Prisoner of Dreams

An African American soldier returns home to New York City from the Vietnam War in the late 1960s. It is a time and turbulence and change. Racism is very much alive in America. Times are tough for a young black man in America, especially one who has fought for his country in an unpopular war. Rick Talley takes what he believes the only economic road open to him: drug dealing. Prisoner of Dreams presents a large cast of characters, from small time street hustlers and pimps to Hollywood and Las Vegas celebrities, to organized crime figures. In a poignant, eye-opening memoir, the author describes his life and the times, the good and the bad, in New York City and Harlem during one of the most seminal periods in America history.

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Prisoner of Dreams

An African American soldier returns home to New York City from the Vietnam War in the late 1960s. It is a time and turbulence and change. Racism is very much alive in America. Times are tough for a young black man in America, especially one who has fought for his country in an unpopular war. Rick Talley takes what he believes the only economic road open to him: drug dealing. Prisoner of Dreams presents a large cast of characters, from small time street hustlers and pimps to Hollywood and Las Vegas celebrities, to organized crime figures. In a poignant, eye-opening memoir, the author describes his life and the times, the good and the bad, in New York City and Harlem during one of the most seminal periods in America history.

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Prisoner of Dreams

Prisoner of Dreams

by Rick Talley
Prisoner of Dreams

Prisoner of Dreams

by Rick Talley

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Overview

An African American soldier returns home to New York City from the Vietnam War in the late 1960s. It is a time and turbulence and change. Racism is very much alive in America. Times are tough for a young black man in America, especially one who has fought for his country in an unpopular war. Rick Talley takes what he believes the only economic road open to him: drug dealing. Prisoner of Dreams presents a large cast of characters, from small time street hustlers and pimps to Hollywood and Las Vegas celebrities, to organized crime figures. In a poignant, eye-opening memoir, the author describes his life and the times, the good and the bad, in New York City and Harlem during one of the most seminal periods in America history.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781939521026
Publisher: Strategic Media Books
Publication date: 08/15/2013
Pages: 280
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Based in New York City, Rick Talley is a Vietnam War veteran and the recipient of two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and other awards for outstanding service to Country. He also spent 17 years in prison for drug trafficking.

Table of Contents

Introduction 11

Acknowledgements 17

Prologue: The Spring of 1984 25

Book 1 29

Street Life 31

Donny's Busted 39

Stayin' in the Game 45

Life in the Fast Lane 97

Gettin' High, the Name of the Game 105

Trudy, Bad, Bad Mis-As 109

Workin' the Streets 119

America's Black History 137

Pimpin' Hard 161

Take the Money and Run 181

Book 2 197

The Man's Hustle is Gone 199

Fools, Oh How they Lie 203

Back in the Game 209

Getting Ready to Play Again 213

Look Again 255

Jersey Shore 261

Women Power and Women 265

Making Money for the Man 275

The Vietnam Story 279

Street Wars 285

Donny Back on the Block 295

Foolish Try 297

Things Never Seem to Change 305

Busted, Busted, Why? 309

Basketball Dreams 313

All Star Game 317

College Games 319

Book 3 331

Lost on the Mean Street 333

These Ain't No Ghetto Streets 359

California Dreamers 369

Book 4 407

Just Another Day, Another Dollar 409

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