You Know What 'Um Sayin'?

You Know What 'Um Sayin'?
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Publisher : WestBow Press
Total Pages : 88
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ISBN-10 : 9781512722857
ISBN-13 : 1512722855
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis You Know What 'Um Sayin'? by : Zavin Lyte

The purpose of this book is to make the point that we should allow ourselves to dream about a perfect world and then go ahead and set our sails in that direction. It may take time, but what life-labored mission is any more worth the while?

Deceit

Deceit
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 112
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ISBN-10 : 9781312287600
ISBN-13 : 1312287608
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Deceit by : Eugene Robinson Jr

A collection of short stories and novelettes created from events that take place in a world between nowhere and somewhere. What may not be a reality to some is quite the opposite for others. These literary images aim to touch some part of people, somewhere inside; there are some emotions that certain things seem to just tug on. Take a journey down different paths filled with creativity and pure imagination. What you see isn't always the way it seems.

I'm the Bomb

I'm the Bomb
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Publisher : Morgan Hobbs
Total Pages : 207
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Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis I'm the Bomb by : Morgan Hobbs

When the most successful film studio in Hollywood is racked with failed projects, financial reversals and bizarre accidents, rumors swirl that legendary long-time studio head Nero is on the chopping block. The notorious and increasingly erratic Nero engineers a pre-emptive strike against the studio’s parent company by staging a star-studded film shoot in the desert and then orchestrating a series of increasingly traumatic accidents—prematurely triggered pyrotechnic effects, blanks switched out for live ammo, and worse—guaranteed to make the project fail so lethally that it brings down the very studio that he created. The cast and crew settle into their temporary desert home blissfully unaware that the entire location sits on top of a radioactive waste dump. As the film’s magnetic lead actor Tony Billings scrounges for drugs and cheap thrills, he is stalked by an obsessive entertainment journalist, Frederick M Barclay, who pursues his ultimate objective to once and for all lay open his subject in the most gruesome possible way.

Dangerous Boys

Dangerous Boys
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Publisher : Down & Out Books
Total Pages : 232
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Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis Dangerous Boys by : Greg F. Gifune

“A searing crime novel…Gifune shows his versatility in this coming-of-age tale.” —Publishers Weekly All they had was each other…and nothing to lose… Summer, 1984. For Richie Lionetti and his gang of friends, their years as teenagers are coming to an end. At a crossroad in their lives as petty criminals and thugs on the mean streets of New Bedford, Massachusetts, they’ve got one final summer, one last chance to fall in love, brawl for their turf, rob and pillage, and one last chance to make a move and pull a job that could change their lives forever. As a series of brutal heatwaves hit southeastern Massachusetts, the city boils, and everyone is on edge. In the hopes of finding something better, Richie desperately searches for meaning in all the violence, sex and degradation that is his daily life. But at what price? Part coming-of-age tale, part dark crime thriller, Dangerous Boys is the story of a group of young punks with nothing left to lose, fighting to find themselves, their futures, and a way out of the madness and darkness before it’s too late. Praise for DANGEROUS BOYS: “Extremely well written and quite compelling, Dangerous Boys hits all the right marks. It’s a novel you’ll enjoy reading and regret when the last page is turned. Reminded me a bit of Dennis Lehane, a bit of Martin Scorsese, and a bit of S.E. Hinton. What I’m saying is: Greg F. Gifune has written a crime novel that’s character-driven, jarringly violent, and somehow tender.” —Grant Jerkins, author of Abnormal Man “Dangerous Boys may well be the best thing Greg F. Gifune has written, and that’s a tall order given his deep and accomplished oeuvre. Stunning, breathtaking, and a bloody nightmare of a ride, this crime novel will reverberate through every inch of your heart and soul, and will cement Greg’s already top-shelf reputation with readers of real literature.” —Trey R. Barker, author of the Jace Salome novels “Dangerous Boys is Vision Quest meets The Outsiders with a dash of Less Than Zero thrown in. If none of those references make any sense to you, then you have some reading to do...AFTER you devour Dangerous Boys! Whether you want nostalgia, pain, darkness, sex, violence, or struggle, you’ll find it here.” —Frank Zafiro, author of Blood on Blood “This is it—a gritty, street-wise, cigarette-behind-the-ear coming-of-age novel that evokes Hinton’s The Outsiders, the best of Dennis Lehane, and a dash of Mean Streets. Gifune continues to astound, able to perfectly balance the darkest parts of humanity with its most tender moments. Dangerous Boys is Gifune at his best.” —Ronald Malfi, author of Bone White “Dangerous Boys is a testosterone-fueled, taut moral tale in the tradition of Nelson Algren’s lonely street hustlers and Richard Price’s The Wanderers. Greg F. Gifune drops you into the backseat of an IROC cruising the hot mean streets with cigarette smoke in your eyes and last night’s booze on everyone’s breath. He makes your palms sweat and your heart break for these small-time hoods. Fast, brutal, vivid action—and dialogue as sharp as a broken pool stick. These boys are gonna kick your ass!” —Steven Sidor, author of Fury From the Tomb

Leaving Dirty Jersey

Leaving Dirty Jersey
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 360
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ISBN-10 : 9781416556619
ISBN-13 : 1416556613
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Leaving Dirty Jersey by : James Salant

