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Elvira's Autobiography Cover of Book Yours Cruelly, Elvira by Cassandra Peterson; Elvira's Autobiography; Picture of Elvira with Title

Horror Host with the Most & Spellbinding Writer Too

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Elvira’s life has been a crazy wild ride and you really must read the book to take it all in. It is no wonder that this is a New York Times Bestseller. I laughed out loud several times when reading this. All the stories feature her unique sense of humor. Originally, she was going to retire Elvira at 40 but now she’s 70 and the character is still going strong. Elvira will certainly outlive Elvira. Cassandra’s character is the horror host with the most for sure.

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Monster by Monster Kody Scott or Sanyika Shakur; Book with Title Monster and Picture of Monster Kody Scott

Shocking and Surprising Glimpse Into LA Crip Life

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Like many people from my generation, I grew up listening to the East Coast West Coast rap feud. For me, I was on the Tupac side and still listen to his music today. Anyone who has listened to Tupac knows he uses a lot of street lingo and tells a lot of stories that sometime seem too crazy to be true. I think this was a question I had going into this read – how serious are gangs and gang members in places like Los Angeles? It turns that they are serious. Just how serious are they? Drive by shootings, planned shootings at funerals, lynching, hostages, drive a car through the front of a gun store to rob it plans, and even chopping people’s arms off with a machete to make a statement serious. This read makes Pac much more believable, not that I didn’t believe him.

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Fascinating, Life Changing Quick Read

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What if we gained control of this? If we decided what the imagination believed or didn’t believe, what could we accomplish? I read somewhere many years ago that the main purpose of the grueling training undergone by US Navy SEALs has one ultimate purpose. Proving to the trainee that when your mind says you must quit, your body can do 10% more. Monks and many cultures have used autosuggestion for centuries in the forms of mantras and creeds. When we say something enough to ourselves, good or bad, our mind eventually believes it. Suggestion has now transformed into autosuggestion. Of the two, only the latter really exists. Coue was well known for his daily saying, “Every day in every way I’m getting better and better.”

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Life in Prison by Stanley "Tookie" Williams, a book

Life in Prison by Tookie Williams (1998)

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Recently, I read Life in Prison by Stanley “Tookie” Williams. I came across Tookie and his story one day on YouTube. Long story short, he was one of the co-founders of the LA Crips. Despite his background, he was into physical fitness and was featured on television because of it. One of the interviews I watched about him involved Ice-T (the rapper). Ice-T mentioned having a run-in with Tookie. Well, Ice-T said that his girlfriend was complaining about someone making rude comments to her while coming into their apartment complex. Of course, Ice-T was angry until he found out it was Tookie making the comments. Once he learned this, he told his girlfriend to be quiet and leave that one alone. I found this comical. Fast forward, Tookie was found guilty of killing 4 people and ended up on death row to be executed in 2005 just before Christmas.

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Non-Negotiable: Ten Years Incarcerated – Creating the Unbreakable Mindset by Wes Watson (2022)

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If you are into motivational speaking or writing, Wes Watson is for you. If you dream of or need a daily Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, USMC Drill Sargent to help you live life and change things, you need Wes Watson in your life. As with anything big Wes does, this book is very motivational, and it is absolutely worth the $15. Highlighted a lot. Great quick read. Going on the shelf.

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