My Dear Boy brings a largely unexplored dimension of Langston Hughes to light. Carmaletta Williams and John Edgar Tidwell explain that scholars have neglected the vital role that correspondence between Carrie Hughes and her son Langston--Harlem Renaissance icon, renowned poet, playwright, fiction writer, autobiographer, and essayist--played in his work. The more than 120 heretofore unexamined letters presented here are a veritable treasure trove of insights into the relationship between mother Carrie and her renowned son Langston. Until now, a scholarly consensus had begun to emerge, accepting the idea of their lives and his art as simple and transparent. But as Williams and Tidwell argue, this correspondence is precisely where scholars should start in order to understand the underlying complexity in Carrie and Langston's relationship. By employing Family Systems Theory for the first time in Hughes scholarship, they demonstrate that it is an essential heuristic for analyzing the Hughes family and its influence on his work. The study takes the critical truism about Langston's reticence to reveal his inner self and shows how his responses to Carrie were usually not in return letters but, instead, in his created art. Thus My Dear Boy reveals the difficult negotiations between family and art that Langston engaged in as he attempted to sustain an elusive but enduring artistic reputation.
Treating the Trauma Survivor is a practical guide to assist mental health, health care, and social service providers in providing trauma-informed care. This resource provides essential information in order to understand the impacts of trauma by summarizing key literature in an easily accessible and user-friendly format. Providers will be able to identify common pitfalls and avoid re- traumatizing survivors during interactions. Based on the authors’ extensive experience and interactions with trauma survivors, the book provides a trauma-informed framework and offers practical tools to enhance collaboration with survivors and promote a safer helping environment. Mental health providers in health care, community, and addictions settings as well as health care providers and community workers will find the framework and the practical suggestions in this book informative and useful.
My Long Journey to Me is a collection of poetry that covers a multitude of subjects. Read about the simplicity of a flower, a pond, or the song of a bird. Or, if you are in a more serious mood, you might gravitate toward reading a poem about PTSD, a killer, or the loss of a little boy's life. I believe each of you will find poems that suit your mood and inclinations. Of course, who can put down a book that contains poems about falling in love, unrequited love and saying goodbye to the person you love? Have you ever doubted that God loves you or come to the realization that He is with you every step of the way? This collection contains poems that deal with God's presence in our lives. So please give my book a try. You might be surprised as to the insight you gain when reading these pieces. Enjoy.
Südstaatentraditionen, eine Handvoll Klatsch und Tratsch, ein süßes Diner sowie absolut liebenswerte Charaktere vereint in einer gefühlvollen Lovestory – willkommen in Hartson's Creek! "Wir sollten uns küssen. Nur einmal. Um zu sehen, ob da was zwischen uns ist ..." Als Gray Hartson mit zwanzig seinen ersten Plattenvertrag unterzeichnete, kehrte er seiner Heimatstadt den Rücken und damit auch allen Konflikten mit seinem Vater. Heute ist er ein gefeierter Rockstar und wünscht sich in manchen Momenten nichts sehnlicher als ein wenig Normalität. Diese wartet auf ihn, als ihn seine Familie um Hilfe bittet und er nach Hartson's Creek zurückkehrt. Dort muss er sich nicht nur der Auseinandersetzung mit seinem Vater stellen, sondern trifft auch auf eine ganz besondere Frau, die inzwischen erwachsen geworden ist ... Maddie Clark hat im Diner und mit ihrem Pianounterricht alle Hände voll zu tun. Dennoch entgeht ihr nicht, dass Gray zurückgekehrt ist. Wie könnte sie auch, denn so ziemlich jedes weibliche Wesen in Hartson's Creek ist aus dem Häuschen. Als sie Gray auf der Flucht vor einer Horde jugendlicher Groupies rettet, bekommt sie endlich Gelegenheit, jenen Gefühlen nachzuspüren, die sie schon als junges Mädchen für ihn hegte ...
