Apr 12, 2015 · 84 books based on 6 votes: Grit: The Banter and Brutality of the Late-Night Cab by Karl Wiggins, Hoover Crips: When Cripin' Becomes a Way of Life by Stev...

The Crips are a primarily African-American alliance of street gangs that are based in the coastal regions of Southern California.

Nov 14, 2006 · INSIDE THE CRIPS is Simpson's unstinting account―emotional, violent, ugly and tender―of life inside a gang. You'll meet intense characters such as Smiley, Simpson's fellow …

Sep 30, 2021 · SOUTH CENTRAL L.A. CRIPS is the story of why nearly 10,000 people were destined to get killed during the 1970's, 80's and 90's in a social explosion that began in L.A. …

Washington's murder was blamed on the Hoover Crips (now known as the Hoover Criminals or Hoover Gang), which started a war between the East Side Crips and the Hoovers.

This PG-13, historical novel grew out of a need for hope and an ostensible way out of the internecine war of 50,000 Crips and Bloods that was spreading in the heart of Los Angeles …

CRIPS, Inshallah (God Willing), articulates some of the struggles that Muslims have confronted and won. Two critical chapters in the middle of the book are integral to L'il Jimmie, Jr.'s quest …

Dec 12, 2019 · Describes West Coast gang life from the perspective of someone who was deeply involved in it and who calls himself the only gang member ever allowed to quit the Crips …