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Other Wes Moore : One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore (2010, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100385528191
ISBN-139780385528191
eBay Product ID (ePID)77498754
Product Key Features
Book TitleOther Wes Moore : One Name, Two Fates
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicMinority Studies, Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs, General, Violence in Society, Inspirational & Personal Growth, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
IllustratorYes
GenreYoung Adult Nonfiction, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorWes Moore
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight16.6 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-041663
ReviewsPraise forThe Other Wes Moore "Moving and inspiring,The Other Wes Mooreis a story for our times." -Alex Kotlowitz, author ofThere Are No Children Here "A tense, compelling story and an inspirational guide for all who care about helping young people." -Juan Williams, author ofEnough "This should be required reading for anyone who is trying to understand what is happening to young men in our inner cities." -Geoffrey Canada, author ofFist Stick Knife Gun "The Other Wes Mooregets to the heart of the matter on faith, education, respect, the hard facts of incarceration, and the choices and challenges we all face. It's educational and inspiring." -Ben Carson, M.D., author ofGifted Hands "Wes Moore is destined to become one of the most powerful and influential leaders of this century. You need only read this book to understand why." -William S. Cohen, former U.S. senator and secretary of defense "This intriguing narrative is enlightening, encouraging, and empowering. Read these words, absorb their meanings, and create your own plan to act and leave a legacy." -Tavis Smiley, from the Afterword , "The Other Wes Mooreis a compellingly written story that gets to the heart of the matter on faith, education, respect, the hard facts of incarceration, and the choices and challenges we all face in our lives. This book will have a powerful impact on young and older people alike it's educational and inspiring, and I hope it will be read by many." -Ben Carson, MD, pioneering neurosurgeon and author ofGifted Hands "Wes Moore has not just written a compelling story, but has created a perfect case study of how and why young black men can go down the wrong path-and how they can be saved. This should be required reading for anyone who is trying to understand what is happening to young men in our inner cities."-Geoffrey Canada, President and CEO of Harlem Children's Zone "When I started to read Wes' manuscript, I could not set it down! This compelling narrative is enlightening, encouraging and empowering. Read these words, absorb their meanings, and create your own plan to act and leave a legacy. Internalize the meaning of this remarkable story and unleash your own power."-Tavis Smiley "Wes Moore writes with the wisdom of a sage and the literary grace of a novelist. A powerful and poignant reminder that we have a moral obligation to remain our brother's keepers. Wes Moore is destined to become one of the most powerful and influential leaders of this century. You need only to readThe Other Wes Mooreto understand why."-William S. Cohen, former U.S. Senator and Secretary of Defense, Praise for The Other Wes Moore “Moving and inspiring, The Other Wes Moore is a story for our times.� -Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here “A tense, compelling story and an inspirational guide for all who care about helping young people.� -Juan Williams, author of Enough “This should be required reading for anyone who is trying to understand what is happening to young men in our inner cities.� -Geoffrey Canada, author of Fist Stick Knife Gun “The Other Wes Moore gets to the heart of the matter on faith, education, respect, the hard facts of incarceration, and the choices and challenges we all face. It’s educational and inspiring.� -Ben Carson, M.D., author of Gifted Hands “Wes Moore is destined to become one of the most powerful and influential leaders of this century. You need only read this book to understand why.� -William S. Cohen, former U.S. senator and secretary of defense “This intriguing narrative is enlightening, encouraging, and empowering. Read these words, absorb their meanings, and create your own plan to act and leave a legacy.� -Tavis Smiley, from the Afterword From the Hardcover edition., Praise for The Other Wes Moore "Moving and inspiring, The Other Wes Moore is a story for our times." -Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here "A tense, compelling story and an inspirational guide for all who care about helping young people." -Juan Williams, author of Enough "This should be required reading for anyone who is trying to understand what is happening to young men in our inner cities." -Geoffrey Canada, author of Fist Stick Knife Gun "The Other Wes Moore gets to the heart of the matter on faith, education, respect, the hard facts of incarceration, and the choices and challenges we all face. It's educational and inspiring." -Ben Carson, M.D., author of Gifted Hands "Wes Moore is destined to become one of the most powerful and influential leaders of this century. You need only read this book to understand why." -William S. Cohen, former U.S. senator and secretary of defense "This intriguing narrative is enlightening, encouraging, and empowering. Read these words, absorb their meanings, and create your own plan to act and leave a legacy." -Tavis Smiley, from the Afterword , Praise for The Other Wes Moore "Moving and inspiring, The Other Wes Moore is a story for our times." --Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here "A tense, compelling story and an inspirational guide for all who care about helping young people." --Juan Williams, author of Enough "This should be required reading for anyone who is trying to understand what is happening to young men in our inner cities." --Geoffrey Canada, author of Fist Stick Knife Gun "The Other Wes Moore gets to the heart of the matter on faith, education, respect, the hard facts of incarceration, and the choices and challenges we all face. It's educational and inspiring." --Ben Carson, M.D., author of Gifted Hands "Wes Moore is destined to become one of the most powerful and influential leaders of this century. You need only read this book to understand why." --William S. Cohen, former U.S. senator and secretary of defense "This intriguing narrative is enlightening, encouraging, and empowering. Read these words, absorb their meanings, and create your own plan to act and leave a legacy." --Tavis Smiley, from the Afterword , "Moving and inspiring, The Other Wes Moore is a story for our times." --Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here "A tense, compelling story and an inspirational guide for all who care about helping young people." --Juan Williams, author of Enough "This should be required reading for anyone who is trying to understand what is happening to young men in our inner cities." --Geoffrey Canada, author of Fist Stick Knife Gun "The Other Wes Moore gets to the heart of the matter on faith, education, respect, the hard facts of incarceration, and the choices and challenges we all face. It's educational and inspiring." --Ben Carson, M.D., author of Gifted Hands "Wes Moore is destined to become one of the most powerful and influential leaders of this century. You need only read this book to understand why." --William S. Cohen, former U.S. senator and secretary of defense "This intriguing narrative is enlightening, encouraging, and empowering. Read these words, absorb their meanings, and create your own plan to act and leave a legacy." --Tavis Smiley, from the Afterword, Praise for The Other Wes Moore "Moving and inspiring, The Other Wes Moore is a story for our times." --Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here "A tense, compelling story and an inspirational guide for all who care about helping young people." --Juan Williams, author of Enough "This should be required reading for anyone who is trying to understand what is happening to young men in our inner cities." --Geoffrey Canada, author of Fist Stick Knife Gun "The Other Wes Moore gets to the heart of the matter on faith, education, respect, the hard facts of incarceration, and the choices and challenges we all face. It's educational and inspiring." --Ben Carson, M.D., author of Gifted Hands "Wes Moore is destined to become one of the most powerful and influential leaders of this century. You need only read this book to understand why." --William S. Cohen, former U.S. senator and secretary of defense "This intriguing narrative is enlightening, encouraging, and empowering. Read these words, absorb their meanings, and create your own plan to act and leave a legacy." --Tavis Smiley, from the Afterword
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Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal975.2/6043092 B
SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the governor of Maryland, the "compassionate" ( People ), "startling" (Baltimore Sun ), "moving" ( Chicago Tribune ) true story of two kids with the same name: One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his. In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also ran a series of articles about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer in a spectacularly botched armed robbery. The police were still hunting for two of the suspects who had gone on the lam, a pair of brothers. One was named Wes Moore. Wes just couldn't shake off the unsettling coincidence, or the inkling that the two shared much more than space in the same newspaper. After following the story of the robbery, the manhunt, and the trial to its conclusion, he wrote a letter to the other Wes, now a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. His letter tentatively asked the questions that had been haunting him: Who are you? How did this happen? That letter led to a correspondence and relationship that have lasted for several years. Over dozens of letters and prison visits, Wes discovered that the other Wes had had a life not unlike his own: Both had had difficult childhoods, both were fatherless; they'd hung out on similar corners with similar crews, and both had run into trouble with the police. At each stage of their young lives they had come across similar moments of decision, yet their choices would lead them to astonishingly different destinies. Told in alternating dramatic narratives that take readers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world., Two kids with the same name lived in the same decaying city. One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. Here is the story of two boys and the journey of a generation. In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also ran a series of articles about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer in a spectacularly botched armed robbery. The police were still hunting for two of the suspects who had gone on the lam, a pair of brothers. One was named Wes Moore. Wes just couldn't shake off the unsettling coincidence, or the inkling that the two shared much more than space in the same newspaper. After following the story of the robbery, the manhunt, and the trial to its conclusion, he wrote a letter to the other Wes, now a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. His letter tentatively asked the questions that had been haunting him: Who are you? How did this happen? That letter led to a correspondence and relationship that have lasted for several years. Over dozens of letters and prison visits, Wes discovered that the other Wes had had a life not unlike his own: Both had grown up in similar neighborhoods and had had difficult childhoods, both were fatherless; they'd hung out on similar corners with similar crews, and both had run into trouble with the police. At each stage of their young lives they had come across similar moments of decision, yet their choices would lead them to astonishingly different destinies. Told in alternating dramatic narratives that take readers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world., NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the governor of Maryland, the "compassionate" ( People ), "startling" (Baltimore Sun ), "moving" ( Chicago Tribune ) true story of two kids with the same name: One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his. In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also ran a series of articles about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer in a spectacularly botched armed robbery. The police were still hunting for two of the suspects who had gone on the lam, a pair of brothers. One was named Wes Moore. Wes just couldn't shake off the unsettling coincidence, or the inkling that the two shared much more than space in the same newspaper. After following the story of the robbery, the manhunt, and the trial to its conclusion, he wrote a letter to the other Wes, now a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. His letter tentatively asked the questions that had been haunting him: Who are you? How did this happen? That letter led to a correspondence and relationship that have lasted for several years. Over dozens of letters and prison visits, Wes discovered that the other Wes had had a life not unlike his own: Both had had difficult childhoods, both were fatherless; they'd hung out on similar corners with similar crews, and both had run into trouble with the police. At each stage of their young lives they had come across similar moments of decision, yet their choices would lead them to astonishingly different destinies. Told in alternating dramatic narratives that take readers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world.
LC Classification NumberF189.B153M66 2010
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