Rules to Surviving the Hood

Rules to Surviving the Hood
Author: T. Billups-Parsons
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2018-07-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781717867414

SURVIVING THE HOOD will give you the necessary tools and rules to follow to not only survive but, to thrive in the hood and make the hood your home. It's not where you are, It's who are you.

How to Hustle and Win

How to Hustle and Win
Author: Supreme Understanding
Publisher: Supreme Design Publishing
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2008-06-19
Genre:
ISBN:

Likened to a 48 Laws of Power for young Black men, this book presents Black biographies, history, and current events in a language that the Hip-Hop generation will understand and relate to. Each story or essay is framed within the context of a life lesson, each one being of vital importance to the survival, redemption, and ultimate success of our dying Black generation. Both the positive and negative sides of the Black experience are explored in detail, from the lives of infamous drug dealers and pimps to the exploits of Black revolutionaries and activists. In addition, several How To sections outline simple strategies for self-development. Packed with useful information, from the best way to handle confrontations with police, to the continuing relevance of the 1919 race riots, this book has been compared to an urban Encyclopedia Africana. Others have called it a Blueprint for Black Power for a generation struggling with materialism and short attention spans. This book is guaranteed to change the world by changing the way millions of people think and live. In How to Hustle and Win, author Supreme Understanding tells, in often graphic detail, stories like that of the infamous Philadelphia Black Mafia, Harlem's heroin kingpin Frank Lucas, and former gang leader Stanley "Tookie" Williams. In between and throughout these tales, he weaves life lessons and guidance, turning sordid stories of crime and urban despair into an educational experience. Whereas Robert Greene's bestselling 48 Laws of Power used iconic figures from classical history to illustrate the guidelines for personal success, How to Hustle and Win is filled with the exploits of rappers, gangsters, radicals, and revolutionaries. This is a new kind of Black history book, and its intent is the motivation and achievement of a new kind of reader. Although today's literary market has seen an influx of self-help books attending to a variety of issues, few books have attempted to address the concerns of young Black men, struggling to find direction. It is this group that author Supreme Understanding names as one of most troubled demographics in American society today. On the book's website, the author comments: "Unfortunately, few authors actively target this audience, and those who do are either not speaking their language, or not interested in pushing for change. This is why How to Hustle and Win was written. This book will change the minds of millions of young men of color, and by doing this, it will ultimately change the world." Revolutionary aspirations aside, How to Hustle and Win's groundbreaking concept results in a truly appealing work. Its essays are delivered in short bursts, none of them over four pages long, making it ideal for struggling readers and those with shorter attention spans. At the same time, the book is filled with a wealth of information that would enlighten educated readers equally. In fact, the author juxtaposes his own personal tales of early delinquency and misdirection with his later years of professional success, including obtaining a doctorate in education at the age of 26.

The Ghetto Survival Guide Presents... 101 Ways to Survive These Tough Economic Times!

The Ghetto Survival Guide Presents... 101 Ways to Survive These Tough Economic Times!
Author: L. Robinson
Publisher: L.Robinson
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2010-04-24
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1452352267

Don't let the economy get you down!101 sure fire ways to help you...Keep the job you have!Turn free time into extra money!Save money on the constant!Entertain you and the family on the cheap!Did I mention making money tips as well?From the creator of 'The Ghetto Survival Guide for Blacks and Latinos'

The Ghetto Survival Guide for Blacks and Latinos

The Ghetto Survival Guide for Blacks and Latinos
Author: L. Robinson
Publisher: L.Robinson
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2009-11-20
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1452308128

Real life in the ghetto sometimes sucks! So how about a guide with actual useful advice that can help you navigate, survive and hopefully get out! Useful hints tips an advice that somehow has gotten lost while we have been chasing a dream not our own! Written for the Black and Latin urban dweller... However good advice is good advice for any race!

Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why

Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
Author: Laurence Gonzales
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2004-10-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0393076571

"Unique among survival books... stunning... enthralling. Deep Survival makes compelling, and chilling, reading."—Penelope Purdy, Denver Post In ?Deep Survival?, Laurence Gonzalez combines hard science and powerful storytelling to illustrate the mysteries of survival, whether in the wilderness or in meeting any of life's great challenges. This gripping narrative, the first book to describe the art and science of survival, will change the way you see the world. Everyone has a mountain to climb. Everyone has a wilderness inside.

