Smith Angela: 63 books
by Smith Angela
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Reagan McKinney is on a mission to discover more about a deceased uncle who mysteriously left her a sizable inheritance, a condo in the mountains, and a stash of stolen jewels. Her career and love life are in shambles, so it is perfect timing for new adventures. When she becomes involved with the...
Prisoner Reentry and Social Capital
The Long Road to Reintegration
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2010
'If you do the crime you gotta do the time.' This adage reflects the overall attitude most Americans have about crime and the criminal justice system. Implicit in this adage is the notion that once 'the time' is done, the individual is free to re-enter society and resume a normal life. In Prisoner...
Policing Black Bodies
How Black Lives Are Surveilled and How to Work for Change
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2017
From Trayvon Martin to Freddie Gray, the stories of police violence against Black people are too often in the news. In Policing Black Bodies Angela J. Hattery and Earl Smith make a compelling case that the policing of Black bodies goes far beyond these individual stories of brutality. They connect...
Raising Spirits
A collection of six erotic stories
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
A collection of six erotic stories with mixed fantasy themes including vampire, magick, shapeshifter and paranormal.
Raising Spirits by Nyki Blatchley
Amy’s invisible lover must surely be a dream – or is he a ghost? Amy doesn’t care, since he gives her the best orgasms she’s...
African American Families Today
Myths and Realities
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
From teen pregnancy and single parenting to athletics and HIV/AIDS, myths about African American families abound. This provocative book by two acclaimed scholars of race and ethnicity debunks many common myths about black families in America, sharing stories and drawing on the latest research to show...
Gender, Power, and Violence
Responding to Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence in Society Today
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2019
What do the Catholic Church, college sports, Hollywood, prisons, the military, fraternities and politics have in common? All have extraordinarily high rates of sexual and intimate partner violence, and child sexual abuse.
Sexual and intimate partner violence is part of the landscape that women...
Studying Sexualities
Theories, Representations, Cultures
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
Sexuality is an integral part of our lives, and our identities. But how do we study it? Written in a lively and accessible style, Studying Sexualities aims to introduce students to the critical study of sexuality, taking a look at the major theories, media representations, and cultural practices.
After...
by Fiction River, Kerrie L. Hughes, Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Alchemy changes more than dross into gold. It changes steampunk stories into stories of magical transformation. These thirteen stories combine science and magic into do-not-miss alternate history stories that span the globe. Travel with a soul-stealing carnival, meet the Grand Dangoolie, put on some...
Steel Drums and Steelbands
A History
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2012
Steel Drums and Steelbands: A History is a vivid account of the events that led to the “accidental” invention of the steel drum: the only acoustic musical instrument invented in the 20th century. Angela Smith walks readers through the evolution of the steel drum from an object of scorn and tool...
Hideous Progeny
Disability, Eugenics, and Classic Horror Cinema
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
Twisted bodies, deformed faces, aberrant behavior, and abnormal desires characterized the hideous creatures of classic Hollywood horror, which thrilled audiences with their sheer grotesqueness. Most critics have interpreted these traits as symptoms of sexual repression or as metaphors for other kinds...
Women Drummers
A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
In 1942, drummer Viola Smith sent shock waves through the jazz world by claiming in Down Beat magazine that “hep girls” could sit in on any jam session and hold their own. In Women Drummers: A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country, Angela Smith takes Viola at her word, offering a comprehensive...
Here I Stand
The Life and Legacy of John Beecher
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Biography of a forgotten poet who used his name and influence to speak up for those on the margins of society.
Few surnames resonate in American history more than Beecher. The family’s abolitionist ministers, educators, and writers are central figures in the historical narrative of the United...
Fiction River: How to Save the World
An Original Anthology Magazine
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013
The second original anthology in the Fiction River line, How to Save the World brings together eleven of today’s brightest authors, presenting their answers to solve a pressing problem facing the human race. From the growing energy crisis to women’s rights to overpopulation to the survival of...
by Angela K. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
In the first in-depth study of the relationship between the suffrage campaign in Britain and World War I, Angela K. Smith explores the links between these two defining moments of the early twentieth century. Did the opportunities afforded by the war enable women finally and irrefutably to demonstrate...