Derek Grover is a former gang leader and crime boss who doesn’t play or pretend. These are his stories of incarceration at San Diego Central Jail, Donovan State Prison, and Chino State Prison. Nothing has been altered. No names have been changed. No one has been protected. These are real-life stories from real-life gangsters.

AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOW 'Some people are born to be sports stars. I wasn't one of them. I was born to be . . . actually what was I born to be? Probably, like most Asian kids growing up in the late Nineties, a doctor, or a teacher. At a push I might have been a cricketer. A boxer? Come off it! No Asian lad did that sort of thing. Hanging up my gloves has given me the opportunity to reflect not just on my career but on who I am and the kind of person I want to be. Whoever that is, I just hope they get a few less slaps to the face! Boxing has only ever been part of the storyline. Whether it be death threats from Al-Qaeda, gunpoint robbery, family fallouts, marriage to a New York socialite, three kids, a reality show, a money pit wedding hall, or walking through a flood and earthquake devastated Pakistan, I'm struggling to think of a quiet day. That means a lot of lessons hard-learned - and you'll notice that I try to pass a few on here. I've become a teacher after all!'

My unstructured upbringing, and cares to the wind attitude, led to my frequent incarceration, from childhood to adulthood, it's a disturbing story, which is primarily aimed at the adult reading audience, who enjoy reading about reality situations and crime. I have always been a reader, and to a large extent, that helped me become a self taught person. Born on the banks of the Colorado River in Arizona, and raised up in the Marcos De Niza barrio projects in South Phoenix, I experienced the injustices of the cotton fields, Maricopa County Juvenile Detention Home, and Arizona State Industrial School at Fort Grant, Arizona. I wandered the desperate streets of Los Angeles, and the forlorn railroad tracks, alone, like a lost person without a purpose in life. I was locked up in the jails of Phoenix, and Los Angeles, before winding up in the California State penitentiary system. Upon my release, I struggled to stay out of the pen, and took the jobs that society at large would never want to take. Through numerous personal tragedies, incarcerations, and unfortunate circumstances, I lost control of my life. No one was ever able to change my destructive behavior. The changes when they occurred came from within me, when I could no longer cope, with the situations I had cast my self into. Looking back, I can now see what I couldn't see, during those hopeless time periods. I was very fortunate, to finally be able to leave that life behind me, through relationships that believed in me, and successfully worked, and built myself a civil service work career, from which I retired. I now spend my days enjoying life's simple pleasures, after all my previous tragic missteps. My objective in life now, is to become an accomplished writer.

No matter how many times you have lost the battle—you can still win the war! There’s a war going on for the souls of men. It’s reached epic levels and is threatening the very fabric of generations—grandfathers, dads, sons, and grandsons. This war is affecting you and your family. Landmines planted strategically by...

A Life in Twilight reveals the least-known and most enigmatic period of J. Robert Oppenheimer's life, from the public humiliation he endured after the 1954 Atomic Energy Commission's investigation into his alleged communist leanings and connections to his death in 1967. It covers Oppenheimer's continued work as a scientist and philosopher and head of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, his often controversial public appearances, as well as parts of his private life. What emerges is a portrait of a man who was toppled from the highest echelons of politics and society, had to see his honor and name blackened, but succeeded in maintaining his dignity and rebuilding a shattered life, although he never truly recovered from the McCarthy-inspired persecution he suffered. Previously unpublished FBI files round out the picture and cast a sinister cloud over Oppenheimer's final years, during which he remained under occasional surveillance. Mark Wolverton has succeeded in presenting an evenhanded and very well- researched account of a life that ended in twilight. It reads like a written version of the acclaimed film Good Night, and Good Luck, and indeed Murrow's interview with Oppenheimer is one of the central elements of the story. A Life in Twilight is an important exploration, not only of a prominent scientist and philosopher, but also of an unforgettable era in American history.

Billy Wayne Sinclair's powerful tale about his time at one of the worst prison systems in...

Professor Jane Plant's international bestseller on combating breast cancer through diet and lifestyle changes has been fully revised and updated, including new information on ovarian cancer and other types of cancer. In this groundbreaking book, Professor Plant details her own experiences of suffering with breast cancer, and how she learnt of the relationship between cancer and diet. The book explains the science behind the 'no dairy' diet and gives practical advice on how diet and lifestyle changes can help prevent and overcome breast and ovarian cancer. For sufferers, their families and anyone who is concerned about the risk of cancer, this book is essential reading.

In 1626 France, a nun warns a travelling English theater group not to take a short cut through the forest. They do not heed her warning and are viciously attacked by a pack of wolves (vampires). Among those killed is a newlywed couple, Peter and Meg Benedict. After the vicious attack, the nun and the sisters from a nearby church return to bury the bodies - but not before they place a stake of wood in each victim's chest. In 1942 France, three hundred years later, during World War II, a battle is taking place in the same forest. A mortar shell explodes in a clearing. A medic crawls through the dust and smoke, giving aid where he can. He sees a body, a large shard of wood protruding from the chest. The medic tries to help the wounded man. Just as he extracts the wood, shrapnel from another mortar hit strikes him. As the medic draws his last breath, the man draws his first in three centuries. At that very moment, the vampire that created him smiles, knowing that one of his "children" is alive again. Once the resurrected Peter Benedict realizes what he has become, he is determined to destroy his maker, the consummately malevolent, Andre Bouchard. Andre has other plans for Peter, expecting him to embrace a life of evil and become a protege. As Peter makes his way to England to confront his nemesis, he meets a young orphaned boy and an English woman who is an espionage courier for Great Britain. Together, they struggle to return home and to help in Peter's plan to overthrow Andre. Michael Hart is an award-winning teacher at a private school.in Los Angeles, California. Over a span of 30 years in both middle school and high school, he has taught classes in economics, psychology, journalism, social studies, screenwriting and mathematics. Coinciding with his career in education he has, written six videos for Aims Media, several screenplays, and worked on a cartoon project for Filmation Studios. His last book entitled Out of Time was released in 2010. He is currently working on a book of short stories. He has a Masters Degree in education and currently lives in Los Angeles with his son Brian. Maria Howard was born into a family of writers. Her formal education began at St. James Elementary school in Red Bank New Jersey where she first showed a gift for writing. She graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School having developed and interest in writing and directing class shows. Following her graduation, she obtained her BA degree from The College of Saint Elizabeth and completed her MA at Loyola Marymount University majoring in education. She taught English Language and Literature and also Spanish and French at Chaminade College Preparatory Middle School. She has recently retired from teaching to pursue writing.

The Bible states there is a dividing line between the wheat; those with a secure position in Christ and the tares; those with an insecure position in Christ. Jesus said to those who thought they were wheat: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 7:21). We have a God that reveals Himself and must be dealt with on a personal level. Only a heart that has experienced the grace of God can truly know they are the wheat. They only are able to love God and endure gracefully whatever life throws at them because they know the God that has tailored the trial set before them.

Nobel Prize-winner John Steinbeck was a prolific correspondent. Opening with letters written during Steinbeck's early years in California, and closing with an unfinished, 1968 note written in Sag Harbor, New York, this collection of around 850 letters to friends, family, his editor and a diverse circle of well-known and influential public figures gives an insight into the raw creative processes of one of the most naturally-gifted and hard-working writing minds of this century.