What good is it for a man to gain the world but lose his soul? That is the question GANGSTA must answer when he finds himself on the other end of a bloodbath. All Gangsta wants is what he considers to be his rightful place at the top of the drug game. In his quest to get there, THE STREETS BLEED MURDER as he smashes everything and everyone in his path. But karma is a cold bitch who spares no one. When Gangsta proves to be hard for his enemies to touch, they snatch up his family and serve vicious death to his friends. And the hunter becomes the hunted. With death lurking around every corner, will NENE remain loyal to Gangsta or will her love for him wilt under the intense heat of his adversaries' bullets?

To rise to the top of the drug game no one man can do it alone. With this in mind, three diehard friends, GANGSTA, KASH and DANK band together to take over the streets. There is strength in numbers and the savvy but vicious trio are primed to put the game on lock. Until one man's mistake, one lustful moment and one disloyal act threatens to bring them down. Under the pressure applied by cops, will friends turn into foes or will their true love for one another rise to the top? Meanwhile, a different type of love lies in the balance. Sisters, NENE and ERICA are as different as night and day. The one thing they do have in common is their love for a certified thug. And in Kash, Dank, and Gangsta they find thuggism and much, much more. Will the two beautiful sisters be able to survive the cold realities that come with loving a gangsta? Or will they get caught in the middle of the gunfire when the treachery between the men turn ugly and THE STREETS BLEED MURDER.

From a Harvard scholar and former Obama official, a powerful proposal for curtailing violent crime in America Urban violence is one of the most divisive and allegedly intractable issues of our time. But as Harvard scholar Thomas Abt shows in Bleeding Out, we actually possess all the tools necessary to stem violence in our cities. Coupling the latest social science with firsthand experience as a crime-fighter, Abt proposes a relentless focus on violence itself -- not drugs, gangs, or guns. Because violence is "sticky," clustering among small groups of people and places, it can be predicted and prevented using a series of smart-on-crime strategies that do not require new laws or big budgets. Bringing these strategies together, Abt offers a concrete, cost-effective plan to reduce homicides by over 50 percent in eight years, saving more than 12,000 lives nationally. Violence acts as a linchpin for urban poverty, so curbing such crime can unlock the untapped potential of our cities' most disadvantaged communities and help us to bridge the nation's larger economic and social divides. Urgent yet hopeful, Bleeding Out offers practical solutions to the national emergency of urban violence -- and challenges readers to demand action.

She's standing at the front door. Covered in blood. Is she the victim of a crime? Or the perpetrator? A teenage girl--Sienna, a troubled friend of his daughter--comes to Joe O'Loughlin's door one night. She is terrorized, incoherent-and covered in blood. The police find Sienna's father, a celebrated former cop, murdered in the home he shared with Sienna. Tests confirm that it's his blood on Sienna. She says she remembers nothing. Joe O'Loughlin is a psychologist with troubles of his own. His marriage is coming to an end and his daughter will barely speak to him. He tries to help Sienna, hoping that if he succeeds it will win back his daughter's affection. But Sienna is unreachable, unable to mourn her father's death or to explain it. Investigators take aim at Sienna. O'Loughlin senses something different is happening, something subterranean and terrifying to Sienna. It may be something in her mind. Or it may be something real. Someone real. Someone capable of the most grim and gruesome murder, and willing to kill again if anyone gets too close. His newest thriller is further evidence that Michael Robotham is, as David Baldacci has said, "the real deal--we only hope he will write faster."

The streets thought KASH was gone forever when he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. But what no one knew was his brother from a different mother, GANGSTA, would sacrifice his own life to set his partner free. Now the notorious Kash has returned to right all wrongs and to deliver quick street justice to those who violated the codes of the game. Some will be dealt a gruesome murder while others like ERICA, his detective girlfriend, and EBONY, his son's mother, will do everything in their power to atone for their betrayal. But will there be room for forgiveness in a thug's heart? While settling old scores, Kash is also left with the task of taking his team to new heights. Backed by the new, powerful drug connection that Gangsta left him, Kash seems to be headed straight to the top. But in the insidious game of drug dealing, a man's downfall lurks behind every closed door and every wide smile. Unfettered by the possibility of death, destruction or demise, Kash's sole mission is to conquer the drug game and prove to Gangsta that Loyalty Has No Limits. Everybody and everything will be tested when THE STREETS BLEED MURDER like never before.

A New York Times bestseller—over one million copies sold! A National Book Award winner A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live. With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and black-and-white interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.

A dashing ex-president and his young congresswoman bride become an irresistible sleuthing duo in four acclaimed stories from the #1 New York Times bestselling Queen of Suspense. Henry Parker Britland IV—wealthy, worldly, and popular—is enjoying an early retirement. His new wife, Sunday—as clever as she is lovely—has just been elected to Congress in a stunning upset victory that has made her a media darling. Henry and Sunday make a formidable team...and never more so than when they set out to solve baffling high-society crimes. From a long-unsolved case they reconstruct aboard the presidential yacht to a kidnapping that brings Henry frantically back to the White House, the former president and his bride engage in some of the most audacious and original sleuthing ever imagined. Only Mary Higgins Clark can so seamlessly meld spellbinding suspense, wit, and romance. My Gal Sunday is entertainment of the highest order.

The streets thought KASH was gone forever when he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. But what no one knew was his brother from a different mother, GANGSTA, would sacrifice his own life to set his partner free. Now the notorious Kash has returned to right all wrongs and to deliver quick street justice to those who violated the codes of the game. Some will be dealt a gruesome murder while others like ERICA, his detective girlfriend, and EBONY, his son's mother, will do everything in their power to atone for their betrayal. But will there be room for forgiveness in a thug's heart? While settling old scores, Kash is also left with the task of taking his team to new heights. Backed by the new, powerful drug connection that Gangsta left him, Kash seems to be headed straight to the top. But in the insidious game of drug dealing, a man's downfall lurks behind every closed door and every wide smile. Unfettered by the possibility of death, destruction or demise, Kash's sole mission is to conquer the drug game and prove to Gangsta that Loyalty Has No Limits. Everybody and everything will be tested when THE STREETS BLEED MURDER like never before.

With innocent, baby-faced looks but the swag of an OG, SAVAROUS JONES aka PIMP is an opportunist that can charm and swindle the unsuspecting heart of any woman that can financially profit his hidden agenda because using the ladies for his come-up is a major part of his get-down. Pimp is on a focused mission to free his father, MR. JONES, who is serving a life sentence, from federal prison, by way of stealing, killing and robbing his way to millions. He is prepared to destroy anyone and anything that threatens his chances at pulling off the impossible. That's until he crosses paths with an irresistibly, beautiful art teacher named ICEY WILLIAMS, whose womanly prowess weakens his resolve long enough for her best-friend, BRAD, a blood-thirsty federal agent to swoop in on his target and permanently sit him in a cell next to his fathers'. Will Icey soften and change THE HEART OF A GANGSTA and get her very determined FBI friend to fall back or will he serve her the same deadly fate he plans to dish to each of his enemies?

Growing up on the rough streets of Newark, New Jersey, Rameck, George,and Sampson could easily have followed their childhood friends into drug dealing, gangs, and prison. But when a presentation at their school made the three boys aware of the opportunities available to them in the medical and dental professions, they made a pact among themselves that they would become doctors. It took a lot of determination—and a lot of support from one another—but despite all the hardships along the way, the three succeeded. Retold with the help of an award-winning author, this younger adaptation of the adult hit novel The Pact is a hard-hitting, powerful, and inspirational book that will speak to young readers everywhere.