Inner City Hoodlum

Download or read book Inner City Hoodlum written by Donald Goines and published by Holloway House Publishing. This book was released on 1992-08 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Johnny Washington, a black teenager in Los Angeles, knows the freight yards like the back of his hand. He and his pals, Josh and Buddy, hit them often, stealing for a fence. They have to. They're the sole support of their families. But when Josh is killed by a security guard, they are forced to look for other work. They find it with the underworld kings in Elliot Davis." -- Back cover.

Download or read book Low Road written by Eddie B. Allen, Jr. and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2008-05-13 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald Goines was a pimp, a truck driver, a heroin addict, a factory worker, and a career criminal. He was also one of world's most popular Black contemporary writers. Having published 16 novels, including Whoreson, Dopefiend, and Daddy Cool, Goines's unique brand of "street narrative" and "ghetto realism" mark him as the original street writer. Now, in the first in-depth biography of Goines's life, author Eddie B. Allen explores exactly how one man could make the transition from street hustler to bestselling author. With exclusive access to personal letters, treatments from unwritten books, photographs, and family members, Allen uncovers Goines's personal experiences with drugs, prostitutes, prison, and urban violence. Fans of Goines's novels will note a dramatic parallelism between his life and his fictional tales.

Download or read book Street Players written by Donald Goines and published by Holloway House Classics. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clawing his way to the top, pimp Earl the Black Pearl believes he is untouchable, but when someone puts a hit on his friends, he has to fight back to save his own life.

Download or read book Dopefiend written by Donald Goines and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terry and Teddy's relationship crumbles and they go in separate directions as they become heroin addicts and seek their dealer's favor in order to feed the addiction.

Download or read book Whoreson written by Donald Goines and published by Holloway House. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1972 by Holloway House.

Download or read book Black Gangster written by Donald Goines and published by Holloway House. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of black organized crime follows Prince from his beginning as a teenage ganglord to his position as head of Detroit's powerful mob.

Download or read book Swamp Man written by Donald Goines and published by Holloway House Publishing. This book was released on 1974 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes special preview of Kenyatta's last hit.