A story about a lady who went through so much abuse in her life. She was a casualty and had to be strong and solid for herself and her children, and she survived it. She will go on with her life in this book ofSurvivor Queen."This is about a Survivor who went through so much in my life. I was pulled in every direction by a man that said he loved me! The only thing that helped me cope with the situation was God and my children. I am a Certified Nursing Assistant for over 4...

Welcome to the "Toxic Doughnut."If you miss the exit, you're gone.At the far edge of Chicago, where the city limits end and the industrial wasteland begins, sits Altgeld Gardens. It's an island trapped between a sewage plant, a landfill, and the steel mills that rain "Gray Snow" down on the residents every day.Malik Vance is just trying to breathe. A warehouse worker doing his best to keep his grand...

This is a story about a woman who went through so much abuse in her life. She was a victim and had to be strong for herself and her children, and survived it. She will go on with life, thus the story of a survivor queen.

The author that brought black literature to the streets is back. Weaving stories of deceit, sex, humor, and race, bestselling author Iceberg Slim brings us the story of a hustler who doesn’t just play the con game, he transforms it.This is the gritty truth, the life of a hustler in south side Chicago where the only characters are those who con and those who get conned.Trick Baby tells the story of “White Folks,” a blue-eyed, light-haired, con artis...

These days it's increasingly rare to have a stable career in any field. More and more of us are blending big company jobs, startup gigs, freelance work, and volunteer side projects. We take chances to expand our knowledge, capabilities, and experience. But how do we make sense of that kind of career - and explain it? Pamela Slim, the acclaimed author of Escape from Cubicle Nation, gives us the tools to have meaningful careers in this new world of work. She shows how to find the connections...

Slim Spurling was an inventor, researcher, and internationally recognized dowser. He developed the Light-Life (tm) Ring in 1991, which became the prototype of a cutting edge tensor technology. The science represented in the Light-Life (tm) Technology is both ancient and modern. Quantum physics has shown us that ultimately everything is light and energy. This has been demonstrated with the Light-Life (tm) Tools in the energizing of food and water, cleaning of the environmen...

This is the gritty truth, the life of a hustler in South Side Chicago, where the only characters are those who con and those who get conned.Trick Baby tells the story of White Folks, a blue-eyed, light-haired con artist whose pale skin allows him to pass in the streets as a white man. Folks is tormented early in life, rejected by other children and branded a "trick baby," a child conceived between a hooker and her trick. Refusing to abandon his life in the ghetto and a cha...

“Nostalgia-soaked images.” —Harper’s Bazaar“Sumptuous images.” —Publishers Weekly“It’s the next best thing to time travel.” —DuJour magazineThis lavish volume of Slim Aarons photography revels in this photographer’s decades-long love affair with Italy. From breathtaking aerials of the Sicilian countryside to intimate portraits of celebrities and high society taken in magnificent villas, ...

The financial expertise of rapper Slim Thug, and the experiences that shaped his savvy. How to Survive in a Recession is a raw and candid perspective of money management from a heavy weight contender in the hip hop industry.

“Iceberg Slim breaks down some of the coldest, capitalist concepts I’ve ever heard in my life.” —Dave Chappelle, from his Netflix special The Bird RevelationThe most gritty and real illustration of the black ghetto ever told, from the only man capable of telling it, Iceberg Slim, bestselling author of Pimp. Iceberg Slim**’**s story is now depicted in a major motion picture distributed worldwide.Mama Black ...

Iceberg Slim described himself as “ill…from America’s fake façade of justice and democracy,” an illness that may have been a detriment, but evolved into the tales that serve as a chilling reminder that we are all still inmates of one prison or another, and the time to break free has arrived.Iceberg Slim took the public into the raw, unseen, predatory reality of America with his first book, Pimp. This time around, he puts the emphasis on reality with his co...

There's a wealth of wonderful fresh food produced on our doorstep, but how many of us really make use of it? In fact, how many of us actually know what's produced and when?Well, the people at Slimming World have made it easy, and this fantastic recipe book offers a wide variety of seasonal dishes that make use of ingredients at the appropriate time of year. And, as each recipe fits perfectly within the Slimming World diet plan, now dieters can simply turn to the section dealing wit...