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The Other Wes Moore
- One Name, Two Fates
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Publisher's Summary
New York Times best seller.
The “compassionate” (People), “startling” (Baltimore Sun), “moving” (Chicago Tribune) true story of two kids with the same name from the city: One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison.
In development as a feature film executive produced by Stephen Curry, who selected the book as his “Underrated” Book Club Pick with Literati.
The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.
In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also ran a series of articles about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer in a spectacularly botched armed robbery. The police were still hunting for two of the suspects who had gone on the lam, a pair of brothers. One was named Wes Moore.
Wes just couldn’t shake off the unsettling coincidence, or the inkling that the two shared much more than space in the same newspaper. After following the story of the robbery, the manhunt, and the trial to its conclusion, he wrote a letter to the other Wes, now a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. His letter tentatively asked the questions that had been haunting him: Who are you? How did this happen?
That letter led to a correspondence and relationship that have lasted for several years. Over dozens of letters and prison visits, Wes discovered that the other Wes had had a life not unlike his own: Both had had difficult childhoods, both were fatherless; they’d hung out on similar corners with similar crews, and both had run into trouble with the police. At each stage of their young lives they had come across similar moments of decision, yet their choices would lead them to astonishingly different destinies.
Told in alternating dramatic narratives that take listeners 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.
Critic Reviews
“Moving and inspiring, The Other Wes Moore is a story for our times.” (Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here)
“A tense, compelling story and an inspirational guide for all who care about helping young people.” (Juan Williams, author of Enough)
“This should be required reading for anyone who is trying to understand what is happening to young men in our inner cities.” (Geoffrey Canada, author of Fist Stick Knife Gun)
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- Aneesah
- 02-04-13
Insightful lesson in self-determination
If you ever thought your life was written out in the stars, or that you were dealt a bad hand at birth due various reasons, reading this book should change your mind. You can be anything or anyone you want to be, with people around you who believe in you. That might be the most important part, that not only is your fate not written in stone at birth, but you have to listen to the role models around you in order to succeed. You might have to leave your present neighborhood because too many people do not have an interest in seeing you succeed. As a matter of fact, to the contrary, they might want to see you fail because "misery loves company." The same idea of writing your own ticket with your own self-adopted mentors is also described in the autobiography, I Beat the Odds by Michael Oher. It is a fabulous book written by an amazingly reflective young man. These two books should be required high school reading (especially in inner city or rural schools) along with the 7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens, and The Four Agreements.
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- papa k
- 08-29-18
Compare and Contrast with Te-Nehisi Coates
All three men’s narratives — Wes Moore’s and Coates Between the World and Me — give a perspective of the African American /minority’s tensions, energy, grit, and depth of being. Highly recommended for all interested in bridges rather than walls.
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- Olga B.
- 05-21-18
He doesn't know what made the difference! Really?
I almost threw the book across the room when I got to the part where the author says he doesn't know what made the difference between him and the other Wes Moore! Are you serious? You literally wrote a book about it! YOUR MOTHER and YOUR ENVIRONMENT made the difference! If it wasn't for her pulling you out of the ghetto, and putting you into a respectable environment of the military school, you'd end up similar to the other Wes Moore. I hope to God, you thank your mother every day for it; and if you don't I hope she beats you with a slipper!
Are we sure the author went to John Hopkins? I watched an interview with him and he said the word "especially" like "eXpecially". That was it for me. I needed to eXscape the ignorance!
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- Pam BJ
- 10-02-18
Two lives!
I became interested in this book last year. My son in law's brother had to read it for school. They live in California. He summarized the book in a way that peaked my interest! I just finished this audio book for the second time. I glean more insight with every session. Thank you Wes Moore and Wes Moore. Your candor and beautiful story telling made me feel close to both of you. I appreciate both of you sharing yourselves with the world! I love in Southern Maryland, but I am very familiar with Baltimore and it's regional issues.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-17-18
I couldn't stop listening.
I found myself being late for appointments because I would sit in my car in the parking lot waiting to hear what happens next. Not only is this a good story (actually two stories), but also a wonderful example of weaving two intertwining timelines together to create a synergistic narrative.
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- Jessica H.
- 12-26-20
Genetics? Environment? Luck?
The Other Wes Moore is the story of two guys with the same name, living in the same city, fatherless with both having had run ins with the police. However, one turns into a Rhodes Scholar while the other ends up serving a life sentence. What was the difference? Did their fates separate because of genetics? Environment? Luck? Or did one of the guys surround himself with people who kept pushing him to see more than what was right in front of him allowing his choices to pave a different future?
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- Eric
- 04-29-20
Very inspiring
I could not stop listening to see the different perspectives and how it is still a struggle for under served.
