{"product_id":"i-made-it-off-the-guillermo-eiland-9798395103925","title":"I Made It Off The Block","description":"I Made It Off The Block\u003cbr\u003eLittle Billy Eiland grew up in the projects having never known his real father. Julie, his\u003cbr\u003emother, a white prostitute with a penchant for black men, would always change the subject when\u003cbr\u003eBilly asked her about his origins. Thus, Billy grew up not knowing who he was, but knowing that\u003cbr\u003ehe was different. Billy's siblings' fathers were all 100 percent black, but Billie had blond hair and\u003cbr\u003eblue eyes. Julie's other children had the last name of Clark. Billy was the only child whose last\u003cbr\u003ename was Eiland. Not knowing his true identity, Billy was forced to forge a new one.\u003cbr\u003eDue to Julie's financial struggles, Billy's family moved continually. The few male role\u003cbr\u003emodels that Billy had were usually Julie's pimps, or cats from the street. Julie demanded that\u003cbr\u003eevery child worked to financially contribute to the household. From the age of eleven, Billy was\u003cbr\u003eforced to work odd jobs, knowing that Julie would take every cent he made. The only money\u003cbr\u003eBilly was ever able to keep for himself, was the cash he stole to feed himself.\u003cbr\u003eAt eleven, Billy was discovered by Nina Blanchard, the top talent scout in the country.\u003cbr\u003eBilly was instantly in demand as the Zodys kid, booking modeling catalogs and parts on tv\u003cbr\u003eshows and movies. After realizing that Julie was going to pocket everything he made, Billy\u003cbr\u003eintentionally started sabotaging auditions.\u003cbr\u003eBy thirteen, Billy had already become a prominent drug dealer, secretly stashing all his\u003cbr\u003edrug money at home in a stuffed Donald Duck. As Billy got older, Julie got more and more\u003cbr\u003eviolent, stripping him and his siblings naked and beating them with phone cords. Billy ran away\u003cbr\u003efrom home several times, and continued to support himself by selling drugs.\u003cbr\u003eOne day, during a deal gone wrong, Billy was forced to defend himself and accidentally\u003cbr\u003ekilled a man. Convicted of manslaughter, Billy was sent to prison for four years. After he got out, \u003cbr\u003eBilly's friend ICE-T helped Billy get on his feet and into the music business. Utilizing the name\u003cbr\u003e\"Big Caz\" Billy soon toured with Bone Thugs N Harmony, and performed for sold out audiences\u003cbr\u003eall over the world. Despite his success, Billy still felt an emptiness because of unresolved issues\u003cbr\u003ewith his past.\u003cbr\u003eOne day, with the help of a social worker, Billy learned that his mother had actually faked\u003cbr\u003ehis birth certificate. Billy's true name was Guillermo. Accepting his true self, Billy Eiland\u003cbr\u003ebecame Guilermo Eiland, and turned his back on his drug past. Today Guilermo is a successful\u003cbr\u003eentrepreneur dedicated to helping others avoid the same mistakes that he made.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guillermo Eiland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8395103921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798395103925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Guillermo Eiland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44716320882943,"sku":"9798395103925","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_073b1dbd-5dff-406d-bc75-cb63321c3307.jpg?v=1705681867","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-made-it-off-the-guillermo-eiland-9798395103925","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}