Download or read book Ambitions of a Hustler written by Brian Davis and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KB and Breon have been sweating it out at Burger King. With no high school diploma or college degree, it is the only work around they could find that pays the rent. Then KB finally has had enough and quits. Hes determined to follow in the footsteps of his father, a famous hustler back in the days. Little does he know that Breon has big plans of his own which, if executed successfully, could set him up for life. Will Breon and KBs Ambitions of A Hustler lead to their demise or wealth beyond their wildest imagination?
Download or read book The Hustler Journal productivity habits goals written by Get Professional and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-06-23 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hustler Journal is your key to reaching your goals, establishing successful habits, and maximizing productivity. It empowers you to become the best version of yourself and succeed. Start your journey today and unlock your true potential with the Hustler Journal.
Download or read book The Hustler written by Walter Tevis and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If Hemingway had the passion for pool that he had for bullfighting, his hero might have been Eddie Felson” (Time). The novel that inspired the classic film starring Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason, The Hustler tells the story of Fast Eddie Felson, a young pool player who hustles suckers in small towns, looking for stake money so he can reach his goal: a marathon match in Chicago against Minnesota Fats. An exploration of guts, stamina, and character, and of the difference between winners and losers, this tense, gritty tale is “a wonderful hymn to the last true era when men of substance played pool with a vengeance” (Time Out).
Download or read book Far from Home written by Walter Tevis and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2014-09-28 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “SF writing of a rare quality” lifts this collection of stories from the renowned author of The Hustler and The Man Who Fell to Earth (Time Out). The author of the competitive pool thriller The Hustler and the groundbreaking sci-fi novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, Walter Tevis was also a master of the short story. His work was published in Playboy, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, and many other magazines. This anthology collects some of his best short work. Full of wit, surprise, dark humor, and deep emotion, these stories pack a punch—and are ideal for fans of his longer work or those looking for an introduction to one of America’s most iconic sci-fi writers. “The poetic imprints of a fine writer’s trail.” —The Times (London)
Download or read book The Hustler written by Walter Tevis and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary novel from the bestselling author of The Queen's Gambit about an ambitious pool shark who discovers what it takes to make the big time. The basis for the acclaimed film starring Paul Newman. To the strangers he plays in darkened pool halls, at first “Fast” Eddie Felson seems like a sloppy pool player with bright eyes and an extraordinary grin. But when real money is on the line, they see that Eddie is a hustler of the first order. But Eddie’s got ambitions and wants to quit his two-bit hustling for the big time. And when he sets his sights on Minnesota Fats, the best pool player in the country, he knows this match will be a true test of his skill—and he knows he can win. But what Eddie doesn’t know is that the game of pool isn’t all about skill. It’s about guts and stamina, and, above all, character.
Download or read book The Humble Hustler Where Hustling and Entrepreneurship Coincide written by Rome Augustin and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook is a quick read removing the stigma attached to hustling as some of us know it and instead draws similarities between the hustler and the entrepreneur. Both represent a rogue alternative to mainstream economics, and both strive for success in their field while encountering lessons and rules that mirror one another. From the author's standpoint, who is well-versed in both lanes, the comparisons extracted from the game and the business world are simplified to bring clarity to the subject matter. The break-even point for entrepreneurs consists of a monetary figure, while the break-even point for hustlers might be simply returning home at night. With correlations implemented throughout the pages to facilitate one's transition to the next level, this self-help manual is educational in a non-traditional way. It is a guide to be carried through life. As the reader morphs into their greater self, the infused double entendres will manifest and present themselves clearer. Emphasis is based on one's opportunity cost, proper clock management and personal flexibility. The Humble Hustler is about life scenarios, mental toughness, self-discipline, goals, setbacks and the laws of nature. As a compass serves the navigator, The Humble Hustler serves the self-employed in search of financial freedom. Sprinkled with enlightening quotes from artists and a glossary elaborating upon definitions by decoding a subtle play on some words, this jewel is to be cherished and understood by all in search of betterment regardless of age or background.
Download or read book Material Ambitions written by Rebecca Richardson and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book traces the early history of the self-help genre and the literary depiction of ambition in Victorian British fiction. Stories of hardworking characters who bring themselves out of rags to riches abound in the Victorian era. In chapters featuring the works of novelists, the author demonstrates that Victorian fiction dramatized ambition and problematized it as well"--
Download or read book Ambition written by Luci Shaw and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What role should ambition play in our lives? Our culture generally buys the American Dream that yes, we can fulfill all our aspirations. But to seek personal power and fame in the competitive world of Western culture has a dark side. Ambition can be subtle and enticing, leading to great unhappiness. Questions about ambition are more urgent now than they have ever been. What is ambition, exactly, and is it okay to be ambitious? What part does self-esteem play in personal growth and productivity? Can the ego's drive to get ahead and make a name for oneself lead to obsession or a growing narcissism? Does the desire to do one's best constitute ambition, or faithfulness to one's calling? Can personal character and integrity be eroded by too much celebrity and success? The writers in this book address these complex questions about ambition in a variety of ways and in wonderfully different voices. The pieces range from personal musings to thought experiments and more formal reflections. With elegance and wisdom, the writers raise and reflect on the question that lies at our most intimate core of being and at the very center of our culture.
