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Miami Hood Dreams

Author : Zarkia Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Miami Hood Dreams written by Zarkia Jones and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-06 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born and raised deep in the trenches of Dade County, the Gilmore crew are the epitome of a family who is strong enough to withstand whatever obstacles are thrown their way, challenged with the never-ending lessons of life, and secrets that are strong enough to shatter lifelong bonds. However, it didn't come with the promise of a yellow brick road or a map to make it out alive. The oldest of five, Ezra has 99 problems and his women are ALL of them! He takes pride in being a good role model for the family, especially his younger brothers, but Ezra isn't sure if he can maintain his leader role when life begins to get too chaotic, especially in his personal life. His selfish decisions jeopardize his dreams of being a successful business owner, causing him to lose complete control. Can the dreams of a determined man come true when drama, death, drugs, and secrets seem to be around every corner he turns? Or will Ezra be able to maintain his big brother and good guy persona through it all? The most irresponsible, Izeyah has a habit of flying by the seat of his pants and painting a façade like everything in life is so sweet until life as he knows it flips and there is nothing he can do about it. Unsettled and carrying a lofty secret, Zey is forced into a position he is nowhere near ready for, requiring him to make immediate and necessary changes in his life. Will the life lessons and newfound responsibility force Izeyah to step up and lose his irresponsible ways? Or will he slip back into his old habits and ultimately lose himself? The sour patch kid, Oliana throws hands first and probably never get around to asking questions later. Her head is deep in the streets with her homie, lover, and bae in crime. When an extremely close family member dies, her secrets are on the brink of being exposed, and she has no problem shooting up the spot without a second of hesitation. Will Oliana be able to remain strong as the world she knows takes an unexpected turn? Or will Oliana stand tall and take the blows until the very end? The most spoiled and the baby of the Gilmore crew, Amir can't keep a dime to his name. Winging it and living life on the edge, he has no aspirations or real dreams--that is until a box of secrets lands in his lap, changing his life forever. Teetering the lines of what's right and what's wrong, Amir is forced to choose between loyalty for his family and a life where the world would literally be at his fingertips, testing his love and devotion to his family in an unthinkable way. Will greed cause him to throw all caution to the wind and live a life where he has no rules but his own? Or will Amir choose his love and loyalty for his family and remain ten toes down? Marking their first collab debut, best-selling authors Zarkia, Lakia, Shania B., and K. Larry team up together to bring this awesome new series. This first installment of Miami Hood Dreams is a heart gripping, secret filled urban fiction ride that will leave readers anxious for more.

Dangerous Hood Dreams

Author : Saquan Lewis, Sr.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781735800004
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dangerous Hood Dreams written by Saquan Lewis, Sr. and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up for Carlos was rough from seeing his mother work overtime to meeting only the bills, to watching his father walk out on him and his little brother at an early age and never looking back. As Carlos grew older and wiser, he stepped up to keep his little brother out the streets and in school. In the process of Carlos trying to show his brother the right way, he had plans of his own. He doesn't believe in theory's or hood tales, the only thing Carlos liked to live by is experience. That's something he's been doing since the first drug package he stole from his uncle. His overall intention was to get a couple hundred thousand then move his mother out the hood, send his little brother to college and get out the game comfortably. Because coming up he has seen and heard of the best of them fall, so dangerous games he wanted to play and he refused to let anyone get in his way, so Carlos remained very serious about his choices in life and stayed on point for his friends and foes.

Hot Zone

Author : Christopher Teale Howes
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786469609
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Hot Zone written by Christopher Teale Howes and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This memoir is a riveting account of what it's like to be a professional firefighter, from rookie to chief officer, over the course of a 31-year career. The anecdotes are funny, sad, and grim: all serve to educate readers about a profession that many dreamed about when they were children but would never pursue or truly understand. Chief Howes provides a better understanding of the profession and respect for the men and women who protect our communities by relating his own experiences as well as those of other firefighters in some of the busiest stations in the country. The author is donating 10% of royalties to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, the nonprofit group dedicated to the development and expansion of programs to honor our fallen fire heroes and assist their families and coworkers.

