Download or read book Gang Mom written by Fred Rosen and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shocking true story of Mary Thompson, a Eugene, Oregon, anti-gang activist who secretly ran her own murderous mob of teenagers—including her own son. Aaron Iturra was just eighteen years old when he was found dead in the bedroom of the Eugene, Oregon, home he shared with his mother and sister. Investigating the crime, Detective Jim Michaud found evidence pointing to an unlikely suspect: Mary Louise Thompson, also known as Gang Mom. Once a biker chick and police informer, she had become a locally famous anti-gang activist. Michaud soon learned Thompson was a modern-day Fagin who was running her own gang of juveniles—including her own son, Beau—which preyed on the unsuspecting city, dealing dope and burglarizing homes. When Thompson had found out Iturra planned to testify against Beau in a felony case, she put out a hit on him.

Download or read book A Series of EPIC Stories written by Robert Hendy and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within these pages live twenty-two short stories crafted by twenty-two authors. Each provides a unique glimpse into the mind and writing style of a budding young writer. As our title suggests, this anthology is filled with a series of adventurous, heart-warming, dramatic, thought-provoking, and altogether charming stories. We welcome you to delve into the themes and depth of this writing, or simply sit back and enjoy the sincerity of young writers. Completed as part of 2018Õs annual NaNoWriMo competition, these narratives represent the perseverance, hard work, and determination of twenty-two outstanding Grade 7 and 8 students at Forest View Public School in Oshawa Ontario. It is with great pleasure that we present this anthology to the world. May you have as much fun reading as we did writing.

Download or read book The Gang s All Queer written by Vanessa R. Panfil and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people believe that gangs are made up of violent thugs who are in and out of jail, and who are hyper-masculine and heterosexual. Vanessa Panfil introduces us to a different world. Meet gay gang members - sometimes referred to in popular culture as "homo thugs" - whose gay identity complicates criminology's portrayal and representation of gangs, gang members, and gang life. In vivid detail, Panfil provides an in-depth understanding of how gay gang members construct and negotiate both masculine and gay identities through crime and gang membership. She draws from interviews with over 50 gay gang- and crime-involved young men in Columbus, Ohio, the majority of whom are men of color in their late teens and early twenties, as well as on-the-ground ethnographic fieldwork with men who are in gay, hybrid, and straight gangs. Panfil provides an eye-opening portrait of how even members of straight gangs are connected to a same-sex oriented underground world. Most of these young men still present a traditionally masculine persona and voice deeply-held affection for their fellow gang members. They also fight with their enemies, many of whom are in rival gay gangs. Most come from impoverished, 'rough' neighborhoods, and seek to defy negative stereotypes of gay and Black men as deadbeats, though sometimes through illegal activity. Some are still closeted to their fellow gang members and families, yet others fight to defend members of the gay community, even those who they deem to be "fags, " despite distaste for these flamboyant members of the community.

Download or read book FREEDOM written by JNK and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HUMAN TRAFFICKING She is unique. She is spiritual. She is powerful. To become a detective was her passion. Honey is working with the most famous and intelligent detective in her city. Through a quirk of fate, she ends up investigating a case of human trafficking. Her interactions with the victims are thrilling and terrifying. Working on this case she comes to know how deep, barbaric and inhumane the web of powerful people is. Will she be able to solve this case? Can her spirituality help her make sense of this dark world? ENCOUNTER WITH SOUL Rasbeen is intelligent, smart and ambitious. She has dreams to fulfill, but her father has something else in mind for her. His negative pressure and attitude hold power over her life. Will she be able to survive? One day, she has an encounter with her soul. Can the soul lift her from her deathbed and make her a confident girl?

Download or read book The Orang Gang Et Al Loved Hugged and Peed On written by Sherry Lucas and published by Sherry Lucas. This book was released on 2011-11-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A zoo volunteer shares her diary of 12 years working in the World of Primates at the Houston Zoo. She helped raise three orangutan babies and a baby siamang gibbon, and was loved, hugged, and peed on by all four. When she wasn't helping with the babies, she helped clean orangutan cages and continues to do so. In this book she shares her experience learning about the orangutans; watching their interactions with each other, the keepers, other volunteers, and vet staff. Orangutan means "person of the forest" and that's how she thinks about her orange ape buddies. They are her friends. This diary lets you share her experiences as a zoo volunteer; the best non-paying job in the world according to her.

