| When a Heart Turns Rock Solid: The Lives of Three Puerto Rican Brothers On and Off the Streets Contributor(s): Black, Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307454878 ISBN-13: 9780307454874 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies - Social Science | Men's Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 305.388 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.3" W x 8" (0.76 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Locality - Springfield, Massachusetts - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Based on an unprecedented eighteen-year study, the center of this riveting book are three engaging streetwise brothers who provide powerful testimony to the exigencies of life lived on the social and economic margins. With profound lessons regarding the intersection of social forces and individual choices, Black succeeds in putting a human face on some of the most important public policy issues of our time. |