{"product_id":"b0084lhw2q","title":"Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe award-winning memoir of life in an LA street gang from the acclaimed Chicano author and former Los Angeles Poet Laureate: Fierce, and fearless ( The New York Times ).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLuis J. Rodríguez joined his first gang at age eleven. As a teenager, he witnessed the rise of some of the most notorious cliques in Southern California. He grew up knowing only a life of violence—one that revolved around drugs, gang wars, and police brutality. But unlike most of those around him, Rodríguez found a way out when art, writing, and political activism gave him a new path—and an escape from self-destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlways Running  spares no detail in its vivid, brutally honest portrayal of street life and violence, and it stands as a powerful and unforgettable testimonial of gang life by one of the most acclaimed Chicano writers of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Luis J. Rodríguez including rare images from the author's personal collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67924921516277,"sku":"YSL54587","price":6.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/81J77Bjn-6L._SY1500.jpg?v=1793673909","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b0084lhw2q","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}