{"product_id":"inside-the-crips-life-inside-l-a-s-most-notorious-gang-paperback","title":"Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColton Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnn Pearlman\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInside the Crips \u003c\/i\u003eis a memoir of Colton Simpson's life as a Crip -- beginning at the tender age of ten in the mid 70s -- and his prison turnaround twenty-five years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e..(an) arresting memoir...---\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eColton C-Loc Simpson was a Crip. Beginning at the age of ten in the mid-1970s, Simpson's world was defined in terms of war. By the time he quit, Simpson had risen through the ranks to become Stabilizer and later, General. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSimpson was the son of Dick Simpson, a ballplayer for the California Angels and Cincinnati Reds, but even before he became a gangbanger, his life was rough. Raised by his grandmother in South Central L.A., Simpson didn't so much turn to the streets as become engulfed by them: without asking to become part of the gang, his forced induction into the Crips meant running down an alley while the members opened fire on him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eINSIDE 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 gangbanger, and heartbreaking ones such as Gina, the mother of two young sons who married Simpson in prison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book provides a window into an often misunderstood way of life.--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColton Simpson is a former Crip who has worked as a promoter for Ice T, Aaron Hall and Guerilla Black. He has been in and out of prison for over twenty years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnn Pearlman is the author of GETTING FREE: WOMEN AND PSYCHOTHERAPY, KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING and INFIDELITY: A MEMOIR. She has a private psychotherapy practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she lives.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724300816447,"sku":"9780312329303","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7d61afbe282fecf57979a4393db466d0_d952509a-c1b7-41a2-ac0e-81823d7b758e.webp?v=1765102203","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/inside-the-crips-life-inside-l-a-s-most-notorious-gang-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}