Books Details
Author : Carl Hart Pages : 368 pages Publisher : Harper Perennial Language :
ISBN-10 : 0062015893 ISBN-13 : 9780062015891
Books Descriptions
High Price is the harrowing and inspiring memoir of neuroscientist Carl Hart, a
man who grew up in one of Miami's toughest neighborhoods and, determined
to make a difference as an adult, tirelessly applies his scientific training to help
save real lives. Young Carl didn't see the value of school, studying just enough to
keep him on the basketball team. Today, he is a cutting-edge neuroscientist--
Columbia University's first tenured African American professor in the sciences--
whose landmark, controversial research is redefining our understanding of
addiction.In this provocative and eye-opening memoir, Dr. Carl Hart recalls his
journey of self-discovery, how he escaped a life of crime and drugs and avoided
becoming one of the crack addicts he now studies. Interweaving past and
present, Hart goes beyond the hype as he examines the relationship between
drugs and pleasure, choice, and motivation, both in the brain and in society. His
findings shed new light on common ideas about race,
