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Published on: 2013-08-20
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A coming-of-age story about navigating the wilds of urban America and the shrapnel of a self-destructing family, Buck shares the story of a generation through one original and riveting voice. MK Asante was born in Zimbabwe to American parents: his mother a dancer, his father a revered professor. But as a teenager, MK was alone on the streets of North Philadelphia, swept up in a world of drugs, sex, and violence. MK’s memoir is an unforgettable tale of how one precocious, confused kid educated himself through gangs, rap, mystic cults, ghetto philosophy, and, eventually, books. It is an inspiring tribute to the power of literature to heal and redeem us.Praise for Buck  “A story of surviving and thriving with passion, compassion, wit, and style.”—Maya Angelou  “In America, we have a tradition of black writers whose autobiographies and memoirs come to define an era. . . . Buck may be this generation’s story.”—NPR“The voice of a new generation. . . . You will love nearly everything about Buck.”—Essence“A virtuoso performance . . . [an] extraordinary page-turner of a memoir . . . written in a breathless, driving hip-hop prose style that gives it a tough, contemporary edge.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer“Frequently brilliant and always engaging . . . It takes great skill to render the wide variety of characters, male and female, young and old, that populate a memoir like Buck. Asante [is] at his best when he sets out into the city of Philadelphia itself. In fact, that city is the true star of this book. Philly’s skateboarders, its street-corner philosophers and its tattoo artists are all brought vividly to life here. . . . Asante’s memoir will find an eager readership, especially among young people searching in books for the kind of understanding and meaning that eludes them in their real-life relationships. . . . A powerful and captivating book.”—Hector Tobar, Los Angeles Times“Remarkable . . . Asante’s prose is a fluid blend of vernacular swagger and tender poeticism. . . . [He] soaks up James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston and Walt Whitman like thirsty ground in a heavy rain. Buck grew from that, and it’s a bumper crop.”—Salon   “Buck is so honest it floats—even while it’s so down-to-earth that the reader feels like an ant peering up from the concrete. It’s a powerful book. . . . Asante is a hip-hop raconteur, a storyteller in the Homeric tradition, an American, a rhymer, a big-thinker singing a song of himself. You’ll want to listen.”—The Buffalo NewsFrom the Trade Paperback edition. Kitsap Regional Library System Skip to main content Skip to main menu. Language English Hall-Of-Fame Sportscaster Joe Buck Admits To Being A ... Buck's new memoir details his experiences in sports and life including his addiction to hair-plug transplants. When it comes to announcing he says "I ... Joe Buck reveals how hair replacement almost ended his ... Buck revealed to SI.com that a hair replacement surgery not a virus nearly cost him his voice and his career in 2011. Buck - Wikipedia This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Buck. If an internal link led you here you may wish to change the link to point directly to the ... Joe Buck says his hair plug addiction nearly cost him his ... He opens up in an upcoming memoir. ... Joe Buck says his hair plug addiction nearly cost him his broadcasting career Pearl S. Buck - Wikipedia Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (June 26 1892 March 6 1973; also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu; Chinese: ) was an American writer and novelist. Biography & Memoir : NPR Biography & Memoir: news interviews and reviews from NPR Books Smokejumpers and Smokejumping Outdoor Adventures The world of wild land firefighting is a bit confusing to me specifically the entering into the wild land arena. How the hell do I get my foot in the door. Making a Memoir a Reality - nextavenue.org How my 87-year-old mother wrote her life story created a family treasure and inspired others to write their own memoir Fox Sports' Joe Buck Reveals Hair Plug Addiction ... "Broadcasting is a brutal often unfair business where looks are valued more than skill" the sports announcer discloses in an upcoming memoir.
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