In Texas in 1937, the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl have caused thousands to lose their jobs, their homes, and their land. Thousands of people are forced to endure hardships, but none more than nine-year-old Sara Jane Evans. Orphaned and homeless after a tragic accident burns down her home, Sara Jane is forced to leave the only home she has ever known and travel to places she has never been with nothing but her rucksack, her beloved dog Buddy, and her faith in God.

I experienced 3 divorces, rape, and mercury poisoning. My wonderful family and God helped me to survive and become a whole person again.

The classic, New York Times-bestselling book on the psychology of racism that shows us how to talk about race in America.“An unusually sensitive work about the racial barriers that still divide us in so many areas of life.” ―Jonathan Kozol, author of Amazing GraceWalk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own...

Showing someone you care begins withFindingtheRight WordsHere you'll find: More than three dozen ways to say "Happy Birthday" Welcoming words for new family members...even pets Thoughtful condolences for personalizing sympathy cards Congratulatory wishes for weddings and anniversaries Helpful hints to simplify card-sending A monthly calendar for birthdays and anniversaries...and more, in this book...

A former college president and bestselling author offers leadership lessons for today’s troubled campuses.**“Peril and Promise is both a practical guide and a moral compass, urging those in leadership roles to lead not from fear but from purpose.” ―**ForbesHigher education is under assault from all sides. Scandals, protests, and dramatic resignations dominate the news cycle, and the pressu...

A former college president and bestselling author offers leadership lessons for today’s troubled campuses.**“Peril and Promise is both a practical guide and a moral compass, urging those in leadership roles to lead not from fear but from purpose.” ―**ForbesHigher education is under assault from all sides. Scandals, protests, and dramatic resignations dominate the news cycle, and the pressu...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This perspective also transforms our understanding of self-care. Rather than a series of external actions—diet, exercise, and medical check-ups—self-care becomes a process of inner alignment. It involves cultivating awareness, setting intentions, and creating harmony within our energy field. We can take an active role in our own healing journey.In my earlier work, i explored how quantum ideas could help us navig...

Money is the gateway to stability, opportunity, and freedom, and all of these benefits come not from the amount of money you start out with but from what you do with the money you have. The problem is, this isn’t a skill you’ve been taught, and for many young adults, this lack of knowledge lands them in adulthood spending money from their first paychecks with little thought… until there’s nothing left and they realize they’re in trouble. Inside this book, you’ll discover: •How mindset shap...

This edited volume draws from a special issue published in the Journal of Curriculum, Teaching, Learning, and Leadership in Education to explore children’s perceptions, experiences, and handling of anti-racism approaches in the contexts of teaching, learning, and parenting.Often marginalized and overlooked in the renewed vigor for racial justice is the lived experience of young Black children, with a critical focus on the unique ways anti-Black racism theorizing can shed l...

No body, no crime.That’s what they say on Heathens Hollow, where the line between desire and obsession blurs with each tide.I return to my family’s isolated island estate to recover, to heal. To escape the prison my life has become.The maze calls to me with its twisting pathways and secrets buried beneath the soil.And so do they.Two men, tangled in a storm of their own making.Damiano, the groundskeeper who kn...

After many years of taking culinary, baking and pastry courses, collecting family recipes handed down through many generations, as well as inheriting a small cookbook collection that I've grown to over five hundred and eighty seven volumes, I decided to gather a compilation of my favorite Texas dishes to share with my children and yours.

Since the 1970s, the corrections system has experienced exponential growth. Over the past four decades, the number of inmates held in US prisons and jails has quadrupled. This massive growth is associated with a number of different issues and challenges within prisons and jails, including overcrowding; gang activity and misconduct; a shift away from rehabilitation and programming; expanded use of solitary confinement; inmates’ human rights; criticisms of health care; and massive, publicly ...