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The Corner

A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood

By Edward Burns, David Simon

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| Paperback | 9780767900317

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The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known--and cautiously avoided--by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood. David Simon, an award-winning author and crime reporter, and EContinue

The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known--and cautiously avoided--by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood. David Simon, an award-winning author and crime reporter, and Edward Burns, a 20-year veteran of the urban drug war, tell the chilling story of this desolate crossroad.

Through the eyes of one broken family--two drug-addicted adults and their smart, vulnerable 15-year-old son, DeAndre McCollough, Simon and Burns examine the sinister realities of inner cities across the country and unflinchingly assess why law enforcement policies, moral crusades, and the welfare system have accomplished so little. This extraordinary book is a crucial look at the price of the drug culture and the poignant scenes of hope, caring, and love that astonishingly rise in the midst of a place America has abandoned.

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  • The Corner, by David Simon and Ed Burns

    Home Contact us Posts Comments Sometimes you read a book that is so powerful, so compelling, that it just knocks you back on your heels. The Corner is one such book. Having already documented the parlous state of inner-city Baltimore through the eyes ... (read full critics)

    bookgeeks published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

  • The Corner by David Simon and Ed Burns: review

    In September 1992, two strangers began hanging around the drug corners of Fayette Street, west Baltimore. “Being a bit pale”, the men stood out in the overwhelmingly black neighbourhood. The dealers assumed they were undercover police; the police the ... (read full critics)

    telegraph.co.uk published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 576 Pages
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 0767900316
  • ISBN-13: 9780767900317
  • Publisher: Broadway
  • Pub date: Jun 15, 1998
  • Dimensions: 1355 mm x 903 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover, Others and eBook
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