Author: Erica Hilton
Publisher: Melodrama Publishing
ISBN: 1620780119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
The crack epidemic infiltrated the inner cities in the early 80s and for most the logic was simple; either you smoked crack or you sold crack. As crackheads walk the streets like zombies, Lil Nut is determined to get rich or die trying. When he forms his own crew and plots to take over a rival drug-dealers territory, the empire he struggled so hard to build is threatened. Enemies become friends and friends become enemies all in a quest to attain ghetto riches. Lil Nut realizes that no one is to be trusted; not even his own momma! In order to dodge all the usual pitfalls that come when hugging the block, Lil Nut assumes that he'll be all right as long as he follows the hustlers rule book. The streets say that once you get into the game, the only way out is death or incarceration and to make matters worse, a bounty has been put on Lil Nut's head. Vying to stay alive, Lil Nut is determined to follow the 10 Crack Commandments.
10 Crack Commandments
Author: Erica Hilton
Publisher: Melodrama Publishing
ISBN: 1620780119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
The crack epidemic infiltrated the inner cities in the early 80s and for most the logic was simple; either you smoked crack or you sold crack. As crackheads walk the streets like zombies, Lil Nut is determined to get rich or die trying. When he forms his own crew and plots to take over a rival drug-dealers territory, the empire he struggled so hard to build is threatened. Enemies become friends and friends become enemies all in a quest to attain ghetto riches. Lil Nut realizes that no one is to be trusted; not even his own momma! In order to dodge all the usual pitfalls that come when hugging the block, Lil Nut assumes that he'll be all right as long as he follows the hustlers rule book. The streets say that once you get into the game, the only way out is death or incarceration and to make matters worse, a bounty has been put on Lil Nut's head. Vying to stay alive, Lil Nut is determined to follow the 10 Crack Commandments.
Publisher: Melodrama Publishing
ISBN: 1620780119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
The crack epidemic infiltrated the inner cities in the early 80s and for most the logic was simple; either you smoked crack or you sold crack. As crackheads walk the streets like zombies, Lil Nut is determined to get rich or die trying. When he forms his own crew and plots to take over a rival drug-dealers territory, the empire he struggled so hard to build is threatened. Enemies become friends and friends become enemies all in a quest to attain ghetto riches. Lil Nut realizes that no one is to be trusted; not even his own momma! In order to dodge all the usual pitfalls that come when hugging the block, Lil Nut assumes that he'll be all right as long as he follows the hustlers rule book. The streets say that once you get into the game, the only way out is death or incarceration and to make matters worse, a bounty has been put on Lil Nut's head. Vying to stay alive, Lil Nut is determined to follow the 10 Crack Commandments.
The Ken Commandments
Author: Ken Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 0451497953
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The author describes how he re-embraced his Christian heritage and regained his spiritual center after abandoning it for twenty years in the fairy tale world of Hollywood.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0451497953
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The author describes how he re-embraced his Christian heritage and regained his spiritual center after abandoning it for twenty years in the fairy tale world of Hollywood.
Trend Commandments
Author: Michael W. Covel
Publisher: Pearson Education
ISBN: 0132695286
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Do you ever think the stories you hear about great trading, and the gains produced, sound like luck? Do you ever wonder if there is a real method and philosophy behind the success stories? The concepts condensed into Trend Commandments were gleaned from Michael Covel's 15 years of pulling back the curtain on great trend following traders. It is a one of a kind money making experience that forever lays to rest the notion that successful trading is akin to winning the lottery. Winning has a formula, as does losing. Michael Covel nails both head on. Getting rich is a fight; make no mistake about it, but at least now with Trend Commandments you have a primer that allows you to crack the code of the winners.
Publisher: Pearson Education
ISBN: 0132695286
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Do you ever think the stories you hear about great trading, and the gains produced, sound like luck? Do you ever wonder if there is a real method and philosophy behind the success stories? The concepts condensed into Trend Commandments were gleaned from Michael Covel's 15 years of pulling back the curtain on great trend following traders. It is a one of a kind money making experience that forever lays to rest the notion that successful trading is akin to winning the lottery. Winning has a formula, as does losing. Michael Covel nails both head on. Getting rich is a fight; make no mistake about it, but at least now with Trend Commandments you have a primer that allows you to crack the code of the winners.
