Download or read book A Drug Dealer s Journey to Freedom written by Alonzo Burns and published by Light Switch Press. This book was released on 2017-06-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: None of us have insight into the challenges and experiences we will face along the path of life as we attempt to manage it and all its uncertainties that come with the package. Statistically, when uncertainties are the result of an imbalanced support system, exposure to drugs and crime, and a lack of positive male role models, the outcome is death or a long prison sentence. Alonzo Burns walks you through the highs and lows of his personal journey to escape the fast life and how he re-established himself on a path of productivity and relevance. He defies the notion that you have to be a product of your environment. Instead, he reveals how to use negative experiences as fuel to propel you into your destiny. Hold tight and prepare yourself for a "behind the scenes" look into his raw and uncut journey. "When I first encountered the street life, it was through observation. I was fascinated with the drug dealers' popularity, respect from the hood, the material things that followed, and all the females that threw themselves at the feet of them. As a young kid that was seeking and searching for a male role model, it was easy to get sucked into this type of lifestyle and that is exactly what happened." - From the Chapter: Street Life Expired Alonzo Burns is an ex-drug dealer who went from the street corner to Corporate America. He has years of experience as an IT technologist in Corporate America and is an entrepreneur that operates a real-estate investment company as well. His passion and focus are sharing his life experiences to the hopeless and forgotten to provide encouragement to fulfill dreams and aspirations.

Download or read book Shifting Shadows written by Herman Mendoza and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herman Mendoza built his kingdom in Queens, New York. He made a fortune selling cocaine with his brothers up and down the Eastern Seaboard. He had apartments around the city for his mistresses and a home in the Poconos for his beautiful nuclear family. But when he and his brothers were busted in a large-scale crackdown, his kingdom crumbled. Ready to kill himself rather than live behind bars, Herman instead came face-to-face with the all-consuming love of God. He would never be the same. Today, Herman shares his story at every opportunity, knowing that it may play a part in someone else's journey into a relationship with Jesus. An engaging and fast-paced read, Shifting Shadows offers hope to those in despair, and shows all of us the lengths to which God will go to bring a troubled soul home. Also available in Spanish as Sombras cambiantes.

Download or read book Pressure written by Malik Wade and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-27 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Malik Wade's compelling, brutally honest description of his descent into the underworld, his years as a FBI fugitive, his incarceration, and his ultimate redemption."--Cover.

Download or read book My Journey to Freedom written by Patty Sanders and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-08-05 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What she doesn't know is that she is waking up to a nightmare that will change her normal to living in hell's kitchen. What is worse, knowing what you lost or begging for something you can never have again? From fighting demons in the night to losing someone I never thought I could live without, this journey takes me on a warfare in the mind. It shows that when you reach a new level with God, you will fight a devil you have never encountered. My journey is desperate with a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. It's my journey to freedom.

Download or read book A Journey to Freedom the Divine Dreamer written by Dr Adrian Maurice Jenkins and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-12-09 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering, the inevitable calamities of life, A Journey to Freedom, the Divine Dreamer offers everyone an understanding of God's best for us in our darkest moments. This manuscript is a testimony of the author's faith and trust in God which constantly provides strength that surpasses all understanding. Also available from this author What Goes on in the Mind of a Criminal?

Download or read book Defeating the Odds The Journey of a Convicted Baltimore Drug Dealer written by Sean Matthews and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sean grew up impoverished in Baltimore's housing projects where he witnessed unspoken violence, murder, open-market drug dealing, and apathy. While he was able to evade the attractions of his immediate environment by studying and using school as a means of escape, it was inevitable that he and countless others ultimately became a product of the environment. At the age of 16, Sean begins his stint as a drug dealer and when his life began taking on an identity of its own. He was given the nickname "Slimmy" and school was no longer an option. Teaming up with Bodie, the notorious drug kingpin from "The Wire," Sean found himself knee-deep in the drug game and aligned with some of the city's premier gangsters. By the time he was 17, Sean had been arrested twice and shot in the stomach where he faced certain death. Just before his 18th birthday, he would be arrested for the third and final time as part of a larger city initiative to round up known drug dealers including Bodie, Ronnie Moe, and Vitto, my "rap buddies." Sean was handed a ten-year sentence and would not see the streets again until he was 21. Upon his release, Sean understood that prison wasn't where he wanted to spend his life. He clearly understood that he had been given a second chance at life and he was going to take advantage of the opportunity. Armed with just a prison-earned G.E.D Sean would spend his next two decades proving to the sentencing judge, society and himself that one is not and should not be limited by his/her past. Sean just didn't defeat the odds, he actually denied the odds. He would go onto land employment with corporate firms as a web technology leader and often supervising small teams where he was the only minority and the only non-degree holder. While at Lockheed Martin, Sean received a number of performance awards including The President's Award. He later joined a marketing firm where he spearheaded the development of the web department that he ultimately grew into a 2 million-dollar business. This book will modify your thinking and perceptions of ex-cons, and what can be achieved when given the opportunity to do so. Though the odds were stacked up against him, Sean's commitment, drive and family support allowed him to overcome the stereotypical persona of an ex-con and achieve what many may see as unthinkable. Based on statistics, Sean should be dead or incarcerated with a hefty sentence but either was an option for him but defeating the odds was!

