The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine.
The tragedy is that my story could have been his.
Two kids named Wes Moore were born blocks apart within a year of
each other. Both grew up fatherless in similar Baltimore
neighborhoods and had difficult childhoods; both hung out on street
corners with their crews; both ran into trouble with the police.
How, then, did one grow up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated
veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader, while the other
ended up a convicted murderer serving a life sentence? Wes Moore,
the author of this fascinating book, sets out to answer this
profound question. In alternating narratives that take readers from
heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The
Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying
to find their way in a hostile world.
關於作者:
Wes Moore is a Rhodes Scholar and a combat veteran of
Afghanistan. As a White House Fellow, he worked as a special
assistant to Secretary Condoleezza Rice at the State Department. He
was a featured speaker at the 2008 Democratic National Convention,
was named one of Ebony magazine’s Top 30 Leaders Under 30 2007,
and, most recently, was dubbed one of the top young business
leaders in New York by Crain’s New York Business. He works
in New York City.
From the Hardcover edition.