"A story of surviving and thriving with passion, compassion, wit, and style." -- Maya Angelou

"In America, we have a tradition of black writers whose autobiographies and memoirs come to define an era... Buck may be this generation's story." -- NPR

A coming-of-age story about navigating the wilds of urban America and the shrapnel of a self-destructing family, Buck shares the story of a generation through one original and riveting voice. MK Asante was born in Zimbabwe to American parents: his mother a dancer, his father a revered professor. But as a teenager, MK was alone on the streets of North Philadelphia, swept up in a world of drugs, sex, and violence.

MK's memoir is an unforgettable tale of how one precocious, confused kid educated himself through gangs, rap, mystic cults, ghetto philosophy, and, eventually, books. It is an inspiring tribute to the power of literature to heal and redeem us.

• We started tracking this book on September 4, 2013.
• This book was $12.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 194 times in the past 4,350 days.
• The current price of this book is $6.99 last checked one day ago.
• This book is at its lowest price in the past six months.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is $4.99.
• The lowest price to date was $1.99 last reached on November 16, 2019.
• This book has been $1.99 3 times since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $14.99 last reached on May 25, 2025.
• This book has been $14.99 21 times since we started tracking it.

• Biographies & MemoirsCultural & RegionalBlack & African American
• Politics & Social SciencesSocial SciencesSpecial GroupsAfrican American Studies

• Publication Date: August 20, 2013
• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 274 Pages
• File Size: 14 KB