Author: Teri Woods
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446195669
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
It's the late 1980s, and Gena, a young girl from the projects, meets Quadir, a millionaire drug dealer, and falls madly in love. Quadir builds a massive empire while fighting his rivals and enemies. Gena faces the challenges of holding onto her man, her house, her car, and the cash. Both of them find themselves caught up in a vicious yet seductive world, and learn that success in this game is no easy win. Gena and Quadir also learn that once you're in, there's no way out, 'cause everyone stays in forever....True.
Dutch
Author: Teri Woods
Publisher: Teri Woods Pub
ISBN: 9780967224947
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
James Bernard Jr., also known as "Dutch," makes his rise in New Jersey's world of organized crime from a car thief to successful heroin trafficker.
Publisher: Teri Woods Pub
ISBN: 9780967224947
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
James Bernard Jr., also known as "Dutch," makes his rise in New Jersey's world of organized crime from a car thief to successful heroin trafficker.
Invitation to the Game
Author: Monica Hughes
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671866923
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Unemployed after high school in the highly robotic society of 2154, Lisse and seven friends resign themselves to a boring existence in their "Designated Area" until the government invites them to play The Game.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671866923
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Unemployed after high school in the highly robotic society of 2154, Lisse and seven friends resign themselves to a boring existence in their "Designated Area" until the government invites them to play The Game.
Way We Played The Game
Author: John Armstrong
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402252234
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
When boys played a man's game and football was hell
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402252234
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
When boys played a man's game and football was hell
Molly's Game
Author: Molly Bloom
Publisher: William Collins
ISBN: 9780008278366
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY AARON SORKIN, AND STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN, IDRIS ELBA, KEVIN COSTNER AND MICHAEL CERA The true story of the 26-year-old woman behind the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker game in the world When Molly Bloom was a little girl in a small Colorado town, she dreamed of a life without rules and limits, a life where she didn't have to measure up to anyone or anything - where she could become whatever she wanted. She ultimately got more than she ever could have bargained for. In Molly's Game, she takes you through her adventures running an exclusive private poker game catering to Hollywood royalty like Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Affleck, athletes, billionaires, politicians and financial titans. With rich detail, Molly describes a world of glamour, privilege and secrecy in which she made millions, lived the high life and fearlessly took on the Russian and Italian mobs - until she met theone adversary she could not outsmart: the UnitedStates government.
Publisher: William Collins
ISBN: 9780008278366
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY AARON SORKIN, AND STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN, IDRIS ELBA, KEVIN COSTNER AND MICHAEL CERA The true story of the 26-year-old woman behind the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker game in the world When Molly Bloom was a little girl in a small Colorado town, she dreamed of a life without rules and limits, a life where she didn't have to measure up to anyone or anything - where she could become whatever she wanted. She ultimately got more than she ever could have bargained for. In Molly's Game, she takes you through her adventures running an exclusive private poker game catering to Hollywood royalty like Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Affleck, athletes, billionaires, politicians and financial titans. With rich detail, Molly describes a world of glamour, privilege and secrecy in which she made millions, lived the high life and fearlessly took on the Russian and Italian mobs - until she met theone adversary she could not outsmart: the UnitedStates government.
Master of the Game
Author: Sidney Sheldon
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062015583
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 689
Book Description
Kate Blackwell is the symbol of success—a beautiful woman who has parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate. Now, celebrating her 90th birthday, Kate surveys the family she has manipulated, dominated, and loved: the fair and the grotesque, the mad and the mild, the good and the evil—her winnings in life.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062015583
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 689
Book Description
Kate Blackwell is the symbol of success—a beautiful woman who has parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate. Now, celebrating her 90th birthday, Kate surveys the family she has manipulated, dominated, and loved: the fair and the grotesque, the mad and the mild, the good and the evil—her winnings in life.
True to the Game
Author: Teri Woods
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446195669
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
It's the late 1980s, and Gena, a young girl from the projects, meets Quadir, a millionaire drug dealer, and falls madly in love. Quadir builds a massive empire while fighting his rivals and enemies. Gena faces the challenges of holding onto her man, her house, her car, and the cash. Both of them find themselves caught up in a vicious yet seductive world, and learn that success in this game is no easy win. Gena and Quadir also learn that once you're in, there's no way out, 'cause everyone stays in forever....True.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446195669
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
It's the late 1980s, and Gena, a young girl from the projects, meets Quadir, a millionaire drug dealer, and falls madly in love. Quadir builds a massive empire while fighting his rivals and enemies. Gena faces the challenges of holding onto her man, her house, her car, and the cash. Both of them find themselves caught up in a vicious yet seductive world, and learn that success in this game is no easy win. Gena and Quadir also learn that once you're in, there's no way out, 'cause everyone stays in forever....True.
