{"product_id":"hoodlum-paperback","title":"Hoodlum - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eK'Wan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe set out to be the good son, but the streets had a different plan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn to one of the city's most notorious crime families, Shai Clark has always managed to be a good kid. A college hoops star, Shai shunned the world that his father had created and focused on his dreams of going pro. Tommy, Shai's trigger-happy older brother, is next in line for the throne and rules under his father through brute force. But Poppa has bigger plans for Shai. \u003cbr\u003eThe situation soon turns ugly when Poppa is murdered and Tommy is removed from the equation. Suddenly Shai finds himself at the head of his father's empire and the streets are thrown into chaos. It is then that he must decide whether to pursue his own dreams or put his father's affairs in order. Unable to sit idly by while the Clarks' underworld empire is pillaged, Shai takes up his father's mantle and brings his game to the streets. He quickly learns that there are two sides to every coin, and the streets hold no mercy for the weak.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoodlum \u003c\/i\u003echronicles three generations of Trinidadian immigrants and their rise to power in the New York City heroin trade. \u003cbr\u003eA K'wan classic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eK'WAN\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWelfare Wifeys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSection 8\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGutter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStill Hood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHood Rat\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. He wrote his first novel, \u003ci\u003eGangsta\u003c\/i\u003e, as a therapeutic release, and it went on to become an \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and a part of urban-lit history. In 2008 he received the Black Author of the Year Award from Black Press Radio. He has been featured in \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKING\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Press\u003c\/i\u003e, and on MTV and BET. Besides an author, K'wan is also a motivational speaker, a mentor to at-risk children and the C.E.O. of Black Dawn, Inc. He lives in New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Street Literature Book Award Medal (Slbam) (2006)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227304509689,"sku":"9780312333089","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VW80RnByYVlUSElRRVRNbzZMQlVadz09.webp?v=1768279361","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/hoodlum-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}