Download or read book ATL Nappy Heads written by Travis Josh Edwards and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ATL Nappy Heads is a project that set out to subdue the curiosity of the author. It gives intimate profiles of individuals in the great city of Atlanta, GA who have locs. One will enter their lives as he reads why individuals decided to loc their hair. I know the reason(s) that I decided to loc mine but I wanted to know why others decided to take this journey. ATL Nappy Heads will take readers on a spiritual, knowledge filled, and personal journey that will open their eyes to new horizons and hopefully dispel some of the myths they may have about us Nappy Heads.
Download or read book An ATL Trap Love written by Bria S. and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There comes a time when there’s nothing left to do but level up. For Solé, that time is now. Top Atlanta hair stylist, Solé, grew up fast, similarly to the way many others did in impoverished environments, but her down-to-earth personality and warm spirit always draws people in. However, no one knows how her traumatic past led her into constantly feeling defeated and no longer desiring love. Blaze is a flashy, ambitious hustler, and the noble leader of GMB, the ‘Get Money Boys’ crew. He’s well on his way to achieving his dreams of becoming a filthy rich businessman, his idea of the perfect life, and he won’t allow anyone to get in his way. Upon encountering Solé and her audacious ways, Blaze regards her as he does all of his prospective women, in the same rude, aggressive and blunt manner. With his mind on his money, he has no time or desire to bond with any woman and would rather use her for her body. But when Blaze’s feelings for Solé start to change, he tries to impress her in all the wrong ways. Unlike the other women he’s come across, Solé isn’t yearning for materialism; she is simply longing for a man to fulfill her in a rare form and connect with her soul. For Blaze, this is uncharted territory, forcing him to do things he thought he would never do. As a battle is waged between their minds and their hearts, their desire for each other pushes them to let each other in but their past stands in the way. Will Solé be able to drop her negative stance on men? And when she does, will Blaze be willing to let his guard down and be the man Solé needs him to be?
Download or read book Carl Weber s Kingpins ATL written by Brick and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The saying goes you shouldn't bite the hand that feeds you, but maybe you should if that same hand prevents you from feeding yourself. Every territory has a king, and Metro Atlanta is no exception. Gang lords Blanket and Guerilla have been growing their numbers, never beefing until Guerilla decides to expand, thanks to the help of his enemy’s own rook. Caught in the middle of this battle from different sides of the track are London and Saint. Spoiled rich Roanoke girl London Royal is no exception to the old saying that every girl loves a bad boy and his ways. When she visits the downtrodden Jonesboro neighborhood of Goodman with her best friends, her privileged world changes drastically with one party and later, a tow-truck pickup by bad boy Santana Black. Santana "Saint" Black is anything but a saint. Caught up in the drug game, Saint is a runner and enforcer for Blanket—not to mention he’s from the wrong side of the tracks to have his sights set on London. Can they find love in the middle of a kingpin war, or will both fall to the game of the streets?
Download or read book Atl Nappy Heads written by Travis Josh Edwards and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ATL Nappy Heads is a project that set out to subdue the curiosity of the author. It gives intimate profiles of individuals in the great city of Atlanta, GA who have locs. One will enter their lives as he reads why individuals decided to loc their hair. I know the reason(s) that I decided to loc mine but I wanted to know why others decided to take this journey. ATL Nappy Heads will take readers on a spiritual, knowledge filled, and personal journey that will open their eyes to new horizons and hopefully dispel some of the myths they may have about us Nappy Heads.
Download or read book An Atlanta Love Story 2 written by Mo Howard and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strength is defined as the quality or state of being strong. When Monica Edwards’ life turns upside down, the only thing she has is her strength. With both of her parent’s being killed by a man she considered family, Monica isn’t sure if she can take life anymore. Eddie, the love of her life, tries to keep her encouraged, but he can only do so much. Will an unexpected twist of events break Monica down, or will she use her strength to keep on going? The beautiful Olivia Gold is stuck in a dead-end relationship. After leaving her family to be with her prince charming, she finds out that the man of her dreams is really the man who causes her the most pain. When Casper, a wealthy financial advisor, enters her life, she jumps at the chance of being with him, but is she truly ready? Will she have the strength to leave everything she knows and take a chance on a handsome stranger? The finale of an Atlanta Love Story is not your ordinary love story, so expect the unexpected.