The History of Miami Hip Hop

Author : John Cordero
Publisher : Microcosm Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1648411126
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book The History of Miami Hip Hop written by John Cordero and published by Microcosm Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 90s, the music scene in Miami was at the infancy of becoming the multi-million dollar cultural and artistic force that it is today. Musicians like Pitbull, DJ Khaled, and countless others staked Miami’s claim as the newest Mecca for Hip Hop heads and graffiti artists. During this time, The Cipher was created. An independent newspaper that followed the scene and included reviews, interviews, essays, photos, and more, The Cipher was the choice source for discovering Miami’s underground. The History of Miami Hip Hop chronicles the ups and downs of this legendary rag during its short tenure. Author John Cordero presents both a memoir of his time as one of the newspaper’s creators, and an anthology of some of The Cipher’s greatest hits. Both a love letter to The Cipher as well as 1990s Miami, this narrative is an essential chapter in the history of Hip Hop’s third coast. The book features never-before-seen photos of 1990s stars RZA, Ghostface Killah, and Method Man of Wu-Tang, Andre 3000 of Outkast, Black Thought of The Roots, Phife of A Tribe Called Quest (R.I.P.), Lil' Kim, Aaliyah (R.I.P.), and artists that achieved global celebrity in the 2000s, like Destiny's Child, The Black Eyed Peas, Timbaland, DJ Khaled, and many more.

October Baseball

Author : Dan Zachofsky
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786482974
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book October Baseball written by Dan Zachofsky and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For baseball players, the dream of a championship season begins in spring training. Newcomers and veterans, journeymen and legends, all come together for a single purpose--to win the World Series. And each year, all but one team goes into the off-season disappointed. But for that one team, the hard work of spring training and the grind of a 162-game season gives way to the euphoria of a championship, fulfilling a dream for the team and its fans. The 28 players, managers, and pitching coaches here have all experienced baseball's postseason. Many have been a part of championship teams; others have lived every baseball dream except winning the World Series. Among the interviewees are Jack McKeon, Jim Leyland, Tony Perez, Mark Grace, Robin Yount, Lou Piniella, Don Baylor, Jeff Bagwell, Alfonso Soriano, Larry Bowa, and Jim Thome. Mike Lowell provides a foreword as well as an interview. These baseball men share their thoughts about their accomplishments, the art of hitting and pitching, what it takes to become a champion, and the leadership qualities necessary for a winning team. They also reflect on the people who have motivated them and what goes on in a winning major league clubhouse.

Girls from Da Hood 3

Author : KaShamba Williams
Publisher : Kensington Books
ISBN 13 : 9781601621481
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Girls from Da Hood 3 written by KaShamba Williams and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the third installment of the runaway hit series Girls from Da Hood, street fiction veterans KaShamba Williams and Mark Anthony are joined by newcomer MadameK, as they turn up the heat with fiery stories that will leave readers breathless.

Salvaging the Real Florida

Author : Bill Belleville
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 081305902X
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Salvaging the Real Florida written by Bill Belleville and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2011-04-03 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern life has a tendency to trap people in cubicles, cars, and cookie-cutter suburbs. Thankfully, someone comes along now and then to remind us of the beauty that presents itself when we turn off the information feeds and turn away from the daily grind. Bill Belleville’s enchanting Salvaging the Real Florida invites readers to rediscover treasures hidden in plain sight. Join Belleville as he paddles a glowing lagoon, slogs through a swamp, explores a spring cave, dives a "literary" shipwreck, and pays a visit to the colorful historic district of an old riverboat town. Journey with him in search of the apple snail, the black bear, a rare cave-dwelling shrimp, and more. Everywhere he goes, Belleville finds beauty, intrigue, and, more often than not, a legacy in peril. Following in the tradition of John Muir, William Bartram, and Henry David Thoreau, Belleville forges intimate connections with his surroundings. Like the works of Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Archie Carr, his evocative stories carry an urgent and important call to preserve what is left of the natural world.

