{"title":"Donald Goines","description":"Donald Goines was born in Detroit, Michigan. He joined the U.S. Air Force instead of going into his family's dry cleaning business. Following his service, he entered into a life of drug addiction and crime. He received seven prison sentences, serving a total of over six years. While he was in prison, Goines wrote his first two novels, Dopefiend: The Story of a Black Junkie and Whoreson: The Story of a Ghetto Pimp. Goines was shot to death in 1974.","products":[{"product_id":"daddy-cool-paperback","title":"Daddy Cool - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA multifaceted, realistic fictional picture of the lives, choices, and frustrations of underworld ghetto blacks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLarry Jackson, better known as Daddy Cool, is a ruthlessly efficient black hit man, equally effective with a gun or a knife in nailing his prey. The only thing that can melt his icy heart is his love for his teenage daughter, Janet. But when the smooth talking youngblood pimp Ronald lures her into his stable, Daddy Cool must go into action with a fearsome vengeance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"All those [other black] writers, no matter how well they dealt with black experience, appealed largely to an educated, middle-class, largely white readership. They brought news of one place to the residents of another. Goines' novels, on the other hand, are written from ground zero. They are almost unbearable. 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He was a gentle young soul--until he saw what four hill boys did to his sister. Then George turned as deadly as a water moccasin snake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe boys had caught his sister soon after she got off the bus home from her first year of college. When they were through with her, she let her mind shut down, fearing the memory. Slipping through the swamps like a ghost, George stalked them, one by one, two by two . . .","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102514122975,"sku":"9781496750037","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/hHeoU7Xm3y9781496750037.webp?v=1781083401"},{"product_id":"cry-revenge-paperback","title":"Cry Revenge - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a young Black man sees his brother's dreams shattered, he takes to the streets to start a war. 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He's on a deadly path of vengeance that will leave the streets running red with Black and Latino blood . . .","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103159226591,"sku":"9781496750020","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ukPRHmwcva9781496750020.webp?v=1781090401"},{"product_id":"inner-city-hoodlum-paperback","title":"Inner City Hoodlum - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe last novel by Donald Goines, the OG master of urban lit, a gritty, graphic thrill ride of relentless street violence, desperate measures, and brutal, unstoppable revenge . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohnny Washington is a ruthless survivor, a Black teen raised on the streets of L.A., a battlefield of broken families, rival gangs, and minimum wage--all under the cold, watchful eye of the men and in blue. 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