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During the elevation of the crack epidemic that decimated the pavements of D.C., Ruben Castaneda protected the crime whip for the Washington Post. The first in his family to graduate from school, he had arrived a job at one of the country's top papers. But his obvious success masked a disastrous top secret: he was a crack addict. Even as he protected the drug-fueled assault that was destroying the city, he was prowling S Streets, a 24/7 open-air crack market, during his off hours, looking for his next fix. Castaneda's amazing book, S Streets Soaring, is more than a memoir; from the portrait of the city in turmoil. It is the adrenaline-infused report of the street where Castaneda quickly became a normal, and where a fledgling cathedral led by the charismatic and streetwise pastor was safeguarded by the local drug kingpin, a dangerous man who followed an old-school code of honor. It is the report of Castaneda's friendship with a fantastic police force homicide commander whose job was derailed when he ran afoul of Mayor Marion Barry and his political cronies. And it's really a report of the town itself as it attempted to rise above the bloody crack epidemic and the corrosive politics of the Barry time. S Street Soaring is The Line satisfies the Oscar-winning movie Crash. And it's really all true.
