When a Heart Turns Rock Solid: The Lives of Three Puerto Rican Brothers On and Off the Streets

A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Based on an unprecedented eighteen-year study, the center of this riveting book are three engaging streetwise brothers who provide powerful testimony to the exigencies of life lived on the social and economic margins. With profound lessons regarding the intersection of social forces and individual choices, Black succeeds in putting a human face on some of the most important public policy issues of our time.

Author: Timothy Black
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 08/24/2010
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780307454874

About the Author
Timothy Black is an associate professor of sociology and the interim director of the Social Justice Institute at Case Western Reserve University.