Newjack

Author : Ted Conover
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781400033096

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Newjack by Ted Conover Pdf

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION • An acclaimed journalist sets a new standard for bold, in-depth reporting in this first-hand account of life inside the penal system at Sing Sing. “Newjack is about as good as it gets—by turns gripping, funny, frightening, and sad.” —The Washington Post Book World When Ted Conover’s request to shadow a recruit at the New York State Corrections Officer Academy was denied, he decided to apply for a job as a prison officer himself. The result is an unprecedented work of eyewitness journalism: the account of Conover's year-long passage into storied Sing Sing prison as a rookie guard, or "newjack." As he struggles to become a good officer, Conover angers inmates, dodges blows, and attempts, in the face of overwhelming odds, to balance decency with toughness. Through his insights into the harsh culture of prison, the grueling and demeaning working conditions of the officers, and the unexpected ways the job encroaches on his own family life, we begin to see how our burgeoning prison system brutalizes everyone connected with it. An intimate portrait of a world few readers have ever experienced, Newjack is a haunting journey into a dark undercurrent of American life.

Author : New Jack,Jason Norman
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476638300

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New Jack by New Jack,Jason Norman Pdf

You may have cheered him. You may have booed him out of the building. But until now, you've never really known "The Most Dangerous Man in Wrestling." For the first time, Jerome "New Jack" Young opens up about his rise to stardom in Extreme Championship Wrestling. From his crazed dives off balconies and scaffolds to his bloody weapons matches that trampled the line between reality and entertainment, this candid memoir reveals the man behind the infamy, with new disclosures about the Mass Transit incident, the brutal beat-down of Gypsy Joe, and the stabbing of a fellow wrestler in Florida. Beyond the gimmicks that united white supremacists and the NAACP against him, New Jack discusses his violent youth that nearly led him to a life of crime, his career as a bounty hunter, a near-fatal drug addiction, the last months of ECW, and his place in wrestling history.

Author : Steven D. Kendall
Publisher : J.L. Denser
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : African American motion picture producers and directors
ISBN : UCSC:32106015795302

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New Jack Cinema by Steven D. Kendall Pdf

Author : Lee Child,Andrew Child
Publisher : Dell
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781984818577

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No Plan B by Lee Child,Andrew Child Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child “No Plan B is not to be missed. A perfectly plotted, fast-paced thriller, with bigger twists than ever before. It’s no wonder Jack Reacher is everyone’s favorite rebel hero.”—Karin Slaughter ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Reader’s Digest In Gerrardsville, Colorado, a woman dies under the wheels of a moving bus. The death is ruled a suicide. But Jack Reacher saw what really happened: A man in a gray hoodie and jeans, moving stealthily, pushed the victim to her demise—before swiftly grabbing the dead woman’s purse and strolling away. When another homicide is ruled an accident, Reacher knows this is no coincidence. With a killer on the loose, Reacher has no time to waste to track down those responsible. But Reacher is unaware that these crimes are part of something much larger and more far-reaching: an arsonist out for revenge, a foster kid on the run, a cabal of powerful people involved in a secret conspiracy with many moving parts. There is no room for error, but they make a grave one. They don’t consider Reacher a threat. “There’s too much at stake to start running from shadows.” But Reacher isn’t a shadow. He is flesh and blood. And relentless when it comes to making things right. For when the threat is Reacher, there is No Plan B.

Author : Jordan Robbins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 069258918X

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New Jack City Sport Climbing Guide by Jordan Robbins Pdf

Detailed rock climbing guidebook with route beta, pictures, and topo of the over 200 sport routes found at New Jack City in Southern California.

Author : Paul Begg & Martin Fido
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781784182793

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The Complete Jack The Ripper A-Z - The Ultimate Guide to The Ripper Mystery by Paul Begg & Martin Fido Pdf

Hugely respected, extensively quoted and widely regarded as the 'bible' of Ripper studies, The Complete Jack the Ripper A to Z is the ultimate reference for anyone fascinated by the Jack the Ripper mystery. This new, rewritten, up-to-date edition includes sources and well over 100 photographs.The Complete jack the Ripper A-Z has an entry for almost every person involved in the case, from suspects and witnesses to policemen and journalists, plus the ordinary people who became caught up in the unfolding drama.Written by three of the world's leading authorities on the case, it takes a completely objective look at theories old and new, describes all the key Ripper books and gives potted biographies of many of the authors.Whether you are new to the mystery of Jack the Ripper or an experienced 'Ripperologist' The Complete Jack the Ripper A-Z will keep you turning the pages. Fascinating and entertaining reading in its own right, it is the essential reference to have beside you when you venture into the dark alleys of Victorian Whitechapel.

Author : Lynne Tolley,Mindy Merrell
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1588181197

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Cooking with Jack by Lynne Tolley,Mindy Merrell Pdf

Recipes from the Jack Daniel's Distillery

Author : Bill Elder
Publisher : Warner Bros. Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1996-07
Category : Drum set
ISBN : 0769221289

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Drummer's Guide to Hip Hop, House, New Jack Swing, Hip House and Soca House by Bill Elder Pdf

This fantastic book covers all the newest styles and beats and links them to the roots of swing, bop, and the many regional blues and shuffles born in America. There are over 150 patterns and 99 tracks on the accompanying CD that clearly demonstrate every style, and each example gradually expands into more involved and useful beats.

