A richly illustrated book focused on Black designers, how they shaped the history of modern design, and how their designs in turn influenced modern Black life.In twentieth-century Chicago, generations of Black artisans, craftspeople, art educators, clothing makers, commercial illustrators, sign painters, furniture makers, beauticians, graphic designers, art directors, and screen printers made and remade the city into an energetic center for modern design. Ambitious...

Once upon a time, in a land far away (in fact, in an entirely different tax bracket), there lived some perfectly privileged children...In Fairytales for Privileged Children: Little Red Riding Hood Blows Her Trust Fund and Other Premium Tales, author and comedian Daniel Foxx reworks classic fairytales to suit only the most comfortable of tots. Meet: Rapunzel, whose stay in a boutique tower-concept hotel is just t...

What do you get if you cross The Little Mermaid with Jennifer's Body***? A hungry, violent, sexy yet grotesque girl called Jenny… And she will eat you now.***Jenny Greenteeth has watched civilizations fall and wars break out during her lifetime. Preferring to keep her own company, she has been living in Boston for the last few hundred years – currently, in an abandoned subway station. Here, she ha...

DJ is a little boy with a big dream.After the police helped his family during a hurricane, DJ knew he wanted to become a police officer too. He learned that police officers are heroes who protect families, help children, and keep people safe.Even when life was hard, DJ stayed brave and never gave up. Police officers across the country welcomed DJ with kindness and made him part of their team. But as his story spread, DJ never could have guessed that even bi...

**Are you worried about your financial future in retirement? You're not alone.Seventy-nine percent of Americans agree that we are in a retirement crisis.**Drawing on 35 years of experience, bestselling author and financial advisor Daniel Goldie offers you the solution in The Retirement Answer.This is an essential guide to overcoming the roadblocks of retirement planning, such as the fear of running out of money, and provides practical tools like an Annual R...

A thrilling and cataclysmic collection of city-smashing titans and the desperate coalitions of humanity clinging to survival in the wreckage, from the New York Times-bestselling and multiple award-winning editors.Featuring bestselling and award-winning authors such as Tananarive Due, Christopher Golden, Seanan McGuire, Scott Sigler and Steve Alten, author of The Meg.An explosive collection of monster terror, featuring 25 original tales of c...

Smokin’ Six-ShooterRussell Corbett was all cowboy and wasn’t about to let a lady lasso him! But Dulcie Hughes had him tied up in knots from the moment she nearly collided with his combine. She rode into town with her fancy rental car and city clothes to claim her secret inheritance. And neither tall tale nor handsome rancher would deter her from exposing a years-old cover-up at the Beaumont property. She expected to find answers, not fall in love. But like...

From the creators of the beloved This Little series, this board book that’s part of the sparkling This BIG series introduces influential rock stars who inspire fans to sing, dance, and follow their musical dreams!This exciting board book full of fun, age-appropriate facts and bold illustrations teaches little ones about big musicians of rock music history, including Tina Turner, David Bowie, Stevie Nicks, Mick Jagger, Carlos Santana, and so many more rock ...

His Fight for Others' Human Rights Led to a Struggle for his OwnRussian Silhouette is the memoir of Daniel M. Jaffe, a Jewish Princeton student who spends two summers in the oppressive, antisemitic USSR of the late 1970s. While there, he befriends Soviet Jews, refuseniks (Soviet Jews denied government permission to emigrate), and political dissidents who are living under constant government threat. The KGB surveils and arrests Daniel, warn...

Spiritual Direction and the Other offers the first interdisciplinary exploration of how ancient traditions of spiritual accompaniment can restore openness to mystery and cultural sensitivity in our psychotherapeutic helping professions.As therapeutic culture has grown to dominate the landscape of helping professions in recent decades, humanistic caregivers have increasingly struggled to identify methods and traditions that remain open to the Other. Though often neglected b...

With its natural predators long exterminated, huge deer populations controlled by landowners – largely for their own private interests – have had far-reaching environmental impacts. Despite efforts by conservationists to reduce populations and re-verse the damage, historic deer management has left vast areas of rural Scotland under siege from high deer densities.As the current nature crisis and climate breakdown pushes deer management up the political agenda, the book explores the ...

In the heart of London, a man collapses and dies in a crowded restaurant. The cause of death is unknown, and no trace of poison can be found.Detective Daniel Carter is assigned to the case, but what first appears to be an isolated incident quickly becomes something far more dangerous. As more victims appear across the city, Carter realizes that someone is testing a new kind of poison—one that leaves no trace.With the help of investi...