The a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League Hobbs, Jeff 1980- creator text biography nyu 2014 First Scribner hardcover edition. monographic eng spa

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viii, 406 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Peace was a talented young African-American man who escaped the slums of Newark for Yale University, only to succumb to the dangers of the streets -- and of one's own nature -- when he returned home. When Hobbs arrived at Yale University, he became fast friends with Peace, his college roommate for four years. Peace's life was rough from the beginning in the crime-ridden streets of Newark in the 1980s, and he carried with him the difficult dual nature of his existence, "fronting" in Yale and at home. Through an honest rendering of Peace's relationships, Hobbs examines the collision of two fiercely insular worlds. Jeff Hobbs. Winner of L.A. Times Book Prize (Current Interest) 2014 Runner-up for Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Nonfiction) 2015 n-us-nj Peace, Robert 1980-2011 Hobbs, Jeff 1980- Friends and associates Yale University Alumni and alumnae Biography Working class African Americans Biography African American college graduates Biography Drug dealers New Jersey Biography E 185.97 H682s 2014 974.9 B 9781476731902 (hardcover) DLC 140131 20230411085646.0 eng