The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun, and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood Free Audiobook Download by Julian Rubinstein
The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun, and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood is a book of essays by journalist Julian Rubinstein who was born and raised in New Orleans and grew up with guns. This book of essays explores Rubinstein's childhood and the violence that surrounded him. He talks about how he feels safe when he visits his parents' home but unsafe when he's at parties in New Orleans.
The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun, and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood is a book of crime stories that are set in New York City. The main character is Julian Rubinstein, who has the ability to sense when someone nearby will commit a murder. He's able to use his powers to help solve crimes by sensing the guilty party.
This is the story of how one man believes he can save a neighborhood and make some cash in the process. The protagonist, Adrian Holly, goes from budgeting his hard earned money to buying a gun, to eventually being put on trial for murder.
This is the story of a small, working-class neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the struggle to save it by any means necessary. The neighborhood has been fighting for years to overcome corrupt city officials who are pushing them out of their homes so they can make way for gentrification. With no help from the city, they took matters into their own hands and decided to fight back with guns.
"A gun, not a tool. It is an instrument of death that changes the way you live your life." This line from the book The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun, and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood by Julian Rubinstein refers to how carrying a gun changes the way people live. The protagonist, Larry Herron, the author's father and self-appointed "guardian of safety," argues that it is no longer safe in America and so his son must carry a gun or be left vulnerable.
The Holly is an American neighborhood in the hood of New Orleans, LA. The community is struggling to survive and has had enough of crime, drug addiction, and violence. In order to save their neighborhood, they need assistance from the federal government which they receive through the police force. However, due to a lack of funding, anti-gun sentiment in the country, and increased crime rates because of budget cuts to law enforcement agencies across the United States, these forces are no longer able to maintain control over the Holly or any other neighborhood for that matter. Without aid from outside sources like private security companies or charities like AmeriCorps - which no longer exists - it will be very difficult for America's neighborhoods to survive long term.
Published Date | 2021-05-11 |
Duration | 13 hours 48 minutes |
Author | Julian Rubinstein |
Narrated | Larry Herron, Julian Rubinstein |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Non-Fiction |
Parent Category | Social Science, North America |