Patricia Harris: 84 books

The ominous continuation of the On Higher Ground series. The powerful seduction of sex, drugs and easy money collide with love, honor and loyalty. Setting into play a series of events that will usher in death and destruction. It's 1975. Mikey and Cari have just signed an exclusive with...

Another addition to the Southern Women series, Alabama Women celebrates women’s histories in the Yellowhammer State by highlighting the lives and contributions of women and enriching our understanding of the past and present. Exploring such subjects as politics, arts, and civic organizations, this...

New Orleans, 1980. Three years have passed since the death of her husband and her kidnapping by the Cartel. Madeline Mahany Lawson is a feature writer for La Louisianne, a high-end glossy that covers politics, fashion and the arts. She travels extensively, often in conflict with family gatherings...

The ominous continuation of the On Higher Ground series. It's 1975. Mikey and Cari have just signed an exclusive with Excelcior Motors. Thanks to their third partner, the Colombian cartel, they are entering an era of wealth, power, influence, drugs, and unlimited sex. This power couple has...

Its 1969 and the sexual revolution is in full swing while a war rages in Vietnam. America is transitioning into a liberation movement while ROTC buildings go up in flames and white crosses burn in Mississippi. The Age of Aquarius is dawning, and young people are caught up in the vision of a...

Growing up in Hugo, Oklahoma, a small rural community in southeast Oklahoma, there was always a Sunday program or some kind of event going on at the church; anniversaries, special days, revivals, musicals, funerals, etc. In the Afro-American community, we looked forward to having dinner on the grounds,...

Rising costs and increasing global competition press institutions to do more with less. At the same time, deep budget cuts and a general social and political impatience have revived calls for reform in educational affordability, curriculum, and outcome measurement. Yet within this environment, a myriad...

America has gone Hamilton crazy. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical has spawned sold-out performances, a triple platinum cast album, and a score so catchy that it is being used to teach U.S. history in classrooms across the country. But just how historically accurate is Hamilton? And how...

Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities...

How does Southern food look from the outside? The form is caught in constantly dueling stereotypes: It’s so often imagined as either the touchingly down-home feast or the heartstopping health scourge of a nation. But as any Southern transplant will tell you once they’ve spent time in the region,...

This one-of-a-kind collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative practices from classrooms, schools, districts, communities, and faraway places in the world. Each of the chapters-organized under six headings-tells an authentic, compelling story of a pioneering and successful...

Exploring the breadth of contemporary feminist research practices, this engaging text immerses the reader in cutting-edge theories, methods, and practical strategies. Chapters review theoretical work from around the globe and describe approaches to conducting quantitative, qualitative, and community-based...

From humble beginnings, as a child of the Great Depression and World War II, Pat Packer has lived through the good times and the bad, as have many others. She was married at a young age, raised five children, and managed to live through the unexpected loss of one of those children to a tragedy. She...

This cutting edge text provides insight into the meaning and interpretation of Machiavelli, and highlights the particular relevance to today‘s manager of his works for management, marketing and political thought. It addresses a number of common themes relating to his influences and arguments, and includes topics such as:* modern management* governa