Inventory
Author: A.V. Club
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439109893
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Each week, the writers of The A.V. Club issue a slightly slanted pop-culture list filled with challenging opinions (Is David Bowie's "Young Americans" nearly ruined by saxophone?) and fascinating facts. Exploring twenty-four great films too painful to watch twice, fourteen tragic movie-masturbation scenes, eighteen songs about crappy cities, and much more, Inventory combines a massive helping of new lists created especially for the book with a few favorites first seen at AVClub.com and in the pages of The A.V. Club’s sister publication, The Onion. But wait! There's more: John Hodgman offers a set of minutely detailed (and probably fictional) character actors. Patton Oswalt waxes ecstatic about the "quiet film revolutions" that changed cinema in small but exciting ways. Amy Sedaris lists fifty things that make her laugh. "Weird Al" Yankovic examines the noises of Mad magazine's Don Martin. Plus lists from Paul Thomas Anderson, Robert Ben Garant, Tom Lennon, Andrew W.K., Tim and Eric, Daniel Handler, and Zach Galifianakis—and an epic foreword from essayist Chuck Klosterman.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439109893
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Each week, the writers of The A.V. Club issue a slightly slanted pop-culture list filled with challenging opinions (Is David Bowie's "Young Americans" nearly ruined by saxophone?) and fascinating facts. Exploring twenty-four great films too painful to watch twice, fourteen tragic movie-masturbation scenes, eighteen songs about crappy cities, and much more, Inventory combines a massive helping of new lists created especially for the book with a few favorites first seen at AVClub.com and in the pages of The A.V. Club’s sister publication, The Onion. But wait! There's more: John Hodgman offers a set of minutely detailed (and probably fictional) character actors. Patton Oswalt waxes ecstatic about the "quiet film revolutions" that changed cinema in small but exciting ways. Amy Sedaris lists fifty things that make her laugh. "Weird Al" Yankovic examines the noises of Mad magazine's Don Martin. Plus lists from Paul Thomas Anderson, Robert Ben Garant, Tom Lennon, Andrew W.K., Tim and Eric, Daniel Handler, and Zach Galifianakis—and an epic foreword from essayist Chuck Klosterman.
Funny Dostoevsky
Author: Lynn Ellen Patyk
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Tapping into the emergence of scholarly comedy studies since the 2000s, this collection brings new perspectives to bear on the Dostoevskian light side. Funny Dostoevksy demonstrates how and why Dostoevsky is one of the most humorous 19th-century authors, even as he plumbs the depths of the human psyche and the darkest facets of European modernity. The authors go beyond the more traditional categories of humor, such as satire, parody, and the carnivalesque, to apply unique lenses to their readings of Dostoevsky. These include cinematic slapstick and the body in Crime and Punishment, the affective turn and hilarious (and deadly) impatience in Demons, and ontological jokes in Notes from Underground and The Idiot. The authors – (coincidentally?) all women, including some of the most established scholars in the field alongside up-and-comers – address gender and the marginalization of comedy, culminating in a chapter on Dostoevsky's "funny and furious" women, and explore the intersections of gender and humor in literary and culture studies. Funny Dostoevksy applies some of the latest findings on humor and laughter to his writing, while comparative chapters bring Dostoevsky's humor into conjunction with other popular works, such as Chaplin's Modern Times and Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton. Written with a verve and wit that Dostoevsky would appreciate, this boldly original volume illuminates how humor and comedy in his works operate as vehicles of deconstruction, pleasure, play, and transcendence.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Tapping into the emergence of scholarly comedy studies since the 2000s, this collection brings new perspectives to bear on the Dostoevskian light side. Funny Dostoevksy demonstrates how and why Dostoevsky is one of the most humorous 19th-century authors, even as he plumbs the depths of the human psyche and the darkest facets of European modernity. The authors go beyond the more traditional categories of humor, such as satire, parody, and the carnivalesque, to apply unique lenses to their readings of Dostoevsky. These include cinematic slapstick and the body in Crime and Punishment, the affective turn and hilarious (and deadly) impatience in Demons, and ontological jokes in Notes from Underground and The Idiot. The authors – (coincidentally?) all women, including some of the most established scholars in the field alongside up-and-comers – address gender and the marginalization of comedy, culminating in a chapter on Dostoevsky's "funny and furious" women, and explore the intersections of gender and humor in literary and culture studies. Funny Dostoevksy applies some of the latest findings on humor and laughter to his writing, while comparative chapters bring Dostoevsky's humor into conjunction with other popular works, such as Chaplin's Modern Times and Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton. Written with a verve and wit that Dostoevsky would appreciate, this boldly original volume illuminates how humor and comedy in his works operate as vehicles of deconstruction, pleasure, play, and transcendence.
