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Bernard lefkowitz, an edgar awardwinning author, has written three earlier books on social issues, including tough change. Our guys by bernard lefkowitz, 1997, university of california press edition, in english. Our guys by bernard lefkowitz hardcover university of. More of a sociological and cultural study than a true crime book, the author, bernard lefkowitz details the story of a young retarded woman leslie who was raped by the jocks in the town of glen ridge, nj. In the company of men, tough guise ii, and fight club. Inside the minds of angry and controlling men by lundy bancroft. Lefkowitzs sweeping narrative, informed by more than two hundred interviews and six years of research, recreates a hidden adolescent world that parents didnt or wouldnt see. Many of these young men had been trouble since middle school years, but they were the golden boys, the star athletes, in a town that revered athleticism and competition. Its truecrime approach could make our guys a bestseller. Glen ridge was a male dominated town, heavily invested in sports, particularly football.
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