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by: T. J. English  Dewey Decimal Number: 364 EAN: 9780380720330 ISBN: 0380720337 Label: Avon Books (Mm) Manufacturer: Avon Books (Mm) Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 341 Publication Date: 1996-12 Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) Studio: Avon Books (Mm) Sales Rank: 630411 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: A profile of Born to Kill, a savage gang of young Vietnam immigrants under the leadership of psychopath David Thai, describes their brazen beginnings, infiltration into America's Asian underworld, and decade-long empire. Reprint. PW. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Hard-hittingTJ English gives the reader a look into a world many may not even know exists. He does an excellent job of portraying the harsh post-war existence that led Tinh into BTK, yet also shows great compassion for his plight. Despite the brutal nature of the subject matter the book is quite hard to put down. The events that happened resonate with me since I was living in the NYC area when they took place. I also know the exact locations of the streets in Chinatown that were named in the book. If you ... Read More Rating: - This book speaks the truth about being in a vietnamese gang.I am Vietnamese know first hand what the people in that gang experence. In my home town of Sacramento CA their are alot of asian gangs just like BTK. Their is even a gang called Born to Kill around sactown too. I use to kick it with alot of gang member that do some of the same stuff that BTK do like robberies, GTA and busting 211 on houses too. If people wants to know what really happens in an asian gang then you guys should read this book. Rating: - Beyond the call of dutyTo me this book is truly amazing the way it takes the reader into a world -- the Asian underworld here in the U.S. -- that very few people know anything about. Not only that, the author presents his main character, a young Vietnamese-American gangster wannabe, in a way that is insightful and compassionate. This could have been just a true-crime mob book, but it's much more than that. This is a book about the American Dream. As the blurbs say -- MUST READING. Rating: - This is an excellent book!BORN TO KILL is a fascinating and well-researched account of the rise and fall of a Vietnamese gang operating out of Chinatown in New York City. Much of the story chronicles the experiences of one gang member who eventually decides to cooperate with the NYPD and ATF to help bring down the gang. This book does an impressive job of explaining the political and cultural forces that affect these mostly very young gang members, but in a way that is never boring or uninteresting. Mr. English is ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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