Author : Robert Meyer
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781644621974

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Are You Really Alone After Midnight? by Robert Meyer Pdf

Are You Really Alone After Midnight? by Robert Meyer [--------------------------------------------]

Author : David Swick,Richard Lance Keeble
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000924121

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Literary Journalism Goes Inside Prison by David Swick,Richard Lance Keeble Pdf

Literary Journalism Goes Inside Prison: Just Sentences opens up a new exploration of literary journalism – immersive, long-form journalism so beautifully written that it can stand as literature – in the first anthology to examine literary journalism and prison. In this book, a wide range of compelling subjects are considered. These include Nelson Mandela and other prisoners of apartheid; the made-in-prison podcast Ear Hustle; women’s experiences of life behind bars; Behrouz Boochani’s 2018 bestseller No Friend but the Mountains; George Orwell’s artful writing on incarceration; Pete Earley’s immersion into the largest prison in the United States, The Hot House; Arthur Koestler and the Spanish Civil War; Ted Conover’s year as a prison guard in Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing and (most originally) Bruce Springsteen’s execution narrative Nebraska. This volume will benefit anyone who writes, studies or teaches any form of narrative nonfiction. Eleven international scholars articulate what makes the work they are analysing so exceptional. At the same time, they offer insights on a diverse range of vital topics. These include journalism ethics, journalism and trauma, media history, cultural studies, criminology and social justice.

Author : Aaron Mendelson
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467701518

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American R & B by Aaron Mendelson Pdf

A singer calls out to the crowd. An electric bass thumps out a beat. Horns blare and strings swirl. These are the sounds of R & B. Rhythm and blues music evolved from all sorts of sounds: swinging jazz, gritty blues, and African American spiritual songs. The music's smooth mix of styles made it unique, and its passionate performers made it a sensation. Ever since Ray Charles hit the charts in the 1950s, R & B fans have held it down on dance floors. And R & B singers have belted out messages of love and calls for social change. Find out what drove R & B's earliest performers to stand up and sing. Follow the music's path from gospel choirs to wild funk bands. And learn more about legends such as James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, and Beyoncé.

Author : Chris Urquhart
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781771643061

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Dirty Kids by Chris Urquhart Pdf

“[A] fascinating debut . . . documenting the lives of teenage runaways who traverse America as part of a freewheeling counterculture.” —Publishers Weekly At age twenty-two, writer Chris Urquhart left a life of middle-class comfort to document the lives of these young nomads for a magazine feature. Captivated, she followed them for three more years. In honest prose interspersed with photographs portraying the grimy beauty of nomadic life, Dirty Kids tells the story of how Urquhart lived alongside runaways, crust punks, and dropouts, hippies, Deadheads, and Rainbows in an attempt to belong in their world. But the road took its toll, and along the way, Urquhart found suffering alongside the freedom—mental health issues, substance abuse, and fears of violence marred her journey. Despite all that, the warm, welcoming family of travelers and their radically alternative culture of sharing, generosity, and non-capitalistic collaboration forever changed her outlook on life and her understanding of freedom. “An illuminating and memorable twenty-first-century journey. From this angle, Burning Man looks bourgeois.” —Ted Conover, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing “Brings readers face-to-face with the bliss of freedom, the terror of loneliness, and the hard but true realities of life on the road—and on the rails—in modern day Babylon.” —Peter Conners, author of Growing Up Dead: The Hallucinated Confessions of a Teenage Deadhead “Urquhart shows us a seldom-glimpsed slice of America with poetic flair and journalistic objectivity.” —Ken Ilgunas, award-winning author of Trespassing Across America

Author : Ted Conover
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1987-08-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780394755182

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Coyotes by Ted Conover Pdf

To discover what becomes of Mexicans who cross into the United States without a visa, Conover traveled and worked alongside them for more than a year. This is the chronicle of his journey. “Ted Conover has written a book about the Mexican poor that is at once intimate and epic. Coyotes is travel literature, social protest, and affirmation. I can compare this book to the best of George Orwell’s journeys to the heart of poverty.” --Richard Rodriguez, author of Brown and Hunger of Memory

Author : Ted Conover
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780226113067

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Immersion by Ted Conover Pdf

Over three and a half decades, Ted Conover has ridden the rails with hoboes, crossed the border with Mexican immigrants, guarded prisoners in Sing Sing and inspected meat for the USDA. His books and articles chronicling these experiences, including the award-winning 'Newjack', have made him one of the premier practitioners of immersion reporting. In 'Immersion', Conover distills decades of knowledge into an accessible resource aimed at writers of all levels.

Author : Marjerl Keith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0615941613

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The Chronicles of the New Jack Era by Marjerl Keith Pdf

New York City and Harlem has produced several internationally known personalities and Gerald G. Money is certainly one of them. Gerald "G" Money was raised in the prestigous Esplanade Gardens Development. There as a youth, Mr. Money's family and neighbors recognized his many gifts, he excelled in sports, art and he also had an uncanny knack for comedy. Gerald told jokes that always left them laughing and he did impressions of famous celebrities splendidly. As a teenager, he began an impressive career as a stand-up comedian. His lists of accomplishments include television appearances, as well as live performances at top-notch clubs. It was during this time he started a long relationship with the world famous Apollo Theater as a performer and Master of Ceremony. Yet, as it was well known, life in Harlem for a young man can offer one of many choices and G Money swayed between the arts and the streets. Due to his artificial success, the streets seemed like the path to take. The lifestyles of G Money and his associates were so fascinating; they were depicted in the hit classic film: New Jack City(tm). But it was the streets that kept him wanting more. From Gangster to God, he realized that being a Drug Lord was not what God wanted for him. Eventually, Gerald G. Money got out of the drug game and became a man of God. Currently, he is helping people get jobs in the NYC area. G Money is the Author of his new book called "The Chronicles of the NEW JACK ERA"-The Official Autobiography of the Original Gerald G. Money". After many years of silence, here is his true story filled with a lot of heartache, pain and suffering. Gerald G. Money was offered every opportunity in life to become whatever he wanted to become but he chose the darkness and perils of the street life. He had it all then lost it all. This was the life and times of The New Jack Era...