Kategoria BISAC: Fiction >> Urban & Street Lit

Since she was a little girl, Tionna's on and off addicted mother taught her to get hers by any means necessary. Tionna's heart is as cold as a December chill, but she holds a warm place in it for Duhan, the father of her two sons, and her on-again-off-again boyfriend since they were teenagers. Duhan becomes her knight in shining armor until the government turns their dream into a nightmare. With Duhan behind bars and everything she loves seized she finds herself starting over in the same neighborhood she swore she'd never come back to.

With two kids, a man in prison and no back up...

Dante Garrett learned the handyman trade from watching his late grandfather and his father hard at work. Painting, carpentry, and plumbing were among his talents, to the point that he became one of the most wanted men in Park Chester--but not without ducking and dodging some of the horny housewives who were his clients. In fact, Dante goes to great lengths to keep from crossing the line that separates him from clients such as the wispy Ms. Thomas and the regal Mrs. Singletary. It's when he falls head over heels for a client's niece, Stacy, that Dante's life begins to change.

Stacy is...

Okrutny maszynista to zbiór opowiadań o próbie zrozumienia drugiego człowieka. Każde z nich to swoisty bilet na drugą stronę Tatr, pozwalający spojrzeć na świat z innej perspektywy. Zabiera nas w podróż, podczas której spotkamy Alberta Camusa, przeczytamy prywatną korespondencję Sigmana Frijada, czy też poznamy kryminalną historię Marii B. Zagłębimy się także w rozmowę o ulotności pamięci, by na koniec dać się porwać szalonemu reportażowi, któremu w tle będzie przygrywać… węgierska orkiestra dęta.

" The only thing that ll last forever is my Thirst . . . .
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So says Abel Crofton as he explores the streets and canals of Amsterdam. A New York tunnel worker who s struggling to stay sober after years of alcoholism, Abel is searching for the mother he s never known. Despite having few clues as to her whereabouts, he soon finds a bureaucratic trail that takes him to Haarlem, the Dutch town from which the famed African-American neighborhood takes its name.
As Abel ventures into more new territory, he also takes on his identity as a Black man, his rough childhood in Harlem, New...