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Do or Die
Do or Die
Author: Bing, Leon
Edition/Copyright: 1992
ISBN: 0-06-092291-5
Publisher: Perennial Library
Type: Paperback
Used Print:  $12.00
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"The most vivid and insightful investigation any reporter has made into gang life. This is the human face behind the tragic headlines, a sad, honestly reported story of kids at war with themselves."

-- Digby Diehl, Playboy

"Poign ant."

-- New York Times

"Fascinatin g and frightening."

-- Los Angeles Times

"Ambitious and provocative."

-- Chicago Tribune

"The testimonies Bing elicits are always fascinating [as she] lets gang members speak for themselves and at length, weaving together their stories with scene-setting narrative that reveals her deep caring for these violent youths."

-- Houston Chronicle

"Shocki ng."

-- San Francisco Chronicle

"A powerful portrait of life on the streets."

-- Vogue

"Bing is a reporter of remarkable vividness and subtlety ... passionately objective . . . a remarkable, compellingly readable piece of reporting."

-- Entertainment Weekly

"Harrowing and heart-felt . . . a book that should be read by everyone professionally involved or personally concerned with the future of urban America."

-- Publishers Weekly

"The testimonies Bing elicits are always fascinating [as she] lets gang members speak for themselves and at length, weaving together their stories with scene-setting narrative that reveals her deep caring for these violent youths."

-- Kirkus Reviews

Submitted by Publishers, July, 2001

 
  Summary

"The most vivid and insightful investigation any reporter has made into gang life. This is the human face behind the tragic headlines, a sad, honestly reported story of kids at war with themselves."--Playboy

Review Comments:

"Shocking."
--San Francisco Chronicle


"Poignant."
--New York Times


"Fascinating and frightening."
--Los Angeles Times


"Ambitious and provocative."
--Chicago Tribune


"The testimonies Bing elicits are always fascinating [as she] lets gang members speak for themselves and at length, weaving together their stories with scene-setting narrative that reveals her deep caring for these violent youths."

--Houston Chronicle


 

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