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“Moore captures the fear, anger, uncertainty, and hope of locals who saw their city fall apart and struggle to come back together. . . . Moore provides important context in the history of Baltimore’s racial and income inequality and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement. Readers will be enthralled by this propulsive account.”—Publishers Weekly Previous praise for Wes Moore The Other Wes Moore “A moving book . . . a call to arms.”—Chicago Tribune “Startling and revelatory . . . a rocketing real-life narrative.”—The Baltimore Sun   “[A] compassionate memoir—a story that explores how some survive and others sink in urban battlegrounds.”—People “Moore vividly and powerfully describes not just the culture of the streets but how it feels to be a boy growing up in a world where violence makes you a man.”—O: The Oprah Magazine   “Inspiring . . . a story for our times.”—Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here The Work “Powerful and moving . . . I’ve known and deeply admired Wes for a long time. Reading The Work, I better understand why.”—Chelsea Clinton “Wes Moore proves once again that he is one of the most effective storytellers and leaders of his generation.”—Arianna Huffington

Moore captures the fear, anger, uncertainty, and hope of locals who saw their city fall apart and struggle to come back together. . . . Moore provides important context in the history of Baltimore's racial and income inequality and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement. Readers will be enthralled by this propulsive account. -Publishers Weekly Previous praise for Wes Moore The Other Wes Moore A moving book . . . a call to arms. -Chicago Tribune Startling and revelatory . . . a rocketing real-life narrative. -The Baltimore Sun [A] compassionate memoir-a story that explores how some survive and others sink in urban battlegrounds. -People Moore vividly and powerfully describes not just the culture of the streets but how it feels to be a boy growing up in a world where violence makes you a man. -O: The Oprah Magazine Inspiring . . . a story for our times. -Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here The Work Powerful and moving . . . I've known and deeply admired Wes for a long time. Reading The Work, I better understand why. -Chelsea Clinton Wes Moore proves once again that he is one of the most effective storytellers and leaders of his generation. -Arianna Huffington

Moore captures the fear, anger, uncertainty, and hope of locals who saw their city fall apart and struggle to come back together. . . . Moore provides important context in the history of Baltimore's racial and income inequality and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement. Readers will be enthralled by this propulsive account. --Publishers Weekly Previous praise for Wes Moore The Other Wes Moore A moving book . . . a call to arms. --Chicago Tribune Startling and revelatory . . . a rocketing real-life narrative. --The Baltimore Sun [A] compassionate memoir--a story that explores how some survive and others sink in urban battlegrounds. --People Moore vividly and powerfully describes not just the culture of the streets but how it feels to be a boy growing up in a world where violence makes you a man. --O: The Oprah Magazine Inspiring . . . a story for our times. --Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here The Work Powerful and moving . . . I've known and deeply admired Wes for a long time. Reading The Work, I better understand why. --Chelsea Clinton Wes Moore proves once again that he is one of the most effective storytellers and leaders of his generation. --Arianna Huffington

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Wes Moore is the governor of Maryland. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Other Wes Moore; The Work, which was featured on Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul Sunday; and Five Days, a finalist for the Porchlight Business Book Award. He’s also a former Rhodes Scholar, a combat veteran of Afghanistan, and a social entrepreneur who served as the CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation, one of the largest antipoverty organizations in the country. Wes Moore lives in his hometown of Annapolis with his wife and two children. Erica L. Green is an award-winning journalist for The New York Times.

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