Download or read book The Streets Keep Calling written by Chunichi and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2011-06-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After doing a 5-year bid, all ex-drug dealer Breeze wants is a normal life with the love of his life and his children. Determined to stay on a straight and narrow path, he follows all the rules of his probation, and even works a full-time job as a janitor. But when the pressure becomes too much to handle, he reverts back to what he knows best. With everything under control, he's the happiest man alive—that is, until he realizes his happiness was achieved at the cost of another man's losses. This brings Breeze back to a part of his life he'd hoped never to relive. He puts his combat boots on and is ready for war, not knowing if the battle will land him back in lockdown. In order to keep his happiness, Breeze is willing to risk it all. Bestselling author Chunichi brings readers another engaging tale of life on the streets. The Streets Keep Calling will make you ask yourself, "How far would I be willing to go for survival?"

Download or read book The Streets Keep Calling Me written by Shirley Jordan and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl tries to fight her drug addiction cold turkey, but no matter how hard she tries, she somehow ends up back to her street corners.

Download or read book The Streets Keep Pulling Me Back written by Brittani Williams and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go on a roller coaster ride with Tank, a man who battled a tortured past to become a “made man,” determined to win no matter what he must do, or who he must hurt in the process. From the day he was born, Martaveous “Tank” Young had to fight for what was his. No parents, no family, mentally and physically abused throughout his childhood: the challenges he endured only made him stronger, and soon, the man who grew up with nothing had it all. Now, Tank is the man running the streets and the city, both legal and illegal. His money is long, his patience is short, and his reach is far. Finally, at the pinnacle of the game, he’s decided that the time has come to leave the streets alone and retire, enjoying the life of luxury he’s worked hard to achieve. But when vengeance rears its ugly head and Tank is the target, it almost costs him everything, including his life.

Download or read book The Streets Calling Help Me Not to Listen written by Antwan Piper and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the streets? The streets is that temptation that continues to draw you. The trap that keeps trapping you. The game that keeps playing you. The weakness that you keep falling victim too. The addiction that has a tight grip on you. The anger that keeps fueling you. The hustle that won't let go of you. The mentality that has a hold on you. The lifestyle that will one day bury you. Yes the streets keep calling you, let me help you to not listen.

Download or read book No Sign of a Saint written by Larry Duce Cobb and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Th is is a book that will touch a Mother, Father, Sister, Brother and any Stranger walking by. The truth of these words can only be measured by the truth of what your eyes have seen and your heart has felt. Th is book of poetry is about the neighborhood, family, and friends that somehow got in to deep and found it hard getting out of what they got into.

Download or read book Trapdoor written by Vixen Phillips and published by Lost Violet Press. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raven De Winter: loner, loser, poet with a razor blade, trapped in a tormented relationship for the sake of his young son. Pegasus Belmont: melancholy dreamer, haunted by the smile of his dead mother, silver wings tattooed on his shoulder blades like a wish. Both have their own secrets, their own reasons for trying to deny the intensity of their feelings for one another, but how long can this charade really last? Set amid the smoke-filled bars and rainy back streets of late 90s Melbourne, Trapdoor is a love story whispered to the heart of a lonely night; a contemporary, dark + lyrical new-adult novel featuring queer characters, written by Vixen Phillips. Sometimes, if you wish hard enough, dreams can come true, even if you should wake to find them gone like shadows in the morning. And soon, it will be dawn...

Download or read book Cut Throat Commitee A Street Novel written by Lamont Berry and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2016-06-08 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back Cover Summary We wanted it all— money, power, and respect— we did what we had to do. By any means, even it meant taking it, so I started the Cut-throat Committee. Big Munch, was my muscle, Mayham, my right-hand and shooter, Grimmy, the hustler/stick up kid. Livewire, the youngest of the committee and our explosive expert, then Finnesse, a pimp/stick up kid, I'm Cino, the one who started the Cut-throat Committee, don't get it twisted. We are not a gang we are an organization.

