The Last Hustle

The Last Hustle by Kenny Johnson. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780956643285.

For thirty-one years Kenny Johnsons most fervent desire was to hear his name ringing in the streets as a hustler, thief, and pimp. Running parallel with that desire was a persistent seed of spiritual longing that would not leave him alone. Kenny was arrested thirty-seven times and spent much of his life in prison, or on the run. Each time behind bars sent him into a deep and profound despair. Eventually his desire for lasting freedom would drive him to find a power that could not only get him through his final sentence, but free him from prison forever. The Last Hustle, written in the first person, is the story of Kennys life as a criminal and his transformation in prison. Gangaji says of the book, "Kenny Johnson has written a stirring tale of redemption. His story proves that however hard and unpromising our particular life circumstances, we can discover true happiness. As we follow the arc of his life, we recognize his mistakes and his opportunities. Finally, he recognizes that to live a free life, he must turn his attention to a bigger life than he has known. This is the same choice we all are given, and his book compellingly invites us into the bigger life."