Emotions are high after Danielle made a devastating decision to protect the love of her life. She was more than willing to stand up for the man who has had her heart since the moment she saw him, even if standing behind him meant spending years in jail. In everyone else's eyes, she's a fool, but to Danielle, she made the right decision and would do it all over again in a heartbeat. Guess one could say she was a fool in love. Dallas never wanted Danielle to get sucked up into his crazy lifestyle. With so many regrets weighing on him, the main one being how he couldn't protect Danielle when she needed it the most, Dallas does the unthinkable. Their relationship was rocky from the start, and now with the separation between the two, they will see there's always room for more to come between them. What happens when the man who was once your superhero turns out to be the villain? On top of her personal life drama, Danielle and her brother, Reggie, find out a devastating secret about their father that leaves them speechless. As more drama surrounds them, enemies are coming out of nowhere, relationships are ending, and unexpected relationships are growing. In this Epic part two, everyone learns something new about their life. The past can either mold you or make you fold, and in the end, only the strong will survive. Will love be enough to fight for, or will they leave love exactly where they found it, on the mean streets of the Westside of Chicago?

At the end of part two, Dallas was left seeing Danielle in a new light. Unsure of whether their bond was strong enough to withstand the wrongs that had been done, he decides to do what any man in his position would do- eliminate the problem. Having worked too hard to finally be together, it's hard to just let things go. Unfortunately, one mistake may be too much to overlook. Once the light is shone on all their secrets and truths are revealed, will they get past it, or will it cost them everything? Reggie and Shannon's love was one that was unexpected, but it becomes evident that they're determined to let nothing tear them apart... not even someone from the past who refuses to let go. Forgiveness and communication in their relationships are what they'll need to survive their problems. Will these couples follow the rules of love, or will these dope boys get returned to the Westside where they will live out the rest of their dope boy days? Find out in the Finale of Fallin' For a Westside Dope Boy 3.

Eighteen-year-old Danielle just graduated high school and got accepted into the top college of her choice. She planned to enjoy this summer to the fullest. The main thing on her agenda is her brother's best friend, Dallas. Dallas is a local dope boy who all the chicks in the hood wanted. With him being her brother's best friend, that also means he is off limits, but that's not stopping Danielle. Dallas is just a simple dope boy trying to make it and take care of his family. Danielle was the furthest thing from his mind until she started demanding attention. Throwing herself at him in public was only the half, she also had some tricks up her sleeves behind closed doors too. Knowing that taking things further with Danielle would ruin his friendship, but that may be a risk he had to take for love. A deadly situation happens in front of Danielle's eyes and causes her to react before thinking. With a life hanging on the line, will Danielle see that this lifestyle isn't what she needs or will she choose love and possibly lose everything she worked hard for? Love is a crazy game, and it can sometimes lead you on the road to destruction. Danielle and Dallas have that crazy love for each other, but love won't be enough in the end when you have everything to lose at stake.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation. “How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual”—The Boston Globe Utilizing his incomparable career and inspired collaborations with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and many others, David Byrne taps deeply into his lifetime of knowledge to explore the panoptic elements of music, how it shapes the human experience, and reveals the impetus behind how we create, consume, distribute, and enjoy the songs, symphonies, and rhythms that provide the backbeat of life. Byrne’s magnum opus uncovers thrilling realizations about the redemptive liberation that music brings us all.

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A Vintage Shorts Selection • Almost three decades ago, iconic and incomparable American essayist Joan Didion’s now-classic report from the Dukakis campaign trail exposed, in no uncertain terms, the complete sham that is the modern American presidential run. Writing with bite and some humor too, Didion betrays “the process”—the way in which power is exchanged and the status quo is maintained. All insiders—politicians, journalists, spin doctors—participate in a political narrative that is “designed as it is to maintain the illusion of consensus by obscuring rather than addressing actual issues.” The optics of presidential campaigns have grown ever more farcical and remote from the needs and issues most relevant to Americans’ lives, and Didion’s elegant, shrewd, and prescient commentary has never been more urgent than it is right now. An ebook short.