There was a time when I didn't care about anybody, not even myself. Oh, and who am I? I'm Chyna, Chyna Danea Black to be more exact.I'm here to tell you my story, but for you to fully understand me, you have to understand my past. You see, I'm every black girl growing up in the hood, and like most, I got caught up in the life. Some things I didn't see coming. Other things were self-inflicted. I don't regret my path in life but I could have taken a different one. So, for all the young girls growing up in the hood, let me take you back to how I grew up.Here are the Life & Times of me,Chyna Black.

A collection of writing on the historical alliances, cultural connections, and shared political strategies linking African Americans and Asian Americans.

"After living ten years of hell, CHYNA BLACK's break up with Tyreik left her EMOTIONALLY UNAVAILABLE. She didn't think she would ever be able to love again. Fuckin' and smokin' her way through the pain, she became a HEARTLESS monster. Then, before she knew it, Carlos entered her world and turned it upside down. Their love moved at lightning speed and then crashed and burned before her eyes. Unable to cope with the deafening ringing in her ears, Chyna needs RADIO SILENCE. As she tried to pick up the pieces of her life, in walked L.A. All along, he'd been there... waiting for her to realize he was all the man she'd ever need. Once Chyna is finally ready to open up her heart and give him her all, like running water, he slips right through her fingers. Time isn't on her side, the walls are closing in, and Chyna's back is up against the wall. Retreating to her old ways is the only way she knows how to cope. To everyone else, Chyna seems like an emotionally unavailable, heartless, cold-hearted bitch who craves radio silence, but to Chyna and the people that matter most, she's SUCH A FUCKIN' LADY!"-- Page 4 of cover.

Once again she's back! Keisha Ervin, that is, with her spellbinding tale of love, family, money, and scandal. In this sizzling new story, Keisha introduces you to Mina Matthews. She is not your typical around-the-way girl; her dreams of making a life for herself outside the hood are now a reality. At the age of 25, she has her own full service salon, Mina's Joint, drives a CLK55, and is engaged to Andrew, the son of the mayor of St. Louis. To most, she has it all, but everything that glitters ain't gold. Mina's life is turned upside down when the man of her dreams and childhood sweetheart, Victor Gonzalez, re-enters her life. Suddenly everything that she thought was true turns out to be a lie. Will her loyalty to Andrew overshadow her love for Victor, or will the pasts of these two men bring her life to an end?

"Torn between infatuation, lust, denial, and playin' wifey, the only thing Mo knows for sure is that she's been through hell, survived nine years, three miscarriages, numerous flings, heated arguments, and a few knock-down drag-out fights only to realize that she is further deep in love and more confused than ever"--P. [4] of cover.

A sexy angsty second chance romance from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde… Two years after walking out on Jack’s wedding, Lexi is finally in a good place. Her career has taken off. Her relationship is solid. Her life in Atlanta is everything she thought she wanted. Then Ramsey proposes. And Jack confides that he and Bekah are getting a divorce. Lexi begins to question everything she thought she knew about what she wanted. She has to choose her own path. That just might mean deciding, once and for all, where her heart truly lies.

A sexy angsty second chance romance from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde… Lexi gave up her past with Jack, only to find love and heartbreak with none other than Ramsey Bridges. In an effort to win her back, he does the unthinkable—invites her to Jack's wedding. She’s determined not to go. Seeing Jack would be madness. Getting back together with Ramsey would be just as foolish. But her heart says otherwise. One week. She’ll give Ramsey one week and her worst nightmare wedding to change her mind. What could go wrong?

In this sequel to Chyna Black, Chyna has to start over and fight for her dignity and self-worth, as well as her heart.

A mythmaker of the highest order, China Miéville has emblazoned the fantasy novel with fresh language, startling images, and stunning originality. Set in the same sprawling world of Miéville’s Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning novel, Perdido Street Station, this latest epic introduces a whole new cast of intriguing characters and dazzling creations. Aboard a vast seafaring vessel, a band of prisoners and slaves, their bodies remade into grotesque biological oddities, is being transported to the fledgling colony of New Crobuzon. But the journey is not theirs alone. They are joined by a handful of travelers, each with a reason for fleeing the city. Among them is Bellis Coldwine, a renowned linguist whose services as an interpreter grant her passage—and escape from horrific punishment. For she is linked to Isaac Dan der Grimnebulin, the brilliant renegade scientist who has unwittingly unleashed a nightmare upon New Crobuzon. For Bellis, the plan is clear: live among the new frontiersmen of the colony until it is safe to return home. But when the ship is besieged by pirates on the Swollen Ocean, the senior officers are summarily executed. The surviving passengers are brought to Armada, a city constructed from the hulls of pirated ships, a floating, landless mass ruled by the bizarre duality called the Lovers. On Armada, everyone is given work, and even Remades live as equals to humans, Cactae, and Cray. Yet no one may ever leave. Lonely and embittered in her captivity, Bellis knows that to show dissent is a death sentence. Instead, she must furtively seek information about Armada’s agenda. The answer lies in the dark, amorphous shapes that float undetected miles below the waters—terrifying entities with a singular, chilling mission. . . . China Miéville is a writer for a new era—and The Scar is a luminous, brilliantly imagined novel that is nothing short of spectacular. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from China Miéville’s Embassytown.

Chinese cuisine without chile peppers seems unimaginable. Entranced by the fiery taste, diners worldwide have fallen for Chinese cooking. In China, chiles are everywhere, from dried peppers hanging from eaves to Mao’s boast that revolution would be impossible without chiles, from the eighteenth-century novel Dream of the Red Chamber to contemporary music videos. Indeed, they are so common that many Chinese assume they are native. Yet there were no chiles anywhere in China prior to the 1570s, when they were introduced from the Americas. Brian R. Dott explores how the nonnative chile went from obscurity to ubiquity in China, influencing not just cuisine but also medicine, language, and cultural identity. He details how its versatility became essential to a variety of regional cuisines and swayed both elite and popular medical and healing practices. Dott tracks the cultural meaning of the chile across a wide swath of literary texts and artworks, revealing how the spread of chiles fundamentally altered the meaning of the term spicy. He emphasizes the intersection between food and gender, tracing the chile as a symbol for both male virility and female passion. Integrating food studies, the history of medicine, and Chinese cultural history, The Chile Pepper in China sheds new light on the piquant cultural impact of a potent plant and raises broader questions regarding notions of authenticity in cuisine.