Originally published pseudonymously in 1893, "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" follows the tragic tale of Maggie and her life in the harsh streets and tenements of the New York City Bowery district. Initially rejected by publishers for being viewed as too brutal and accurate in its descriptions of poverty and female sexuality, Stephen Crane published the work at his own expense. Following the success of Crane's novel "The Red Badge of Courage," this...

The first installment in this exciting series followed Promise, Squeeze, and Show as they robbed, whored, and fought their way to adulthood on the mean streets of Brooklyn. Now, it's a year later. Promise is trying to get out of the gangsta life, but the streets have a powerful call. Squeeze and Show are making out like bandits with their hot new nightclub, the Brooklyn Café. Grindin' in the streets is no longer an option, but trouble still follows...

For a twenty-eight-year-old young man who returned from the army several years ago but has yet to reacclimatize to ordinary life, every step, gesture, word, and vision is a revelation, which takes him back to the beginning, to a time when reality had lost its shape, and turned into a new and imperceptible world. In his imagination, he embodies a number of different characters, he feels the presence of his girlfriend again, and remembers friends from...

In the sequel to one of Wahida's most successful titles [Payback is a Mutha], old scores are settled and before long, new tensions arise. Still recovering from the suicide of her best friend, Shan now pregnant by a married man is forced to make major decisions in her life. Ready to leave the fast life behind, Shan believes a move to Detroit will help her become a stronger woman-but someone wants revenge against Shan's brother and is willing to destroy...

Entre el campo y la ciudad todo puede suceder... el frío y el fuego se encuentran en los vectores de varios personajes en una obra de ficción.

Jack thought he noticed a flash, like fire in the woman's eyes. He was captivated by her as she exuded sophistication, charisma, and beauty... The rich kid from out of town arrives in the Big Apple, planning to enjoy all the pleasures it offers. Life is wild as Jack experiences women, drugs, and fast cars, along with fickle friends and dubious acquaintances. But he cannot fly forever. Who is the mysterious Malka, weaving a web behind the scenes? What...

In the Connection, Loco loses it all when a Corrupt Bridgeport detective forces him to exile, byway of threatening to savagely murder his high school sweetheart Jane and Margaret, a Dominican Miami beauty he'd had a one night stand with, both pregnant with his future legacy. Growing up without their father, never knowing one another exist, Rah-meer, the leader of his own murderous ski-mask stick up squad known to all who was getting money as The...

Rahmique Jamingson Jr., a.k.a Rah, is a young boy born and raised from Camden, New Jersey, trying to figure out his way through life but hits some tragic struggles along the way. He is raised by a mother who struggles with a drug addiction and a father who he later found out is a drug kingpin. Taye, who is his older brother, gets locked up on several drug charges, leaving him to fend for himself with a niece and nephew. As Rahmique gets older,...

All lives are marked by crossroads, but the first one may just set the tone for the rest of your life. The year 1970 was more than the end of a decade and the beginning of a brave new world. It was life at its very best, filled with angst and pleasure, excitement and pain. A young man at eighteen is faced with many possibilities, decisions, and freedoms. How will Michael Lee ever be able to make a choice when everything is candy? After all is said...

About the Book So Welcome to 1991.A.D. the Real World, which is an exciting and action-filled novel that is based on some real events as well as fictitious events to keep your mind reeling. Meet Oscar, better known in his neighborhood as Spyder. Join him as he grows up surrounded by crime, violence and interesting characters and eventually becomes a criminal himself. This tale of urban fiction includes something for everyone, including crime, money,...