Book · 2010 · Biography & Autobiography
Fist Stick Knife Gun
A Personal History of Violence
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And the idea here comes out of Canada's book Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun which honestly I'll say is one of the best books I've ever read in my life if it's still in print I would just encourage people to go find it it's fantastically insightful.
The best things said about it
Wrote about the Harlem children's Zone wrote a book called fist stick knife gun a little thin book that's really amazing.
Cory Booker The Rich Roll Podcast · Apr 2023 We knew we were going to be writing about crime and therefore violence and therefore guns and we started talking about Jeff Canada's book Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun and it led to this conversation.
Stephen Dubner Freakonomics Radio · Feb 2013 Why people recommend it
Fist Stick Knife Gun by Geoffrey Canada is a powerful memoir and sociological examination of growing up amid violence in the inner city, while also outlining the foundations of the Harlem Children's Zone. Senator Cory Booker recommended the book on The Rich Roll Podcast, recalling it as an inspiring, slim volume that guided his own thoughts on leadership and ambition. Steven D. Levitt similarly praised the book on Freakonomics Radio as one of the finest he had ever read, encouraging listeners to track down a copy for its fantastically insightful exploration of how firearms disrupt the standard progression of urban conflicts. Stephen Dubner added on the same show that Canada's ideas directly inspired their own broader conversations and writing about crime, violence, and the presence of guns in society. Across these discussions, the book is celebrated for its raw honesty and its groundbreaking insights into breaking cycles of community violence.
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Cory Booker wrote about the Harlem children's Zone wrote a book called fist stick knife gun a little thin book that's r… 1
“wrote about the Harlem children's Zone wrote a book called fist stick knife gun a little thin book that's really amazing”
Steven D. Levitt and the idea here comes out of Canada's book Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun which honestly I'll say is one of the… 1
“and the idea here comes out of Canada's book Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun which honestly I'll say is one of the best books I've ever read in my life if it's still in print I would just encourage people to go find it it's fantastically insightful”
Stephen Dubner we knew we were going to be writing about crime and therefore violence and therefore guns and we started ta… 1
“we knew we were going to be writing about crime and therefore violence and therefore guns and we started talking about Jeff Canada's book Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun and it led to this conversation”
