This is the story of Iceberg Slim's life, as he saw, felt, tasted, and smelled it. A trip through hell by the one man who lived to tell the tale. The dangers of jail, addiction and death that are still all too familiar.

Foreword -- Preface -- Torn from the nest -- First steps into the jungle -- Salty trip with Pepper -- A degree in pimping -- The jungle fauna -- Drilling for oil -- Melody off key -- Grinning Slim -- The butterfly -- The unwritten book -- To lose a whore -- To gain a stable -- The iceberg -- The mistake -- In a sewer -- Away from the track -- Trying a new game -- Jailbreak -- The ice pick -- Stable moves -- The steel casket -- Dawn -- Epilogue -- Glossary.