Under the Hood

Under the Hood
Author: Stan Slap
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2015-03-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1591845025

You can't sell it outside if you can't sell it inside. You want maximum business performance? Look under the hood and you’ll find your employee culture: it is the power that drives the enterprise engine. To harness that rumbling power you’ve got to solve the mystery of what an employee culture actually is, how it operates and how to move it forward. These are the keys that this book will put right in your hands. Renowned business culture expert Stan Slap knows the difference between understanding your employees and understanding your employee culture. The distinction isn’t semantics; it’s the key to whether your strategies will succeed or fail. This myth-busting book reveals why an employee culture is an independent organism with its own rules, beliefs, and motivations—and the power to make or break any management plan (and any manager right along with it). Slap shows you how to get whatever you want from your employee culture, whether it’s improved accountability, innovation, flexibility, resilience, energy, loyalty, or trust. Along the way he solves mysteries that have puzzled managers since the first Mesopotamian farmer hired some help, including: Why does an employee culture really resist change? What does it care about more than money? Why does it respond to leadership differently than to management? How does it talk to itself, and what does it mean when it won’t talk to you? Why are company values the most dangerous threat to gaining its trust? If you have a wonderful employee culture, this book will help you scale it. If you have a troubled employee culture, this book will help you fix it. If you have an employee culture under pressure, this book will help you ease it. If you have a new employee culture, this book will help you shape it. And if you are investing in a company, this book will help you protect your greatest purchasable asset. Under the Hood is informed by immaculate research, including surveys of more than 15,000 employees from companies the world over. It’s packed with original tactics that have driven performance for many organizations and countless managers. And it includes jaw-dropping inside stories of employee cultures from the likes of Samsung, Oracle, Progressive, CNN during wartime, Paul McCartney’s band, and the Super Bowl film crew. It’s all delivered in classic Stan Slap style: profound and provocative, heartfelt and often hysterical. This is not simply a management book; it is the business case for humanity. Management advice doesn’t get realer or more important than this.

Rules We're Meant to Break

Rules We're Meant to Break
Author: Natalie Williamson
Publisher: Swoon Reads
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2019-06-11
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250313279

Honest and full of heart, this clever contemporary romance debut deftly combines utterly relatable family drama with all the sweetness and uncertainty that comes with falling in love. Rule #1: Don't get attached. Amber lives by strict rules to survive her mother’s love life: Always keep your eyes on the horizon and never get close to anyone connected to Mom's boyfriends. But after they move in with Kevin, the latest of her mom's “soul mates,” the rules become increasingly difficult to follow. Kevin’s daughter, Cammie, keeps acting like Amber’s friend, even though she’s definitely not. And Jordan—star basketball player, hottest boy in school, and Cammie's best friend—keeps showing up at the most inconvenient moments. Amber has reasons for every one of her rules, and following them is the only way to protect her heart when her mom inevitably moves on. But as she spends more time with Kevin, his daughter, and especially Jordan, she starts to wonder if the rules might be worth breaking this time. Chosen by readers like you for Macmillan's young adult imprint Swoon Reads, Rules We're Meant to Break is a charming, heartachingly real story of family and young love by debut author Natalie Williamson. Praise for Rules We're Meant to Break: "Vibrant and funny and completely relatable. ... The perfect read for anyone wanting to be swept away." —Danielle Stinson, author of Before I Disappear "Rules We’re Meant to Break is one of those young adult contemporaries that I truly resonated with... What an amazing debut! I cannot wait to see what Natalie Williamson writes next!" —The Write Kind of Love

48 Laws of a King

48 Laws of a King
Author: King Jahfe
Publisher: Writers Republic LLC
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2020-12-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1646204158

Forty-Eight Laws of a King is a great read for those who are interested in growth and development. The lessons learned in this book will give inner insight and new perspectives to the reader. This book teaches qualities that many lack, and King Jahfe breaks down the laws in a way where the reader can grasp and gain wisdom. This book is powerful in its own right because the information it gives leaves a different resolve for the readers. Not many times do you see a book that can have that kind of effect on the readers. This book it has gems that draws the reader to continue to read and gain insight.

Hood Philosophies and Other Jive Talk from the Urban Jungle

Hood Philosophies and Other Jive Talk from the Urban Jungle
Author: Leslie M
Publisher: Leslie Jones McCloud
Total Pages: 23
Release:
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN:

Hood Philosophies and Other Jive Talk from the Urban Jungle is a thought-provoking collection of six essays that dive deep into the heart of urban life. With sharp wit and raw honesty, the author explores the complexities of street culture, the Church, the socio-economic struggles of marginalized communities, and the resilience of those living in the inner city. Each essay offers a unique perspective on womanhood, survival, identity, and the unspoken rules of the urban jungle, blending philosophy with lived experience in a way that is both insightful and unapologetically real.