Survivor I Changed the Rules

by Therone Shellman

Therone Shellman the elder of four children who were taken away from their mother when he was four and thrown into the NYC foster care system. In and out of different homes he and his sister went. He was a child thinking about adult issues like survival and having to look out for his younger sister. At the age of fifteen dissatisfied with the dysfunctional parents who adopted them both, and a school system he felt was biased he turned his back on both and sought the streets. From hustling at fifteen, to pulling stick ups at sixteen, Shellman found himself at the age of seventeen being sentenced to four to twelve years in prison. In an honest and brutal way Shellman tells his life story from a powerless child to a power crazed misdirected youth, survival of the fittest on the streets and life within some of the roughest prisons in New York State. Throughout the story you witness his search for self peace and spiritual growth as he sought to balance his troubled life which would ultimately lead him through life threatening situations where by chance and little wit he would overcome time and time again. And finally some way, some how an awakening rose within him to change his life and write stories which would help others. Survivor I Changed the Rules is not just a memoir or autobiography, it is a testament about how strong the human spirit is and the ability within all of us to rise above the chains that imprison us.

328 pages, Paperback

Published April 17, 2012

About the author

Just released Black American Vision.

In Black American Vision, Therone Shellman presents an unapologetic Black American viewpoint on issues such as illegal immigration, labor reform, the restoration of Black Americans, Black education reform, law enforcement and criminal justice reform, and the future of Black politics.

Too often, the voices of Black Americans are drowned out by those who are seeking to misunderstand them on purpose, those who are benefiting from their struggles and sacrifices, and others who are utilizing them to progress their causes, not as allies, but as undercover competitors.

Therone Shellman sets the record straight in showing Black Americans have their own interests, views and don't need anyone attaching them to issues that don't align with the progress of Black American objectives.

My works are said to be thought provoking, and I love to enable readers to think outside the box. I'm not a conformist to general ideas in regards to politics, psychology and life in general.