They Did It All for the Nookie & the Nookie Is Kicking Their Ass! Xavier has just had the night from Hell when his brother Michael reveals that last night he decided to take a break from his thriving political campaign for night with his wife Debra. The night takes a twist when Debra asks him to do some role-play complete with pink panties, stockings, & high heels for him! After several protests, she seductively convinces him try the idea, figuring no one would find out, until a fire starts forcing him out in his "man panties" & into the arms of a reporter, Theresa Gomez. In the morning, Michael sees an ad for an exposé on his life on Theresa's tabloid show. Figuring the worst, Michael plans to drop out of the race. After laughing his butt off, Xavier embarks on a quest to get the story pulled. While reminiscing about his own sexual mishaps, Xavier learns the truth about the story & discovers Michael's career isn't the only thing on the line if the tape surfaces.

An acclaimed author explores the dreams and realities of seven young men trying to make it in South-central Los Angeles, the world capital of gangsta rap and West Coast hip hop.

Street Talk: Da Official Guide to Hip-Hop & Urban Slanguage is the most authentic slang language lexicon that interprets the hip-hop and urban slang dialect. Over 10,000+ enteries, you will find the word, term or metaphor followed by information from it's origin to contextual examples. Randy "Mo Betta" Kearse proves that he has his finger on hip-hop urban street culture with the Street Talk's 700+ pages, 10,000+ entries. This unique dictionary simplifies the complex hip-hop slang vernacular. What makes this dictionary so unique is, though gritty, it doesn't have entries that disrespect woman by referring to them as &itches nor does it have entries that include the N-word. Randy Kearse should be comended for the job he has done. Street Talk documents the intricate way that people communicate throughtout the hip-hop and urban culture. Street Talk should be called Webster's cool cousin.

Doping is as old as organized sports. From baseball to horse racing, cycling to track and field, drugs have been used to enhance performance for 150 years. For much of that time, doping to do better was expected. It was doping to throw a game that stirred outrage. Today, though, athletes are vilified for using performance-enhancing drugs. Damned as moral deviants who shred the fair-play fabric, dopers are an affront to the athletes who don’t take shortcuts. But this tidy view swindles sports fans. While we may want the world sorted into villains and victims, putting the blame on athletes alone ignores decades of history in which teams, coaches, governments, the media, scientists, sponsors, sports federations, and even spectators have played a role. The truth about doping in sports is messy and shocking because it holds a mirror to our own reluctance to spit in the soupthat is, to tell the truth about the spectacle we crave. In Spitting in the Soup, sports journalist Mark Johnson explores how the deals made behind closed doors keep drugs in sports. Johnson unwinds the doping culture from the early days, when pills meant progress, and uncovers the complex relationships that underlie elite sports culturethe essence of which is not to play fair but to push the boundaries of human performance. It’s easy to assume that drugs in sports have always been frowned upon, but that’s not true. Drugs in sports are old. It’s banning drugs in sports that is new. Spitting in the Soup offers a bitingly honest, clear-eyed look at why that’s so, and what it will take to kick pills out of the locker room once and for all.

HELL HATH NO FURY ... Chicago 2020 Crime has climbed to an epidemic level especially in schools making teaching the most dangerous profession in America. Industrial Engineer Terry Ross believes he has the solution...MARIAH. MARIAH is an advanced android prototype designed to help make classrooms safer. She has unlimited strength potential, can master any academic subject in minutes, and can experience human emotions such as compassion, sympathy, and love. When Terry prepares to unveil MARIAH to the world, his life spirals into madness when the bodies of the people around him begin to turn up gruesomely murdered. As the clock ticks down and the body count goes up, Terry has to uncover the deadly secret behind his creation before it consumes him.

These poems were written by New Mexico high school students and those poets who mentor them as part of New Mexico CultureNet's educational programs. These programs include WebSlam, an Internet-based poetry contest for teens; Poetry Jam, an annual poetry festival for New Mexico high school students, teachers, and poets; and Poets-in-the-Schools programs. New Mexico CultureNet promotes the understanding and appreciation of the diverse cultures of New Mexico by connecting people, ideas and resources. To find out more about New Mexico CultureNet visit the website: www.nmculturenet.org

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