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- Charisse Sawyer
- 08-06-18
The Other Wed Moore
I got this book on my summer reading list. It was an interesting book, but I read the book then had to listen to it. Then I got the difference between the two Wed Moore's
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- Jennifer
- 02-17-13
Biography and Autobiography in One
What other book might you compare The Other Wes Moore to and why?
If you enjoy reading biographies of contemporary people, you might also enjoy The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, by William Kamkwamba, or Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different, by Karen Blumenthal, or Aung San Suu Kyi, by Sherry O'Keefe.
Any additional comments?
The author Wes Moore had a challenging childhood. His father died when he was very young, his mom had to work multiple jobs to support their family after his death, and they had to live in neighborhoods plagued with drugs and gangs.
Moore survived his turbulent youth, however, and went on to become a decorated war veteran, college graduate, and Rhodes scholar. It was when he was in South Africa on his Rhodes fellowship that his mother told him about another young man, about his age, and from his home town, who had just been arrested for robbing a jewelry store; the robbers had killed a security guard. This young man’s name was also Wes Moore, and this Wes Moore was convicted to a life sentence in prison.
The shock that there could be another person, with his identical name, growing up in a very similar situation who ended up in such a different place made the author want to understand the other Wes Moore, and how their lives had diverged so significantly. This is the biography and autobiography of the two Wes Moores.
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- Heidi
- 04-18-12
Enlightening! Great book!
What made the experience of listening to The Other Wes Moore the most enjoyable?
Opening my eyes to the deep quagmire of issues that poor young black men face. It was very honest and poignant.
What did you like best about this story?
Seeing how both boys struggled and how their support structure made all the difference.
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- By: Chris Wilson, Bret Witter, Wes Moore - foreword
- Narrated by: Chris Wilson, Wes Moore
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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Growing up in a tough Washington, D.C., neighborhood, Chris Wilson was so afraid for his life he wouldn't leave the house without a gun. One night, defending himself, he killed a man. At 18, he was sentenced to life in prison with no hope of parole. But what should have been the end of his story became the beginning. Deciding to make something of his life, Chris embarked on a journey of self-improvement - reading, working out, learning languages, even starting a business. He wrote his Master Plan: a list of all he expected to accomplish or acquire.
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"Read books that feed your soul."
- By WindyCityDreamin on 03-17-20
By: Chris Wilson, and others
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The Work
- My Search for a Life That Matters
- By: Wes Moore
- Narrated by: Wes Moore
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
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The Work is the story of how one young man traced a path through the world to find his life's purpose. Wes Moore graduated from a difficult childhood in the Bronx and Baltimore to an adult life that would find him at some of the most critical moments in our recent history: as a combat officer in Afghanistan; a White House fellow in a time of wars abroad and disasters at home; and a Wall Street banker during the financial crisis.
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Good read
- By harsh critic on 05-01-16
By: Wes Moore
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Discovering Wes Moore (The Young Adult Adaptation)
- By: Wes Moore
- Narrated by: Wes Moore
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
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Through the telling of events from his own life, Wes Moore (author of the best-selling adult title The Other Wes Moore) explores the issues that separate success and failure. He also counterpoints his story with another man, someone who shared the same name, was almost the same age, grew up fatherless in a similar Baltimore neighborhood, but is serving a life sentence for murder. Compelled to write to the other Wes, the author was surprised to receive a reply. And so began a friendship, as letters turned into visits and the two men got to know one another.
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We're 8th Graders
- By Elizabeth Stapula on 11-02-18
By: Wes Moore
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Five Days
- The Fiery Reckoning of an American City
- By: Wes Moore, Erica L. Green
- Narrated by: Wes Moore
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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A kaleidoscopic account of five days in the life of a city on the edge, told through eight characters on the front lines of the uprising that overtook Baltimore and riveted the world, from the New York Times best-selling author of The Other Wes Moore.
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Great book
- By Ms Moni on 07-06-20
By: Wes Moore, and others
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This Way Home
- By: Wes Moore, Shawn Goodman
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
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Elijah Thomas knows one thing better than anyone around him: basketball. But when a sinister street gang, Blood Street Nation, wants him and his team members to wear the Nation’s colors in the next big tournament, Elijah’s love of the game is soon thrown into jeopardy. The boys gather their courage and take a stand against the gang, but at a terrible cost. Now Elijah must struggle to balance hope and fear, revenge and forgiveness, to save his neighborhood. For help, he turns to the most unlikely of friends: Banks, a gruff ex–military man, and his beautiful and ambitious daughter.