Unexplainable things! The world is full of unexplainable things!We seldom take the time to look too closely... that is until the unexplainable steals away our life.The year is 1455, and the Bancor Clan has prospered to a state where they wish to expand.The chief, like his father before him, has dreamed of a great castle high on the hill.Now it is time to begin work to build on Ravenstock hill. Although the construction work progresses well, things start to go wrong. Tools are stolen, and workers see strange, unexplainable things that leave them mute with terror. A rumor reaches the clan of a curse on the hillside where the castle is to be located. The clan's chief, Fergus Bancor, must face the curse alone, but will he pay the ultimate price to ensure the success of his plans?Find out for FREE in Kindle Unlimited or just 0.99 in The Founding.This is a complete story that can be read alone but if you wish to read about how the curse began grab The Invasion, book 1 in the Haunting of Ravenstock Castle.Also by Caroline Clark: The Spirit Guide Series: The Haunting of Seafield HouseThe Haunting on the HillsideThe Haunting of Oldfield DriveThe Ghosts of RedRise House 4 book box setSingle Books: The Haunting of Brynlee HouseDaddy Won't Kill YouThe Spirit Behind YouThe Haunting of Shadow Hill HouseShorter Books: The Christmas SpiritWith Carrie King: A Christmas HauntingThe Haunting of Greyfield Manor Series: The Dark SecretSpiritual AwakeningsChild's PlayCrossing OverThe Haunting of Briar Park Series: Something Evil This Way ComesWith Wicked IntentSilent ScreamingThe Darkness in the
The Dark Secret that will not stay buriedHoping to mend the growing rift in her marriage, Tiffany Baker treats her husband to a weekend at the secluded Greyfield Manor. The rugged and beautiful property is situated on a picturesque bluff overlooking the ocean, but she finds that the waters of betrayal run deep.From the moment Tiffany enters the house, strange things happen. She tries to brush them off, but with her nerves already shredded, she learns that coming to the old manor was a horrible mistake. Her husband's mood swings, noises she can't explain, shadows, and the secret they discover beneath the house gradually take their toll. Could it be haunted?Tiffany arrived with high hopes for the weekend.Will the history of the centuries-old manor interfere with her need to mend her marriage? It could, for something in Greyfield Manor is waiting and it has needs of its own.Enter Greyfield Manor if you dare!The Dark Secret can be read alone but is part of a 4 book series on The Haunting of Greyfield Manor: The Dark SecretSpiritual AwakeningsChild's PlayCrossing Over
Transformational conversations are a leader's superpower. It is estimated that 75% of work gets done through conversations. Leaders who practice these Conversation Secrets empower themselves and their teams to ignite innovation and transform organizations. Leaders learn to be more adaptive, to lean into the language of possibility, and thrive through uncertainty. Their powerful conversations emphasize the human-centered core of the future of work, building trust, connection, and collaboration with all stakeholders: employees, shareholders, and the community. Learn these 21 Secrets to unleash your leadership superpower. Leadership is being democratized. Command and control leadership structures are crumbling in favor of more agile and collaborative designs. The Covid-19 Pandemic induced a work from home movement that has been revealing the 'real' human side of business. We live in a vastly, ever increasingly complex world. To effectively navigate this new world, tomorrow's leaders need to champion new conversations that recognize and elevate all stakeholders in their business, beyond just shareholder capitalism. The successful re-invention of organizations is being ignited through powerful conversations--perhaps a lost art--secrets of which this book starts to reveal. The authors have thousands of hours of executive coaching experience which they mined to develop these 21 conversation secrets. These secrets represent the areas where leaders consistently needed support to drive up their overall impact by having powerful conversations. Specifically, these conversations emphasize the human-centered core of the future of work, building trust and collaboration with all stakeholders: employees, shareholders, and the community. We are each leaders in our own lives and work. Our collective success accelerates when we apply these secrets. This has the power to inspire trust, connection, and foster inclusion and collaboration, creating a ripple effect in the future of work.