Download or read book Drug Dealer Part 1 written by Isadore Johnson and published by Inklife Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2012-06-24 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is The Movie You Must Read.. From the moment that fifteen year-old “Ty” (Tyrell Nobles), first ventured out into the streets and started hustling, his life was forever changed from that of the average ghetto youth into one of a seemingly complicated adult. He had placed himself in a direct position to be exposed to all the dangerous violence, influences and negative temptations that the cold drug world had to offer. His choices on a personal and political level would ultimately come to determine the outcome of the freedom, safety and aspirations of his family as well as the people living within the ghettos. –That is, having risen in power and considered to be one of the most controversial and influential “Drug Dealers” in the U.S. You will learn how staying alive while trying to restructure the game itself to benefit those most harmed by it had become his priority.

Download or read book Narco Mindset written by Jorge Valdes Phd and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-03 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 21, he was a drug lord and a millionaire playboy. He made between one and three million dollars a month. He had women, yachts, private jets and mansions all over the world. He had everything a man could want. Yet, he felt miserable.Jorge Luis Valdés, as a 20-year-old, dreamed of becoming a millionaire before he was 30. He had everything - technically speaking - to make his dream come true: family, education, a brilliant mind, and an enormous capacity for effort and sacrifice. He showed great promise, but one day he crossed a line he thought he never would; he succumbed to the temptation of money and power. He was seduced by a group of Colombian businessmen to put his financial genius at the service of international drug trafficking. Some years later, the group would be known as the Medellin Cartel. In less than six months, he had become a dangerous drug lord, responsible for 95 percent of the cocaine coming into the United States, facing prison, torture and betrayal.Narco Mindset not only tells the story of a drug lord from poverty to immense wealth to, ultimately, redemption, but it also uses the drug lord's life to focus on life principles and the decisions he made. The lessons he learned the hard way will challenge you to stop, listen and reflect on your life, inspiring you to act on that reflection, as you discover hope, passion, meaning, redemption, and what is truly important in life.

Download or read book A Drug Dealers Dream written by Jonathan Love and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-03 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This well written masterpiece follows the life of an American drug dealer as he faces struggles, hardships and misfortune. The writer depicts with poetic beauty the true nature of the average American drug dealer's life by using his own journey. You will read what it is like to be incarcerated through the eyes of a man that loves hopes and dreams as we all do. This book will also open your eyes to the plight of most drug dealers while it offers you romance, action and even laughs. Buy this book today so that you can be one of the many that can claim to have enjoyed this autobiography while learning of a world that few have ever seen. DISCLAIMER: THIS BOOK DEPICTS ACTIVITIES WITH A REALISM THAT MAY LEAVE YOU UNEASY OR UNCOMFORTABLE.

Download or read book After Life written by Alice Marie Johnson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword by Kim Kardashian West The true-life story of the woman whose life sentence for non-violent drug trafficking was commuted by President Donald Trump thanks to the efforts of Kim Kardashian West—an inspiring memoir of faith, hope, mercy, and gratitude. How do you hold on to hope after more than twenty years of imprisonment? For Alice Marie Johnson the answer lies with God. For years, Alice lived a normal life without a criminal record—she was a manager at FedEx, a wife, and a mother. But after an emotionally and financially tumultuous period in her life left her with few options, she turned to crime as a way to pay off her mounting debts. Convicted in 1996 for her nonviolent involvement in a Memphis cocaine trafficking organization, Alice received a life sentence under the mandatory sentencing laws of the time. Locked behind bars, Alice looked to God. Eventually becoming an ordained minister, she relied on her faith to sustain hope over more than two decades—until 2018, when the president commuted her sentence at the behest of Kim Kardashian West, who had taken up Alice’s cause. In this honest, faith-driven memoir, Alice explains how she held on to hope and gave it to others, from becoming a playwright to mentoring her fellow prisoners. She reveals how Christianity and her unshakeable belief in God helped her persevere and inspired her to share her faith in a video that would go viral—and come to the attention of celebrities who were moved to action. Today, Alice is an icon for the prison reform movement and a humble servant who embraces gratitude and God for her freedom. In this powerful book, she recalls all of the firsts she has experienced through her activism and provides an authentic portrait of the crisis that is mass incarceration. Linking social justice to spiritual faith, she makes a persuasive and poignant argument for justice that transcends tribal politics. Her story is a beacon in the darkness of despair, reminding us of the power of redemption and the importance of making second chances count. After Life features 16 pages of color photographs.

