Johnny is always knocking his brains out looking for a way to gain some capital, for the boys at the lumberyard. Kitty, his love and his partner in crime, assists Johnny through a little blackmail, baby! Let the humor begin, when Kitty meets her beloved Hollywood producer, Douglass, in Greenwich Village, while she waits for Johnny to arrive. Douglass sweeps Kitty off of her feet and starts to write-Kitty-up (he sends her love letters!). When Johnny reads Kitty's love letters from Douglass,...

A deeply personal account of a young Black woman who set out to shake up her life by moving abroad but got a lot more than she bargained for.Surviving Paris is not Emily in Paris. It’s not a story of moving to the City of Light, meeting a dashing Frenchman, and raising beret-wearing enfants. It is not a romantic fantasy. It is a true story about a young, Black single woman and what happens when your Paris dream turns into a Paris nightmar...

Sixty. For some women, it conjures images of gray hair, declining health, and slowing down.Oh, really? Allison McCune Davis believes it doesn't have to, and she's ready to prove it.***Sixty Is a Good Start***is filled with stories of later-life achievers and longevity-related research, all designed to change your mind. These, combined with Allison's practical tips and ideas, will rekindle your sense of adventure as you take her Sixt...

Based on the pioneering Seven Core Issues model, this resource is an accessible and age-appropriate way to support children and teens who have experienced early adversity, to strengthen understanding and healing.The Seven Core Issues are Loss, Rejection, Shame/Guilt, Grief, Identity, Intimacy and Mastery/Control. This resource combines two separate interactive workbooks - one for children developmentally aged 5-11, the other for children developmentally aged 12+. These can be fille...

As seen in the movie Origins, a classic examination of the lived realities of American racism, now with a new foreword from Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson.First published in 1941, Deep South is a landmark work of anthropology, documenting in startling and nuanced detail the everyday realities of American racism. Living undercover in Depression-era Mississippi—not revealing their scholarly project or even their association with one another—groundbre...

Based on a hugely successful US model, the Seven Core Issues in Adoption is the first conceptual framework of its kind to offer a unifying lens that was inclusive of all individuals touched by the adoption experience.The Seven Core Issues are Loss, Rejection, Shame/Guilt, Grief, Identity, Intimacy, and Mastery/Control. The book expands the model to be inclusive of adoption and all forms of permanency: adoption, foster care, kinship care, donor insemination and surrogacy. Attachment...

A deeply personal account of a young Black woman who set out to shake up her life by moving abroad but got a lot more than she bargained for.Surviving Paris is not Emily in Paris. It’s not a story of moving to the City of Light, meeting a dashing Frenchman, and raising beret-wearing enfants. It is not a romantic fantasy. It is a true story about a young, Black single woman and what happens when your Paris dream turns into a Paris nightmar...