This lavishly illustrated book brings together for the first time a significant body of imagery devoted to the traditional culture of the African-American slave.

Becoming UnboundA Woman's Guide to Thriving Through Menopause and Hormonal ChangeAre you feeling like your body has become a stranger?Are you experiencing hot flashes, night sweats, stubborn weight gain, brain fog, mood swings, anxiety, poor sleep, or a loss of confidence—and wondering if this is simply something you have to endure?You are not alone.And you do not have to navigate menopause without knowledge, support, and practical solutions.Becomi...

It's Easter time, and Emma Memma and her friends are going on an Easter egg hunt around town. Join them as they search high and low for their special Easter surprise!A wonderful Easter gift for Emma Memma fans, and for those who enjoy Easter and the special holiday traditions shared with family and friends.

Death is a much avoided topic. Literature on mourning exists, but it focuses chiefly upon the death of others. The inevitable psychic impact of one's own mortality is not optimally covered either in this literature on mourning or elsewhere in psychiatry and psychoanalysis. The Wound of Mortality brings together contributions from distinguished psychoanalysts to fill this gap by addressing the issue of death in a comprehensive manner. Among questions the contributors raise and seek...

It's Easter time, and Emma Memma and her friends are going on an Easter egg hunt around town. Join them as they search high and low for their special Easter surprise!A wonderful Easter gift for Emma Memma fans, and for those who enjoy Easter and the special holiday traditions shared with family and friends.

The screenplay writer in Hollywood was a pen-for-hire. Whatever your status elsewhere in the world here, in Hollywood, you were usually a high-paid weekly contract where your talents, your genius, were at the beck and call of others who spoke of Art but were really mad but we're really the mouthpieces of Commerce.But radio for the Hollywood studio system was all about marketing. On that basis something approaching art could be produced on a regular basis. This series produced some ...

Mark Twain's final and uncensored masterpiece, presented in three volumes, is a landmark publication in American literature.**“Twain will begin to seem strange again, alluring and still astonishing . . . in ways that still resonate with us.”—New York Times“His crystalline humor and expansive range are a continuous source of delight and awe.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review**"I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a fri...

For the 33 million Americans who feel sluggish, spacey, and stressed out daily, Feeling Fat, Fuzzy, or Frazzled? is the first book to address the delicate balance among the thyroid, adrenal, and reproductive glands—which can make the day-to-day difference between feeling awful and feeling good. Long-term, if left untreated, this imbalance can cause heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, infertility, and severe menopause.Authored by an expert physician/nurse team, the ...

*A Guardian Best Biography of the Year*The complex and fascinating life of Mark Twain, as told by a Pulitzer prizewinning biographerBorn in 1835, the man who would become America’s first, and most influential, literary celebrity spent his childhood dreaming of piloting steamboats on the Mississippi. But when the Civil War interrupted his career on the river, the young Mark Twain went west and accepted a job at the local newspaper, writing dispatches...

Your ultimate guide to all things perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause, combining science-backed information, practical strategies and advice, from beloved health and fitness expert Michelle Bridges.Sleep, hot flushes, bone health, brain health, sex, relationships, exercise, mood swings, anxiety, MHT and cardiovascular health. Basically, if it’s a part of menopause, this book has got it covered! Mish has spent years digging into the research, consulting with...

Learn how to take control of your menopause and overcome the challenges surrounding this hormonal transition with the empowering guide from leading Endocrinologist and hormone expert, Dr Annice Mukherjee.'We all need this book in our lives - Annice is a saviour in hormone hell!' Jenny Powell'Having this book by my side changed my life!' Sally DynevorDr Annice Mukherjee is a top hormone consultant with almost 30 year...

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • Drawing on a wealth of research, this "fascinating" book (The New York Times Book Review) charts the invention of our current Yuletide traditions, from St. Nicholas to the Christmas tree and, perhaps most radically, the practice of giving gifts to children.Anyone who laments the excesses of Christmas might consider the Puritans of colonial Massachusetts: they simply outlawed the holiday. The Puritans had their reasons, since Chris...