Structured around the Four Noble Truths, WIL OF GOD takes you on the spiritual journey of a mother who has one idea for her life, and is handed the exact opposite. Giving birth to Wil, a boy that came into the world crying and didn't stop for eighteen months, forced her to abandon her plans for the perfect life, and embrace the one she was handed – the mother of a boy with relentless needs, and his perfect ability to love.
Banished from the London scene young Georgina will walk the lonely castle but is she alone?The year is 1815 and poor Georgina has been banished from the fabulous London scene of parties and balls. It is all because she fell in love with a commoner. What is worse she has been sent to the remote and creepy Castle Ravenstock to stay with her Scottish uncle and aunt.The place is spooky and lonely and she swears she sees things or people who are not there. Maybe it is haunted? Then there is the infernal mist. It comes from nowhere and clings to you like death.At least she has her cousin Arabel, who introduces Georgina to some of the castle's darkest secrets. But the most surprising secret is yet to be revealed.Enter Ravenstock Castle if you dare. This is the fifth book in The Haunting of Ravenstock Castle series. Each can be read alone and in any order.The InvasionThe FoundingThe ProphecyThe BattleAlso by Caroline Clark: The Spirit Guide Series: The Haunting of Seafield HouseThe Haunting on the HillsideThe Haunting of Oldfield DriveThe Ghosts of RedRise House 4 book box setSingle Books: The Haunting of Brynlee HouseDaddy Won't Kill YouThe Spirit Behind YouThe Haunting of Shadow Hill HouseShorter Books: The Christmas SpiritWith Carrie King: A Christmas HauntingThe Haunting of Greyfield Manor Series: The Dark SecretSpiritual AwakeningsChild's PlayCrossing OverThe Haunting of Briar Park Series: Something Evil This Way ComesWith Wicked IntentSilent ScreamingThe Darkness in the
In a remote haunted manor The Soul Taker is hungry, can Angie prevent him from Crossing Over? Find out in The Haunting of Greyfield ManorAngie Rogers arrives at Greyfield Manor with her videographer, a last-ditch effort by the owner to determine once and for all what - or who - is haunting the centuries-old estate. Angie is a world-renowned demonologist and trance medium who also happens to be the Godmother of a young boy whose mother was murdered at the estate just months before.It is a job she knew she shouldn't have taken. She is too close. But she is drawn to the house and to the answers that may lie within its ancient walls.Angie's arrival triggers unexpected dangers, not only for herself and her partner, but for the spirits and the evil entity who reside there. Angus Greyfield, the original owner of the property, wants to be free, but he's made a deal with the Soul Taker to take twelve souls in exchange for his freedom.-Will Angie be his twelfth victim?-Can she convince Angus and the other spirits who reside there to cross over?-Can Angie exorcize the demon from Greyfield Manor?Everything's at stake as Angie confronts the greatest evil she has ever encountered. This might be her last chance to save not only herself and her partner, but the tormented spirits that yearn for freedom after centuries of torment.Scroll up to find out if anyone can escape the spirit within Greyfield Manor in Crossing Over.Read for FREE on KINDLE UNLIMITED.Although this book can be read alone it is part of the Greyfield Manor Series: The Dark SecretSpiritual AwakeningsChild's PlayCrossing OverMore Books by Carrie King and Caroline ClarkThe Haunting of Briar Park: Something Evil This Way ComesWith Wicked IntentSilent ScreamingThe Darkness in the ShadowChristmas: A Christmas HauntingThe Christmas SpiritCaroline Clark Novels: The Haunting of the Old BoxDaddy Won't Kill YouThe Spirit Behind YouThe Haunting of Brynlee HouseThe Haunting of Seafield HouseThe Ghosts of RedRise house 4 book box set and many more search for Caroline Clark on Amazon
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