Download or read book Why Me Why Africa written by A. Weaver and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-07 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicole is a highly successful African American pediatrician who has it all, a high paying dream job and a dream home in a ritzy Atlanta gated community. But unfortunately, she also has been living in a dream world when it comes to her husband of six years, Maxwell Ferris. That is until she has her rude awakening and stumbles upon his double life style on the "down low," and her world falls apart piece by precious piece. Struck to the core she comes face to face with her inner demons. After Max leaves Nicole for his male lover she is left with incredible self doubt, not knowing how to pick up the pieces and move forward. But with incredible courage she does move forward. Traveling to Africa, Nicole discovers new meaning to life and spiritual fulfillment in the place least likely.the heart and soul of an AIDS orphan. This poetic and poignantly passionate story unfolds bringing a myriad of dark secrets to light with tear-jerking, laughter out loud, heartfelt emotion. As Nicole sojourns through personal tragedy her footsteps to Glory are triumphant. Why me? Why Africa? is an exceptional first of its kind. This is a soul stirring story that needed to be told.
Download or read book Sports Scandals written by Peter Finley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cheaters, gamblers, drugs, and violence. Sound like the latest action/adventure film? It is most likely playing in a stadium, ice rink, track field, basketball court, or ballpark near you. We're talking about the larger-than-life scandals that often surround and sometimes engulf the world of sports. Covering everything from the little leagues to college and professional sports, this indespensable book offers students an intriguing, readable guide to the most notorious scandals in American sports history. Each chapter focuses on a specific category of scandal, including race-related, gender-related, drug-related, violence-related, recruiting and academic-related, and coaching scandals. Insightful, in-depth entries offer and overview of the historical and cultural context, what occurred and who was involved, as well as the response to the scandal. Entries within chapters clearly outline the diversity of viewpoints surrounding the scandal as well as the associated ethical, moral, and legal issues. Highlighting why sport scandals matter to athletes, to coaches, to teams, to organizations, to the media, and to the public, this volume is an ideal resource for both ready reference and for reading cover-to-cover.
Download or read book The Green Book Vol 1 written by Raymond McNeil and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2024-01-15 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book THE GREEN BOOK, VOL. 1: The Intertwined Musical and Historical Journey by People of Color in America provides a comprehensive exploration of the music that occurred alongside some of American history’s biggest events. This impressive and extensive guide spans from 1380 until 1959. This book's purpose is to share, illuminate, and stick to the positive achievements of the people who’ve helped to spread the message of music. That will include all the musicians, singers, and lyricists who helped the fans to appreciate the various styles of music that we have today. About the Author Raymond was a native of New York City and a product of schools in Brooklyn. He worked in all three levels of government. He has spent the past fifty five years gathering and exploring America’s musical journey. His primary motivation for writing this book was to seek out and amass a stream of verifiable truths. He is a fan of most styles of music, though he does struggle to find a love for hard rock and bluegrass at times. McNeil’s ultimate goal is to share his love of music and history and the ways in which they intertwine together throughout the years.
Download or read book 78 Blues written by John Minton and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2009-10-08 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When record men first traveled from Chicago or invited musicians to studios in New York, these entrepreneurs had no conception how their technology would change the dynamics of what constituted a musical performance. 78 Blues: Folksongs and Phonographs in the American South covers a revolution in artist performance and audience perception through close examination of hundreds of key “hillbilly” and “race” records released between the 1920s and World War II. In the postwar period, regional strains recorded on pioneering 78 r.p.m. discs exploded into urban blues and R&B, honky-tonk and western swing, gospel, soul, and rock 'n' roll. These old-time records preserve the work of some of America's greatest musical geniuses such as Jimmie Rodgers, Robert Johnson, Charlie Poole, and Blind Lemon Jefferson. They are also crucial mile markers in the course of American popular music and the growth of the modern recording industry. When these records first circulated, the very notion of recorded music was still a novelty. All music had been created live and tied to particular, intimate occasions. How were listeners to understand an impersonal technology like the phonograph record as a musical event? How could they reconcile firsthand interactions and traditional customs with technological innovations and mass media? The records themselves, several hundred of which are explored fully in this book, offer answers in scores of spoken commentaries and skits, in song lyrics and monologues, or other more subtle means.