Ordinary Girls

Author : Jaquira Daz
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1643750828
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (437 download)

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Download or read book Ordinary Girls written by Jaquira Daz and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the Must-Read Books of 2019 According to O: The Oprah Magazine * Time * Bustle * Electric Literature * Publishers Weekly * The Millions * The Week * Good Housekeeping “There is more life packed on each page of Ordinary Girls than some lives hold in a lifetime.” —Julia Alvarez In this searing memoir, Jaquira Díaz writes fiercely and eloquently of her challenging girlhood and triumphant coming of age. While growing up in housing projects in Puerto Rico and Miami Beach, Díaz found herself caught between extremes. As her family split apart and her mother battled schizophrenia, she was supported by the love of her friends. As she longed for a family and home, her life was upended by violence. As she celebrated her Puerto Rican culture, she couldn’t find support for her burgeoning sexual identity. From her own struggles with depression and sexual assault to Puerto Rico’s history of colonialism, every page of Ordinary Girls vibrates with music and lyricism. Díaz writes with raw and refreshing honesty, triumphantly mapping a way out of despair toward love and hope to become her version of the girl she always wanted to be. Reminiscent of Tara Westover’s Educated, Kiese Laymon’s Heavy, Mary Karr’s The Liars’ Club, and Terese Marie Mailhot’s Heart Berries, Jaquira Díaz’s memoir provides a vivid portrait of a life lived in (and beyond) the borders of Puerto Rico and its complicated history—and reads as electrically as a novel.

Crazy Faith

Author : Michael Todd
Publisher : WaterBrook
ISBN 13 : 0593239210
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Crazy Faith written by Michael Todd and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Relationship Goals . . . Will you be remembered as a person who claimed to follow God but liked to play it safe? Or as a person who lived your life out on the limb and trusted God enough to live in crazy faith? Noah looked crazy when he started building the ark . . . until it started raining. It was crazy for Moses to lead a nation of people into the desert away from Egypt . . . until the Red Sea parted. It was crazy to believe that a fourteen-year-old virgin would give birth to the Son of God . . . until Mary held Jesus in her arms. There are many things that seem normal or average today that at one point in time seemed absolutely crazy. Smartphones, Wi-Fi, and even the electric light bulb were all groundbreaking, history-making inventions that started out as crazy ideas. Our see-it-to-believe-it generation tends to have a hard time exercising true faith—one that steps out, takes action, and sees mountain-moving results. Many of us would rather play it safe and stand on the sidelines, but it’s crazy faith that helps us see God move and reveals His promises. In Crazy Faith, Pastor Michael Todd shows us how to step out in faith and dive into the purposeful life of trusting God for the impossible. Even if you have to start with baby faith or maybe faith, you can become empowered to let go of your lazy faith, trust God through your hazy faith, and learn to live a lifestyle of crazy faith. With powerful stories of modern-day faith warriors who take their cues from biblical heroes, Michael Todd equips you to • believe for the impossible • choose hope over fear • be alert to the voice of God • cope with loss and doubt • develop a deeper level of trust in God • speak faith-filled declarations • inspire crazy faith in others God’s not looking for somebody to give Him all the reasons why His plans can’t happen. He’s looking for somebody to believe they will happen. In fact, He has so much He wants to do through you. The question is, Are you crazy enough to believe it?

Some Day Your Witch Will Come

Author : Kay F. Stone
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814335659
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Some Day Your Witch Will Come written by Kay F. Stone and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this enjoyable volume, Kay Stone has selected writings from her scholarly articles and books spanning 1975-2004 that contain reflections on the value of fairy tales as adult literature. The title Some Day Your Witch Will Come twists a Walt Disney lyric to challenge the typical fairy-tale framework and is a nod to Stone's innovative and sometimes unconventional perspective. As a whole, this collection is a fascinating look at both the evolution of a career and the recent history of fairy-tale scholarship.

