Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence
“A searing memoir . . . Canada’s blunt observations are as refreshing as they are bold.”—Paula Woods, San Francisco Chronicle “Geoffrey Canada is one of this country’s genuine heroes. His personal meditation on America’s culture of violence is a beacon of hope for our humanity.”—Charles Johnson, author ofMiddle Passage “Canada has never lost touch with the child within himself or with the fears of the children around him struggling to reach adulthood in the violent streets of America.”—Marian Wright Edelman, author ofThe Measure of Our Success“Canada takes us on a powerful journey. . . . He is a man of hope and a wonderful storyteller.”—Henry Hampton, executive producer,Eyes on the Prize"Among  the reformers in “Superman,” Canada  emerges as the brightest star: His blend of intelligence, charisma, and moral  urgency is impossible to resist. As the founder and the guiding hand of the  Harlem Children’s Zone, Canada is  engaged in a vastly ambitious social-development project, an attempt to  transform 97 hardscrabble square blocks of the city with a comprehensive set of  services for the poor, from a “baby  college” for new and  expectant parents to two charter schools—though he is no  charter purist."—New York Magazine“One of the best books I’ve ever read in my life. I urge people to go and find it. It’s fantastically insightful.”—Steve Levitt,Freakonomics