Hamilton
Author: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1455567531
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A backstage pass to the groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Eleven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, including the award-winning libretto, behind-the-scenes photos and interviews, and exclusive footnotes from composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda, now streaming on Disney+ with the original cast. Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as revolutionary as its subject, the poor kid from the Caribbean who fought the British, defended the Constitution, and helped to found the United States. Fusing hip-hop, pop, R&B, and the best traditions of theater, this once-in-a-generation show broadens the sound of Broadway, reveals the storytelling power of rap, and claims our country's origins for a diverse new generation. Hamilton: The Revolution gives readers an unprecedented view of both revolutions, from the only two writers able to provide it. Miranda, along with Jeremy McCarter, a cultural critic and theater artist who was involved in the project from its earliest stages -- "since before this was even a show," according to Miranda -- traces its development from an improbable performance at the White House to its landmark opening night on Broadway six years later. In addition, Miranda has written more than 200 funny, revealing footnotes for his award-winning libretto, the full text of which is published here. Their account features photos by the renowned Frank Ockenfels and veteran Broadway photographer, Joan Marcus; exclusive looks at notebooks and emails; interviews with Questlove, Stephen Sondheim, leading political commentators, and more than 50 people involved with the production; and multiple appearances by President Obama himself. The book does more than tell the surprising story of how a Broadway musical became a national phenomenon: It demonstrates that America has always been renewed by the brash upstarts and brilliant outsiders, the men and women who don't throw away their shot.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1455567531
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A backstage pass to the groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Eleven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, including the award-winning libretto, behind-the-scenes photos and interviews, and exclusive footnotes from composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda, now streaming on Disney+ with the original cast. Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as revolutionary as its subject, the poor kid from the Caribbean who fought the British, defended the Constitution, and helped to found the United States. Fusing hip-hop, pop, R&B, and the best traditions of theater, this once-in-a-generation show broadens the sound of Broadway, reveals the storytelling power of rap, and claims our country's origins for a diverse new generation. Hamilton: The Revolution gives readers an unprecedented view of both revolutions, from the only two writers able to provide it. Miranda, along with Jeremy McCarter, a cultural critic and theater artist who was involved in the project from its earliest stages -- "since before this was even a show," according to Miranda -- traces its development from an improbable performance at the White House to its landmark opening night on Broadway six years later. In addition, Miranda has written more than 200 funny, revealing footnotes for his award-winning libretto, the full text of which is published here. Their account features photos by the renowned Frank Ockenfels and veteran Broadway photographer, Joan Marcus; exclusive looks at notebooks and emails; interviews with Questlove, Stephen Sondheim, leading political commentators, and more than 50 people involved with the production; and multiple appearances by President Obama himself. The book does more than tell the surprising story of how a Broadway musical became a national phenomenon: It demonstrates that America has always been renewed by the brash upstarts and brilliant outsiders, the men and women who don't throw away their shot.
