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Published on: 2014-09-23
Released on: 2014-09-23
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An instant New York Times bestseller, named a best book of the year by The New York Times Book Review, Amazon, and Entertainment Weekly, among others, this celebrated account of a young African-American man who escaped Newark, NJ, to attend Yale, but still faced the dangers of the streets when he returned is, “nuanced and shattering” (People) and “mesmeric” (The New York Times Book Review).When author Jeff Hobbs arrived at Yale University, he became fast friends with the man who would be his college roommate for four years, Robert Peace. Robert’s life was rough from the beginning in the crime-ridden streets of Newark in the 1980s, with his father in jail and his mother earning less than $15,000 a year. But Robert was a brilliant student, and it was supposed to get easier when he was accepted to Yale, where he studied molecular biochemistry and biophysics. But it didn’t get easier. Robert carried with him the difficult dual nature of his existence, trying to fit in at Yale, and at home on breaks. A compelling and honest portrait of Robert’s relationships—with his struggling mother, with his incarcerated father, with his teachers and friends—The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace encompasses the most enduring conflicts in America: race, class, drugs, community, imprisonment, education, family, friendship, and love. It’s about the collision of two fiercely insular worlds—the ivy-covered campus of Yale University and the slums of Newark, New Jersey, and the difficulty of going from one to the other and then back again. It’s about trying to live a decent life in America. But most all this “fresh, compelling” (The Washington Post) story is about the tragic life of one singular brilliant young man. His end, a violent one, is heartbreaking and powerful and “a haunting American tragedy for our times” (Entertainment Weekly). Entertainment News Celebrity and Pop Culture - ABC News Get the latest entertainment news celebrity interviews and pop culture pulse on movies TV and music and more at ABCNews.com. Entertainment News - Los Angeles Times L.A. Times entertainment news from Hollywood including event coverage celebrity gossip and deals. View photo galleries read TV and movie reviews and more. The Latest On AXS The AXS Cookie Policy. This website like most others uses cookies in order to give you a great online experience. By continuing to use our website you accept to our ... AXS - Official Tickets and Your Source for Live Entertainment The AXS Cookie Policy. This website like most others uses cookies in order to give you a great online experience. By continuing to use our website you accept to our ... Big Government Articles - Breitbart Big government is a term used by conservatives to describe a government that has too much power over others. It can also mean that some government polices can be too ... The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs ... Sunday Book Review Man Down The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs Day Poems : Walt Whitman: Song of Myself To link to this poem put the URL below into your page: a href="daypoems.net/poems/1900.html"Song of Myself by Walt Whitman/a Plain for Printing Obituaries Deaths and Funerals - RAF Police Associates Obituaries Deaths and Funerals . 4/1/17. Duncan Byrne died on Friday 30 December 2016 after a long and heroic fight against dementia. He lived for many years in ... Archives - Philly.com Archives and past articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com. 2000 Robert Kirsch Lifetime ... - Festival of Books SAVE THE DATE 04-22-2017 10:30:00 04-22-2017 18:00:00 6 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books FREE ADMISSION. The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is the largest ...
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