The book is a story about Santa. It is a story that I have told my children for years.

SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG WITH MY DYING.Until the day of the attack, Sally and her teenage daughter Gigi lived a charmed bohemian life in the African bush. Now Sally is dead and Gigi has been sent to live with her aunt and uncle in the suburbs.But Gigi's arrival stirs up secrets that were buried long ago. And Sally, lingering in the shadows, is powerless to stop them...

Higher education helps students along a transformative path to citizenship by providing knowledge and experiences that help them become effective and responsible participants in democracy. The pedagogies discussed in this book vary in the student populations they target, the courses to which they are linked, and the nature of the democratic principles to which students are exposed; nevertheless, the authors maintain a unified commitment to preparing students for a life of democratic citize...

Protests against racial injustice and anti-Blackness have swept across elite colleges and universities in recent years, exposing systemic racism and raising questions about what it means for Black students to belong at these institutions. In Black Space, Sherry L. Deckman takes us into the lives of the members of the Kuumba Singers, a Black student organization at Harvard with racially diverse members, and a self-proclaimed safe space for anyone but particularly Black students. Un...

A picture book biography celebrating the first known Black female tattoo artist in the U.S., Jacci Gresham, co-authored by Jacci herself, and with stylish, accessible artwork by David WilkersonHow to make your mark?Express yourself: From coloring outside the lines to creating her own clothes, expressing herself through art made Jacci Gresham feel confident.Keep an open mind: When Jacci started out, women getting tattooed was considered distasteful. Wo...

Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #58.This issue kicks off our Halloween celebrations with a holiday-inspired tale. An incomplete draft of “Had a Wife...” was found in Janet Fox’s papers following her death, and I completed it. I hope you enjoy it. Keeping up the fantasy theme, we have a powerful tale by Craig Laurance Gidney inspired by the music of Joni Mitchell (selected by our acquiring editor Cynthia Ward). Our other acquiring editors have been busy, too—Michael Bracken pre...

This issue, we have 9 tales to excite, thrill, and amaze, with original contributions from frequent contributors Ron Miller, Hal Charles, Teel James Glenn, and A.L. Sirois, plus a newcomer to our pages, Sherry Teitelbaum. Plus we have classics from “Carolyn Keene” (pseudonymously written by Mildred Wirt), Harry Harrison, and Gordon MacCreagh.Here’s...

Fade to Black, Scream While I. Book Three, Scream For Me Series….Finds our beloved bad-ass NYC Detective/Samurai, Lillie, dealing with her own demons as she ignores all advice, she has given to her protégé Angie, and new love Sam, while taking on someone, something much bigger than herself as she flies off to Japan alone.Can Sam & Angie get to her in time to save their beloved Samurai after the plane she is in crashes along a mountain side in Japan, no none survivo...

82% of coaching businesses fail within two years. Ready, Set, Coach! is your guide - based on 40 years of experience - to build a thriving coaching or consulting business.Ready helps you discover who you are as a coach and if you are suited for consulting, coaching, or a hybrid model.Personalized activities help you build your own "Coach Canvas" with guidance to practically apply the insights.Set teaches you essentials of messaging and mar...

A powerful anthology uniting the voices of Indigenous women, Elders, grassroots community activists, artists, academics, and family members affected by the tragedy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people from across Turtle Island.In 2010, Métis artist Jaime Black-Morsette created the REDress Project—an art installation consisting of placing red dresses in public spaces as a call for justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spi...

"By leveraging the insights that Sherry details in her book for your organization, you can reach levels of excellence you probably never considered attainable." –Authors ReadingAccording to Gallup research, 9 out of 10 people are not naturally wired to manage people. Yet, two-thirds of managers are thrown into supervising people without direction. Kristin Sherry had a similar experience leading a team of 31 people for the first time without preparation.

What's up Soil Brotha's and Soil Sista's! Bobby and Sherrie Black have written an amazing book to help you begin your homesteading journey. Welcome to our little piece of the world, our one-acre suburban homestead which we call our grocery store. Where we produce and preserve healthy, nutritious and chemical free food.We are two city raised kids sharing our Adventures In Homesteading. In The last 3 years we have taught ourselves how to raise and grow our own food, medicine, cleanin...