Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh

Gang Leader for a Day

Sudhir Venkatesh

302 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction crime memoir sociology reflective medium-paced
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Sudhir Venkatesh the young sociologist who became famous in "Freakonomics" (Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?) describes his time living with the gangs on the Southside of Chicago and answers another question: what's it like to live ...

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Moods

informative 93%
reflective 68%
challenging 40%
emotional 34%
inspiring 31%
adventurous 28%
sad 21%
tense 21%
dark 18%
funny 3%
hopeful 3%

Pace

medium 59%
slow 21%
fast 18%

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