What does it take to go from growing up in a Mississippi housing project to becoming a master sergeant and a celebrity chef serving in the White House under four United States presidents?Call Me Chef, Dammit! is the inspiring story of Andre Rush, who became an overnight sensation in 2018, after a photograph of his now-famous twenty-four-inch biceps went viral. However, his journey to that moment could never be captured in a fleeting moment.From his childhood workin...

Read by the author.What does it take to go from growing up in a Mississippi housing project to becoming a master sergeant and a celebrity chef serving in the White House under four United States presidents?Call Me Chef, Dammit! is the inspiring story of Andre Rush, who became an overnight sensation in 2018, after a photograph of his now-famous twenty-four-inch biceps went viral. However, his journey to that moment could never be captured in a fleet...

★★★ #1 WALL STREET JOURNAL & INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER ★★★YOU NEED TO STOP.This is a book for people who want to take action.At twelve years old, Dre Evans felt proud to participate in his first drive-by shooting.Everyone craves belonging and purpose in life. How far would you go to satisfy that need? Dre started by joining a Chicago street gang. But one terrifying day, as bullets flew past his head

The Change of Seasons is the seventh book in the 299 Days series, where summer has ended and reality has set in at Pierce Point. For many people, this means scrambling to survive the long winter with even less food. Some were smart enough to spend the summer preparing for the changing season and the expanding effects of the Collapse; others were not so smart, and their desperation and fear grows stronger by the day. Grant Matson reflects with pride on how he has provided for his family whi...

Podcaster and former TMZ host Van Lathan Jr. writes a sharp, funny, and brutally honest, cultural critique of the unspoken obstacles and extreme anxiety that keep us from maintaining good health in America’s “wellness waistland,” explored through vignettes about his mental health and weight loss journey as a Black man.A formerly chubby kid who self‑identified for much of his life as “the fat friend,” media personality and podcast host Van Lathan Jr. has struggled w...

**'An instant publishing phenomenon' – The New York TimesWelcome back to New York.**Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton returns to the streets of the city, with a collection of stunning photographs and life-affirming stories from the lives of ordinary, yet extraordinary New Yorkers.The Humans of New York project began when acclaimed street photographer Brandon set out on an ambitious task – to single-handedly create a photographic census of ...

Over the last 20 years, New York City has been convulsed by enormous challenges: terrorist attack, blackout, hurricane, recession, pandemic. New Yorkers is a grand portrait of the irrepressible city and a hymn to the vitality and resilience of its people. Craig Taylor spent years meeting New Yorkers - rich and poor, old and young, native and immigrant - and getting them to share indelible true tales. Here are the voices of those who propel the city each day - subway conductor, nur...

The 2nd Edition of this very insightful manual delves deep into one of the most important components of getting hired as a Law Enforcement Officer today; the Oral Review Board. This manual not only sheds light on the often very secretive society of police but more importantly cracks the door open ever so slightly to give the reader that edge, that one little extra push required to make it in the field of Law Enforcement today. There is so much more than just questions and answers given in ...

This no nonsense look at dating and relationship advice is long overdue. Sometimes we need to stop sugarcoating the obvious and trust our gut instinct. The keys to everlasting love and affection are based in logic and common sense. It's time to Stop Being a Bitch.

At twenty-seven, Michael Tandoi’s life hit a breaking point. Years of bad decisions, fueled by a relentless crack-cocaine addiction, led him to become a danger not only to himself but also to everyone around him. A high-speed car chase, a string of criminal charges, and a courtroom packed with reporters ended with a judge handing down a sentence he believed was the only way to save Michael’s life: seven years in prison.The Man I Was Destined to Be is Michael’s raw, honest ...

Andre Norman's early life put him on a path to prison. Raised in poverty and surrounded by dysfunction, Andre gravitated to his neighborhood gang. His choices there led to time in juvenile detention, and eventually a maximum-security prison, with sentences totaling over 100 years. During that time, Andre became one of the most dangerous gang leaders in the Massachusetts prison system. Then came the epiphany. Just before Andre was to be crowned "King of the Prison," he had a realization—tha...

Sometimes life doesnt always unfold the way you plan. On July 20, 1984 while at USMC Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia, a young Marine was a passenger in a three-ton troop transport vehicle that, while traveling at sixty-five miles per hour, flipped and rolled several times, finally coming to rest upside down. Several Marines were dead, but one man was still alive. He was Terry Smith.After dying twice during brain surgery on that fateful day, Terry Smith has since lear...