Charts racialized and class-based exclusion in Morningside Heights and its surrounding area by elite institutionsNew York City’s storied diversity has also been a story of racialized class discrimination. Towering Above Harlem focuses on understudied players in this process: the elite institutions of Morningside Heights—Columbia University, Teachers College and the Riverside Church—to reveal the troubling ways in which they exploited existing geographic fe...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The definitive biography for decades to come.”—Leo Jansen, curator, the Van Gogh Museum, and co-editor of Vincent van Gogh: The Complete LettersSteven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, who galvanized readers with their Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Jackson Pollock, have written another tour de force—an exquisitely detailed, compellingly readable portrait of Vincent van Gogh. Working with the full cooperation of the...

I've stared into the face of Death, falling victim to her deceptively sweet lullaby. Until she released me from her icy grip without any warning, sending me stumbling back out the other side to continue on as if nothing happened.When I come to in the hospital as their mysterious John Doe, I discover that the past year of my life never happened at all.But I remember all of it. Every drop of blood shed, every life lost, every bullet fired.I've been propelled back into...

It's a jungle out there...and in the cubicle. If you want to be a technical writer, or already are one, you have to learn how to survive in the field in order to move ahead. This work condenses 20 years of technical writing survival techniques and tips into an easy-to-read guide that will help you press that power switch with confidence. And it doesn't take an anal personality to do it. In fact, if you've got one, it's time to lose it. Survive...and thrive!

Slate, a recovering lawyer who lost his family to an accident, lives on a sailboat, owns a beach bar, and occasionally helps clients recover things they have lost. Children, for example. Kris Kramer, the nineteen-year-old daughter of a Birmingham lawyer, Don Kramer, has been missing for two days when her father visits Slate in his beach bar, which isn’t very busy on a raw day in January. Kramer engages Slate to try to find Kris. But two days after Slate arrives in Birmingham, Leon Grubbs, ...

Reaching our goals and achieving greatness is not a magical process reserved for the very few. We can all do it. The encouragement and steps to guide us to our achievements have always been there for us, hiding in plain sight. They are in the folk and fairy tales we have told for generations around the world. These fanciful tales provide more than entertainment, they provide lessons and advice that worked when they were first told and will work today. "Once upon a time" can lead you not on...

In The Devil behind the Mirror, Steven Gregory provides a compelling and intimate account of the impact that transnational processes associated with globalization are having on the lives and livelihoods of people in the Dominican Republic. Grounded in ethnographic fieldwork conducted in the adjacent towns of Boca Chica and Andrés, Gregory's study deftly demonstrates how transnational flows of capital, culture, and people are mediated by contextually specific power relations, polit...

We often go through life looking for answers and ways to find happiness today and in the future. These answers have been put in a form that is not only accessible but enjoyable: folk and fairy tales! The wisdom of the ages exists in the stories we have been raised on and told to our children for generations. Whether we seek advice on love and marriage, self-respect, or finding our purpose, the words and guidance exist in the tales told around the world for generations. This ebook provides ...

"The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots" is a 16th century Italian fairy tale made famous by Charles Perrault. In this version of the tale, YOU are the master cat. As you read through the story, you choose your tale by selecting the options at crucial decision points. If you make the right choices, your tale will end Happily Ever After! If you make the wrong choice...you can always start over.This interactive version of a classic tale is great for readers of all ages!

In Black Corona, Steven Gregory examines political culture and activism in an African-American neighborhood in New York City. Using historical and ethnographic research, he challenges the view that black urban communities are "socially disorganized." Gregory demonstrates instead how working-class and middle-class African Americans construct and negotiate complex and deeply historical political identities and institutions through struggles over the built environment and neighborhoo...

This book introduces the study and reform of curricular structures, an often-overlooked dimension of undergraduate student success.While student success is influenced by a complex array of factors, many of which lie beyond the control of universities, new research underscores that curricular structures (e.g., blocked courses, extended chains of required courses, pre- and corequisites) can be a significant barrier to success — one that unit-level faculty are uniquely positioned to a...

“The Frog Prince” (originally titled “The Frog Prince; or, Iron Henry”) is a German fairy tale first recorded by the Brothers Grimm in 1812 and first translated into English in 1823 by Edgar Taylor. In this version of the tale, YOU are the Frog Prince. As you read through the story, you choose your tale by selecting the options at crucial decision points. If you make the right choices, your tale will end Happily Ever After! If you make the wrong choice...you can always start over.T...