...is the story of Sudhir Venkatesh's seven years spent with one of the most violent crack-dealing gangs in some of the worst projects in the country. While researching his book, Venkatesh met prostitutes, squatters, hustlers, Housing Authority workers, good and bad cops, drug dealers, gang bosses - and learned first-hand how the community inside the projects worked together to survive. The author joins Larry in studio to discuss real life in urban war zones.
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