
by Robert Greene 2014
4.37
2k+ ratings
🧭 Finding Your Calling🧑‍🏫 Apprenticeship🎯 Deliberate Practice
Smart Cities
by Anthony M. Townsend • 2013
Corporations are selling smart cities. A movement of civic hackers has a better blueprint.
3.61
817
🏙️ Urban Technology🔌 Digital Infrastructure🗳️ Civic Technology
Smart Cities Summary
Smart Cities 86%
Corporations are selling smart cities. A movement of civic hackers has a better blueprint.
by Anthony M. Townsend 2013
3.61
817 ratings
🏙️ Urban Technology🔌 Digital Infrastructure🗳️ Civic Technology
Violence of Mind
by Varg Freeborn • 2018
Define the mission first. Without it, self-defense training is just expensive roleplay.
4.27
483
🔍 Situational Awareness⚖️ Self-Defense Law🧠 Mental Conditioning
Violence of Mind Summary
Violence of Mind 86%
Define the mission first. Without it, self-defense training is just expensive roleplay.
by Varg Freeborn 2018
4.27
483 ratings
🔍 Situational Awareness⚖️ Self-Defense Law🧠 Mental Conditioning
When Violence Is the Answer
by Tim Larkin • 2017
Two kinds of threat: one talks, one attacks. Treating both the same way gets you killed.
4.25
1k+
🛡️ Self-Defense Training🔪 Predatory Violence🧠 Combat Psychology
When Violence Is the Answer Summary
When Violence Is the Answer 86%
Two kinds of threat: one talks, one attacks. Treating both the same way gets you killed.
by Tim Larkin 2017
4.25
1k+ ratings
🛡️ Self-Defense Training🔪 Predatory Violence🧠 Combat Psychology
Education of a Felon
by Edward Bunker • 1999
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
4.14
2k+
⛓️ Prison Memoir💰 Career Criminal🔪 Prison Survival
Education of a Felon Summary
Education of a Felon 86%
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
by Edward Bunker 1999
4.14
2k+ ratings
⛓️ Prison Memoir💰 Career Criminal🔪 Prison Survival
The Other Wes Moore
by Wes Moore • 2010
Two boys named Wes Moore, same city. One became a Rhodes Scholar; the other got life.
3.87
60k+
👥 Parallel Lives🏙️ Urban Poverty🌱 Coming Of Age
The Other Wes Moore Summary
The Other Wes Moore 86%
Two boys named Wes Moore, same city. One became a Rhodes Scholar; the other got life.
by Wes Moore 2010
3.87
60k+ ratings
👥 Parallel Lives🏙️ Urban Poverty🌱 Coming Of Age
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