Download or read book Tequila Salt written by Cassie Date and published by Fresh Ink Group. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A painful, yet lively and even funny testimony of female persistence through the hardships of self-discovery and recognition. A story of desire, and not just sexual, of a woman who placed all her bets on a marriage that ended up in failure, and then embarks on a process to reclaim her identity, her uniqueness. A search for connection, acknowledgement, and sexual validation that every reader will easily relate to. Rich anecdotes about online exchanges and encounters with potential lovers. Mysteries uncovered, emotional upheavals, confusion, chaos, uncertainty, disappointments, inner motivations, sexual discovery, commitment, loyalty, morality, exposed emotions, self-doubt. An unclear affair that raises many questions and leaves many doubts.

Download or read book Fruits of the Poisonous Tree written by Wade Bey and published by Page Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1987, Chicago's street gangs were highly organized, and the Ida B. Wells housing projects were one of the most dangerous in the nation. Two brothers, Carl and Tommy, were born into a world of hell and chaos, fighting every day to survive living with drug-addicted parents. A child's innocence was a small price to pay in order to secure the next fix. Abandoned by their mother after their father's incarceration, they turned to their friend Lucky and joined the Gangster Disciples. After years of them learning life's lessons in the streets, their father is released from prison a born-again Christian. Carl finds it in his heart to forgive him; however, Tommy, a psychopathic killer, wants revenge in the worst way. To add to the chaos, the brothers are caught in the middle of a Gangster Disciple and Black Disciple gang war. The Black Disciples win the war, and Lucky flips to join the opposing gang, led by King Neal. He quickly rises to the top of the lucrative drug trade in the Ida B. Wells housing projects. Events quickly unfold into a bloody fight for survival as Lucky's list of adversaries continues to grow, with his childhood friend being at the top.

Download or read book Gangsta Divas written by De'nesha Diamond and published by Dafina Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this final instalment of the scandalous Diva series, the body bags continue to pile up in Memphis' mean streets and the ruthless women of the rival hoods are a few chess moves away from total dominance. While the war zone expands through the Dirty South, these gangsta divas take no prisoners for the chance to rule it all because in the end there can only be one.

Download or read book What If 2009 written by Sammie L. Howell and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-06-21 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about a family that goes through some What if situations that will change their lives forever. Its no main characters in this novel because everybody has a What if situation to go through. Someone gets shot, someone gets involved in a serious relationship, and someone finds God even when they werent looking for him and someone gets pregnant without sleeping with a man. Its gonna be some serious situations that the average person who has God in their lives wouldnt want to read this because of the explicit content in this book, but we all were born in sin and aint nothing new under the sun. So give it a chance because it could be somebody you know, what if it was you!

Download or read book Hip Hop and Philosophy written by Derrick Darby and published by Open Court. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there too much violence in hip-hop music? What’s the difference between Kimberly Jones and the artist Lil' Kim? Is hip-hop culture a "black" thing? Is it okay for N.W.A. to call themselves niggaz and for Dave Chappelle to call everybody bitches? These witty, provocative essays ponder these and other thorny questions, linking the searing cultural issues implicit — and often explicit — in hip-hop to the weighty matters examined by the great philosophers of the past. The book shows that rap classics by Lauryn Hill, OutKast, and the Notorious B.I.G. can help uncover the meanings of love articulated in Plato's Symposium; that Rakim, 2Pac, and Nas can shed light on the conception of God's essence expressed in St. Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica; and explores the connection between Run-D.M.C., Snoop Dogg, and Hegel. Hip-Hop and Philosophy proves that rhyme and reason, far from being incompatible, can be mixed and mastered to contemplate life's most profound mysteries.

