The Masquerade: The Troubles of Westbridge By: Bradley Allen A fantastic tale of magic and swords, good and evil, light and dark. This is a time of witchcraft and monsters, the age of dragons and wizards. A land filled with great perils. Werewolves, vampires, and more hunt in the darkness. Wicked evils preying on those less fortunate and weak. A time when forces united to combat the evils of the night. This is the story of four such individuals, coming together from four very different walks of life. All with one unifying goal. To snuff out monsters and make these lands safe once again. This is the time of the Masquerade. Drawing inspiration from the rich lore of the Dungeons and Dragons universe, The Troubles of Westbridge is a D&D campaign come to life, with imaginative characters, terrifying monsters, and a band of hardscrabble heroes. These four members of the Masquerade must use their disparate skills and talents to track down and vanquish the terror of Westbridge – before it's too late. The Troubles of Westbridge is perfect for youth readers 9–13 but an entertaining adventure for any fan of fantasy.
The quilts are beautiful, the faces worn but kind . . . the insights affecting." --New York Times Book Review"The women who speak through the book shared a vision, a strength, and a spirit that few of us will ever know or understand." --Christian Science Monitor"You can't always change things. Sometimes you don't have no control over the way things go. Hail ruins the crops, or fire burns you out. And then you're just given so much to work with in a life and you have to do the best you can with what you've got. That's what piecing is. The materials is passed on to you or is all you can afford to buy . . . that's just what's given to you. Your fate. But the way you put them together is your business. You can put them in any order you like." --Mary White, from the IntroductionFirst published in 1977, The Quilters chronicles the lives and quilts of pioneer women of Texas and New Mexico at the turn of the twentieth century. Compelling black and white portraits of the women accompany their moving oral histories, while thirty-six color photographs showcase the quilts.This award-winning book was the basis of the Broadway play Quilters, nominated for seven Tony Awards.Patricia Cooper taught at the University of California at Berkeley until her death in 1987.Norma Bradley Allen is a freelance writer who lives in Cedar Hill, Texas.
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Dawn is a humorously serious fantasy that breathes new life into the coming of age motif. It mixes historical fiction, mystery and fantasy to not only tell the life of a growing adolescent into adulthood but to break the cookie-cutter YA genres of today.
Using case studies from universities throughout the nation, Doing Diversity in Higher Education examines the role faculty play in improving diversity on their campuses. The power of professors to enhance diversity has long been underestimated, their initiatives often hidden from view. Winnifred Brown-Glaude and her contributors uncover major themes and offer faculty and administrators a blueprint for conquering issues facing campuses across the country. Topics include how to dismantle hostile microclimates, sustain and enhance accomplishments, deal with incomplete institutionalization, and collaborate with administrators. The contributors' essays portray working on behalf of diversity as a genuine intellectual project rather than a faculty "service." The rich variety of colleges and universities included provides a wide array of models that faculty can draw upon to inspire institutional change.
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