Download or read book A Killer z Ambition 2 written by Nathan Welch and published by DC Bookdiva Publications. This book was released on with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing provided
Download or read book Hood Millionaire written by Mike Enemigo and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hustlin' is a way of life in the hood. We all have money motivated ambitions, not only because we gotta eat, but because status is oftentimes determined by one's own salary. To achieve what we consider financial success, we often invest our efforts into illicit activities -- we take penitentiary chances. This leads to a life in and out of prison, sometimes death -- both of which are counterproductive to gettin' money. But there's a solution to this, and I have it... Hood Millionaire: How to Hustle & Win Legally is the official hustler's handbook for block bleeders and go-getters to learn how to hustle and win legally in their quest for wealth and prosperity. Produced by self-made millionaire prisoner Mike Enemigo and self-made hood millionaire Sav Hustle, this book will give you the secrets to success. You will get the closely guarded game on subjects like: The 20 Secret Habits of Self-Made Millionaires; How to Make a Fortune Selling Real Estate...That You Don't Own!; How to Fatten Your Pockets Using Amazon; How to Sell Water to a Whale; How to Start Your Own Independent Rap Label in Just 9 Steps. You will learn How One Hustler Made 20 Million Dollars, and You Can, Too; and How a Teen Averages $2,800 a Month From a Little-Known Secret. All of this and much, much more! Stop taking UNNECESSARY changes. Increase your odds of success today by learning what it is "they" don't want YOU to know and start gettin' REAL money. Join the movement and become the next self-made millionaire in your hood!
Download or read book Chicago Hustle and Flow written by Geoff Harkness and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 4, 2012, Joseph Coleman, an eighteen-year-old aspiring gangsta rapper, was gunned down in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. Police immediately began investigating the connections between Coleman’s murder and an online war of words and music he was having with another Chicago rapper in a rival gang. In Chicago Hustle and Flow, Geoff Harkness points out how common this type of incident can be when rap groups form as extensions of gangs. Gangs and rap music, he argues, can be a deadly combination. Set in one of the largest underground music scenes in the nation, this book takes readers into the heart of gangsta rap culture in Chicago. From the electric buzz of nightclubs to the sights and sounds of bedroom recording studios, Harkness presents gripping accounts of the lives, beliefs, and ambitions of the gang members and rappers with whom he spent six years. A music genre obsessed with authenticity, gangsta rap promised those from crime-infested neighborhoods a ticket out of poverty. But while firsthand experiences with gangs and crime gave rappers a leg up, it also meant carrying weapons and traveling collectively for protection. Street gangs serve as a fan base and provide protection to rappers who bring in income and help to recruit for the gang. In examining this symbiotic relationship, Chicago Hustle and Flow ultimately illustrates how class stratification creates and maintains inequalities, even at the level of a local rap-music scene.
Download or read book The Color of Money written by Walter Tevis and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A legendary pool hustler tries to make a comeback in the novel that inspired the Martin Scorsese film: “A great read, entertainment of a high order” (Los Angeles Times). Fast Eddie Felson was the best in the country. Then he walked out on his talent. He ran a poolroom for the next twenty years, got married, and watched pool games on television. One evening he watches a pool player who reminds him of his old rival, Minnesota Fats, and it sparks something in him. Feeling a sudden grief at the loss of his old self and his old life, he leaves behind his business—and his marriage—and finds Fats, now retired in the Florida Keys. Now the pair is about to embark on a tour of the country together. Eddie hopes to recapture his glory days, but the journey will come with a price . . . The author of the classic The Hustler, which also features Fast Eddie Felson, “is unequaled when it comes to creating and sustaining the tension of a high stakes game. Even readers who have never lifted a cue will be captivated” (Publishers Weekly). “Tevis writes about pool with power and poetry and tension. From the opening scene of this fine book, the reunion between Eddie and Fats twenty years after, the staccato beat of the prose and finely drawn characters grab the reader and don’t let go. You don’t have to like pool to like this book, to appreciate its sense of living on the edge.” —The Washington Post
Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Male Sex Work Culture and Society written by John Geoffrey Scott and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-21 with total page 709 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Panoramic and provocative in its scope, this handbook is the definitive guide to contemporary issues associated with male sex work and a must read for those who study masculinities, male sexuality, sexual health, and sexual cultures. This groundbreaking volume will have a powerful impact on our understanding of this challenging, elusive subject. While the internet has brought the previously hidden worlds of male sex work more starkly into public view, academic research has often remained locked into descriptions of male sex workers and their clients as perverse. Drawing from a variety of regions, the chapters provide insights into the historical, popular cultural, social, and economic aspects of sex work, as well as demographic patterns, health outcomes, and policy issues. This approach shifts thought on male sex work from a hidden "social problem" to a publicly acknowledged "social phenomenon." The book challenges myths and reconceptualizes male sex work as a discrete field. Importantly, it provides a vehicle for the voices of male sex workers and new and established scholars. This richly detailed, humane, and innovative collection retrieves male sex work from silence and invisibility on the one hand and its association with scandal and stigma on the other. The findings within have profound implications for how governments approach public health and regulation of the sex industry and for how society can make sense of the complexities of human sexualities. A compelling scholarly read and a major contribution to a commercial sector that is often neglected in policy debates on sex work, this handbook will be of great interest to scholars of criminology, sociology, gender studies, and cultural studies and all those interested in male sex work.
