Michael jordan is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players in the history of the sport, his legacy transcending the boundaries of the game itself. Born on february 17, 1963, in brooklyn, new york, jordan's impact on basketball and popular culture is legendary. His journey to greatness began at the university of north carolina, where he showcased his incredible talent, leading the tar heels to an ncaa championship in 1982. Shortly after, he entered the nba, joining the chic...

When a white water rafting adventure goes horribly wrong, four teens must brave the wilderness to survive in Stranded In The Wild. Savi Evans came to an adventure camp in Idaho carrying the pain of a tragic loss. She hopes the wilderness setting, vigorous activities, and some new faces might help take her mind off things back home. At Camp Arrowhead, Savi quickly makes friends with Jade Chang and Rico Cruz, but a bully named Conner Swift is also assigned to her raft. What was supposed to b...

From one of the most revolutionary writers of the twentieth century comes the uncensored and gritty novel that inspired today's street lit and hip-hop culture.After my ninth birthday, I began to really understand the meaning of my name. I began to understand just what my mother was doing for a living. There was nothing I could do about it, but even had I been able to, I wouldn't have changed it.Whoreson Jones is the son of a beautiful black prostitute and an unknow...

In this shocking novel of a young girl alone on the streets, Donald Goines delves into yet another facet of the ghetto experience—the dark, despair-ridden world of a black girl's soul.Sandra took to the streets when she was eight years old and tried to fight off the hunger pangs by shoplifting and moving into the profits of drug pushing. Then she met Chink, and with him she discovered love and affection … as well as rape and murder.

The shocking nightmare story of a black heroin addictTrapped in the festering sore of a major American ghetto, a young man and his girlfriend—both attractive, talented, and full of promise—are inexorably pulled into the living death of the hardcore junkie. It is a horrifying world where addicts will do anything to get their next fix.For twenty-three years of his young life, Donald Goines lived in the dark, despair-ridden world of the junkie. It started while he was doing mi...