THOU: The History of Us, Volume 1 is a powerful, story-driven collection that reclaims the buried truths of African American history and restores them to the center of our collective memory. Written by Kenneth Young, a father, builder, and modern griot, this volume brings together fifteen electrifying stories told with the heart of a teacher and the voice of a trusted uncle.Through narrative reflections, vivid retellings, and daily lessons designed to be read aloud...

THOU: The History of Us, Volume 1 is a powerful, story-driven collection that reclaims the buried truths of African American history and restores them to the center of our collective memory. Written by Kenneth Young, a father, builder, and modern griot, this volume brings together fifteen electrifying stories told with the heart of a teacher and the voice of a trusted uncle.Through narrative reflections, vivid retellings, and daily lessons designed to be read aloud...

Rachel never believed in aliens. Ever. And yet her friend Cleo insists that one of their very classmates is being mind-controlled by a member of this sinister species. Together with Kenneth, they get to the bottom of this threat upon their world and find that the truth is much darker than they could've anticipated. Follow this cast of fascinating characters as they prevent an evil alien imposter from resurrecting her master to unleash chaos on the earth. Can these heroes put a stop to the ...

C N Yang is a towering figure of science who has significantly extended human understanding of nature, headed one of the foremost research institutes in physics for three decades, and made great contributions to the advances of Chinese physics. This Festschrift in honor of Professor Yang on his centenary birthday consists of two volumes: Volume A consists of general essays concerning Professor Yang the person, as well as the authors' impressions and reminiscences of him, which are mainly (...

A social-developmental psychologist and a social anthropologist describe what is known — and what needs to be investigated — concerning the development of race and color concepts in young children. The authors summarize the results of their fifteen-year research and integrate their findings with those of other investigators to provide, in a single source, a much-needed summary of the research literature and a more comprehensive theoretical analysis than has appeared previously.Orig...

With dwindling funds and resources, tougher state and federal standards, and fatigue from more regulations and testing, many school administrators are giving up_or 'crashing' and leaving their posts. This book examines the process of sustaining and retaining quality leaders at the school and district levels. Beginning with a foreword by Michelle D. Young on the importance of administrative leadership in schools, subsequent chapters address: six steps of critical organizational supports for...

This book provides clear guidance about effective, evidence-based approaches to treating alcohol misuse in young adults. Heavy drinking – and its associated problems – are an integral part of many college students' and other young adults' lives. Though some young drinkers are able to consume alcohol without incident, many face significant negative fallout from their excessive consumption. This volume in the series Advances in Psychotherapy: Evidence-Based Practice describes the nature of a...

Is a distracted and scattered mind keeping you from achieving the life you genuinely desire?You’re not alone. For many women just like you, the largest impediment on their journey to self-actualization is their thoughts. ADHD isn’t only for young males anymore.Women from age 24 to 36 are currently the fastest-growing cohort diagnosed and treated with ADHD today. While women are four times less likely to be diagnosed than males, research has found that ADHD puts a higher tol...

Not Proud But Not Ashamed is a raw Christian testimony that traces one man's journey from poverty, street life, addiction, and near-death experiences to redemption, faith, and consecrated ministry.Raised in North Tulsa in the shadow of generational trauma and racial hardship, Bishop Kenneth E. Lucas learned early how fast life can spiral. Hustling, drugs, broken family systems, and dangerous choices became normal. Survival came before faith. Until survival wasn't enough.

The leading reference in the field of geriatric care, Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 8th Edition, provides a contemporary, global perspective on topics of importance to today's gerontologists, internal medicine physicians, and family doctors. An increased focus on frailty, along with coverage of key issues in gerontology, disease-specific geriatrics, and complex syndromes specific to the elderly, makes this 8th Edition the reference you'll turn to in order t...

BACK IN THE DAY is the autobiography of Kenneth R. Young, a distinguished American scholar of Southeast Asia born in Oklahoma at the end of the Great Depression. The book details Young's early life in small-town Oklahoma and midcentury Los Angeles and continues his story through the present day.Young's mother's family were "Okies," poor dirt farmers who barely survived each harvest, while his father worked ten hours a day, six days a week as a grocery clerk making $12 a week, scarc...

Party Systems and Country Governance focuses on the variety of party systems across the world and their effects on country governance and the conceptualisation and measurement of country governance. International aid agencies have spent millions of dollars believing that the presence of stable party systems contributes to better country governance. This study largely supports the assumptions of the aid agencies. To measure governance, the authors used the existing World Bank Governance Ind...