With his nickname, Dirty Jersey, tattooed on the inside of his left forearm, James Salant wanted everyone to know he was a tough guy. At the age of eighteen, after one too many run-ins with the cops for drug possession, he left his upper-middle-class home in Princeton, New Jersey, for a stint at a rehab facility in Riverside, California. Instead of getting clean, he spent his year there shooting crystal meth and living as a petty criminal among not-so-petty ones until a near psychotic episode (among other things) convinced him to clean up. In stark prose infused with heartbreaking insight, wicked humor, and complete veracity, Salant provides graphic descriptions of life on crystal meth -- the incredible sex drive, the paranoia, the cravings. He details the slang, the scams, and the psychoses, and weaves them into a narrative that is breathtakingly honest and authentic. Salant grapples with his attraction to the thuggish life, eschewing easy answers -- his parents, both therapists, were loving and supportive, and his family's subtle dysfunctions typical of almost any American family. Exploring the allure and effects of the least understood drug of our time, Leaving Dirty Jersey is that rarity among memoirs -- a compulsively readable, superbly told story that is shocking precisely because it could happen to almost anyone.

Time Will Reveal Part One

Time Will Reveal Part One
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Publisher : AuthorHouse
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 9781420845426
ISBN-13 : 142084542X
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Time Will Reveal Part One by : Black Coffee

Houston Rap Tapes

Houston Rap Tapes
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Publisher : University of Texas Press
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 9781477317938
ISBN-13 : 1477317937
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Houston Rap Tapes by : Lance Scott Walker

The neighborhoods of Fifth Ward, Fourth Ward, Third Ward, and the Southside of Houston, Texas, gave birth to Houston rap, a vibrant music scene that has produced globally recognized artists such as Geto Boys, DJ Screw, Pimp C and Bun B of UGK, Fat Pat, Big Moe, Z-Ro, Lil’ Troy, and Paul Wall. Lance Scott Walker and photographer Peter Beste spent a decade documenting Houston’s scene, interviewing and photographing the people—rappers, DJs, producers, promoters, record label owners—and places that give rap music from the Bayou City its distinctive character. Their collaboration produced the books Houston Rap and Houston Rap Tapes. This second edition of Houston Rap Tapes amplifies the city’s hip-hop history through new interviews with Scarface, Slim Thug, Lez Moné, B L A C K I E, Lil’ Keke, and Sire Jukebox of the original Ghetto Boys. Walker groups the interviews into sections that track the different eras and movements in Houston rap, with new photographs and album art that reveal the evolution of the scene from the 1970s to today’s hip-hop generation. The interviews range from the specifics of making music to the passions, regrets, memories, and hopes that give it life. While offering a view from some of Houston’s most marginalized areas, these intimate conversations lay out universal struggles and feelings. As Willie D of Geto Boys writes in the foreword, “Houston Rap Tapes flows more like a bunch of fellows who haven’t seen each other for ages, hanging out on the block reminiscing, rather than a calculated literary guide to Houston’s history.”

The Best American Short Plays 1994-1995

The Best American Short Plays 1994-1995
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Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 1557832323
ISBN-13 : 9781557832320
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis The Best American Short Plays 1994-1995 by : Howard Stein

A collection of one-act plays from American playwrights, which cover such themes as love, fantasy, politics, grief, marriage, crime, and deceit.

Everything in Between

Everything in Between
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Publisher : Christopher Bryan Harmon
Total Pages : 197
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Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis Everything in Between by : Christopher Bryan Harmon

A young African American girl moves from the inner city of Newport News, Virginia to the neighboring town of Williamsburg where she meets a white boy with a troubled home life. The two find a bond while learning to deal with the world around them during the early 90's. *This book contains mature content.

Views from the Streets

Views from the Streets
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 187
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ISBN-10 : 9780231547437
ISBN-13 : 0231547439
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Views from the Streets by : Roberto Aspholm

Chicago has long served as a symbol of urban pathology in the public imagination. The city’s staggering levels of violence and entrenched gang culture occupy a central place in the national discourse, yet remain poorly understood and are often stereotyped. Views from the Streets explains the dramatic transformation of black street gangs on Chicago’s South Side during the early twenty-first century, shedding new light on why gang violence persists and what might be done to address it. Drawing on years of community work and in-depth interviews with gang members, Roberto R. Aspholm describes in vivid detail the internal rebellions that shattered the city’s infamous corporate-style African American street gangs. He explores how, in the wake of these uprisings, young gang members have radically refashioned gang culture and organization on Chicago’s South Side, rejecting traditional hierarchies and ideologies and instead embracing a fierce ethos of personal autonomy that has made contemporary gang violence increasingly spontaneous and unregulated. In calling attention to the historical context of these issues and to the elements of resistance embedded in Chicago’s contemporary gang culture, Aspholm challenges conventional views of gang members as inherently pathological. He critically analyzes highly touted “universal” violence prevention strategies, depicting street-level realities to illuminate why they have ultimately failed to reduce levels of bloodshed. An unprecedented analysis of the nature and meaning of gang violence, Views from the Streets proposes an alternative framework for addressing the seemingly intractable issues of inequality, despair, and violence in Chicago.