Download or read book Mom s Medicine written by Sharon Faelten and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moms Medicine emphasizes natural remedies and covers diverse topics, such as anti-aging diets for elderly parents, and how to stop a teen from joining a gang. From the trusted editors of Prevention magazine, this empowering book will instill busy moms with the confidence to handle every medical woe that comes their way.

Download or read book Lots of Luck Noblesse Oblige Reinter written by Ron Matejka and published by Inspiring Voices. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two preteens share their first kiss. By high school, their lives go in opposite directions. Theyre now on a roller-coaster ride to reunite. Dan is a man with a complex and covert job. Sophie is a successful woman who is now struggling to start a new life. A small memento lures Dan to find his first love. All of Dan's experiences can't help him make the connection with Sophie. Their reunion is hindered by unexpected events that will have you wondering what else could possibly happen next to keep them apart. Their lives are sealed with an ending like no other love story. Lots of luck figuring it out!

Download or read book Solito Solita written by Steven Mayers and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They are a mass migration of thousands, yet each one travels alone. Solito, Solita (Alone, Alone), shortlisted for the 2019 Juan E. Méndez Book Award for Human Rights in Latin America, is an urgent collection of oral histories that tells—in their own words—the story of young refugees fleeing countries in Central America and traveling for hundreds of miles to seek safety and protection in the United States. Fifteen narrators describe why they fled their homes, what happened on their dangerous journeys through Mexico, how they crossed the borders, and for some, their ongoing struggles to survive in the United States. In an era of fear, xenophobia, and outright lies, these stories amplify the compelling voices of migrant youth. What can they teach us about abuse and abandonment, bravery and resilience, hypocrisy and hope? They bring us into their hearts and onto streets filled with the lure of freedom and fraught with violence. From fending off kidnappers with knives and being locked in freezing holding cells to tearful reunions with parents, Solito, Solita’s narrators bring to light the experiences of young people struggling for a better life across the border. This collection includes the story of Adrián, from Guatemala City, whose mother was shot to death before his eyes. He refused to join a gang, rode across Mexico atop cargo trains, crossed the US border as a minor, and was handcuffed and thrown into ICE detention on his eighteenth birthday. We hear the story of Rosa, a Salvadoran mother fighting to save her life as well as her daughter’s after death squads threatened her family. Together they trekked through the jungles on the border between Guatemala and Mexico, where masked men assaulted them. We also meet Gabriel, who after surviving sexual abuse starting at the age of eight fled to the United States, and through study, legal support and work, is now attending UC Berkeley.

Download or read book Chicken Soup for the Soul Moms Sons written by Jack Canfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Moms & Sons contains the 101 best stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s library honoring the lifelong relationship between mothers and their male offspring. There is a special bond between mothers and their sons that never goes away. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Moms & Sons is filled with heartfelt and loving stories written by mothers, grandmothers, and sons, about each other, span the generations. Some will make readers laugh and some will make them cry, but they will all remind them of the eternal bond they share.

Download or read book The Active Female written by Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in a revised and expanded third edition, the aims of The Active Female are threefold: first, to increase the awareness of wellness and fitness issues for active females and their family members; second, to provide an avenue for medical practitioners, allied health professionals, health educators/providers, and certified individuals in sports medicine/athletics to gain critical, updated knowledge of a field specific to active females; and third, to introduce the concept of obesity as a growing health concern even for normal weight individuals. Part I of the book offers a foundation for understanding the interrelationships between female physiology, body image and other psychological issues, the female reproductive cycle, and the musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology of females that makes their health risks and concerns unique. In Part II, the concepts of eating disorders from a global perspective and the health disparities and inequities in women’s health are discussed in detail. Part III describes the prevention and management of common musculoskeletal injuries in active females across the lifespan, including the management of osteoporosis. Appropriate exercise and nutritional guidelines and recommendations for active females are discussed in detail in Parts IV and V. Part VI is a new addition to the book and highlights the obesity epidemic and co-morbid diseases associated with obesity even for normal weight obese individuals. Each chapter is bookended by clear learning objectives and review questions for additional pedagogical appeal. An invaluable addition to the literature, The Active Female: Health Issues throughout the Lifespan, 3e will be of great interest to all clinicians and allied health care professionals concerned with women’s health and related issues, from sports medicine and family practitioners to endocrinologists, gynecologists and orthopedic surgeons.

