Pressure: From FBI Fugitive to Freedom Contributor(s): Malik, Wade (Author) |
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ISBN: 0998616702 ISBN-13: 9780998616704 Publisher: Pressure Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.79 lbs) 282 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
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Publisher Description: Pressure is Malik Wade's compelling, brutally honest description of his descent into the underworld, his years as a FBI fugitive, his incarceration, and his ultimate redemption. Wade began dealing drugs in San Francisco's infamous Sunnydale housing project at age 15. By 19, his network reached from the Bay Area to Washington, DC. By 22, he had made the FBI's wanted list. By 29, he was serving a 14-year stretch in federal prison. In prison, Wade began a rigorous program of self-improvement. He would emerge from the darkness of prison a changed man. Once released, he enrolled in Stanford Law School's Project ReMADE entrepreneurship program and began speaking about his experiences at UC Berkeley and other universities. Then in 2013, Wade founded the Scholastic Interest Group, a nonprofit dedicated to helping at-risk youth. In addition to a gripping personal story, Pressure is also social commentary. Wade chronicles the societal forces that shaped him, and he explodes many of the myths about drug dealers, prison, and growing up in the inner city. A vivid, authentic account of the triumph of the human spirit, Pressure is a revelation with the power to open minds and change hearts.
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Contributor Bio(s): Malik, Wade: - Malik Wade has lived three lives. As a teenager, he was a recourceful drug dealer. As a young man, he was a fugitive from the FBI and eventually a prison inmate. As an adult, he transformed his life to become a mentor, author, entrepreneur, and the Executive Director of Scholastic Interest Group. Malik is a graduate of Stanford Law School's Project ReMade entrepreneurship program and the author of Pressure, a book about his life. When not speaking as a youth advocate at universities, he lives in San Francisco, California. |