Anderson's Travel Companion

Author : Sarah Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anderson's Travel Companion written by Sarah Anderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1995 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those who want to find out about and read the literature of the countries of their choice, this reference is the author's personal selection, covering guidebooks, books about food, history, art and architecture, religion, outdoor activities, illustrated books, autobiographies and biographies, no

Hard Lines

Author : Daniel Cross Turner
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 1611176379
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book Hard Lines written by Daniel Cross Turner and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel Cross Turner and William Wright’s anthology Hard Lines: Rough South Poetry centers on the darker side of southern experience while presenting a remarkable array of poets from diverse backgrounds in the American South. As tough-minded as they are high-minded, the sixty contemporary poets and two hundred poems anthologized in Hard Lines enhance the powerful genre of “Grit Lit.” The volume gathers the work of poets who have for some decades formed the heart of southern poetry as well as that of emerging voices who will soon become significant figures in southern literature. These poems sting our sensesinto awareness of a gritty world down South: hard work, hard love, hard drinking, hard times; but they also explore the importance of the land and rural experience, as well as race- , gender- , and class-based conflicts. Readers will see, hear (for poetry is meant to ring in the ears), and feel (for poetry is meant to beat in the blood); there is plenty of raucousness in this anthology.And yet the cultural conflicts that ignite southern wildness are often depicted in a manner that is lyrical without becoming lugubrious, mournful but not maudlin. Some of these poets are coming to terms with a visibly transforming culture—a “roughness” in and of itself. Indeed many of these poets are helping to change the definition of the South. The anthology also features biographical information on each poet in addition to further reading suggestions and scholarly sources on contemporary poetry. Featured Poets: Betty Adcock, David Bottoms, Kathryn Stripling Byer, James Dickey, Rodney Jones, Yusef Komunyakaa, Ron Rash, Dave Smith , Natasha Trethewey, Charles Wright, Fred Chappell, Kelly Cherry, Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, Kate Daniels, Kwame Dawes, Claudia Emerson, Andrew Hudgins, T. R. Hummer, Robert Morgan, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Dan Albergotti, Tarfia Faizullah, Forrest Gander, Terrance Hayes, Judy Jordan, John Lane, Michael McFee, Paul Ruffin, Steve Scafidi, Jake Adam York

Train Dreams

Author : Denis Johnson
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1429995203
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Train Dreams written by Denis Johnson and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 One of The Economist's 2011 Books of the Year One of NPR's 10 Best Novels of 2011 From the National Book Award-winning author Denis Johnson (Tree of Smoke) comes Train Dreams, an epic in miniature, and one of Johnson's most evocative works of fiction. Suffused with the history and landscapes of the American West—its otherworldly flora and fauna, its rugged loggers and bridge builders—this extraordinary novella poignantly captures the disappearance of a distinctly American way of life. It tells the story of Robert Grainer, a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century—an ordinary man in extraordinary times. Buffeted by the loss of his family, Grainer struggles to make sense of this strange new world. As his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform America in his lifetime.

The AmerIcan Dream

Author : David Lee Windecher
Publisher : MBMA GROUP LLC
ISBN 13 : 0985397535
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book The AmerIcan Dream written by David Lee Windecher and published by MBMA GROUP LLC. This book was released on 2015-05-21 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The AmerIcan Dream is at once an inspiring account of a young mans journey from defendant to defense attorney, a window into the inner workings of one of Miami s most notorious drug rings, and a chilling portrait of the streets that Americas poverty-stricken youth call home. The hood is an addiction. An addiction that pulls as seductively and fiercely as the drugs hustled on its streets. And living in it is a daily exercise in survival. Raised impoverished in the streets of Miami, David Lee Windecher was only eleven years old when he was arrested for shoplifting. It didn't seem like a big deal at the time, deciding to take what he believed he deserved. But that was the beginning for David. That was the day he started thinking like a hustler. He could stop waiting for the scales to tip in his favor. He could stop going without. He could take what life denied him. And he did. For the next seven years, David fought bitterly against his circumstances at the side of his gang-affiliate brothers. It began with selling dope to help his family eat, but pulled into the dark, seductive life of violence, drugs, money, and notoriety David lost himself to the game. Before he turned eighteen, he had built and masterminded a crime ring, had been arrested thirteen times, and fought daily wars against rival gangs and dirty cops. But deep inside of David, an idealistic boy still dreamed of becoming an attorney and fighting for justice despite race. He was just waiting for someone to believe he existed.

The New York Times Magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1458 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York Times Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 1458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Annual Report

Author : International Reading Association
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Report written by International Reading Association and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Esquire

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 988 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Esquire written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: