A revealing, humorous, behind-the-scenes memoir from Kenny "The Jet" Smith—superstar basketball commentator, host of the top-rated show, Inside the NBA, and two-time NBA champion. Smith reveals memorable inside stories of his playing and broadcasting careers, focusing on the star players, coaches, and mentors who inspired him along the way.Kenny Smith was a star at the University of North Carolina before his storied NBA run, in which he won two championshi...

Some promises can break the world.Theirs will rebuild it.In a world bound by chains, roots, flame, and blood, the Throne of Ash and Silence ruled all.It brought order.It brought peace.It also took names.Kenny was never meant to matter—only to obey.Marked by Old Light, he is bound to a power older than kings.Alexis carries something far more dangerous.Keeper Blood runs through her veins, tyi...

The Iron Vow is a dark medieval romance of betrayal, captivity, and fierce devotion. Bound by blood and iron, two enemies become reluctant allies, then lovers. As war, power, and loyalty collide, love is forged in cruelty—and chosen in defiance of fate.

A revealing, humorous, behind-the-scenes memoir from Kenny "The Jet" Smith—superstar basketball commentator, host of the top-rated show, Inside the NBA, and two-time NBA champion. Smith reveals memorable inside stories of his playing and broadcasting careers, focusing on the star players, coaches, and mentors who inspired him along the way.Kenny Smith was a star at the University of North Carolina before his storied NBA run, in which he won two championshi...

This book chronicles the pilgrimage of a Baptist pastor from the pulpit to retirement.It is a valuable tool for pastors, church leaders, and laypersons to open up a dialogue about pastoral transition.It is a compliment to the books by Tom Mullins, Passing the Leadership Baton, and Dan Southerland, Transitioning.

This edited volume brings together voices of Latinx students, teachers, teacher educators, and education allies in Latinx communities to reveal ways in which today’s sociopolitical context has given rise to politically-sanctioned hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric. Contributors—key stakeholders in the education of immigrant Latinx children, youth, and college students—share how this rhetoric has exacerbated existing systemic injustices within K-Higher Education. They draw attention to counter...

Equal parts grim satire and tender friendship, this novel follows a reluctant online star as he learns the price of fame inside a rigged spectacle. Expect grit, heart, and a world that looks eerily like our own.Luca wanted sunrise photos to be pretty—he never thought they’d change his life. Posting one risky set of pictures nets him enough Digicreds to keep his family barely breathing and a messy, brilliant woman named Quinn who can turn followers into fortune. She...

Creative research methods for data generation have expanded over recent decades and researchers are eager to take a creative approach to data analysis.It is challenging to bring creativity into data analysis while retaining a systematic, rigorous, and ethical approach. Written by experts in the field, this handbook addresses these challenges. The chapters adapt analytical techniques in creative ways for novice and expert researchers. Existing and novel methods from analysis of quan...

A dazzling collection of original essays by some of America's most notable young writers on the cultural impact of the Star Wars filmsA Galaxy Not So Far Away is the first ever exploration of the innumerable ways the Star Wars films have forever altered our cultural and artistic landscape. Edited by Glenn Kenny, a senior editor and critic at Premiere magazine, this singular collection allows some of the nation's most acclaimed writers to...

D woke into a changed world: months lost, a city occupied, and her abilities more dangerous than she ever imagined. Haunted by fragmented memories of experiments, betrayals, and a gurgling nightmare tell her she was more than a survivor — she was a subject. She becomes the resistance's unlikely trainer for a handful of young Potentials — children and survivors with uncanny gifts but nowhere safe to go.Now the inner-city resistance is a tenuous refuge for thousands, and the council’...

Kenny Tedford is one of only two deaf people in the world with a master’s degree in storytelling, which he earned at 55, almost half a century after being told by teachers and psychologists that he would never complete the third grade. Oxygen deprivation in utero resulted in Kenny being born deaf, partial blindness, partial paralysis on his left side, and an inability to speak clearly until the age of 10. Kenny also suffers cognitive impairment, similar to the fictional character Forrest G...

JET & Scoot - Take Manhattan is the second book in the children’s illustrated book series from award-winning author Stephanie Smith-Kenny and award-winning illustrator Lauren Looney. In Take Manhattan, JET & Scoot, two best friends, set out on their second “Adventure-Saturday.” This fun and quick-paced story makes you feel like you are a part of the action and on the adventure with JET & Scoot.In this second “Adventure-Saturday,” JET has created a new way to communicate with Scoot....