The Rise and Fall of a Ghetto Celebrity
Title | The Rise and Fall of a Ghetto Celebrity PDF eBook |
Author | Shaheem Hargrove |
Publisher | Xlibris Corporation |
Pages | 171 |
Release | 2011-01-25 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1456859005 |
How to Hustle and Win
Title | How to Hustle and Win PDF eBook |
Author | Supreme Understanding |
Publisher | Supreme Design Publishing |
Pages | 377 |
Release | 2008-06-19 |
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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.
Eating Your Way Through Luke's Gospel
Title | Eating Your Way Through Luke's Gospel PDF eBook |
Author | Robert J. Karris |
Publisher | Liturgical Press |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780814621219 |
Robert Karris spreads before us a delightful feast of information about food themes in the Gospel of Luke. In a lively style of writing, Karris describes the food and drink popular in Jesus' day, eucharistic implications, and the social roles Jesus assumes in relation to food.
The Handbook of Bilingualism
Title | The Handbook of Bilingualism PDF eBook |
Author | Tej K. Bhatia |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 905 |
Release | 2008-06-09 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0470704381 |
The Handbook of Bilingualism provides state-of-the-art treatments of the central issues that arise in consideration of the phenomena of bilingualism ranging from the representation of the two languages in the bilingual individual's brain to the various forms of bilingual education, including the status of bilingualism in each area of the world. Provides state-of-the-art coverage of a wide variety of topics, ranging from neuro- and psycho-linguistic research to studies of media and psychological counseling. Includes latest assessment of the global linguistic situation with particular emphasis on those geographical areas which are centers of global conflict and commerce. Explores new topics such as global media and mobile and electronic language learning. Includes contributions by internationally renowned researchers from different disciplines, genders, and ethnicities.
The Illuminati Purifying the American Nation from Sharon Tate (Second Edition)
Title | The Illuminati Purifying the American Nation from Sharon Tate (Second Edition) PDF eBook |
Author | Istvan Adorjan |
Publisher | Istvan Adorjan |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 2020-05-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
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With this book, I present some presumed national secret political aspects of the films, life and death of the American actress Sharon Tate, expounding and corroborating my hypothesis that the American Illuminati had qualified her as a person primarily genetically threatening the existence of the “American nation” — as defined, designed and made by it — and for this reason it conceived and had it founded the “Manson Family”, propagandized as a “cult”, but in reality a national secret criminal-terrorist-religious-political-paramilitary confraternity to recruit, train and deploy murderers for her concealed execution.
Tourism and Gender
Title | Tourism and Gender PDF eBook |
Author | Annette Pritchard |
Publisher | CABI |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2007-01-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1845932714 |
While contemporary popular discourses dismiss gender and feminism as passé, patriarchy and sexism continue to limit human possibilities around the globe. The tourism industry can be a force for empowerment but it can also shore up exploitative gendered practices. At the same time, tourism enquiry itself continues to be dominated by western, masculinist approaches. This collection of studies seeks to advance feminist and gender tourism studies with its focus on embodiment. Broad themes include the construction of narratives, how discourses of desire, sensuality and sexuality pervade the tourism experience, the use of the body to represent femininity, masculinity and sensuality, and finally how travel and tourism allow for empowerment, resistance and carnivalesque opportunities.
Ebony
Title | Ebony PDF eBook |
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Pages | 160 |
Release | 1978-06 |
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EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.