Author: Renta
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951081409
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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MESSIAH didn't choose the streets, the streets chose him. Being the SON OF A DOPE FIEND didn't make life easy for him, but his drug addicted mother definitely schooled him on the ways of women. The rest of the game was taught to him by MAXWELL, a street savvy hustler with supreme knowledge of life. Equipped with the mind of a hustla and the heart of a savage, all it took for the youngin' to soar was a boss chick by his side. The moment he met JUSTICE, a Trinidadian beauty who knew her worth, nothing could deny Messiah his rightful place in the game. As the soulmates ascend to the top, money, women, and jealousy shake their foundation. Can their bond survive the missteps that comes with the griminess of the streets? Will Messiah remain true to the one who is true to him? Or will Justice be driven to cross him? When his high level of success brings about many dangerous adversaries, Messiah must react with intelligence and cold-blooded finality in order to protect his assets and his kingdom. But will he have enough power to withstand the heavy artillery that's been mounted up to bring him down?
Author: George R. R. Martin
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0345541138
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1335
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The epic saga that inspired HBO’s Game of Thrones made George R. R. Martin an international phenomenon, but there’s much more to this versatile, prolific, and original author. In addition to the book that kicks off A Song of Ice of Fire, this eBook bundle includes Dreamsongs: Volume I, which showcases Martin’s early writings; Fevre Dream, the acclaimed author’s reinvention of the vampire novel; and The Armageddon Rag, a thrilling story of psychedelic—and apocalyptic—rock. Spanning genres of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and suspense, Martin’s virtuosic talents will surprise and delight even his most devoted fans. A GAME OF THRONES “The only fantasy series I’d put on a level with J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings . . . It’s a fantasy series for hip, smart people, even those who don’t read fantasy.”—Chicago Tribune In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. As sinister forces mass beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall, the king’s powers are failing—his most trusted adviser is dead and his enemies are emerging from the shadows of the throne. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the frozen land they were born to. Now Lord Eddard Stark is reluctantly summoned to serve as the king’s new Hand, an appointment that threatens to sunder not only his family but the kingdom itself. DREAMSONGS: VOLUME I “The ideal way to discover . . . a master of science fiction, fantasy and horror. . . . Martin is a writer like no other.”—The Guardian (U.K.) Gathered here are the very best of Martin’s early works, including his Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker award–winning stories, cool fan pieces, and the original novella The Ice Dragon, from which his New York Times bestselling children’s book of the same title originated. With extensive author commentary, Dreamsongs: Volume I is a rare treat, offering fascinating insights into Martin’s journey from young writer to award-winning master. FEVRE DREAM “An adventure into the heart of darkness that transcends even the most inventive vampire novels.”—Los Angeles Herald Examiner Abner Marsh, a struggling riverboat captain, suspects that something’s amiss when he is approached by a wealthy aristocrat with a lucrative offer. The hauntingly pale, steely-eyed Joshua York doesn’t care that the icy winter of 1857 has wiped out all but one of Marsh’s dilapidated fleet. Not until the maiden voyage of Fevre Dream does Marsh realize that he has joined a mission both more sinister, and perhaps more noble, than his most fantastic nightmare—and humankind’s most impossible dream. THE ARMAGEDDON RAG “The best novel concerning the American pop music culture of the sixties I’ve ever read.”—Stephen King Onetime underground journalist Sandy Blair has come a long way from his radical roots in the sixties—until he’s drawn back by the bizarre and brutal murder of a rock promoter who made millions with a band called the Nazgûl. As Sandy investigates the crime, he finds himself drawn back into his own past. For a new messiah has resurrected the Nazgûl along with a requiem of demonism, mind control, and death, whose apocalyptic tune only Sandy may be able to change.
Author: JaQuavis Coleman
Publisher: Urban Books
ISBN: 1622861205
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Part 2 of the Dopeman's Trilogy, JaQuavis Coleman chillingly chronicles the life and crimes of Harlem resident Hazel Brown, as she rises to the highest highs and spirals into an inevitable, devastating downfall. Hazel has nothing and no one in her life; the only thing she "owns" is an insatiable addiction to heroin. Her addiction brings her to the slums, where she quickly learns the tricks of surviving—of hustling and getting her street smarts. She'll do anything to feed her habit, even if that means robbing and conning and selling her own body. Yet no matter how much heroin she does, the pain that's cut so deep within her never goes away in this story so intimate and compellingly written, you'll feel like you're walking in her shoes.