Download or read book Bad Boys Love Good Girls written by Porscha Sterling and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-16 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can the right woman really make a bad boy change? Janelle and Outlaw's love story was birthed through struggles that neither one of them ever saw coming but just when they thought they’d reached their happily ever after, their picture-perfect love story comes crumbling down. Janelle's dreams are all set to come true when she gets the chance to become the District Attorney of New York City. The only thing making her have second thoughts is the fact that she’s married to the city’s ultimate bad boy, Luke ‘Outlaw’ Murray. With no one around who understands her ambitious goals, she finds a friend in a woman who truly only wants to bring her down. The saying ‘keep your friends close and your enemies closer’ always rings true but once Janelle finally realizes that her enemy is right in front of her, will it be too late? Luke ‘Outlaw’ Murray is the bad boy who no one ever imagined could be tamed. Now that he’s a family man, his reckless lifestyle has changed, but the savage in him is very much alive. With Janelle focused on her own dreams, he turns his attention back to running the streets... only to meet someone he would have never expected: Chloe Harvarty, the sister of Chris Harvarty, a man whose life he ended in order to protect the woman he loved. His guilt plagues him when he sees the way that his actions have utterly devastated her life and, against his better nature, he’s caught up—feeling obligated to help a woman he begins to feel responsible for. When a simple friendship begins to cross the line over into a lane that he knows he shouldn’t explore, will Outlaw stand strong or will he turn back into his old self and fall back into his womanizing ways?

Download or read book How We Roll written by Noah Rubin and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From rolling techniques to ast-roll-ology, interviews to do's and don'ts, quizzes to charts, this lively illustrated guide to all things joints has something for potheads and casual cannabis smokers alike. From the classic joint to The Scorpion, The Braid, The Holy Cross and beyond, How We Roll brings you the best and most important rolling techniques for your favorite herbal concoction, along with interviews, quizzes, charts, and eye-catching original art throughout. Exploring the many unique approaches to rolling through clever illustrations and clear instructions, How We Roll offers something new for every kind of smoker. Featuring insightful interviews with notable cannabis lovers like Wiz Khalifa, Dawn Richard, and Tommy Chong, explorations of rolling culture around the world, and tips and tricks for rolling an exceptional j, How We Roll is the perfect book for any weed connoisseur. GREAT GIFT: A must-have for potheads and causal smokers alike ACCESSIBLE AND EYE-CATCHING: Eye-catching art and design make this comprehensive guide to joints a unique and delectable gift for any cannabis lover EXPERT AUTHOR: Funny but authoritative author who provides a rich and well-rounded look at all things joints HELPFUL CONTENT: Over 20 ways to roll a joint, with step-by-step instructions Perfect for: Cannabis enthusiasts Fans of pot culture Joint smokers

Download or read book Check the Technique written by Brian Coleman and published by Villard. This book was released on 2007-06-12 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Tribe Called Quest • Beastie Boys • De La Soul • Eric B. & Rakim • The Fugees • KRS-One • Pete Rock & CL Smooth • Public Enemy • The Roots • Run-DMC • Wu-Tang Clan • and twenty-five more hip-hop immortals It’s a sad fact: hip-hop album liners have always been reduced to a list of producer and sample credits, a publicity photo or two, and some hastily composed shout-outs. That’s a damn shame, because few outside the game know about the true creative forces behind influential masterpieces like PE’s It Takes a Nation of Millions. . ., De La’s 3 Feet High and Rising, and Wu-Tang’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). A longtime scribe for the hip-hop nation, Brian Coleman fills this void, and delivers a thrilling, knockout oral history of the albums that define this dynamic and iconoclastic art form. The format: One chapter, one artist, one album, blow-by-blow and track-by-track, delivered straight from the original sources. Performers, producers, DJs, and b-boys–including Big Daddy Kane, Muggs and B-Real, Biz Markie, RZA, Ice-T, and Wyclef–step to the mic to talk about the influences, environment, equipment, samples, beats, beefs, and surprises that went into making each classic record. Studio craft and street smarts, sonic inspiration and skate ramps, triumph, tragedy, and take-out food–all played their part in creating these essential albums of the hip-hop canon. Insightful, raucous, and addictive, Check the Technique transports you back to hip-hop’s golden age with the greatest artists of the ’80s and ’90s. This is the book that belongs on the stacks next to your wax. “Brian Coleman’s writing is a lot like the albums he covers: direct, uproarious, and more than six-fifths genius.” –Jeff Chang, author of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop “All producers and hip-hop fans must read this book. It really shows how these albums were made and touches the music fiend in everyone.” –DJ Evil Dee of Black Moon and Da Beatminerz “A rarity in mainstream publishing: a truly essential rap history.” –Ronin Ro, author of Have Gun Will Travel

