Have You Met Miss Jones?

Have You Met Miss Jones?
Author: Tarsha Jones
Publisher: One World
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2008-07-29
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 034550755X

“Even though I’ve tried to wear glass slippers, somebody has deliberately knocked them off my feet. Because of that, I have walked the earth emotionally barefoot, and expressed my lack of self-esteem and rage in ways that clouded my judgment. I was a participant in a lot of drama. Didn’t mean to be . . . it was never my intention.” So confesses Tarsha Jones, host of New York’s popular radio show Miss Jones in the Morning. “Jonesy,” as she’s known to her fans, captivates millions of Hot 97 listeners with her daily dish on hip-hop and rap celebrity. But within these pages are the juicy scandals that even this no-holds-barred DJ has kept off the airwaves. For the first time, Jones reveals everything–from candid stories of her early singing career under Doug E. Fresh’s wing (and between his sheets) to a wild affair with Busta Rhymes; from bitter feuds with Wendy Williams and shock jocks Star and Buc Wild to friendships with Patti LaBelle and Isaac Hayes; from collaborations with Fat Joe and Big Pun all the way to catfights with Christina Milian and Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles. Jones lets it all hang out and doesn’t tiptoe around anyone’s feelings–including her own. Beginning with her volatile upbringing as the child of alcoholic parents and the target of bullying peers, Jones takes us on a journey of self-exploration, recounting how she survived abusive relationships, twisted coworkers, and backstabbing bosses to ultimately rise through the radio ranks and make it to the top of her game. But more than just a tell-all tale, this inspirational memoir is a testament to the struggles of a black woman trying to succeed in a white male-dominated industry, where the sharks never stop circling no matter how much you achieve. For those who love steamy entertainment gossip, admire coming-of-age chronicles of resilience, or just like to see emperors (and moguls) without clothes, so to speak, the pages will fly. Even devoted listeners who think they already know radio’s rowdiest diva will have to ask themselves . . . Have You Met Miss Jones?

My Husband's Mistress Is Me

My Husband's Mistress Is Me
Author: R. Simone
Publisher: Urban Renaissance
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2021-01-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1645561836

When she discovers that her life isn't so perfect after all, successful executive Rene Martin, faced with the possibility of losing everything, is torn between seeking what is right or seeking the ultimate revenge on her husband and best friend.

When Death Comes a Knockin'

When Death Comes a Knockin'
Author: Vanessa Alexander Johnson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2004-12-10
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 141162470X

When Death Comes a Knockin' is a self-help, inspirational book about loss and the grief process. The book will serve as a guide so that the bereaved can go through areas of shock, expressions of grief at their own pace. This book will help them deal with questions, doubts, guilt and fears they may have over the loss of a loved one. By facing overwhelming emotions of loss during grief people wonder if they'll ever feel okay again, and can leave them depressed, angry or even ashamed when their grief doesn't disappear quickly or happen in neat, orderly stages. The person grieving is shown how to take small steps towards the recovery process by reading When Death Comes a Knockin'.

Brave Community

Brave Community
Author: Janine de Novais
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2023
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0807781460

At the core of the intractability of racism is the persistent cultivation of our collective ignorance of it. This book argues that this cultivated ignorance compels us to support a status quo that we abhor. We are stuck because we cannot imagine a world beyond racism. We are also stuck because engaging with issues of racism with others usually produces immense acrimony and little result. The author responds directly to this challenge by introducing Brave Community—a research-based and learner-tested method that leverages learning as a vehicle to increase the bravery and empathy that we need to both imagine and pursue a world beyond racism. It is an approach that can be used by educators, administrators, cultural workers, human resources professionals, community leaders, and others. The text includes effective practices embedded in vivid portraits of learning across higher education, K–12, and cultural institutions. Now as ever, we need effective tools for creating a shared understanding of the relationship between racial justice and democracy. Designed to be immediately applicable, Brave Community teaches in clear and practical ways how anyone who wants to tackle racism can do so, and help others to do the same. Book Features: A how-to book for confronting racism in real time. A reliable learning process to achieve an authentic and diverse community.An approach to teaching about racism that edifies and empowers all learners.A method that has been tested across diverse settings, from elementary schools to graduate schools, from workshops to museums, and from Board rooms to living rooms. A simple and adaptive approach that was created to address issues of racism but can be used to address any difficult topic.

