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My new book about my investigation into the murder of my mentee in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program -- called Little Brother: Love, Tragedy, and My Search For the Truth -- has a release date, May 24, 2022, and a cover, which you can see at the link below.
Also, the fentanyl kingpin whose lab I infiltrated undercover for Fentanyl, Inc. has been indicted by the US Department of Justice, a Read more of this blog post »
My new book about my investigation into the murder of my mentee in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program -- called Little Brother: Love, Tragedy, and My Search For the Truth -- has a release date, May 24, 2022, and a cover, which you can see at the link below.
Also, the fentanyl kingpin whose lab I infiltrated undercover for Fentanyl, Inc. has been indicted by the US Department of Justice, a Read more of this blog post »
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Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap:
"Original Gangstas is more than a history of rap; it’s a deep, unapologetic look at how a few young artists from Compton reshaped music, culture, and identity in America. Ben Westhoff does an incredible job weaving together the stories of Dr. Dre, Eaz"
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Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap:
"Damn, what can I say? It was exactly what I wanted it to be; gave a succinct account of many major players in the early West Coast rap scene while drawing connections between a good number of major events necessary to fully understand the context in "
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Little Brother: Love, Tragedy, and My Search for the Truth:
"As a St. Louis native I was hesitant to read this one, as most of these stories are repetitive and simply about what a crummy city we’ve turned into. But this was different. This is a mix of true crime, memoir, and investigative journalism. This touc"
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“In recent years, some of the biggest new drug kingpins can't be successfully prosecuted. The Pablo Escobars of today are coming out of China, and they don't have to worry about being imprisoned by their government. They can operate free and in the clear, within the boundaries of their country's own laws. Whenever a deadly new drug is made illegal in China, manufacturers simply tweak its chemical structure and start producing a new drug that is still legal. Many fentanyl analogues and cannabinoids have been made this way.”
― Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic
― Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic
“The Chronic is sonically incredible, but it’s hard to drive around singing songs about, ‘Eazy-E can eat a big fat dick,’” Rock wrote on his website. “But I got a feeling I’ll be singing ‘Gin and Juice’ when I’m ninety.”
― Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap
― Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap
“Interstate 290 cuts past Chicago’s Rush University hospital and then through the city’s near Southwest Side. Adjacent to the expressway, homeless people and others suffering from opioid-use disorders do deals and shoot up, and the highway also provides quick access for affluent people from the suburbs. “They serve you in your car, quick-out in under a minute, and you’re back home in Hinsdale before the kids wake,” Jack Riley, ex–special agent in charge of the DEA’s Chicago office, told Rolling Stone. “That’s why gangsters kill for those corners. They’re the Park Place and Boardwalk of the drug game.” To Chicago residents, 290 is better known as the Eisenhower Expressway or, to many, the Heroin Highway. Chicago’s famously high murder rate, which police say is driven by drug dealing on the West Side, all comes to a head near the Heroin Highway, in drug markets on streets like Independence Boulevard.”
― Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic
― Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic
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“Jones learned his changeup, or at least observed its grip for the first time, from a future fictional closer. Willie Mueller pitched briefly for the Brewers in 1978 and 1981 but is best known for a role in Major League as Duke Simpson, the menacing Yankees reliever. Bob Uecker, playing broadcaster Harry Doyle, noted that Duke was so mean, he threw at his own kid in a father-son game.”
― K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches
― K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches
“In recent years, some of the biggest new drug kingpins can't be successfully prosecuted. The Pablo Escobars of today are coming out of China, and they don't have to worry about being imprisoned by their government. They can operate free and in the clear, within the boundaries of their country's own laws. Whenever a deadly new drug is made illegal in China, manufacturers simply tweak its chemical structure and start producing a new drug that is still legal. Many fentanyl analogues and cannabinoids have been made this way.”
― Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic
― Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic
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