Money Rock
Author: Pam Kelley
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1620973286
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
“An ambitious look at the cost of urban gentrification.” —Atlanta-Journal Constitution “Kelley could have written a fine book about Charlotte’s drug trade in the ’80s and ’90s, filled with shoot-outs and flashy jewelry. What she accomplishes with Money Rock, however, is far more laudable.” —Charlotte Magazine “Pam Kelley knows a good story when she sees one—and Money Rock is a hell of a story. . . like a New South version of The Wire.” —Shelf Awareness Meet Money Rock—young, charismatic, and Charlotte’s flashiest coke dealer—in a riveting social history with echoes of Ghettoside and Random Family Meet Money Rock. He's young. He's charismatic. He's generous, often to a fault. He's one of Charlotte's most successful cocaine dealers, and that's what first prompted veteran reporter Pam Kelley to craft this riveting social history—by turns action-packed, uplifting, and tragic—of a striving African American family, swept up and transformed by the 1980s cocaine epidemic. The saga begins in 1963 when a budding civil rights activist named Carrie gives birth to Belton Lamont Platt, eventually known as Money Rock, in a newly integrated North Carolina hospital. Pam Kelley takes readers through a shootout that shocks the city, a botched FBI sting, and a trial with a judge known as "Maximum Bob." When the story concludes more than a half century later, Belton has redeemed himself. But three of his sons have met violent deaths and his oldest, fresh from prison, struggles to make a new life in a world where the odds are stacked against him. This gripping tale, populated with characters both big-hearted and flawed, shows how social forces and public policies—racism, segregation, the War on Drugs, mass incarceration—help shape individual destinies. Money Rock is a deeply American story, one that will leave readers reflecting on the near impossibility of making lasting change, in our lives and as a society, until we reckon with the sins of our past.
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1620973286
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
“An ambitious look at the cost of urban gentrification.” —Atlanta-Journal Constitution “Kelley could have written a fine book about Charlotte’s drug trade in the ’80s and ’90s, filled with shoot-outs and flashy jewelry. What she accomplishes with Money Rock, however, is far more laudable.” —Charlotte Magazine “Pam Kelley knows a good story when she sees one—and Money Rock is a hell of a story. . . like a New South version of The Wire.” —Shelf Awareness Meet Money Rock—young, charismatic, and Charlotte’s flashiest coke dealer—in a riveting social history with echoes of Ghettoside and Random Family Meet Money Rock. He's young. He's charismatic. He's generous, often to a fault. He's one of Charlotte's most successful cocaine dealers, and that's what first prompted veteran reporter Pam Kelley to craft this riveting social history—by turns action-packed, uplifting, and tragic—of a striving African American family, swept up and transformed by the 1980s cocaine epidemic. The saga begins in 1963 when a budding civil rights activist named Carrie gives birth to Belton Lamont Platt, eventually known as Money Rock, in a newly integrated North Carolina hospital. Pam Kelley takes readers through a shootout that shocks the city, a botched FBI sting, and a trial with a judge known as "Maximum Bob." When the story concludes more than a half century later, Belton has redeemed himself. But three of his sons have met violent deaths and his oldest, fresh from prison, struggles to make a new life in a world where the odds are stacked against him. This gripping tale, populated with characters both big-hearted and flawed, shows how social forces and public policies—racism, segregation, the War on Drugs, mass incarceration—help shape individual destinies. Money Rock is a deeply American story, one that will leave readers reflecting on the near impossibility of making lasting change, in our lives and as a society, until we reckon with the sins of our past.
THE STREETS OF HARLEM PART2 "IF YOU'RE NOT THE PART OF THE SOLUTION YOU'RE THE PART OF THE PROBLEM"
Author: Lester Marrow
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557418135
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The Streets of Harlem (part 2) explains everything that the first edition could not!! Lester Marrow explains how Class-ism of today becomes our newest form of Racism. Keywords related to this gripping novel should give a better detail of what's installed... The Generation Gap, Drug Related, Romance, Ignorance, Road to Recovery, The Music Industry, Ball Players, Politrixx, Organizations, Film Making, Problems, Solutions, Lovers, Haters, Strippers, Gays, Lesbians, Convictions, The Law, The Job, The Reasons, Murder, Robbery, Education, Loyalty, Leaders, Presidents, Rich People Poor People Terrorist, Politicians, Life, Death, The Past, The Present and The Future.. "IF You're not the part of the solution You're the part of the problem"
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557418135
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The Streets of Harlem (part 2) explains everything that the first edition could not!! Lester Marrow explains how Class-ism of today becomes our newest form of Racism. Keywords related to this gripping novel should give a better detail of what's installed... The Generation Gap, Drug Related, Romance, Ignorance, Road to Recovery, The Music Industry, Ball Players, Politrixx, Organizations, Film Making, Problems, Solutions, Lovers, Haters, Strippers, Gays, Lesbians, Convictions, The Law, The Job, The Reasons, Murder, Robbery, Education, Loyalty, Leaders, Presidents, Rich People Poor People Terrorist, Politicians, Life, Death, The Past, The Present and The Future.. "IF You're not the part of the solution You're the part of the problem"
Crack Money With Cocaine Dreams 2
Author: Jahquel J.