Back to Vietnam Before and After

Back to Vietnam Before and After
Author: Robert Wall
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2016-04-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 1514477203

This Personal Account of my Life after the Vietnam War and LIVES of others whom I met and made my life livable to this point in 2015. During the war in Vietnam, I NEVER expected to be alive at this moment in history, and to ENJOY THE FRUITS OF LIFE that GOD has utterly provided me. I GIVE HIM ALL THE GLORY!

Jalen's Challenge - A Sci-Fi Alien Abduction Romance

Jalen's Challenge - A Sci-Fi Alien Abduction Romance
Author: Pearl Tate
Publisher: Steamy Media LLC
Total Pages: 103
Release: 2022-02-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Jalen: It’s because of my competitiveness the large fish swallowed me! If I hadn’t let Vinker goad me into the Challenge…. but the prize of a flying craft? I just couldn’t control myself. After all, forbidden spacecrafts have never crashed into the water in front of us before. As Alpha leaders, Vinker and I only gather our Encampments together briefly on an annual cycle. One of us had to win the rights of salvage. Imagine my surprise when I finally open the egg-shaped machine and discover an alien female! While I’m hiding the outlawed spacecraft from the Low Dwellers, Vinker leaves when he spots another streaking across the sky. I’m left caring for the injured female and hoping she’ll survive. And I want her to live. After all, I’ve never felt such a powerful compulsion to claim and keep a female. She’s mine. But why is she here? I still can’t communicate with her, and I wonder if Vinker learned more. Is he hiding and hoarding his claim like I am? Tessa: Someone abducted me from Earth, operated on my head, and then dumped me on a purple planet! I don’t remember getting abducted… or sent here. I just wake up from an amazing dream about my grandmother—and I’m here. Was the dream prophetic? Is this purple alien really mine? But why here? And just where is here? Jalen’s Challenge is part of a science fiction alien romance series. All the story lines run consecutively, so this 18,000 word short story can be read as a standalone with its own HFN. The main characters all appear in other books.

Got to Give the People What They Want

Got to Give the People What They Want
Author: Jalen Rose
Publisher: Crown Archetype
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0804138915

“I want to start conversations, and even better, arguments.” – From the Introduction One of the most outspoken and original voices in sports sounds off while revealing his incredible life story. Jalen Rose has never been quiet. Not as a kid growing up in Detroit in the 70’s and 80’s. Not as the brash, trash-talking leader of the legendary “Fab Five” at the University of Michigan. Not as the player under the stewardship of Hall of Famers Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas and others throughout his 13-year NBA career. And certainly not as a commentator and analyst on ABC/ESPN and Grantland. In Got to Give the People What They Want, no topic is off limits. Honest, unfiltered, unbiased. Raw, refreshing, real. This colorful collection of stories and opinions about basketball and life gives people the kind of insight and understanding they don’t get anywhere else in the sports world.

Dragon Blade

Dragon Blade
Author: Jordan Zlotolow
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2015-08-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1514400855

Meet Jim Foley, a hard-working programmer in a dead-end job. Day in and out he puts his nose to the grindstone, only allowing his daily lunch break to be filled with delusions of grandeur. Meet Summer Quinn, a secretary working at the same company who has secret ambitions of her own. They, like most people, believe they are meant for something more, something better. Little do they know that Jim is part of something larger and, indeed, destined for the things that most of us can only dream about-magic, heroism, another world. Come along on a journey through a strange and hauntingly beautiful land. Meet interesting creatures, both friendly and otherwise, and learn new languages and customs only practiced in other realms. Travel across exotic lands as you make new friends and enemies for a lifetime as you battle evil harder and love beauty deeper than you could ever before. Strap on your weapons and grab a walking stick as you embark on an epic journey not soon forgotten. What mysteries and adventures will you uncover as you reveal the secrets behind the mystic Dragon Blade?

The End of Molasses Classes

The End of Molasses Classes
Author: Ron Clark
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2012-04-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1451639740

The author describes the successes at his innovative academy in Atlanta, Georgia, and shares many of the strategies they use to create a lively and energetic learning environment.

Voices from a Deep Heart II

Voices from a Deep Heart II
Author: Baruti Ambakiseye
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2001-10
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0595201660

Voices From A Deep Heart is a witty and insightful look at the issues of growing up and trying to understand the expectations of life along that journey. "On Growing up Black in Houston" and "Baby Warriors" gives first hand experience of the problems of self esteem and miseducation many black youth encounter. The last essay "Benu and Education" examines the current issues and crisis involved Public Education and gives solutions. This book is important for anyone who wishes to understand the youth of today.