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The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff HobbsRead about the other books on the list.
Hobbs thoughtfully brings to life his college roommate — a genius who deservedly landed at Yale despite all odds, but was unable to use that education as a path away from the poverty and violence he grew up with.
--Marshal Zeringue