Download or read book Forsaken Poetry written by Shawn Roach and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-04-06 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I will not say I am from the streets, but my parents, on the other hand, were all from the good streets of our hometown, Evanston, where we learned to read and write just to join gangs and fight, stay out, be another teen dropout, or keep going to monthly court dates from selling drugs all night. Our hometown, Evanston, was more like living that Chicago life. But walking in my shoes at another view, I was in a private school. They made me kinda book smart, learning different types of information as a younger fool, reading letters out of the encyclopedia, and learning words I didn’t know, which I look up in a dictionary.

Download or read book Beyond the Yellow Tape Life Death on the Streets of Dc written by Curtis E Mozie and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curtis Mozie, known on the streets as C-Webb is without a doubt a leader in Washington DC. He spends every waking moment trying to prevent gangs and gun violence on the streets of DC. With the creation of Tale of the Tape Foundation, Curtis produces films that document the lives and death of 65 of his friends murdered by gun violence. He has been a catalyst for positive change for over twenty years, earning the trust of both police officers and gang members having been a police officer himself, its incredible that gangs have allowed him to intimately explore their violent and brutal world. His video camera captures their day-to-day lives playing basketball and also their candidness in interviews at his apartment, which is known as the Safe House, a place where at risk youth come to be mentored on life skills, and to have someone hear their problems and concerns. When one of them gets killed or injured in gang violence, Curtis is there to mourn the lost with family members. He then creates a montage of their lives and deaths in a video tribute-lessons learned. Curtis without a doubt is a unique individual a community hero for DC Mothers, and Fathers. Hes appeared on numerous news media outlets across the world. His message is an unfaltering dedication and commitment to making the streets of DC safer for everyone. He now works at the Kennedy Recreation Center for the Department of Parks & Recreation working with youth and serving the community.

Download or read book Escape from the Streets of Perdition written by Lora Dylong and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Escape from the Streets of Perdition By Lora Dylong Lora Dylong hasn’t had an easy life. As a young girl, she was caught up with the wrong crowd and she started stealing, drinking, and doing drugs. Later in life, as an addict, she would do nearly anything to support her habit—including prostitution. Her life moving quickly in a downward spiral, the chances of her survival were small—until she turned to God. Experience this incredible journey of a woman who refused to give up—against all odds.

Download or read book My World of Poetry written by Jonathan Owens and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book you will experience real emotions that I dealt with in my life. I felt different like I didnt belong, poetry was the only way I could express myself. Some of the poems may seem like rap or hip-hop, which was my way of fitting in. I also fell victim to the world of addiction for me that is how I dealt with my emotions. As a member of a 12 step fellowship I realized that I didnt want to feel. Drugs and Alcohol made me feel alive, but that feeling would only last so long. After a while I felt misery, pain, and unhappiness. Until one day God granted me the gift of desperation. From that day on Ive been sober, but like a good addict those feelings come back. Thats why I consider myself Still in The Grips.

Download or read book State 2 State written by George Wyatt and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mek is a tall black nigga with dark brown eyes who lives a real flashy lifestyle, women melt in his presence. Mek is a state-to-state traveling drug dealer who’s in love with one woman but has the mind of many. Mek’s crime partner and wife, Boobie, has a few secrets of her own other than being Mek’s loyal and trusted lover! Bones, Mek’s drug connect, has plans to take over Mek’s operation. The killing will begin when the deceit comes into play. Welcome to the world of Mek—state-to-state travels and the betrayal of his woman and the hate coming from his connect. It’s gonna be crazy, bloody and romantic. Get ready, reader, for State 2 State!

