false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171655988m/112148.jpg 112148 6 By age twelve, Luis Rodriguez was a veteran of East L.A. gang warfare. Lured by a seemingly invincible gang culture, he witnessed countless shootings, beatings, and arrests, then watched with increasing fear as drugs, murder, suicide, and senseless acts of street crime claimed friends and family members.<P>Before long, Rodriguez saw a way out of the barrio through education and the power of words and successfully broke free from years of violence and desperation. Achieving success as an award-winning Chicano poet, he was sure the streets would haunt him no more -- until his son joined a gang. Rodriguez fought for his child by telling his own story in <I>Always Running,</I> a vivid memoir that explores the motivations of gang life and cautions against the death and destruction that inevitably claim its participants. At times heartbreakingly sad and brutal, <I>Always Running</I> is ultimately an uplifting true story, filled with hope, insight, and a hard-learned lesson for the next generation.<P> 221634 1993 Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. total:747|5:15|4:16|3:5|2:1|1:1| 747 2924 1077 154 5 5 true false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Sep 24 12:28:08 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 12:51:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Sep 08 12:51:31 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 12:57:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 10:24:04 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 10:30:14 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 01 21:59:58 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 13 09:18:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 13:55:17 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 14:14:54 -0700 2009 I HATE LA. THIS BOOK WAS A REAFFIRMATION OF MY DISDAIN.

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This is a memoir of gang life & of growing up poor and Chicano in East LA in the '60's & 70's. It's also about learning who you are and finding ways out - through writing, through painting, & through ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sun Nov 25 11:19:52 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 22 19:42:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 20:23:14 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 19:35:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Apr 16 09:25:57 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 09:25:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 10:48:31 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 19:57:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 09:13:16 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 19:43:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 20:17:27 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 20:19:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 19:55:45 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 09:32:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 30 19:15:34 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 18 19:30:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 20:16:25 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 21:01:06 -0700 2008 In this book Luis talks about two time stages. Most of the book is in his younger days and small period of the book...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 22:47:20 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 22:53:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 19 10:01:23 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 10:15:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 12 08:49:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 08:52:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 19:53:03 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 19:57:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=112148