{"product_id":"gang-leader-for-a-day-sudhir-venkatesh-9780143114932","title":"Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A rich portrait of the urban poor, drawn not from statistics but from vivid tales of their lives and his, and how they intertwined.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A sensitive, sympathetic, unpatronizing portrayal of lives that are ususally ignored or lumped into ill-defined stereotype.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eFinanical Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Foreword by Stephen J. Dubner, coauthor of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 people willing to take a multiple-choice survey on urban poverty--and impress his professors with his boldness. He never imagined that as a result of this assignment he would befriend a gang leader named JT and spend the better part of a decade embedded inside the projects under JT's protection. From a privileged position of unprecedented access, Venkatesh observed JT and the rest of his gang as they operated their crack-selling business, made peace with their neighbors, evaded the law, and rose up or fell within the ranks of the gang's complex hierarchical structure. Examining the morally ambiguous, highly intricate, and often corrupt struggle to survive in an urban war zone, \u003ci\u003eGang Leader for a Day\u003c\/i\u003e also tells the story of the complicated friendship that develops between Venkatesh and JT--two young and ambitious men a universe apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sudhir Venkatesh's latest book \u003ci\u003eFloating City: A Rogue Sociologist Lost and Found in New York's Underground Economy--\u003c\/i\u003ea memoir of sociological investigation revealing the true face of America's most diverse city--is also published by Penguin Press. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sudhir Venkatesh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 014311493X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143114932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.46w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e126021 \/ Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/18\/2009 pg. 20","brand":"Sudhir Venkatesh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051061965055,"sku":"9780143114932","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_86ab1926-87aa-4341-9cdb-7e3ed998c8da.jpg?v=1685010863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gang-leader-for-a-day-sudhir-venkatesh-9780143114932","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}