Beth Johnson: 19 books
The American Dream and the Power of Wealth
Choosing Schools and Inheriting Inequality in the Land of Opportunity
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Despite the overwhelming evidence against them, many people still believe they can overcome the economic and racial constraints placed upon them at birth. In the first edition, Heather Beth Johnson explored this belief in the American Dream with over 200 in-depth interviews with black and white families,...
by Beth Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2011
This comfortably written book is a courageous out pouring of one's personal journey of learning how to meditate. The book weaves a compelling storyline into an inspiring how-to-guide, teaching a unique method of meditation. The downhome, conversational style of the author invites you into her world...
by Beth Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2014
May people have read about the benefits of meditation and would love to try it, but feel it is beyond their capabilities. Coming To Your Senses changes that perception. It teaches a new approach to meditation that makes the task of silencing the thought and clutter in your head no longer a difficult...
by Beth Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2011
This little book is a complilation of some of my writings over the past 30 years. Most of them came to me during meditations but others were just simple truths that became obvious to me as I navigated life's pathways. Thoughts From the Inside is meant to be read softly aloud to your self or to others....
by Beth Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Creator of television series such as Shameless, Clocking Off, State of Play, Reckless, Linda Green and Children’s Ward, Paul Abbott is a British 'showrunner' and writer whose name and reputation for edgy, intelligent, successful and socio-political programmes holds significant weight both in the...
by Rhonda Parrish, Laura VanArendonk Baugh, Beth Cato
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
Meet Robin Goodfellow as you've never seen him before, watch damsels in distress rescue themselves, get swept away with the selkies and enjoy tales of hobs, green men, pixies and phookas. One thing is for certain, these are not your grandmother’s fairy tales.
Fairies have been both mischievous...
Debris & Detritus
The Lesser Greek Gods Runni Amok
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
"Debris and Detritus, the lesser-known Greek gods..." * These words launched over a dozen alternate realities and histories, invaded existing universes, and even inspired a book or two—with Debris and Detritus running amok through every world they touch. With nothing else to go on, writers...
by Rhonda Parrish (editor), Pete Aldin, Steve Bornstein
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
“Anyone who believes that faeries are wee, golden-haired creatures with dragon-fly wings and sweet intentions has never met a real faerie.” –Suzanne J. Willis, “A Silver Thread Between Worlds”
Retellings of familiar favourites from new perspectives, and brand new tales share the pages...
Longleaf, Far as the Eye Can See
A New Vision of North America's Richest Forest
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
Longleaf forests once covered 92 million acres from Texas to Maryland to Florida. These grand old-growth pines were the "alpha tree" of the largest forest ecosystem in North America and have come to define the southern forest. But logging, suppression of fire, destruction by landowners,...
Bilingual Deaf and Hearing Families
Narrative Interviews
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
This study emphasizes the importance of family support for deaf members, particularly through the use of both American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken and/or written English. Research has shown how these factors influence such areas as a child’s development, performance in school, and relationships...
Two Women ~ 1 Disease
A Three Year Memoir Written by both patient and caregiver of a mother and daughter as they struggle with life, love, survival and lessons learned along the way.
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2018
When my mother/best friend was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, we thought our lives were over. My mother always insisted that she would NEVER endure the torture her Grandmother who had been diagnosed back in the 1970's had experienced. Through gentle persuasion, we convinced her that treatment...
by Shaun David Hutchinson, Neal Shusterman, Brendan Shusterman
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
In a one-of-a-kind collaboration, seventeen of the most recognizable YA writers—including Shaun David Hutchinson, Neal and Brendan Shusterman, and Beth Revis—come together to share the viewpoints of a group of students affected by a school shooting.
It took only twenty-two minutes for Kirby...
Circling Faith
Southern Women on Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2012
Circling Faith is a collection of essays by southern women that encompasses spirituality and the experience of winding through the religiously charged environment of the American South.
Mary Karr, in “Facing Altars,” describes how the consolation she found in poetry directed her...
Homer Simpson Marches on Washington
Dissent through American Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
The Simpsons questions what is culturally acceptable, showcasing controversial issues like homosexuality, animal rights, the war on terror, and religion. This subtle form of political analysis is effective in changing opinions and attitudes on a large scale. Homer Simpson Marches on Washington explores...
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