Download or read book Power Lines Before the Bridge written by LaShaun P. Hooks and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2004-04-20 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is God's truth to His people. It also serves as God's instrument to alert awareness. It's all about God's timing and once again Jesus saves. This is a book of heartfelt testimonies combined with factual information attached with God's approval to be written even when the author was age 0. This book is for everyone young, old, saved and unsaved. The facts are given in this book to help educate the whole world that horrifying, evil spirits and hateful people are in our lives creating chaos and pain. This book is a sure-shocker! It's riveting! It's extreme!
Download or read book The Blues Lyric Formula written by Michael Taft and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first rigourous and detailed exploration of exactly how blues singers used formulas to create songs, and it more than amply fills the gap in the the study of the blues, where the structure and content of the lyrics have been less fully explored than the musical form. Focusing on the songs recorded by African-American singers for pre-World War Two commercial recording companies, this is an excellent structural analysis of the formulaic composistion of blues lyrics. This book gives a step-by-step description of the rules implicit in this formulaic structure and inspires new discussion of lyric structures. A wide array of readers will find this insightful and informative: from students of African-American music, cultural studies, history and linguistics, to Blues fans fascinated by exactly how the lyrics of this influential music style are written.
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Download or read book What Was I Thinking written by William B. Helmreich and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this in-depth exploration of the dumb things we all do and why, Helmreich sheds new light on the well-known foibles of Martha Stewart, Bill Clinton, Britney Spears, Don Imus, Eliot Spitzer, Tiger Woods and Bernie Madoff, as well as common missteps like road rage, telling your boss off, cheating, shoplifting, and lying. But this is far more than an entertaining read. Based on hundreds of interviews and exhaustive research, Helmreich concludes that this behavior isn’t only a result of psychological problems. It’s also based on our very culture, history, and values. Only when we understand these causes, the author says, can we begin to address our behavior and improve our lives.
Download or read book Pride Before the Fall Chandra s Story written by Mz Tink and published by Mz Tink . This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. With her sisters not knowing or understanding the things that she has faced or the person she is today. Will their bond be forever broken? Chandra has endured struggles that none of the sisters have making her place on the mask she hides behind. What is her story? Why is she so guarded to the ones who will help without hesitation or judgement? Who knows her secret? Living life in the fast lane has been her getaway from the reality that hunts her deep. So many questions to which we all want answers. Find out the mystery behind who Chandra really is and what she is all about.
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Download or read book Pageants Parlors and Pretty Women written by Blain Roberts and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the South's pageant queens to the importance of beauty parlors to African American communities, it is easy to see the ways beauty is enmeshed in southern culture. But as Blain Roberts shows in this incisive work, the pursuit of beauty in the South was linked to the tumultuous racial divides of the region, where the Jim Crow-era cosmetics industry came of age selling the idea of makeup that emphasized whiteness, and where, in the 1950s and 1960s, black-owned beauty shops served as crucial sites of resistance for civil rights activists. In these times of strained relations in the South, beauty became a signifier of power and affluence while it reinforced racial strife. Roberts examines a range of beauty products, practices, and rituals--cosmetics, hairdressing, clothing, and beauty contests--in settings that range from tobacco farms of the Great Depression to 1950s and 1960s college campuses. In so doing, she uncovers the role of female beauty in the economic and cultural modernization of the South. By showing how battles over beauty came to a head during the civil rights movement, Roberts sheds new light on the tactics southerners used to resist and achieve desegregation.