Download or read book Glorified written by Ayesha Smith and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2022-10-17 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since they first became friends in elementary school, Trey and Marlo have been sticking together through all the ups and downs of life on the streets. When desperate times lead them down a dangerous path of crime, they somehow manage to elude the authorities, even after robbing several banks in Orange County, California. But when a threat arises, they must make hard-hitting decisions to save their lives and freedom. After Trey and Marlo destroy evidence—or so they think—they flee to Miami to pursue a new game. When another opportunity presents itself, an inexperienced Trey and Marlo immerse themselves into a drug gang. After they steal a crew from the same dealer, they are supplied with all the connections needed to start the first black drug cartel in America. Although the young men have high hopes of stepping away from the past, they soon discover that life is as unpredictable as their choices. As dangerous lines are crossed yet again, sacrifices must be made—this time for the organization. In this urban thriller, two young men destined for a life of crime learn that living in the fast lane comes with a price.

Download or read book Bad Seed written by Gabriel Carle and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2024-05-07 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrant debut short story collection depicting the disillusionment that comes with being young and queer in Puerto Rico. The visceral, wildly imaginative stories in Bad Seed flick through working-class scenes of contemporary Puerto Rico, where friends and lovers melt into and defy their surroundings—night clubs, ruined streets, cramped rooms with cockroaches moving in the walls. A horny high schooler spends his summer break in front of the TV; a queer love triangle unravels on the emblematic theater steps of the University of Puerto Rico; a group of friends get high and watch San Juan burn from atop a clocktower; an HIV positive college student works the night shift at a local bathhouse. At turns playful and heartbreaking, Bad Seed is the long overdue English-language debut of one of Puerto Rico’s most exciting up-and-coming writers.

Download or read book Her Baby Daddy My Sugar Daddy written by Chyna T. and published by Cokane Publications. This book was released on with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It took a significant event to occur before Sharee understood the effects of her actions. Newly released from jail, she was determined to rebuild her life discreetly while trying to secure her youngest daughter’s paternity. With his refusal to accept no, she jumped off the porch and right into the heart of her ex-fling, who happened to be her best friend’s baby daddy. As her needs grew, he became her provider and protector while she tried to maintain peace for herself. Soon, her inability to obtain work and other unexpected challenges caused her to get money the best way she could, regardless of how it came. Right when life seemed to be bouncing back into full swing, echoes of past decisions and the complexities of her present circumstances threatened her freedom and relationship, bringing drama into her world with consequences she worked hard to prevent. Will Sharee find her way to happiness or will she go back to the same place she lost herself in?

Download or read book Da Joka written by T. Fulton and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2004-03-30 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Da Joka, Nicolette she thinks she?s as tough as they come. She never backs down from anything. Once on a straight and narrow path, she now finds herself in new surroundings and has to learn a new way of life. Trying to cope with the loss of her father. She finds herself becoming a person she wouldn?t dream of in her worse nightmares. She must now learn and learn fast how to adapt to the environment that she was thrown into. Through it all she has her cousin, Janet and her best friend Stephanie. Together they grow through life?s experiences, from their first sexual experience to the first time one of them gets caught at the wrong place at the wrong time. Notice that I said the first time one of them gets caught up. So, just sit back, relax, and get comfortable because trust me you?re about to experience the life of Da Joka, SERIOUSLY!

