A late Nobel Peace Prize nominee describes his co-founding of the notorious Crips gang and the criminal activities for which he was executed in 2005, relating how he became a powerful anti-gang activist while in prison
Stanley Tookie Williams Poradie kníh (chronologicky)
Stanley Tookie Williams III bol nechválne známym vodcom amerického pouličného gangu, ktorý neskôr transformoval svoj život a stal sa plodným autorom. Počas svojho väznenia napísal množstvo kníh, vrátane silnej literatúry proti gangom a násiliu, ako aj kníh pre deti. Jeho spisy odrážajú hlbokú cestu vykúpenia, ponúkajú pohľad na následky násilia a obhajujú mier. Williamsovo dielo slúži ako dôkaz možnosti zmeny a trvalého vplyvu literatúry pri presadzovaní pozitívnych spoločenských hodnôt.
Life in Prison
- 80 stránok
- 3 hodiny čítania
Stanley "Tookie" Williams, cofounder of the notorious Crips gang is a death-row inmate. But in his two decades of incarceration. Williams has also become a respected author and activist who: dedication to ending gang warfare in the lives of inner-city children has earned him a 2001 Nobel Peace Prize nomination.In this award-winning book -- which has drawn praise from educators, government leaders, and families alike -- Williams describes the brutal reality of being an inmate. He debunks myths of prisons as "gladiator schools" with blunt, riveting stories of overwhelming homesickness, the terror of solitary confinement, and the humiliation of strip-searches. Williams' word are a frank challenge to adolescent readers to educate themselves, make intelligent decisions, and above all, not to follow his footsteps.