By: Wes Moore, and others
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The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
- A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
- By: Jeff Hobbs
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
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When author Jeff Hobbs arrived at Yale University, he became fast friends with the man who would be his college roommate for four years, Robert Peace. Robert's life was rough from the beginning in the crime-ridden streets of Newark in the 1980s, with his father in jail and his mother earning less than $15,000 a year. But Robert was a brilliant student, and it was supposed to get easier when he was accepted to Yale, where he studied molecular biochemistry and biophysics.
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I've Heard This Before
- By Jami on 07-27-16
By: Jeff Hobbs
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The Master Plan
- My Journey From Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose
- By: Chris Wilson, Bret Witter, Wes Moore - foreword
- Narrated by: Chris Wilson, Wes Moore
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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Growing up in a tough Washington, D.C., neighborhood, Chris Wilson was so afraid for his life he wouldn't leave the house without a gun. One night, defending himself, he killed a man. At 18, he was sentenced to life in prison with no hope of parole. But what should have been the end of his story became the beginning. Deciding to make something of his life, Chris embarked on a journey of self-improvement - reading, working out, learning languages, even starting a business. He wrote his Master Plan: a list of all he expected to accomplish or acquire.
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"Read books that feed your soul."
- By WindyCityDreamin on 03-17-20
By: Chris Wilson, and others
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The Pact
- Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream
- By: Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, Rameck Hunt
- Narrated by: Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, Rameck Hunt
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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All too often, we hear about the dangers of male friendships in which peer pressure prevails over common sense. But for George Jenkins, Sampson Davis, and Rameck Hunt, strong and supportive male friendship was a powerful antidote to the temptations and pitfalls of street life. It led three boys to make a vow to be there for one another, to encourage one another every step of the way, until they overcame the odds and became doctors.
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Very Inspirational
- By Heather on 04-10-09
By: Drs. Sampson Davis, and others
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Negroland
- A Memoir
- By: Margo Jefferson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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At once incendiary and icy, mischievous and provocative, celebratory and elegiac - here is a deeply felt meditation on race, sex, and American culture through the prism of Margo Jefferson's rarefied upbringing and education among a Black elite concerned with distancing itself from Whites and the Black generality while tirelessly measuring itself against both.
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ARE YOU BLACK ENOUGH
- By chetyarbrough.blog on 05-04-16
By: Margo Jefferson
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Writing My Wrongs
- Life, Death, and One Man's Story of Redemption in an American Prison
- By: Shaka Senghor
- Narrated by: Shaka Senghor
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
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In 1991, Shaka Senghor was sent to prison for second-degree murder. Today he is a lecturer at universities, a leading voice on criminal justice reform, and an inspiration to thousands.
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My Inspiration
- By Max on 03-15-16
By: Shaka Senghor
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Just Mercy (Movie Tie-In Edition, Adapted for Young Adults)
- A True Story of the Fight for Justice
- By: Bryan Stevenson
- Narrated by: Bryan Stevenson
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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In this very personal work - adapted from the original number one best seller, which the New York Times calls "as compelling as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so" - acclaimed lawyer and social justice advocate Bryan Stevenson offers a glimpse into the lives of the wrongfully imprisoned and his efforts to fight for their freedom.
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Amazing!!
- By Kat_Favela on 04-04-19
By: Bryan Stevenson
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Piecing Me Together
- By: Renee Watson
- Narrated by: Renee Watson
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
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Jade believes she must get out of her neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed. Her mother says she has to take every opportunity. She has. She accepted a scholarship to a mostly-white private school and even Saturday morning test prep opportunities. But some opportunities feel more demeaning than helpful. Like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for "at-risk" girls. Except really, it's for black girls. From "bad" neighborhoods. But maybe there are some things Jade could show these successful women about the real world and finding ways to make a real difference.
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Should be Required Reading
- By Rashelle on 06-07-18
By: Renee Watson
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The 57 Bus
- A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives
- By: Dashka Slater
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
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If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued flatlands and attended a large public one. Each day, their paths overlapped for a mere eight minutes. But, one afternoon, on the bus ride home from school, a single reckless act left Sasha severely burned.
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An Unusual True-Crime Event...Beautifully Written.
- By Mary Burnight on 02-21-18
By: Dashka Slater
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Dear Martin
- By: Nic Stone
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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After a traffic stop turns violent at the hands of the police, a young Black teen grapples with racism - and what it means for his future. Critically acclaimed author Nic Stone boldly tackles America’s troubled history with race relations in her gripping debut novel. Justyce is a good kid, an honor student, and always there to help a friend - but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs without cause. When faced with injustice, Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore?
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Emotional, Moving, and Necessary!
- By tarafarah7: Tara Brown on 09-29-18
By: Nic Stone