{"product_id":"black-gangster-9781496733238","title":"Black Gangster","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaw and true to the street, no one portrays the underground like the godfather of urban lit, Donald Goines. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Trapped in jail for a petty crime, Prince hatches a scheme from his cell to make it big. Once Ruby, the only woman worthy of his brutal ambition, joins him on the outside, they take down Detroit one hustle at a time. Dealers, pimps, police and politicians--in the blink of an eye the hood is theirs. Now, the only thing certain is the cold hard truth of the streets--because with enemies waiting behind every corner, there's only one way to stay on top of the world . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"He lived by the code of the streets and his books vividly recreated the street jungle and its predators.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--New Jersey Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Machiavelli was my tutor, Donald Goines my father figure.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eTupac Shakur\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald Goines\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Detroit, Michigan. He joined the U.S. Air Force instead of going into his family's dry cleaning business. Following his service, he entered into a life of drug addiction and crime. He received seven prison sentences, serving a total of over six years. While he was in prison, Goines wrote his first two novels\u003ci\u003e, Dopefiend: The Story of a Black Junkie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhoreson: The Story of a Ghetto Pimp. \u003c\/i\u003eGoines was shot to death in 1974.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holloway House Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617627869458,"sku":"9781496733238","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_270c2578-94ea-44d7-a8e9-562e56cf9358.jpg?v=1732523777","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/black-gangster-9781496733238","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}