Publisher: Sullivan Group Publishing
ISBN: 1648405592
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The streets of the forgotten borough are still filled with greed, deceit and disloyalty. Messiah finds her mother and doesn’t know how to react. Her anger wants to put a bullet in her forehead, but the little girl inside is dying to know the woman who abandoned her so many years ago. The only problem standing in the middle of that is Tech. Messiah's mother, Carla, has to make one of the toughest decisions in her life, but will she make the right one? When Messiah digs up some old skeletons, it causes Carla to step back into the role she had lost so many years ago. Will she make the right decision? Rasheed is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Choosing between his sister, and fiancé he’s stuck. His loyalty and love for his sister wont allow him to turn his back on her, no matter how wrong she did him. With Messiah stepping into her new role, Rasheed doesn’t approve of; heads are sure to bud. Will Rasheed approve of his fiancé’s decision or fight back? Jaylah and Lb’s relationship is on the rock. When someone from her past enters her life, he opens her eyes to the stuff that Lb is putting her through, along with the possibility of rekindling a crush she had harbored for years. When Lb is caught up, and the truth hits Jaylah like a ton of bricks will she leave or continuing riding for Lb? Ock has a personal vendetta against Tech, since he was the reason he lost six years of his life. When he runs into Jaylah it’s fate’s sign that Tech has a death threat. Determined to handle business, and get his self right, he falls for the lovely Jaylah, hard. Eli thinks everyone thinks he’s dead. That is until his brother starts making costly mistakes that could end both of their lives. With a price on his head, and a reckless brother, will Eli fall into Messiah’s grasp or escape the forgotten borough?
Publisher: Sullivan Group Publishing
ISBN: 1648405592
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The streets of the forgotten borough are still filled with greed, deceit and disloyalty. Messiah finds her mother and doesn’t know how to react. Her anger wants to put a bullet in her forehead, but the little girl inside is dying to know the woman who abandoned her so many years ago. The only problem standing in the middle of that is Tech. Messiah's mother, Carla, has to make one of the toughest decisions in her life, but will she make the right one? When Messiah digs up some old skeletons, it causes Carla to step back into the role she had lost so many years ago. Will she make the right decision? Rasheed is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Choosing between his sister, and fiancé he’s stuck. His loyalty and love for his sister wont allow him to turn his back on her, no matter how wrong she did him. With Messiah stepping into her new role, Rasheed doesn’t approve of; heads are sure to bud. Will Rasheed approve of his fiancé’s decision or fight back? Jaylah and Lb’s relationship is on the rock. When someone from her past enters her life, he opens her eyes to the stuff that Lb is putting her through, along with the possibility of rekindling a crush she had harbored for years. When Lb is caught up, and the truth hits Jaylah like a ton of bricks will she leave or continuing riding for Lb? Ock has a personal vendetta against Tech, since he was the reason he lost six years of his life. When he runs into Jaylah it’s fate’s sign that Tech has a death threat. Determined to handle business, and get his self right, he falls for the lovely Jaylah, hard. Eli thinks everyone thinks he’s dead. That is until his brother starts making costly mistakes that could end both of their lives. With a price on his head, and a reckless brother, will Eli fall into Messiah’s grasp or escape the forgotten borough?
Ready to Die
Author: Jake Brown
Publisher: Amber Books Publishing
ISBN: 9780974977935
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The life story of one of history's most well-known rap artists, whose life was cut short by his violent murder. In "Ready to Die," author Jake Brown reveals the musician's loyalties and his roots, bringing readers up-close and personal into the rise of Bad Boy Entertainment, Sean "Puffy" Combs (P. Diddy), Tupac Shakur, Faith Evans, Lil' Kim, and the Junior Mafia.
Publisher: Amber Books Publishing
ISBN: 9780974977935
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The life story of one of history's most well-known rap artists, whose life was cut short by his violent murder. In "Ready to Die," author Jake Brown reveals the musician's loyalties and his roots, bringing readers up-close and personal into the rise of Bad Boy Entertainment, Sean "Puffy" Combs (P. Diddy), Tupac Shakur, Faith Evans, Lil' Kim, and the Junior Mafia.