Down These Streets Alone

Down These Streets Alone
Author: Ra-Ra M. J.
Publisher: Lone Blue Wolf Publishing Company, LLC
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2017-11-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1958621005
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A man, who has lived in dysfunctional homes, endured child and sexual abuse, ostracism and racism, holds a dismal view of the world and himself. These life experiences shape Hakeem Lewis’ perceptions of reality, and thus, positively and negatively influence his behavior. For better or worse, he strives to escape a distressful past. Unfortunately, his methods fail to permanently cure him of sustained psychological damage. The most shameful and painful secrets possess the power to bind and oppress. Few dare to divulge their darkest feelings and desires, for they fear criticism. Trepidation and ignorance become catalysts for persisting self-destructive behavior and socio-environmental destruction. Hakeem discovers that his coping methods have led him down a path of addictive, reckless, and immoral behavior despite an educational and spiritual background. Hakeem must decide whether to continue on his present course, or seek the psychological and spiritual guidance that he needs to flee the darkness, which surrounds him. The question is, does Hakeem possess the desire and courage to make the lifestyle adjustments necessary for a brighter future? He must also determine which is most important to his spiritual growth: the norms of the world or a relationship with God.

Down These Mean Streets

Down These Mean Streets
Author: Piri Thomas
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 334
Release: 1991
Genre: Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
ISBN: 9780679732389
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"A linguistic event. Gutter language, Spanish imagery and personal poetics . . . mingle into a kind of individual statement that has very much its own sound." --The New York Times Book Review Thirty years ago Piri Thomas made literary history with this lacerating, lyrical memoir of his coming of age on the streets of Spanish Harlem. Here was the testament of a born outsider: a Puerto Rican in English-speaking America; a dark-skinned morenito in a family that refused to acknowledge its African blood. Here was an unsparing document of Thomas's plunge into the deadly consolations of drugs, street fighting, and armed robbery--a descent that ended when the twenty-two-year-old Piri was sent to prison for shooting a cop. As he recounts the journey that took him from adolescence in El Barrio to a lock-up in Sing Sing to the freedom that comes of self-acceptance, faith, and inner confidence, Piri Thomas gives us a book that is as exultant as it is harrowing and whose every page bears the irrepressible rhythm of its author's voice. Thirty years after its first appearance, this classic of manhood, marginalization, survival, and transcendence is available in an anniversary edition with a new Introduction by the author.

The Great Mental Models, Volume 1

The Great Mental Models, Volume 1
Author: Shane Parrish
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2024-10-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0593719972
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Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.

The Beautiful Mess Series Standalone Collection

The Beautiful Mess Series Standalone Collection
Author: T.K. Leigh
Publisher: Carpe Per Diem, Inc.
Total Pages: 1038
Release: 2021-07-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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Want more of some of your favorite characters from the Beautiful Mess series? Now you can read all the spin-off novels in one convenient collection. VANISHED: When retired Navy SEAL Alexander Burnham walks into his daughter's bedroom to discover her missing, will he be able to bury the guilt of losing his fellow team member in order to find and saving his daughter before it's too late? HEART OF LIGHT: Jolene Bergio spent years as the captive of a man who made every moment a nightmare. When Dr. Cameron Bowen offers her a lifeline, will she have the courage to take it? HEART OF MARLEY: After losing their father and suffering years of abuse from his replacement, twins Marley and Cameron have endured enough tragedy to last a lifetime. Years later, the buried past they worked so hard to forget threatens to resurface in this heartrending tale. Beautiful Mess Series Recommended Reading Order: 1. A Beautiful Mess (Beautiful Mess Trilogy #1) 2. A Tragic Wreck (Beautiful Mess Trilogy #2) 3. Gorgeous Chaos (Beautiful Mess Trilogy #3) 4. Chasing the Dragon (Deception Duet #1) 5. Slaying the Dragon (Deception Duet #2) 6. Vanished (A Beautiful Mess Series Standalone) 7. Heart of Light (A Beautiful Mess Series Standalone) ***Author's Note: While it is not necessary to read the Beautiful Mess Trilogy prior to reading the Deception Duet or the Beautiful Mess Series standalones, the above is the recommended reading order for the best reading experience. Heart of Marley is an optional mature young adult prequel to Heart of Light, and can be read before or after that novel. Topics: contemporary romance, romance series, romantic suspense series, mystery, modern romance, urban romance, beach romance, Florida romance, kidnapping, human trafficking, indentured, escape, hero, wealthy, USA today, USA today bestseller, steamy romance, suspenseful romance, hot romance, T.K. Leigh, T.K. Leigh romance, second chance romance, musician, music romance, sexy, page-turner, police, law enforcement, political, corruption, love, love books, kissing books, emotional journey, angst, alpha male, possessive, intrigue, dominant, contemporary, contemporary romance, romance series, long series, long romance series, navy, navy SEAL series, former military, security romance, private security romance, billionaire, billionaire romance, wealthy hero, protect, damsel in distress, assault, drama, action and adventure, action romance, former soldier, soldier, romantic, military, emotional, HEA, alpha, strong female, sensual, angst, betrayal, chicago, fated love, psychological, tortured hero, corruption, crime, thriller, hot love story, vigilante justice, honor killings, middle east, afghanistan, cop, FBI, abduction, thriller, political, contemporary romance, military romance, series, urban romance, Boston, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Mystic, Boston romance, wealthy, steamy romance, suspenseful romance, romance

