{"product_id":"the-short-and-tragic-life-of-robert-peace-a-brilliant-young-man-who-left-newark-for-the-ivy-league-paperback","title":"The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff Hobbs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, named a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e and others, this celebrated account of a young African-American man who escaped Newark, NJ, to attend Yale, but still faced the dangers of the streets when he returned is, \"nuanced and shattering\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"mesmeric\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen author Jeff Hobbs arrived at Yale University, he became fast friends with the man who would be his college roommate for four years, Robert Peace. Robert's life was rough from the beginning in the crime-ridden streets of Newark in the 1980s, with his father in jail and his mother earning less than $15,000 a year. But Robert was a brilliant student, and it was supposed to get easier when he was accepted to Yale, where he studied molecular biochemistry and biophysics. But it didn't get easier. Robert carried with him the difficult dual nature of his existence, trying to fit in at Yale, and at home on breaks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A compelling and honest portrait of Robert's relationships--with his struggling mother, with his incarcerated father, with his teachers and friends--\u003ci\u003eThe Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace\u003c\/i\u003e encompasses the most enduring conflicts in America: race, class, drugs, community, imprisonment, education, family, friendship, and love. It's about the collision of two fiercely insular worlds--the ivy-covered campus of Yale University and the slums of Newark, New Jersey, and the difficulty of going from one to the other and then back again. It's about trying to live a decent life in America. But most all this \"fresh, compelling\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) story is about the tragic life of one singular brilliant young man. His end, a violent one, is heartbreaking and powerful and \"a haunting American tragedy for our times\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeff Hobbs graduated with a BA in English language and literature from Yale in 2002, where he was awarded the Willets and Meeker prizes for his writing. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, \u003ci\u003eShow Them You're Good\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Tourists\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987380797741,"sku":"9781476731919","price":19.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/MjJYT29aL25HL1RhQVNtbm9QZys5dz09.webp?v=1776178376","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-short-and-tragic-life-of-robert-peace-a-brilliant-young-man-who-left-newark-for-the-ivy-league-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}