Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead: The Frank Meeink Story As Told to Jody M. Roy, Ph.d. - Softcover

Recounts the author's youth as a violent skinhead, leading a notorious white supremacist gang in Philadelphia before he reconciled his racism in prison and, once released, fought to spread tolerance with the Anti-Defamation League.

Frank Meeink works as director of fan development for the Iowa Chops hockey team. He has been on the national lecture circuit for nearly a decade, speaking to various groups on the topic of racial diversity and acceptance. This is his first book.

CO-AUTHOR JODY M. ROY, Ph.D. has been studying hatred within American culture, including hate-groups and hate-gangs, for the past twenty years. In addition to her work as Professor of Communication and Assistant Dean of Faculty at Ripon College, Jody is a member of the Midwest Gang Investigators Association and serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Students Against Violence Everywhere. Her publications include Love to Hate: America’s Obsession with Hatred and Violence (Columbia University Press, 2002).

Elizabeth Wurtzel is the author of Prozac Nation, Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women and More, Now, Again. She is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School. Her articles and essays have appeared in numerous publications. She is a lawyer in New York City.