- Published: 6 May 2003
- ISBN: 9781573229890
- Imprint: Riverhead
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 272
- RRP: $35.00
The Pact
Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream
- Published: 6 May 2003
- ISBN: 9781573229890
- Imprint: Riverhead
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 272
- RRP: $35.00
"Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt, and George Jenkins-- M.D., M.D., and D.M.D., respectively-- are something more than the sum of their degrees." --Newsday "[A] prescription for success." --The Philadelphia Enquirer "Eye-opening and moving... The Pact is a lesson in the power of peers." --The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A powerful message of hope to inner-city youngsters." --The Dallas Morning News "While their story is sometimes tragic, sometimes funny and sometimes remarkable, it is always inspirational." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Will inspire and entertain... The Pact is the impressive true story of three teenag boys from Newark, New Jersey, who became outstanding men." --Essence "Starkly honest... a dramatic firsthand narrative detailing how each doctor managed to rise above the ills of city life-- violence, drugs and poverty-- to achieve what once seemed like a far-fetched dream." --The Newark Star-Ledger "It is probably the most important book for African-American families that has been written since the protest era... Get The Pact. It just may change a teen's future." --Chicago Sun-Times