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The Descendants of Melusine
Laura runs the seaside town of Emanaraph. Life seems pretty normal. Then a boat brings in a mysterious passenger, but strange things start to happen after it docks that night. A town is torn apart and a world once divided is now needing help. Its a fight for their lives as for their families. Now Laura and a handful of others have only a short time to find out what happened and help put humanity back in its place. But to succeed, Laura will have to do more than just fit the pieces back together again: she will have to fight the monsters she only heard of in fairy tales while traveling across their world, solving its riddles along the way.
From the Kitchen to the Parlor
When is hair "just hair" and when is it not "just hair"? Documenting the politics of African American women's hair, this multi-sited linguistic ethnography explores everyday interaction in beauty parlors, Internet discussions, comedy clubs, and other contexts to illuminate how and why hair matters in African American women's day-to-day experiences.
Foundations of Art and Design
Alan Pipes here provides an engaging introduction to the fundamentals of art and design for students embarking on graphic design, fine art and illustration - and also allied courses in interior, fashion, textile, industrial and product design, as well as printmaking.
Coaching and Mentoring
Executive coaching is big business. A top coach in America can earn more than fifteen thousand dollars a day—well beyond the normal fees charged by most consultants. This comprehensive guide explains everything you need to know to engage and deploy coaches and mentors effectively. Topics covered include: • Goals and costs of different types of coaching and mentoring • How to assess a coach’s effectiveness • Tips for helping coaches and mentors succeed • Pitfalls to avoid • Real-life lessons learned by those interviewed for this book The drive to excellence for individuals and organizations makes coaching and mentoring ever more important in our challenging 24/7 global business environment.
A Parisienne in Chicago
This fascinating account of a French woman's impressions of America in the late nineteenth century reveals an unusual cross-cultural journey through fin de siècle Paris, Chicago, and New York. Madame Leon Grandin's travels and extended stay in Chicago in 1893 were the result of her husband's collaboration on the fountain sculpture for the World's Columbian Exposition. Initially impressed with the city's fast pace and architectural grandeur, Grandin's attentions were soon drawn to its social and cultural customs, reflected as observations in her writing. During a ten-month interval as a resident, she was intrigued by the interactions between men and women, mothers and their children, teacher...
The Seekers
In the heart of Havenwood, a picturesque little town where the streets are lined with quaint cottages and ancient trees, secrets lurk behind every creaking door and shadowy alley. Despite its outward charm, Havenwood is a place where the past never truly stays buried, and the unusual often goes unnoticed—except by a group of young, sharp-eyed detectives who call themselves "The Seekers." These intrepid children, each with their own unique talents and quirks, have a remarkable gift for uncovering the mysteries that baffle even the most experienced adults. While others might be content with the simple joys of childhood, The Seekers are drawn to the thrill of the unknown, always on the lookou...
Sass
Black women comedians are more visible than ever, performing around the world in physical venues like comedy clubs and festivals, along with appearing in films, streaming specials, and online videos. Across these mediums, humor—and particularly sass—functions as a tool for Black women to articulate and redress cultural, social, and political marginalization. J Finley theorizes sass as a new critical lens to better understand the power of Black women's humor and humanity and explores how sass functions as a powerful resource in Black women's expressive repertoire. Challenging mainstream assumptions about "sassiness" as an identity or personality trait to which Black women humorists may be...
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