Download or read book Every Child Needs a Praying Mom written by Fern Nichols and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What principles enabled the concerned mom of two junior high school students to move from deciding she needed to pray for her kids at school to becoming the founder of a worldwide prayer movement called Moms In Touch International? Fern Nichols is a passionate believer in the power of prayer. She knows that a regular habit of prayer can change things--can bring home wayward children, heal broken marriages, and provide answers to desperate situations. Prayer can also bring a new kind of peace and contentment no matter what hardships or disappointments we face. But most important, Fern knows that through prayer we can experience, firsthand, an ever-increasing intimacy with God. In Every Child Needs a Praying Mom, Fern Nichols now shares how she has taught women to pray in a way that changes their lives and the lives of those they love. She teaches the principles and practices that will not only revolutionize the way people think about prayer, but the way they do pray, leading them into a deeper intimacy with Jesus, who is always interceding on our behalf. Sparkling with real life stories of God at work in the lives of praying moms, Fern introduces us to the four prayers that are the foundation of the Moms In Touch approach to prayer: Praise: Praying according to the attributes of God Confession: Breaking strongholds Thanksgiving: Expressing a grateful heart Intercession: Standing in the gap with Jesus What transforms these well-known elements of prayer into such a powerful force in Moms In Touch International? Fern Nichols introduces a way of praying that energizes, creates an appetite for intimacy with God, overcomes spiritual paralysis, eliminates fear, unveils the heart and character of God and transforms the pray-er's life and perspective. She teaches how to pray effectively with others, how to prepare for the spiritual battles that swirl when prayer is on the move, how to persist in prayer in the face of hopelessness and despair, and how to use Scripture for effective prayer. Every Child Needs a Praying Mom will do just that. God hears. God acts. God moves. God works.

Download or read book A Reluctant Assassin written by C. E. Wilcox and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-12-14 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Sergeant Oscar Wylton, a six-foot-two, 196-pound marine lines up to exit the rear door of a CH-53S Sea Dragon helicopter, he knows that he has less than a 10 percent chance of surviving his assignment. As he parachutes into a pit of darkness over the rough terrain near the AfghanistanPakistan border, Wylton has no idea that what he thinks is his final mission as an assassin will not be his last. Wylton has served his country well, distinguishing himself in high-risk conflicts in Bosnia and Afghanistan; but after he retires from the Marines and begins a business with his wife, she suddenly divorces him and severs their professional partnership. Left jobless and out of options, Wylton reluctantly becomes a hired hit man targeting societys miscreants who, through legal flukes, have avoided prosecution. But when the stakes are raised and he is assigned to kill a well-protected Mafia boss, Wylton must rely on his training and quick-thinking skills to avoid capture by the FBIor worse yet, his intended victim. A Reluctant Assassin is a powerful story about one mans battle with morality, ethical choices, and personal loss as he faces the greatest challenge of his life.

Download or read book Cracks in the Pavement written by Martin Sanchez-Jankowski and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woven throughout with rich details of everyday life, this original, on-the-ground study of poor neighborhoods challenges much prevailing wisdom about urban poverty, shedding new light on the people, institutions, and culture in these communities. Over the course of nearly a decade, Martín Sánchez-Jankowski immersed himself in life in neighborhoods in New York and Los Angeles to investigate how social change and social preservation transpire among the urban poor. Looking at five community mainstays—the housing project, the small grocery store, the barbershop and the beauty salon, the gang, and the local high school—he discovered how these institutions provide a sense of order, continuity, and stability in places often thought to be chaotic, disorganized, and disheartened. His provocative and ground-breaking study provides new data on urban poverty and also advances a new theory of how poor neighborhoods function, illuminating the creativity and resilience that characterize the lives of those who experience the hardships associated with economic deprivation.