Download or read book The Third Eye of Alley Cat Slick written by Alley Cat Slick and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 3rd Eye of Alley Cat Slick is a compilation of love poems, lyrics, political,social and religious opinions as interpreted by Kevin Brooks. Although this is the second book from the author Alley Cat Slick, it is unique from his 1st book Willowcreek Disciple in that it isn't a novel. In this book author Alley Cat Slick displays a versatility that transcends a particular genre or writing style. He has proven that he is more than a writing one hit wonder, rather he is a permanent fixture on the literary scene. At time this book will evoke your intellectual side. At other times the author boldly declares his religious beliefs. Sometimes his pains will leap off of the pages. His romantic side will be made evident from the love poems that he created. All and all; The 3rd Eye of Alley Cat Slick is a masterfully written book that proves that Alley Cat Slick is an artist that happens to write books. The concept of the book was creative from it's conception, and is sure to give birth to a masterpiece. Muata Elohim
Download or read book A Hustler s Dream written by Chauncey Stevens and published by Chino Dollar. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tragedy and triumph leaps from every page of this sensational memoir by Chauncey “Chino Dolla” Stevens. This book chronicles the personal and professional adventures of a boy, blindly chasing his dreams to become a man. After the death of his grandmother, Chino Dolla finds himself lost in the city streets of Atlanta, GA surrounded by drugs, money and murder. Running from his past demons, Chino Dolla enters the world of entertainment by starting a record label called MasterMind Music. The label helps him find a piece of himself and discover a charismatic rapper by the name of Yung Joc. After executive producing Yung Joc’s 2006 Platinum debut album New Joc City, Chino Dolla finds himself face-to-face with some of the world’s most famous stars. Including world figures like P. Diddy, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, T.I., Beyonce, Big Meech, Young Jeezy, Janet Jackson and more. Along with success Chino also faces betrayal, deceit and the most prolific tragedy of his life. This well-written, educating, and entertaining memoir delivers a powerful message about following your dreams and making the right choices in life.
Download or read book The Queen s Gambit written by Walter Tevis and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Netflix’s most watched limited series to date! The thrilling novel of one young woman’s journey through the worlds of chess and drug addiction. When eight-year-old Beth Harmon’s parents are killed in an automobile accident, she’s placed in an orphanage in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Plain and shy, Beth learns to play chess from the janitor in the basement and discovers she is a prodigy. Though penniless, she is desperate to learn more—and steals a chess magazine and enough money to enter a tournament. Beth also steals some of her foster mother’s tranquilizers to which she is becoming addicted. At thirteen, Beth wins the chess tournament. By the age of sixteen she is competing in the US Open Championship and, like Fast Eddie in The Hustler, she hates to lose. By eighteen she is the US champion—and Russia awaits . . . Fast-paced and elegantly written, The Queen’s Gambit is a thriller masquerading as a chess novel—one that’s sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. “The Queen’s Gambit is sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years—for the pure pleasure and skill of it.” —Michael Ondaatje, Man Booker Prize–winning author of The English Patient
Download or read book A Hustler s Dream I written by Chauncey "Chino Dolla" Stevens and published by MasterMind Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tragedy and triumph leaps from every page of this sensational memoir by Chauncey "Chino Dolla" Stevens. This book chronicles the personal and professional adventure of a boy, blindly chasing his dreams to become a man. After the death of his grandmother Chino Dolla finds himself lost in the city streets of Atlanta, GA surrounded by drugs, money, and murder. Trying to run from his past demons Chino Dolla enters the world of entertainment by starting a record label called MasterMind Music. Through his record label he finds a piece of himself and introduces the world to a charismatic rapper by the name of Yung Joc. After executive producing Yung Joc's 2006 Platinum debut album "New Joc City", Chino Dolla not only finds himself face to face with some of the world’s most famous stars and underworld figures like P. Diddy, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, T.I., Beyonce, Big Meech, Young Jeezy, Janet Jackson, and more. It also brings him face to face with betrayal, deceit and the most horrific tragedy of his life. This well-written, educating, and entertaining memoir delivers a powerful message pertaining to following your dreams and making the right choices in life. A Hustlers Dream 1 is a MUST READ!