Download or read book The Man on the Train written by Wanda Rhodes and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-05-10 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leroy Chester grows up in a small Oklahoma town knowing his mama is sad. She is all he has in the world, and he just wants her to be happy. When he turns eighteen, he embarks on a three-month journey from train to train with the hope of finding the only man she has ever loved. But when he fails and returns home, his mother is nowhere to be found. Two days later, he finds his mothers lifeless body next to the chicken coop, the victim of murder. Left distraught and without answers as to who killed his mama, Leroy drowns his troubles in whiskey. But it is not long before he determines it is Al Jenkins, his mothers ex-boyfriend, who murdered her. After he kills Jenkins in a fit of rage, he flees on the trainonly to meet up with his mothers great love, John. Before he knows it, Leroy ends Johns life too. Now on the run, Leroy lays low until fate leads him to what he hopes is a new beginning in Arkansas. The Man on the Train is the story of one mans journey from childhood into adulthood as he attempts to put a tragic, violent past behind him and start anew.

Download or read book The Final Cassowary Fight Club written by L Geyer and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-12-17 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 1 of The Final Cassowary Fight Club Series: Welcome to The Final Cassowary Fight Club, where every Friday night spectators gather to watch contestants fight one another - to the death. But the club is not what it seems, and neither are the fighters. When the club is put under new management, however, things begin to change, starting with one terrifying new fighter.

Download or read book May December Romance Uncle Be Gentle written by Fen Xiang and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-12-30 with total page 1124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suffered by her fiance's deception and remorse, she even married her fiance's uncle! Since her ex-fiance met her, he will call her aunt. This man she called uncle loved her in every way. Despite being married on a whim, she became happier after marriage, which also provoked other people's crazy jealousy. The uncle helped her solve all the problems because Jealous of those who want to hurt her.☆About the Author☆Fen Xiang, a well-known online novelist, is good at writing urban love novels. Her work May-December Romance: Uncle, Be Gentle has gained a lot of attention and praise for her clear and smooth language as well as ups and downs storyline.

Download or read book His Eyes Are Open Wide written by P.T. Lewis and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-23 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about a young women, that is going through the steps of being used by God!She talks about the trails and tribulation she has to go through when serving god. Now as a mother she goes through even more pain. Her character is out in the open for all to see. The Lord allows her to see the flaws in others as well as herself. From the preacher down to the church members, we are all a work in progress. She also warns parents to be careful about the children God has given them, and to not hurt the babies. She also tells us in this book that, God is not please with mankind, the church and the way they have hurt his children Now toward the end of the year the church age will be over with. Everyone that has hurt one of God children will be brought down. There will be ministries falling by the way side. The adgenda's of some of the ministers are not of God's Kingdom. God is not playing with mankind in this season. They will crumble and fall, this year. God see's all and the fake mask is just a cover-up. This is a great book to let us know the seasons we are in now. This is an excellent book for people that are going through the fire of purification, for the service of the Lord.

Download or read book Tasting Light Ten Science Fiction Stories to Rewire Your Perceptions written by Wade Roush and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a mind-bending MITeen anthology, ten top YA authors use emerging technologies to explore startling new realities. What does the future hold? Ten speculative short stories by leading young-adult authors imagine what the world could be through the lens of technologies emerging today. When the modification industry transforms how humans look, sound, and interact, a nonbinary teen braves the “reinvention room” to accept a gift from the dead. In an accidental city in space, a young apprentice holds neighborhoods together with braided carbon filaments until distraction and inspiration arrive in the wake of a visitor. Entitlement-fueled drug use alters the landscape of white privilege, robots remember the Earth, and corporate “walkers” stroll for unknown subscribers—until one hacks the system. In tales buzzing with possibility, hope, innovation, anger, and tenderness, Tasting Light offers a dazzling challenge to connect with open minds, hearts, and senses in a fast-changing world. With stories by: William Alexander K. Ancrum Elizabeth Bear A.R. Capetta Charlotte Nicole Davis Nasugraq Rainey Hopson A.S. King E.C. Myers Junauda Petrus-Nasah Wendy Xu