Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets by Sudhir Venkatesh

Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets

Sudhir Venkatesh

302 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction economics memoir sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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A New York Times Bestseller Foreword by Stephen J. Dubner, coauthor of Freakonomics When first-year graduate student Sudhir Venkatesh walked into an abandoned building in one of Chicago's most notorious housing projects, he hoped to find a few p...

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informative 87%
reflective 87%
tense 62%
challenging 50%
sad 50%
emotional 37%
adventurous 25%
dark 25%
inspiring 25%

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slow 25%

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