Mi Vida Loca

Mi Vida Loca
Author: Johnny Tapia
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2014-10-13
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1630761109

There is only one winner in boxing. Fighting against your opponent and fighting against your own inner demons become one in the same. Those who survive both in and out of the ring are beloved worldwide. Those who do not spiral downward into drugs, prison, and even murder. "[My] life's been pretty tragic," remarks Johnny. "But in the ring, it's been a blessing." Mi Vida Loca is not just a nickname for Johnny, but a legendary tale of a life lived over the edge and back.

Always Running

Always Running
Author: Luis J. Rodríguez
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2012-06-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1453259082

The award-winning memoir of life in an LA street gang from the acclaimed Chicano author and former Los Angeles Poet Laureate: “Fierce, and fearless” (The New York Times). Luis J. Rodríguez joined his first gang at age eleven. As a teenager, he witnessed the rise of some of the most notorious cliques in Southern California. He grew up knowing only a life of violence—one that revolved around drugs, gang wars, and police brutality. But unlike most of those around him, Rodríguez found a way out when art, writing, and political activism gave him a new path—and an escape from self-destruction. Always Running spares no detail in its vivid, brutally honest portrayal of street life and violence, and it stands as a powerful and unforgettable testimonial of gang life by one of the most acclaimed Chicano writers of his generation. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Luis J. Rodríguez including rare images from the author’s personal collection.

Too Happy to Be Sad Girl

Too Happy to Be Sad Girl
Author: Angel Aviles
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-11-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781737047209

TOO HAPPY TO BE SAD GIRL: A Self-Help Memoir Written by an Iconic Brown Girl Boss!Are you looking for the courage to finally start living your truth? Are you ready to find happiness in yourself, stop struggling with self-worth, and finally kick anxiety to the curb? Now's the time! Too Happy to Be Sad Girl is an inspiring guide that will make you laugh, cry, think, and finally stand up for yourself!If you've spent years feeling like you've put everyone else's needs ahead of your own, struggling with self-esteem, or just felt like you were not living up to your potential, you're not alone. Every one of us has a unique journey, often filled with pain, hardship, and a hefty dose of dark times. Every one of us must find the strength and courage to live with and on purpose. Angel Aviles is one of those people who made a living making movies. In fact, in 1993, she appeared as the Sad Girl in the cult classic filmMi Vida Loca. She had a beautiful life in Los Angeles but at some point, her battle with anxiety and panic took her from heaven through hell. She fought for years to gain her self-confidence and learned so much in the process. In 2011 Angel began a side hustle as a life coach. Today, she's helped countless women find worthiness and happiness in themselves. With her book, you can begin the process of becoming "too happy," too!This book special because:It's an autobiography that reveals how Angel learned to use her anxiety and change her life.It's a straight-up guide to helping you understand who you are, what you want and find joy getting there.It's a riveting story. As you read, you will feel less alone and inspired to pursue your dreams.It's fun, it's adventurous, it's daring, it's sad, it's dark, it's everything in between. Angel is not your typical life coaching guru. In fact, she likes to think of herself as a comadre, a trusted friend, full of love and genuine advice.

Cholo Style

Cholo Style
Author: Reynaldo Berrios
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2011-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1459620429

Chicano style from and beyond the pages of Mi Vida Loca magazine....

Mi Vida Loca

Mi Vida Loca
Author: Reynaldo Berrios
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002-06
Genre: Gangs
ISBN: 9780922915873

A reformist magazine tagged to gang culture reprints letters and art from imprisoned gang members in this startling depiction of life in the hispanic ghetto. Original.

My Vida Loca

My Vida Loca
Author: Jacqueline Jules
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2016-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1479587206

Sofia's adventures and disasters continue in this compilation of three previously published books.

Since I Laid My Burden Down

Since I Laid My Burden Down
Author: Brontez Purnell
Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2017-05-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 155861432X

An uninhibited portrait of growing up gay in 1980s Alabama: exploring art and sex with “more layered insight than the page count should allow” (Hanif Abdurraqib, MTV News). DeShawn lives a high, creative, and promiscuous life in San Francisco. But when he’s called back to his cramped Alabama hometown for his uncle’s funeral, he’s hit by flashbacks of handsome, doomed neighbors and sweltering Sunday services. Amidst prickly reminders of his childhood, DeShawn ponders family, church, and the men in his life, prompting the question: Who deserves love? A modern American classic, Since I Laid My Burden Down is a raw and searing look into the intersections of memory, Blackness, and queerness. “Performance artist Purnell beautifully captures a personality through introspection and memory in this slim novel . . . a compelling portrait of a particular disaffected kind of gay youth caught between religion, culture, and desire.” —Publishers Weekly “It’s a true novel, chaptered, and bound, that not only holds its own as queer literature, with its unapologetically misanthropic narrative, but also expands upon it.” —San Francisco Chronicle “An antidote to the rigamarole of gay lit.” —Mask Magazine “Slim yet potently realized, with a lot to ponder.” —The Bay Area Reporter “Since I Laid My Burden Down has a fearless (sometimes reckless) humor as Brontez Purnell interrogates what it means to be black, male, queer; a son, an uncle, a lover; Southern, punk, and human. An emotional tightrope walk of a book and an important American story rarely, if ever, told.” —Michelle Tea, author of Castle on the River Vistula

It Doesn't Have to be this Way

It Doesn't Have to be this Way
Author: Luis J. Rodriguez
Publisher: Children's Book Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1999
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780892392032

Reluctantly a young boy becomes more and more involved in the activities of a local gang, until a tragic event involving his cousin forces him to make a choice about the course of his life.

Celluloid Nationalism and Other Melodramas

Celluloid Nationalism and Other Melodramas
Author: Susan Dever
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2003-07-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780791457634

Explores issues of representation and rebellion in Mexican and Mexican American cinema.

My Funny Family

My Funny Family
Author: Chris Higgins
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2012-08-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1444911112

Mattie is nine years old and she worries about everything. Which isn't surprising. Because when you have a family as big and crazy as hers, there's always something to worry about. Will the seeds she's planted in the garden with her brothers and sisters grow into fruit and veg like everyone promised? Why does it seem as if Grandma doesn't like them sometimes? And what's wrong with Mum? Fortunately, reassurance is always close to hand in this first winning story about the lovable Butterfield clan.