New York Times Bestseller New York Times Editors' Choice O Magazine Best Summer Book Baltimore City Paper Best Memoir, 2016 Reminiscent of the classic Random Family and The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace , but told by the man who lived it, THE COOK UP is a riveting look inside the Baltimore drug trade portrayed in The Wire and an incredible story of redemption. The smartest kid on his block in East Baltimore, D. was certain he would escape...