Download or read book Chasin Freedum written by Quawntay Adams and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confined to a world of poverty and mis-education, Quawntay perceived crime and drug dealing as his own opportunity for success and freedom. However, when he fell victim to America's War on Drugs and was arrested in a marijuana sting just weeks after the conception of his daughter, he realized that he'd made a wrong turn in life. Faced with the horrible prospect of spending the rest of his life behind bars, and worse, not being able to be a responsible father, his only perceivable solution was to escape. Literally. Chasin' Freedum is an informative, touching, and amusing story that provides not only details of Quawntay's brazen ingenious escapes, but also a glimpse into the mind and heart of an intriguingly wise fool whom the media has dubbed a ladies' man and escape artist as he desperately pursues freedom the wrong way. If you've watched and enjoyed the documentary Break Out, based on Quawntay's escape from prison, you'll really enjoy this book.

Download or read book Two Roads One Man s Journey From Drug Lord to Salvation written by Randy Robb and published by Word Alive Press. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two Roads is the testimony of the author's wild and tumultuous ride through the underbelly of the drug world. It's a view into a realm that very few ever see or hear about. From a world of guns, drugs, and alcohol, his damaging choices and poor judgment culminates at a fork in the road. All of us face a crossroads at some point in our lives, and the choices we make will determine where we end up. Two Roads will help you to see that God is always near, awaiting your call, ready to bring you into grace, mercy, and salvation. Today Randy lives his life trying to balance the scales towards healthy decisions that will one day see him face to face with his Saviour, where he will hear the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant."

Download or read book Exposing the Pain written by Sharon M. Harris and published by . This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Till Death Do Us Part" is the story of one man's burning internal conflict, and how he must break the shackles of being an everyday man and sink his teeth into the desire he has for one woman and one woman only. Set in the "west Texas town of El Paso," our main character Carlos Santos is your average red-blooded Latin-American, just trying to get by in the world. His half-brother Julius is a wild and reckless beast with a love for booze and the nightlife. But this behavior lands him in the mistrust of his lady Palomina, who has been the victim of his careless ways. Enter our boy, Carlos. There's no denying from the very beginning of the novel that Carlos is madly in love with Palomina Latrima; and once he discovers the less-than-ideal life she leads with Julius, it's his one and only motivation to win her heart...and to make her truly happy for the rest of her life. But can it be done beneath Julius' watching eye?

Download or read book Doc Savage written by Kenneth Robeson and published by Altus Press. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It began with an uncanny encounter on busy Seventh Avenue. Two men pass each other in the street, walking along calmly one minute -- struck down the next by a horrific fate. All over Manhattan, soundless detonations cut down prince and pauper alike.... One one man, Doc Savage -- scientist, adventurer and superman -- can penetrate the eerie enigma that threatens to bring the mightiest city on earth to its knees."--[P.4] of cover.

Download or read book The Real Deal Updated and Extended Edition written by Rod Williams and published by Authentic. This book was released on 2024-03-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The powerful autobiography of a gambler, drug addict and dealer who turned to God and found the freedom and hope to rebuild his life. Rod Williams grew up in a loving family, with a policeman for a father. Yet his pursuit of a lifestyle that promised money, pleasure, power and popularity left him feeling broken, lost and desperate. As a drug dealer who became addicted to heroin and gambling, Rod saw his life spiral out of control and found himself in prison. Was there any hope for someone like him? In this gripping account, Rod shares how he found 'the real deal' which rescued him from his destructive lifestyle to begin a journey of fulfilment and freedom. Rod's story shows that anyone, whatever circumstances they find themselves in, can be rescued and used by God. Now with 2 extra chapters to share Rod's story to date. Content Benefits: Showing that addiction is no respecter of persons and can strike at the heart of any family with devastating effects, Rod's story brings hope to addicts and their families that there is freedom to be found in Christ. An inspiring testimony of how God dramatically turns lives around Includes moving accounts of the effects of Rod's choices from his police officer father, prison officer sister, and his fellow addicts Shows how no choices or circumstances are beyond God's help and love Encourages families to pray and trust God for loved ones going through hard times Inspires anyone experiencing difficult times to see that God can help them The book is widely used in prison ministries Perfect outreach resource

Download or read book Never Charged Never Convicted written by Marvin Clark and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Confused Mind of a Drug Dealer written by Keenan Handy Sr and published by Kennan Handy Sr.. This book was released on 2009-11-13 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in the early 70's, The Confused Mind of a Drug Dealer is the story of Kevin Hawkins, a young man living to avoid a street life of corruption and violence. His parents struggled to bring up seven children who would experience language and actions meant only for adult ears. Kevin Hawkins was constantly presented with the opportunity to sell drugs, gamble, chase women and live 'the life.' Despite his parents' efforts, he would eventually get caught up in a life of crime and become one of Compton's biggest drug dealers. Blinded by the fun and excitement, Kevin Hawkins would find out in a harsh way that he had fallen prey to what he did not want to become. The deeper he fell in, the harder it was to get out.