Author: 2-Low Da Snowman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781099030314
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 233
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"Son of a Dopeboy, follows the lives of three (3) kids who come from different walks of life, but all have one thing in common - Growing up without a Father. 'Kokaine,' is cursed at birth after his Father names him after the drug that's made him a fortune. 'Rey'elle Da Diva,' is a Daddy's girl, until her father is suddenly killed. Rey'elle’s mom is a "SELF-MADE," career driven woman who spoils Rey'elle and her older sister Tasani with all the worldly things their hearts desire. However, gifts can only go so far, will the loss of Rey'elle's Father be the death of her? The story picks up with 'Pablo', a half Black, half Spanish boy who never knew his father. Pablo looks to his uncles, Juan and Miguel for guidance. In return they teach him the ins and outs of their 'Business.' But will Pablo's thirst for success ultimately be his downfall? Turn the page and enter a world filled with drugs, money and power! See if 'Kokaine' can live up to his Father's legacy, without falling victim to the Dope Game himself!"--Amazon.com.
Author: Alabama. Supreme Court
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Laws reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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Author: Donald Goines
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 0758273193
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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Terry and Teddy's relationship crumbles and they go in separate directions as they become heroin addicts and seek their dealer's favor in order to feed the addiction.
Author: David Stephen Calonne
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040183395
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Beat Film, Beat Writers is the first monograph to analyze the films of Christopher Maclaine, Lawrence Jordan, ruth weiss, Ron Rice, Robert Frank, Barbara Rubin, Shirley Clarke, William S. Burroughs, and Joanne Kyger. The book is noteworthy for its emphasis on women filmmakers who have traditionally been excluded from close analysis by film scholars. Beat Film, Beat Writers also explores the ways Beat authors such as Philip Lamantia, Michael McClure, Diane di Prima, Wiliam S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Peter Orlovsky, Gregory Corso, Joanne Kyger, and others became deeply involved with the film communities of New York and California. The book discusses their roles as both actors and participants in the making of these films and demonstrates how many of the same themes that characterized Beat literature surface in cinema. The anxiety over the possibilities of nuclear war, the search for deeper modes of spirituality in the study of Buddhism as well as occult and esoteric systems, the struggle for equality for the LGBTQ+ community, the beginnings of the ecological movement, and the fight against censorship and the open depiction of sexuality are all themes that occur both in Beat film and in Beat literature. Beat Film, Beat Writers also features an Epilogue on the cinema of singer and poet Jim Morrison, who, although not part of the Beat movement, was deeply influenced by Beat literature and carried on many of the aesthetic and philosophical aims of the Beats into the late sixties.
Author: JaQuavis Coleman
Publisher: Urban Books
ISBN: 1622861280
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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Once the streets pull you in, they own you. Or at least that's the way it's been for Nautica. Growing up in the ‘hood, all she's ever known is the fast life—fast money ill-gotten through scandals and relentless scheming. But when a big scam nearly finishes her off, she decides to seek more out of life than the "hustle" and tries to make a new life for herself on the East Coast. It isn't long, though, before she falls in with Manny, a drug kingpin, who sweeps her off her feet. He promises to marry her and make her "Queen of the Street." Then everything falls apart. As their relationship unravels, both of their dark secrets are uncovered, pitting them against each other in this exciting tale of love and deception.
Author: Renta
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781960993724
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Welcome to the wicked lands of Dallas, Texas where being ruthless is the key to survival! It's the place where predators challenge predators, and prey doesn't stand a chance! Messiah's game has reached its peek, but when treachery from the ones at his table is revealed, he is faced with deadly decisions! Someone has to die! Furthermore, Pimpin' Maxwell has opened a Pandoras box, unleashing one of its deepest betrayals, making Messiah question not only himself, but also the most important person in his life...his Queen! There's a game of deception being played, and only the most cunning will prevail. Love has no room within this tale, unless it comes dipped in blood. Whose blood? Could it be THE SON OF A DOPE FIEND?
Author: Derrick Harriell
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807165549
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 61
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The percussive poems of Stripper in Wonderland move from birth to death, funk to hip-hop, and racism to religion as Derrick Harriell explores the life of a modern black man transplanted from the American Midwest to the Deep South. Harriell summons the ghosts of the past as he deals with the realities of the present. He carefully winds images and words together to produce powerful, often graphic, poems that inform our view of one another as they punch through our assumptions.
