In Deep Audiobook By Angalia Bianca, Linda Beckstrom, Kevin Gates - foreword, Dreka Gates - foreword cover art

In Deep

How I Survived Gangs, Heroin, and Prison to Become a Chicago Violence Interrupter

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In Deep

By: Angalia Bianca, Linda Beckstrom, Kevin Gates - foreword, Dreka Gates - foreword
Narrated by: Christina Delaine
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Before Angalia Bianca became one of Chicago's foremost authorities on violence interruption and prevention, receiving international recognition and a Resolution for Bravery from the City of Chicago, she was a criminal, a master manipulator, and a brilliant con artist. Bianca spent 12 years in prison for forgery, embezzlement, drug dealing, and theft. But now she has gone far beyond the expectations for recovery to a life of service fueled by an unrelenting determination to make a difference.   

Bianca was once a gang member; now she puts her life on the line to interrupt gang violence. For 36 years she was a heroin addict; now she mentors people in recovery. She was homeless; now she appears as an invited guest to speak at events across the country and around the world. Bianca crawled out of the deepest hole imaginable; now through her work with the renowned violence prevention group Cure Violence, she climbs back down to change lives.  

In Deep is a blunt, honest look at Bianca's life. Her mind-blowing stories take listeners deep into a world of grit and gang violence that seems inescapable. Her story is at once fascinating, terrifying, and ultimately full of hope.

©2018 Angalia Bianca and Linda Beckstrom; Foreword copyright 2018 by Kevin Gates and Dreka Gates (P)2018 Tantor Biographies & Memoirs True Crime Women Crime Chicago Exciting
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As a recovering alcoholic, or any addict- it is a straight up honest look into the eyes of the devil. But also proves, when you ask God for help, He will help you!❤️

Brutally honest without the fluffy BS!

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I found myself looking forward to having time to hear rest of story. The honesty and rawness made it even better !

Great read!

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Great true story of a woman who lived the drug addiction, prositution, violent street life and the struggles of loss and the gift of a second chance and the regained life she once lost. Read by the Author..

In Deep

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so many times I've wanted to listen to a book but the reader was just not what I wanted to listen to for 8+ hours.
great voice.

the story was captivating. sometimes hard to listen to because it's so rough but that was her life.

voice is good to listen too

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Almost couldn't put down at times because so interesting. Exciting, raw and real. The narrator does a great job of voices and exclamations.

Drugs, gangs and jail Oh my!

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