{"product_id":"9781405988254-the-other-wes-moore","title":"The Other Wes Moore","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful memoir from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'the Democrats’ most talented political newcomer since Barack Obama' \u003ci\u003e(Time\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Spectacular . Wes Moore is a proper leader' George Clooney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo kids named Wes Moore shared much more than a name; they shared remarkably similar circumstances. Both grew up father­less and had difficult childhoods; both hung out on street corners with their crews; both ran into trouble with the police.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow, then, did one grow up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and leading politician, while the other became a convicted murderer serving a life sentence?\u003cbr\u003eWes Moore, the author of this fascinating book, sets out to answer this profound ques­tion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn December 2000, the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun \u003c\/i\u003eran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also featured an article about a botched armed robbery in which a police officer had been killed. Two of the suspects had gone on the run. One was named Wes Moore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter following the case to its conclusion, Wes Moore wrote a letter to the other Wes, now a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. His letter asked the questions that had been haunting him: who are you? How did this happen?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough dozens of letters and prison visits, over the course of years, Wes discovered that the other Wes had had a life not unlike his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold in alternating dramatic narratives, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Wes Moore\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, and sheds a powerful light on modern America.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I always walk away from a conversation with Wes Moore with a new perspective…new ideas.with a new way of seeing things.with a new burst of positive energy.' Oprah Winfrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56409878004086,"sku":"9781405988254","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39231908_93802d85-2eb2-4579-b9ac-e69cd9e4e163.jpg?v=1767101369","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405988254-the-other-wes-moore","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}