Two women kept apart by segregation at a Southern cigar factory forge a powerful alliance in the labor rights movement in this historical novel.With evocative dialect and remarkable prose, The Cigar Factory tells the story of two entwined families—the white McGonegals and the African American Ravenels—in the storied port city of Charleston, South Carolina, during the World Wars. Moore's novel follows the parallel lives of family matriarchs working on segreg...

If you're looking for a memorable quote for a wedding, rehearsal dinner, or anniversary toast, try this collection of almost-300 thought-provoking and hysterical quotations on marriage from some of the best-known figures in history across all walks of life, including Mark Twain, Clint Eastwood, Rodney Dangerfield, Joan Didion, Jackie Kennedy, Winston Churchill, and Zsa Zsa Gabor.You'll also find sage wisdom on married life from across the globe that has helped couples improve the s...

An empowering story of families and friendships forged through struggle, loss, and redemption"The sun leaned for down bringing shade to the waterfront," begins Michele Moore's entrancing debut novel, harkening back to an era when the legendary fishermen of Charleston's Mosquito Fleet rowed miles offshore for their daily catch. With evocative dialect and remarkable prose, The Cigar Factory tells the story of two entwined families, both devout Catholics—the ...

The View From Right Field is an inspiring read for mothers of any age. An irreverent and humorous look back on how the author and other women of her generation managed to raise families and pursue their own dreams at the same time, this memoir will make you laugh with the author and take a fresh look at life. It is a celebration of women living life to its fullest and staying true to themselves.

How important is the family for children? How do children cope when parents have to juggle child care, employment and other responsibilities? In this volume these questions, and others, are raised and reflected upon, by children themselves, providing insights for parents and professionals.

This book provides a space in which struggles for indigenous knowledge within communities are articulated, valued, heard, and responded to. The volume takes change as its focus, yet acknowledges that the origins and significance of change are frequently found to be unsettling. Contributors explore different understandings of change that forge sustainable, inclusive and just communities and examine issues related to citizenship, resistance, peacemaking, critical literacies, and second chanc...

This book presents and discusses an approach to action research to help reverse discriminatory and exclusionary practices in education. Insider accounts of action research will help challenge assumptions about the limits of inclusive education, and offer examples of how change can be realistically achieved through processes of collaboration and participation.Written by a team of practitioner researchers drawn from a wide range of schools and services, this book addresses a wide rang...

Two Urban Books authors have teamed up to bring the Motor City drama in this latest installment of the popular Girls from da Hood series.All the Way In by Treasure HernandezBorn into the struggle, Sonya Mills and Melody "Ham" Tatum are far from living the good life. They're missing meals, have no clean clothes to put on their backs, and are forced to sleep in abandoned houses. There are zero possibilities in sight for a legal come-up for either young woman.The despe...

From the New York Times and international best-selling author Tatiana de Rosnay comes The Other Story, "[a] brilliant pager-turner"(BookPage), layered and beautifully written, that is a reflection on identity, the process of being a writer and the repercussions of generations-old decisions as they echo into the present and shape the future.Vacationing at a luxurious Tuscan island resort, Nicolas Duhamel is hopeful that the ghosts of his p...

Selected from 15 years of radio-show archives and re-edited by the author, this onderfully eclectic essay collection gives a glimpse into the thoughtful mind at work behind The Vinyl Cafe. From meditations on peacekeeping to praise for the toothpick, The Vinyl Cafe Notebooks runs the gamut from considered argument to light-hearted opinion. Whether McLean is visiting a forgotten corner of the Canadian Shield, a big-city doughnut factory, or Sir John A. Macdonald's gravesite, his ob...

This book brings together key themes in Childhood Studies to provide an accessible yet scholarly introduction for students and practitioners.

A gritty, private-eye series begins on the streets of Vancouver, from an award-winning new crime writer.Dave Wakeland isn't the usual PI. A 29-year-old ex-cop, he makes a habit of bad ideas. Chelsea Loam falls squarely into that category. Chelsea disappeared eleven years ago, leaving a trail leading towards career criminals and powerful men. Taking her case quickly starts to look like a good way to get killed.Whatever ghosts drive Wakeland, they drive him in...