A gripping saga of race and retribution in the Deep South. "Like a real-life To Kill a Mockingbird, but with even more subtlety and complexity." —Walter Isaacson, New York Times-bestselling authorIn 1945, Willie McGee, a young African-American man from Laurel, Mississippi, was sentenced to death for allegedly raping Willette Hawkins, a white housewife. At first, McGee's case was barely noticed, until Bella Abzug, a young New York labor lawyer, was ...

Tales from the Fraud Squad takes the reader on a journey from Willie McGee’s childhood in Mayo to the mean streets of Dublin as a fresh-faced officer in the late seventies, before rising through the ranks to become Head of the Fraud Squad.This book is packed full of extraordinary stories of elaborate forgeries, outrageous insurance scams and inventive crimes, along with the ingenious and meticulous attention to detail with which officers amassed evidence and brought the pe...

“A memorable narrative of a civil rights case that deserves a larger place in American memory.” —Jon Meacham“Riveting. . . . It’s like a real-life To Kill a Mockingbird, but with even more subtlety and complexity.” —Walter Isaacson, author of EinsteinIn this gripping saga of race and retribution, Alex Heard tells a moving and unforgettable story of the deep South that says as much about Mississippi...

With endearing humor and unabashed compassion, Willie Morris--a self-declared dog man and author of the classic paean to canine kind, My Dog Skip--reveals the irresistible story of his unlikely friendship with a cat. Forced to confront a lifetime of kitty-phobia when he marries a cat woman, Willie discovers that Spit McGee, a feisty kitten with one blue and one gold eye, is nothing like the foul felines that lurk in his nightmares.For when Spit is just three weeks ...

I've witnessed many aspects of nursing, the good, bad and ugly. I've found most nurses, aides and physical therapist to be compassionate but overworked. I wanted to create a tool to Revive, Empower and Motivate this next generation to embrace this profession and give it the energy needed for the service required.Nursing requires a lot of skill and compassion, care/compassion being the operative word because it is part of the healing process. One can go through the processes all day...

Struggling to deal with persistent negative thoughts & emotions? Do you want to rid yourself of the feelings of anger & rage for good?Here’s the thing…If you are looking for how to have control in every situation, find the right decision in your daily choices without anger and anxiety - if the goal is understanding how to get calm managing your emotions, then keep reading. How many times do you find yourself making very, very bad decisions in life because you were in a ve...

Winner of the 2024 Adult Nonfiction Award from the Mississippi Library AssociationBecoming Ezra Jack Keats offers the first complete biography of acclaimed children’s author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) intended for adult readers. Drawing extensively from his unpublished autobiography and letters, Becoming Ezra Jack Keats covers the breadth of Keats’s life, taking readers through his early years as the child of immigrant parents, hi...