Yo, I'm looking for some cultural anthropology books about subcultures in the US specifically:  gangs, prisons, drug users/drug dealers.  Anyone know any good ones?  I'm gonna read Tricking and Tripping soon (it's about prostitutes).  Thanks dudes.

ever seen the wire?

no? what's that?

homicide is a book about homicide detectives, that's a subculture

the guy who wrote it also wrote http://www.amazon.com/Corner-Year-Life-Inner-City-Neighborhood/dp/0767900316/ref=sip_rech_dp_7 which is about a corner apparently

http://www.amazon.com/Our-America-Death-South-Chicago/dp/0684870444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253554848&sr=1-1 this was recommended by a reviewer in lieu of the book about a corner

idk anything about any of them, happy reading

edit: iirc freakonomics had a section on drug-dealing gangs, perhaps that would prove enlightening

no? what's that?

a television series that kind of deals with the issues you are wanting to read about but i guess if you are looking for books this is a moot point

Nice, thanks dudez.  That second book looks really interesting I'm gonna check it out (since I live by Chicago).