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Download or read book Young Lionz written by C.J. Hudson and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghetto girls birth ‘em. Hood rats love ‘em. Society fears ‘em. Police target ‘em. And the penitentiary welcomes ‘em. From the coochie to the casket, this troublemaking band of misfits wreaks havoc on the community. They are loyal to no one but themselves and not even death can scare them. They are untamed, untrained, and worst of all, unchained. They run through the city with reckless abandon and perform unspeakable acts of random terror on innocent, law-abiding citizens. They are the definition of troublemakers. They are Youn Lionz. Antwan, the ringleader, is a twenty-year-old malcontent with big dreams and small money. Ever the optimist, Antwan won’t stop reaching for the moon until he’s touched the stars. Temp, his fiery, quick-tempered partner can’t seem to keep it in his pants, and because of it, the majority of his money goes toward paying for abortions. Bishop is the only member of the crew to be employed on any level, albeit part time. He likes being part of the crew but is getting increasingly tired of some of their antics. When a tragic turn of events leaves him holding a smoking gun, his loyalty to his crew is severely tested. Niko has his own set of problems. Hanging out with his comrades provides him with his own personal fortress of solitude, far away from the pain of his abusive mother. Chris is the quiet one of the crew. He doesn t say much, but he’s always down to put in work. Guard ya grills . . . the Young Lionz are on the loose.

Download or read book The Old Neighborhood written by Bill Hillmann and published by Tortoise Books. This book was released on 2024-11-12 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago’s Far North Side, a few decades ago—a rough-and-tumble place, awash with racial tensions and petty crime. Joey, the youngest child in a mixed-race family, is pushing his way up through the cracked pavement of a chaotic life: parish festivals and block parties on long summer nights, fistfights in back alleys on boring empty days, long walks up and down Clark Street pocketing envelopes of collection money for his older brother, Lil’ Pat. It’s easy enough to pretend it’s all normal, until he sees Pat murder a man in a neighborhood drugstore. Now he’s haunted by the memory of blood pooling on the green tiles under the flickering fluorescent lights, torn by the conflict between love of family and disgust over what they do—and desperate to survive the insanity without being swept up in it. This revised second edition of Bill Hillmann’s modern classic features a new introduction by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh. It’s a perfect primer for a great book that deserves a place alongside the likes of Nelson Algren and James T. Farrell on the top shelf of Chicago literature.

Download or read book Planes Passports and Porkie Pies Slice One written by Mike Clarke and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book is written for all those men and women, of every rank and some now dead, who laboured, wholly unsung, often abused and largely in vain, in the United Kingdom’s old Immigration Service to maintain the country’s border controls...” Mike Clarke worked for 18 years in Immigration Control in London’s larger airports, the last 9 as a Chief Immigration Officer. In his time there, he encountered every scenario you could imagine – and some you’d never dream of! Planes, Passports and Porkie Pies – Slice One details the ups and downs of his working life: queues and crises, joy and despair, cock-ups, punch­-ups, forgers, robbers, liars, lovers, thugs, drugs and always the poorest of the poor. “‘Wait,’ I hear you ask in probable shocked disbelief when you’ve read on a bit, ‘can these stories really be true?’ Well, all I can say is that every tale – barring a number of minor changes to protect both the innocent and the part-guilty, not least myself – is as accurate as my fallible memory allows.” Join Mike as he recounts just some of his more memorable moments, from a man wearing a suit filled with £80,000 cash to his part in the truly shocking sudden death of the Russian Atomic Clock. Planes, Passports and Porkie Pies is a hilarious memoir that will particularly appeal to those familiar with the immigration sector, as well as anyone who has ever suffered at the hands of mindless bureaucracy.

Download or read book Loving My Thug At All Cost written by Liv Reshelle and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kambria thought she had it all when she met Mega. She thought she found the love of her life and for a second, she did. Being second to his girlfriend, Gretchen, never phased her because she knew she had his heart. Moving in with him after believing he left Gretchen for her, she got pregnant, only to find out Gretchen is carrying his love child. Kambria’s heart broke but so did Gretchen’s, leaving her to do something that she thought was revenge on both Mega and Kambria. When the feds come knocking on doors, Gretchen takes this as the moment to execute her plan. All she has to do is get Mega to believe it then she will have her man back in her arms and Kambria will have no one. A monkey wrench is thrown into Gretchen’s plan when she suffers a great loss, but all it does is make it clear that she and Mega belong together. Will Kambria and Mega work through their issues, or is Kambria over it? Will Gretchen get the love of her life back?