The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood Summary and Reviews

The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood
by David Simon, Edward Burns

The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood
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Author: David Simon, Edward Burns
Edition: Paperback
Published: 1998-06-15
ISBN: 0767900316
Number of pages: 576
Publisher: Broadway

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Book Review: Simply amazing. Heartbreaking. Inspiring.
Summary: 5 Stars

This is by far one of the best books on the issues of poverty, drug addiction and the failure of social services that I have ever read. But, more than that, it is the heart wrenching story of a family and neighborhood caught in the torpor of the inner city. I came to care about all of the people as though I knew them. And I finally began to understand the dynamics of drug addiction and why all of our well intentioned social programs (welfare etc.) will never save us. Awe inspiring.

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