Download or read book The Baby Gangs of Athens written by David Brennan and published by BookLocker.com, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-02-15 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that babies come into the world with abilities that adults are unaware of? The Baby Gangs of Athens peels back the curtain and shows the lives of the babies who live in Athens and Athens County. We see the gangs with their alliances and rivalries that exist, especially the East Side and the West Side gangs in Athens. We watch with bated breath as they prepare for the big baby drag races held at the Athens County Fair. Adults do not know that each baby gang works toward winning the baby drag race and being proclaimed, ‘Athens County’s #1 Baby Gang’. Through rigorous training, each gang works toward putting the best team of babies into the big race. But like adults, the babies use intrigue and tricks as they maneuver to gain the upper hand. We see Baby Ben, a member of the East Side gang, being accused of crimes against puppies and kittens. Horrors! But Baby Ben, with the aid of his gang and especially his friend Jewell, may yet prevail and goodness might win the day. The gangs get together in their clubhouses and on social media using such platforms as Babybook and Babieslist. We follow their training regimen and the history of baby gangs in Athens.In fact, we learn of other baby gangs throughout Ohio and beyond. In the end, the babies race before thousands of spectators at the Fair. As each race narrows the field, the excitement builds. Betting on the babies reaches a new record and the results of each heat reaches viral proportions. Who will win the big prize of being the best baby drag racer and whose gang is proclaimed the best gang in Athens County?

Download or read book Mom s Love written by Caridad and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caridad became an adult at a very early age, being responsible for helping her parents put food on the table while going to school and working a full time job. She got married and divorced a couple of time, and then turned her life into hard partying, too much drinking, and drug abuse. Realizing she had to change, she fought hard to reach sobriety and provide a stable life for her three children. Caridad succeeded, but her son Lorenzo seemed doomed to repeat his mother's mistakes. Addiction and run-ins with the law dogged his footsteps until the fateful day he shot and killed a man. Lorenzo acted in self-defense, but it made no difference. Convicted of second-degree murder, he faced life in prison without parole. Caridad was devastated, but Lorenzo would find God behind bars and successfully fight his inner demons. Even son, Caridad's only son had no chance of seeing the outside word again - at least, that's what Caridad thought. But a miracle was about to happen... a one-in-a-million event offering Lorenzo a second chance.

Download or read book Agent Michael Blount written by Michael Blount and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the year 2025 in an alternate reality on Earth 2 life is not only different in this alternate world but history has also happened very differently and will continue to move forward in a different path. In Virginia Beach, Virginia the city has just suffered a catastrophic terrorist attack launched by the Klu Klux Klan a terror group founded by terrorist mastermind James Earl Ray Jr a southern white man who holds a grudge against the now modernized liberal united states government that he hopes to overthrow and take down and it's up to one fearless hero who isn't afraid to play dirty to defeat terrorism. That hero is 40-year old FBI Agent Michael Blount a former police officer who's a divorced single father of two teenage girls and the son of a Russian Immigrant who went AWOL from the Russian Army to track down and take down this terrorist group once and for all with the help of his teammates. Not only will this be a mission to take this white supremacists terror group but this mission will also uncover so much Corruption and Treason within the United States Government the main enemy of this state would turn out to be a traitor who paved the way for a new enemy to come out of hiding. Agent Michael Blount who went from a high school jock growing up to now one of the most decorated FBI Agents in US History would also encounter a surprising blast from his past which would shake him to the core forcing him to dig deep and fight for the fate of the free world.

Download or read book Diana R written by Johann Stirner and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diana R: My Journey By: Johann Stirner and Diana Berrios Reyes A young girl and her mother make a perilous journey from El Salvador to the United States with the help of human smugglers. “Diana R: My Journey” chronicles the hardships, terror and danger faced by those determined to seek a better and saver life in the US.