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Corporate Stripper is a coming of age story about a woman who overcame the street life to only find out the corporate world is not much better. After growing up entirely too fast, Gabriel learned how to manipulate hustlers and out smart hoodrats. Too many years in the streets lead Gabriel to change her direction, but she finds the corporate world is much more ruthless than the block. This is not just a Black American story, it is an American story about the systematic racism and prejudice that destroys communities. Corporate Stripper is a tale of pain, suffering, happiness, and determination.

Dr. Bertha Felix-Mata's intent is to show the power within young people to turn their self-awareness into insightful learning. In these stories of her own experiences and those of students, readers will gain a stronger conviction of their leadership capacity and their ability to make decisions, embrace change, and embark on the adventure of lifelong learning.

White males are under attack by Western society and Western governments, particularly if they are unfortunately forced into the American (or any Western nation's) legal system. Are you a White male or do you have a son, a dad, a brother or a White male friend who needs to prepare for the attack they will endure as they go through the gauntlet of the American legal system during a likely divorce? Give them this book so they may learn from the author's unbelievable but true experience. They will thank you for the warning that allowed them to prepare for what might be in their future.

DECEMBER SKY is the true story of a Central American child transplanted to suburban Los Angeles, among the one million who took part in the Salvadoran Diaspora of the 1980s. Her story recounts her family's risky trip through Mexico to flee a civil war and a young girl's years as an undocumented student with American ideals, who realizes her vision of a college degree. DECEMBER SKY is one of thousands of unspoken success stories made possible by the Amnesty Act of 1986, which allowed so many to reach beyond their underground lives as undocumented immigrants.

“Dollie” the autobiography of Minnie Adell Hollingshead Wadsworth “John Franklin Hollingshead” by Dollie Wadsworth “Ida Dionitia Lee” by Dollie Wadsworth “Brud” brief biography of Lafayette LeRoy Wadsworth Descendants pictures and family group information Ancestry in pedigree charts updated with family memories from 1997 51 pages Compiled by Helen Free VanderBeek 1973 Reprinted by LaRae Free Kerr M ED 2012 Cover design by Steve LeMmon

Fly with the men of the 1st Cavalry through the 1968 Tet Offensive, then to Khe Sanh and the A Shau Valley. Join the Special Forces missions to the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos and Cambodia. This is a personal, brutally honest, account by a helicopter pilot during the pivotal battles of the Viet Nam war. He is a witness to American victories and the unswerving bravery of his comrades. In pursuit of a determined enemy, they fly with indomitable resolution. Hear of their willingness to face a gauntlet of death each day, and rise the next day to do it all again. He comes home to a bitter unhinged America turning against their army and the people of South Viet Nam. He finds duty and honor ...

In this short book, Emma Crowell shares some of her favorite works along with lessons she's learned and experiences she's had. A mix of essays, lyrics, and poetry is proudly presented in her first book. You can see what great advice she has to share in "Emma's Informal Collection of Works."

This is an inspirational story about a quadriplegic, taken from the prime of his life, who finds a way out of the short and desperate lifestyle, typical to most quadriplegics. Friendly Freddie, his mother called him from the time he was little. That never changed much. Growing up in an upper-middle-class town gave the illusion of good home life. Nothing could be further from the truth. From an early age, around difficult family problems, and working long hours to help with the financial problems of his family, this would be the easy part. After he broke his neck, losing the ability to move his arms or legs, it wouldn't be more than two or three years before he would be facing these probl ...