When the police kill her husband in the presence of their young son, Shy McGee becomes a single mother trying to raise boys to men. Her 17-year-old son, Prince, channels his anger into an effort to become king of the streets. Seeing her son try to step up and take his father's place, Shy has his back. Cherise is Shy's best friend, but she doesn't like what she's seeing lately. Cherise has taught her son, Raequan, only one life lesson: how to run hustles. Now Cherise and Raequan are tired of watching the McGee family prosper while they remain at a standstill. Prince and his identical twin brother, Jayden, are attacked, and the wrong brother takes the bullet. Like an angry mother bear, Shy fights to find out who masterminded the incident. When she discovers the truth, there is no question about how far she's willing to go to protect her young-minded hustler.

James Dixon aka Hustler is a product of his environment. Raised in the Morris Black projects on Cleveland's East Side, Young Hustler is forced to overcome abuse and neglect at an early age. Due to the circumstances, it doesn't take long for him to become immersed in the criminal subculture surrounding him. As a teenager, Hustler befriends Cutty, a white cocaine dealer from New Orleans with ties to the Columbian Cartel. Afterwards, his main objective is to make it to the top of the drug trade along with his comrade. Under Cutty's tutelage, Hustler obtains power and riches beyond his wildest dreams. However, once his goals are achieved he is forced to contend with the consequences of the career path that he has chosen. It doesn't take long for Hustler to realize that ain't no love in the dope game. There's police, rival crews, dope fiends, and so-called friends plotting against him. Be that as it may, he has never has been the type to back down from a fight. If you are a fan of Donald Goines and Iceberg Slim, this book is for you.

The first letter of the author's first name is a dollar symbol.

This book is a serious study of male hustlers using experiential dialogue to introduce the reader to real-life concepts and experiences that otherwise could not be effectively conveyed. An intriguing attempt to get into the mind and personality of the male hustler through a largely imagined series of dialogues between a well-known fictional hustler and his so-called amanuensis, Samuel Steward, this unique book covers all aspects of the hustler’s motivations, activities, life style, adjustments, advantages, and disadvantages. It accomplishes this dispassionately, without prejudgment, moral censure, approbation, or more than cursory involvement. Therapists and counselors in all fields of sexual functioning will find here some understanding of the causes and impulses (beyond the popular “broken home syndrome”) that lead young males into prostitution. It signals some of the signposts to danger and serious threats to health that accompany the profession of prostitution and also explains to counselors some of the activities and practices of the male prostitute, enabling them to have a better understanding of the fascination and peril of the hustler’s life. The brevity of success in such a calling is also considered, with some consideration for the necessity of long-range planning for the hustler’s future. Important contents: interview of a well-known hustler brief look at early male prostitution--Greek, Roman, Burton’s theory the peacock period and youth as a prerequisite for hustling lures of the profession--money, power, other motivations paths and mechanisms leading to hustling characteristics of different types of hustlers types of clients patronizing hustlers literary illuminations the modus operandi of the male hustler extraordinary dangers confronting the male hustler today the attractiveness of the “seeing-through” of a hustler to past clients quo vadis for the hustler after youth passes Readers will be amazed by the daily hazards and drawbacks as well fascinated by the curiosities and rewards of the hustler’s profession. Especially of interest to therapists and counselors, Understanding the Male Hustler is also valuable for sociologists, anthropologists, medical specialists, psychiatrists, psychologists.

CEO notebook / journal. Have a creative mind? Need a place to jot those thoughts down. Here you go. This is the perfect book to keep all of your ideas in one spot. Get them out of your head and onto paper.

Hustler's Greed is book one of the Murdaland Trilogy. An urban novel inspired by truth. Consisting of an accumulation of life experiences whom to many are a daily reality. From Capital Hill to the Hood in urban sectors of society all are driven towards, "THE AMERICAN DREAM!" and all are tempted by "GREED!" and a longing to succeed. "BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY!" In a world driven by power, sex, money, and material gain; the rich get richer and the poor get poorer receiving leftovers that pacify and distort their reality of truth. To many youth in urban America hustling seems to be the only means to rise up out of poverty. However the repercussions of this chosen path almost always lead to increased numbers of youth and adults alike being the victim of homicide, incarceration, insanity, and or extremely wealthy!!!! Like Kilo and Rockman, two intelligent urban youth full of ambition who rise to the epitome of the drug game. Only to find themselves facing an untimely demise. Self made street millionaires recruiting a generation of young hustlers living a life of money, murder, deception, and greed. Hustler's Greed. Book two of the Murdaland Trilogy "Street Certified" coming soon......

A Hustlers Tale Welcome to the world of shadows where everthing is not what it seems. A world where conmen, pimps, drug dealers and thieves struggle daily to survive and prosper. The rules are different in the world of shadows and the games played are for keeps. In the drug-ridden streets of Cleveland, Darius Javon a charismatic conman at the top of his game pursues his dream of becoming a multi-millionaire. The cons and scams which he runs on the Banks take intricate planning and nerves of steel to pull off. But robbing banks is the least of his problems. FBI agents are in hot pursuit of a certain elusive conman who is making a mockery of the banking system in the country. He is consider a threat to the Economy of the United States, because he robs with an ink pen and a smile leaving the female tellers wishing he would come again. While barely staying one step ahead of the FEDs he inadvertantly kidnap a woman bringing the wrath of a very dangerous man down on him. With the FEDs and the criminal underworld closing in on him, Darius must make some real hard decisions that may cost him his life or his freedom. The deadly game he is playing is about to come to an abrupt end. There can be only one winner and Darius is determined to make sure its him. He will live by the game or die by the game but the game must be played.

What do you get when the baddest chick and four cold blooded killers enter a Newark, New Jersey strip club strapped with Mac 11s? You get a nasty body count and the lick of a lifetime! Not only do Charisma, GQ, Shamar and Crook steal bricks of coke and a load of gwop from the strip club, but the crew also reaps the promise of certain death once the club s owner puts his goons on their trail! The close knit crew refuses to go out like suckers, and soon hits the money making blocks of Wilmington, Delaware, where a cycle of vicious murders, merciless thefts, and insatiable greed follow them. As they grow more ruthless, their diabolical deeds finally capture the attention of the deadliest queenpin in the drug game, placing her right in their path. With goons aiming for their heads, the crew splits up with plans to work new hustles. But once a secret is revealed, the crew s bond is nearly broken and an enemy catches them slipping and declares swift revenge. Will the crew remain intact, or fall like a line of well set dominoes in the Game of Gwop?

Age and Generation introduces students to the main sociological and anthropological issues surrounding this topic, from childhood to old age, and focuses, in particular, on youth culture.

The game once had three major rules that were never to be broken or compromised, regardless of how serious things got in one's life. Death before dishonor was more than just a code; it was the law of the streets, written in the blood of the OGs who killed and died upholding it. Back then, there were many rewards for those who followed the codes. On the other hand, the penalty was death for anyone who violated the laws, and anybody close to him. At the very least, that person would be blackballed from the hood and any illegal street ventures. Clearly the game as we once knew it has been changed by today's hustlers, gangsters, and crooks. Most of them have strayed far from the script. The majority of them would rather save their asses than save face. They would sooner live with shame and disgrace than die with honor and respect. With the current status of the game and the sheisty individuals who are playing it, is there anyone who will honor the past and acknowledge the rules of the game for what they used to be? A newcomer to the urban lit scene, Amir Sanchez delivers a realistic, gripping story of life on the streets, where hustlers still rule, but honor and loyalty have taken on new meaning.