Game Design
Author: Jennifer Hackett
Publisher: Children's Press
ISBN: 9780531241462
Category : Computer games
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Learn how video games are designed and find out how you can create games of your own."--
Publisher: Children's Press
ISBN: 9780531241462
Category : Computer games
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Learn how video games are designed and find out how you can create games of your own."--
True to the Game II
Author: Teri Woods
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446500798
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
TRUE TO THE GAME II will pick up where True to the Game left off-- with one difference, Gena is now seeing a new guy named Jay. Little does Gena know that the man she has fallen in love with, so soon after Quadir's death, is his archrival, Jerrell Jackson. Unfortunately, Jerrell is determined to get his revenge against Quadir's crew and he'll start with Gena.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446500798
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
TRUE TO THE GAME II will pick up where True to the Game left off-- with one difference, Gena is now seeing a new guy named Jay. Little does Gena know that the man she has fallen in love with, so soon after Quadir's death, is his archrival, Jerrell Jackson. Unfortunately, Jerrell is determined to get his revenge against Quadir's crew and he'll start with Gena.
True to the Game III
Author: Teri Woods
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 044654812X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The third and most explosive installment of the groundbreaking True to the Game trilogy will take you on a marathon race through the mean streets of Philly. Starting off where the second installment's dramatic cliffhanger left us, True III will finally reveal Gena's mysterious stalker and savior, as well as introduce a new killer so vicious, so cunning, so ruthless, he'll have you looking over your shoulder with each turn of the page. The crooked cops are searching for the money, Gena's family members are now the target for Gena who's hiding from everything and everyone, as the race is on for Gena's survival. Will she manage to keep the money, can she get out of town and make a new life for herself, and will her family survive the maniacal killer that is hell bent on tracking her down? Will Gena stay, True to the Game?
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 044654812X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The third and most explosive installment of the groundbreaking True to the Game trilogy will take you on a marathon race through the mean streets of Philly. Starting off where the second installment's dramatic cliffhanger left us, True III will finally reveal Gena's mysterious stalker and savior, as well as introduce a new killer so vicious, so cunning, so ruthless, he'll have you looking over your shoulder with each turn of the page. The crooked cops are searching for the money, Gena's family members are now the target for Gena who's hiding from everything and everyone, as the race is on for Gena's survival. Will she manage to keep the money, can she get out of town and make a new life for herself, and will her family survive the maniacal killer that is hell bent on tracking her down? Will Gena stay, True to the Game?
True to the Language Game
Author: Keith Gilyard
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136850694
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
In True to the Language Game, Keith Gilyard, one of the major African American figures to emerge in language and cultural studies, makes his most seminal work available in one volume. This collection of new and previously published essays contains Gilyard’s most relevant scholarly contributions to deliberations about linguistic diversity, cultural identity, critical literacy, writing instruction, literary texts, and popular culture. The volume also features contemporary treatises on such timely topics as "students’ right to their own language," code-switching pedagogy, and political discourse surrounding the rise of Barack Obama. Gilyard weaves together serious analysis, theoretical work, policy discussions, and personal reflections on the interplay of language, literacy, and social justice to make True to the Language Game essential reading for students and scholars in rhetorical studies, composition studies, applied linguistics, and education.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136850694
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
In True to the Language Game, Keith Gilyard, one of the major African American figures to emerge in language and cultural studies, makes his most seminal work available in one volume. This collection of new and previously published essays contains Gilyard’s most relevant scholarly contributions to deliberations about linguistic diversity, cultural identity, critical literacy, writing instruction, literary texts, and popular culture. The volume also features contemporary treatises on such timely topics as "students’ right to their own language," code-switching pedagogy, and political discourse surrounding the rise of Barack Obama. Gilyard weaves together serious analysis, theoretical work, policy discussions, and personal reflections on the interplay of language, literacy, and social justice to make True to the Language Game essential reading for students and scholars in rhetorical studies, composition studies, applied linguistics, and education.