Henrietha – Book 1 is a poignant exploration of trauma, resilience, and the unexpected power of sisterhood that transcends racial and generational divides.It all begins in Toronto in the spring of 1993 in a coffee shop on the corner of Church and King Street. Joanna White, a 35-year-old journalist, is having a difficult time in her career as well as in her marriage after her husband unexpectedly leaves her for a younger woman. As Joanna st...

Ruthie often traveled on the subway with her best friend Jem from the church where they attend often. She told me that the pastor had brainwashed her. When the abused came to light to her pastor, he called her stepfather and setup a counsel session for him but not for Ruthie. Often times, Ruthie traveled on the subway with her friend Jem, and they discussed their abuses as Jem was abused also. They share many interests in life. Ruthie said thoughts of jumping across the train tracks often ...

In this highly anticipated sequel, Henrietha – Book 2 continues the emotional and captivating journey of a Jamaican-born matriarch fighting to protect her family from the generational cycles of abuse and poverty.Through her ongoing, deeply intimate conversations with her close friend Joanna—a white journalist navigating her own complicated life and marriage—Henrietha unearths even more of her haunting past and turbulent present. The story dives deeper into Henrieth...

Materializing Ritual Practices explores the deep history of ritual practice in Mexico and Central America and the ways interdisciplinary research can be coordinated to illuminate how rituals create, destroy, and transform social relations.Ritual action produces sequences of creation, destruction, and transformation, which involve a variety of materials that are active and agential. The materialities of ritual may persist at temporal scales long beyond the lives of humans o...

**Named one of the 50 best memoirs of the past 50 years by The New York TimesWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award“Among the great American literary memoirs of the past century . . . a riveting portrait of an era . . . Johnson captures this period with deep clarity and moving insight.” – Dwight Garner, The New York Times**In 1954, Joyce Johnson’s Barnard professor told his class that most women could never have the kinds of experiences t...

A groundbreaking portrait of Kerouac as a young artist—from the award-winning author of Minor CharactersIn The Voice is All, Joyce Johnson, author of her classic memoir, Door Wide Open, about her relationship with Jack Kerouac, brilliantly peels away layers of the Kerouac legend to show how, caught between two cultures and two languages, he forged a voice to contain his dualities. Looking more deeply than previous biographers into how Ker...

A soon-to-be-divorced young woman, Laura Olsen, is invited by an old college friend to housesit her bed and breakfast in the small northern California town of Mendocino. Laura quickly finds herself in the middle of an investigation into a local woman's murder on a stretch of beach close to the village. The local sheriff warns her not to get involved, but Laura ignores his advice. She not only meddles in the investigation, but finds herself in great danger as a result.

Named one of the 50 best memoirs of the past 50 years by The New York TimesWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award“Among the great American literary memoirs of the past century . . . a riveting portrait of an era . . . Johnson captures this period with deep clarity and moving insight.” – Dwight Garner, The New York TimesIn 1954, Joyce Johnson’s Barnard professor told his class that most wo...

Carla Stevens, a young woman who has recently moved to San Francisco, lives in an apartment building with an old-fashioned elevator. One night when she returns home from work, a young passenger asks Carla if she would allow her to send the elevator to her floor first as her boyfriend would become angry if she were late. Mildly irritated, Carla quickly forgets the incident until, Joey, a detective, calls on her because of the apparent suicide of a middle-aged woman in her building. The two ...

The balanced way to learn about fluids and electrolytes Need a solid foundation in fluids and electrolytes but finding this complex subject difficult to permeate? Here's the solution! Fluids and Electrolytes Demystified makes everything so easy to understand, you'll feel like you're learning through osmosis.Written by a nursing professor, this accessible guide explains, clearly and concisely, the key elements underlying fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base bal...

Newly arrived to San Francisco, Laura Summers meets Tom Edwards as she is visiting Grace Cathedral, the beginning of their mutual enjoyment of the city and one another. He's hiding his affiliation with a group that substitutes fake jewelry for the real things. Should Laura discover this deception, his partners fear they will be exposed. As Laura and Tom's bond deepens, it becomes clear he is playing a dangerous game.

The quick and easy way to learn the concepts and major theories of pediatric nursing – and how to apply them to real-world situationsIf you’re looking for a fun, fast review that boils pediatric nursing down to its most essential, must-know points your search ends here! Pediatric Nursing Demystified is a complete yet concise overview of all the important pediatric nursing concepts and the disorders that most often afflict infants to adolescents. You’ll als...