What Are the Odds

What Are the Odds
Author: David List
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2024-10-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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The debut novel from screenwriter and producer David List, What Are the Odds, is an entertaining, binge-worthy, and addictive crime thriller. Ray Dawson—a former NYPD detective unfairly forced into early retirement—never thought he would get another chance to be with his second wife, and love of his life, Stephanie. So, when she opens the door to the possibility, he spends his savings on an extravagant, romantic getaway at a resort in Costa Rica. But Ray is still as much a cop as he is a man, and when, in the hotel elevator, he has a chance encounter with Wilbur Bailey—a wily, neurotic, and environmentally conscious fugitive with a $5 million bounty on his head—things get complicated. IRS Special Agent Phil Dancourt is determined to bust Mika Salko, the corrupt CEO of Houston based Amco Oil, and believes Wilbur Bailey—an Amco analyst with a conscience—is the one guy on the inside who could help bring Salko down. But in a bizarre twist, Bailey embezzles millions and disappears, putting Phil’s job on the line. Now, after Wilbur is sighted in Costa Rica, Phil is sent to retrieve him. But from the moment he steps off the plane—and crosses paths with Ray and Wilbur—nothing goes as planned. The encounter propels the three men into a harrowing, death-defying, life-changing, and often hilarious journey, attracting unwanted attention from a heroin-addicted dishwasher, a powerful, corrupt CEO, bloodthirsty gangs and drug cartels, and pandering government watchdogs. Along the way, they come face to face, in unexpected ways, with life’s larger questions: friendship, love, loss, faith, and the commitment to values larger than oneself. What results is a trio of unlikely friends, and Ray can only hope that, once it’s all over, Stephanie will still be there.

Postcolonial London

Postcolonial London
Author: John McLeod
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2004
Genre: Authors, Commonwealth
ISBN: 0415344603
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This superb study explores the imaginative transformation of the city by African, Asian, Caribbean and South Pacific writers since the 1950s.

Adam.exe

Adam.exe
Author: Parker Dameron
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2023-01-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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Adam's sole certainty is that he's an android, a robot meant to resemble a human perfectly but act nothing of the sort, doing only what he's told. But if that's true, then where did these thoughts come from? Adam's mind shatters and leaves him alone, shambling through a decaying city where his own venomous thoughts become his biggest enemy. The city's violent occupants despise the kindness coded into him and press harder onto his cracking foundations. Adam can either adapt or break. When all of Adam's programmed ideology is criticized by those around him, a single woman becomes his support. But that support is not as sturdy as he originally hoped when she threatens to make his worst fear a reality and discard him like the scrap he believes himself to be.