| Criminal to Critic: Reflections amid the American Experiment Contributor(s): Palombo, James E. (Author), Shelden, Randall G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739129090 ISBN-13: 9780739129098 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $131.67 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: This is the true story of James Palombo who, via his transition from drug-dealing wise-guy and convict to social worker, professor, and world traveler, has come to understand the American experiment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Social Work |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008028381 |
| Series: Critical Perspectives on Crime and Inequality |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This autobiographical discourse traces the experiences of James Palombo from drug-dealing wise-guy and convict to social worker, professor, and world traveler. Along the way, and through his struggles, Palombo speaks to a variety of important issues relative to America-a country he sees as often at odds with its own identity. Combined with the research of Randall Shelden, Criminal to Critic raises significant and timely thoughts, ultimately serving as a bridge between academic and public audiences in encouraging a dialogue imperative to today's need for a more unified and civic-minded society. |
