{"product_id":"concrete-lessons-tristan-sr-wiley-9798231075614","title":"Concrete Lessons","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in Section 8 housing means learning how to survive before you ever get the chance to dream. In the shadows of cracked concrete, flickering streetlights, and buildings that hold more struggle than shelter, a young boy learns what it takes to become a man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConcrete Lessons: Survival in Section 8\u003c\/em\u003e is the raw and unfiltered memoir of \u003cstrong\u003eTristan Wiley Sr.\u003c\/strong\u003e, who came of age in the heart of the projects where poverty, violence, and resilience lived side by side. Through sharp memory and powerful storytelling, Tristan reveals the daily battles of life in government housing-dodging danger, seeking hope, and holding tight to family when the world tried to tear it apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a story of survival, this book is a testimony. It's about the lessons that concrete walls cannot silence, the unbreakable spirit of those who endure, and the determination to rise above circumstances designed to keep you down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of urban memoirs, stories of resilience, and anyone who has lived in or around Section 8 housing, this book is both mirror and revelation. \u003cem\u003eConcrete Lessons\u003c\/em\u003e doesn't just tell you about survival-it makes you feel the weight, the risk, and the strength required to live it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tristan Sr. Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798231075614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tristan Wiley Sr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.12d","brand":"Tristan Sr. Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424878903551,"sku":"9798231075614","price":20.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb44c79b-b772-473c-a4c1-9d3e97bfc3e1.jpg?v=1761533135","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/concrete-lessons-tristan-sr-wiley-9798231075614","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}