A case study and dramatic retelling of young girls on trial for arson at a reform schoolIn 1931 sixteen poor, white girls—all teenaged inmates at Samarcand Manor, officially named the State Home and Industrial School for Girls, in Samarcand, North Carolina—were accused of burning down two campus buildings in protest against living conditions. Barbara Bennett offers not only a dramatic retelling of this historic case in Smoke Signals from Samarcand, but also reveals...

2021 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice MagazineHow globalization is undermining sustainable social environments for childrenThis book uses the ecological model of child development together with ethnographic and comparative studies of two small villages, in Italy and the United States, as its framework for examining the well-being of children in the aftermath of the Great Recession. Global forces, far from being distant and abstra...

This practical handbook for homes and church communities helps to enrich the Christian celebration of Advent through the creation and use of an Advent calendar. Written for people of all skill levels, Baumgarten provides instructions for a calendar made of paper or junk mail, a no-sew felt version, and a fabric version for more advanced sewers.Teach Us To Number Our Days, however, is more than a simple crafts' book. Baumgarten provides readers with a brief history of the developmen...

A complete guide to what clergy wear, including the various cloths, a brief history, and theology of each liturgical garment.Vestments—the robes, stoles or other items worn by clergy, or cloths used at the altar—not only add beauty to a worship service, but are visual clues to the liturgical season and to the tone of a particular service. The most beautiful and meaningful vestments are often those made for a particular priest, serving in a specific sanctuary. But m...

They are women who ventured into business, aviation, and medicine when it wasn't a "woman's place." These women over-came life's hardships and opened doors of opportunity to claim their part of Texas. Their spirit continues to shine in the accomplishments of outstanding Texas women.

Beautifully read by award-winning narrator Erin Bennett, this epic adventure takes listeners on a daring journey. The earth is gasping for breath, its only hope the sacred Codes of Nature. But they've been stolen-snatched by a giant raven during a raging storm. FOUR GIRLS. FOUR DIRECTIONS. ONE PURPOSE. SOPHIA ROSE, Guardian of Mother Earth, has summoned MAIA from the North to lead FALCON, AVA, and YUE, on a quest to find the Codes and save the planet. But the odds are against the young res...

Beautifully read by award-winning narrator Erin Bennett, this epic adventure takes listeners on a daring journey.The earth is gasping for breath, its only hope the sacred Codes of Nature. But they’ve been stolen—snatched by a giant raven during a raging storm.FOUR GIRLS. FOUR DIRECTIONS. ONE PURPOSE. SOPHIA ROSE, Guardian of Mother Earth, summons MAIA from the North to lead FALCON, AVA, and YUE on a quest to find the Codes and save the planet.But the odds are against the yo...

Barbara A. Res worked directly with Donald Trump for eighteen years on some of his biggest projects and had nearly unlimited access to him. Trump selected Res to be in charge of construction of Trump Tower, his greatest success as a developer. In this insider’s look at how the ambitious real estate developer became the most divisive president in recent U.S. history, Res takes us into closed-door meetings, boardrooms, limo rides, and helicopter flights to really understand what makes him ti...

Mills & Boon Desire — Luxury, scandal, desire — welcome to the lives of the elite.From Feuding To Falling - Jules BennettSecuring the fortune owed to the Texas Cattleman’s Club is a top priority for its new president, Carson Wentworth. But to get there, he needs to win over rival Lana Langley and unify their feuding families. What better way than through a wedding…or at least a fake engagement? It might even be fun.Lana has her doubts. They...

Making Your Visions Come Alive is a masterful work of discovering your divine potential, unique gifts, and your life's purpose. Learn how to use this marvelous information in the Creative Process so that you too can Make Your Visions Come Alive. Tannie and Debra have spent years discovering and learning the Creative Process. In this Audiobook you will learn the "ins and outs" of becoming the Master Creator you are destined to be. You will discover the natural flow of energ...

Mills & Boon Desire — Luxury, scandal, desire — welcome to the lives of the elite.Designs on a Rancher - LaQuetteKeely Tucker knows designing a showstopping wedding dress for a movie starlet is the career-making opportunity of a lifetime. But Jacob Chatman has sent her focus into a tailspin! When a blackout leaves her stranded with a rancher she can’t resist, their passion practically sets the sheets on fire. Jacob admires her drive...but is their ...

Time - as they say - is money. It is not an uncommon fact that lawyers today spend unnecessary amounts of time seeking out information, and therefore unnecessary amounts of money. In well-established fields, change is often slow; perhaps none more so than in the legal world. Though progress is being made, uptake has been rather slow, much to the dismay of those in the information management business. Conversely to its cousin, case management, matter management should be thought of more in ...