A collection of street-smart tales embued with the sharpness, violence, and danger of urban life includes 'Big Daddy' by Seven, Akbar Pray's 'Vicious Cycle,' Nikki Turner's 'Gotta Have a Ruffneck,' and Y. Blak Moore's 'Thicker Than Mud,' in which a man returns to his old neighborhood haunts after a stint in prison. Original. 42,000 first printing.