Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets by Sudhir Venkatesh

Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets

Sudhir Venkatesh

302 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction economics memoir sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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The story of the young sociologist who studied a Chicago crack-dealing gang from the inside captured the world's attention when it was first described in Freakonomics. Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatesh man...

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informative 85%
reflective 85%
challenging 57%
tense 57%
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dark 28%
adventurous 14%
inspiring 14%

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slow 28%

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