{"product_id":"under-the-star-phillip-jason-taylor-9798272336156","title":"Under the Star: Gang Life in Roanoke: How Poverty, Pride, and Guns Shape a City","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnder the Star: Gang Life in Roanoke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unflinching look at what happens when struggle, loyalty, and survival collide in a small Southern city. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder the Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e digs into the roots of \u003cb\u003eRoanoke\u003c\/b\u003e's street culture, where every choice has a cost, and every day is a gamble between pride and pain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the truth told from the pavement up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you'll uncover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ereal dynamics of gang life\u003c\/b\u003e in a city too often overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow \u003cb\u003epoverty, race, and pride\u003c\/b\u003e fuel cycles that feel impossible to break.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eVoices from the streets - \u003cb\u003estories of loyalty, loss, and redemption\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe unspoken rules that govern life \u003cb\u003eunder the star\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForget the stereotypes. This book shows the \u003cb\u003ereal side of gang life, \u003c\/b\u003efamilies, the friendships, and the fractured dreams that live behind every news story. It's not about glorifying violence - it's about \u003ci\u003eunderstanding it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLearn how economic struggle and social neglect can turn good intentions into tragedy - and how hope still survives in the cracks.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phillip Jason Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798272336156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Phillip Jason Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997214388479,"sku":"9798272336156","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/under-the-star-phillip-jason-taylor-9798272336156","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}