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A Chance for Change

Head Start and Mississippi's Black Freedom Struggle

By: Crystal R. Sanders

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A Chance for Change

Head Start and Mississippi's Black Freedom Struggle

By: Crystal R. Sanders

In this innovative study, Crystal Sanders explores how working-class black women, in collaboration with the federal government, created the Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM) in 1965, a Head Start program that not only gave poor black children access to early childhood education but also provided black women with greater opportunities for political activism during a crucial time in the unfolding of the civil rights movement. Women who had previously worked as domestics and sharecroppers secured jobs through CDGM as teachers and support staff and earned higher wages. The availability of jobs independent of the local white power structure afforded these women the freedom to vote in elections and petition officials without fear of reprisal. But CDGM's success antagonized segregationists at both the local and state levels who eventually defunded it. Tracing the stories of the more than 2,500 women who staffed Mississippi's CDGM preschool centers, Sanders's book remembers women who went beyond teaching children their shapes and colors to challenge the state's closed political system and white supremacist ideology and offers a profound example for future community organizing in the South.

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UNC Press Books

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1469627817

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9781469627816

Predestined to Reign

For Such A Time as This

By: Crystal McDaniel

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Predestined to Reign

For Such A Time as This

By: Crystal McDaniel

Follow Crystal McDaniel's vividly retold story as she candidly relates both the good and the bad experiences of her life. She is more than willing to tell the reader of her poor choices, hoping to inspire others to avoid the falls, break their addictions, and leave their destructive cycles behind. She focuses on the narrative of Esther, the everyday girl that God destined for greatness, to elaborate on how God used similar miracles to show her the true way"--

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282

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Tate Publishing

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1615665447

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9781615665440

Words on Words

Quotations about Language and Languages

By: David Crystal,Hilary Crystal

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Words on Words

Quotations about Language and Languages

By: David Crystal,Hilary Crystal

From Homer ("winged words") to Robert Burns ("Beware a tongue that's smoothly hung") to Rudyard Kipling ("Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind"), writers from all over the world have put pen to paper on the inexhaustible topic of language. Yet surprisingly, their writings on the subject have never been gathered in a single volume. In Words on Words, David and Hilary Crystal have collected nearly 5,000 quotations about language and all its intriguing aspects: speaking, reading, writing, translation, verbosity, usage, slang, and more. As the stock-in-trade of so many professions—orators, media personalities, writers, and countless others—language's appeal as a subject is extraordinarily relevant and wide-ranging. The quotations are grouped thematically under 65 different headings, from "The Nature of Language" through the "Language of Politics" to "Quoting and Misquoting." This arrangement enables the reader to explore a topic through a variety of lenses, ancient and modern, domestic and foreign, scientific and casual, ironic and playful. Three thorough indexes—to authors, sources, and key words—provide different entry points into the collection. A valuable resource for professional writers and scholars, Words on Words is for anyone who loves language and all things linguistic.

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604

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University of Chicago Press

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0226122018

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9780226122014

700 Sundays

By: Billy Crystal

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700 Sundays

By: Billy Crystal

To support his family, Billy Crystal's father, Jack, worked two jobs, having only one day a week to spend with his family. Based on Crystal's one-man Broadway show of the same name, "700 Sundays"--referring sadly to the time shared by an adoring father and his devoted son--offers a heartfelt, hilarious memoir.

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Grand Central Publishing

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0759569347

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9780759569348

Palliative Practices

An Interdisciplinary Approach

By: Kim K. Kuebler,Mellar P. Davis,Crystal Dea Moore

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Palliative Practices

An Interdisciplinary Approach

By: Kim K. Kuebler,Mellar P. Davis,Crystal Dea Moore

The first book of its kind, this must-have resource examines the integration of palliative interventions from a disease-specific approach, providing practical guidance on caring for patients who follow a progressive, chronic disease trajectory prior to death. This uniquely practical book addresses all aspects of palliative care, going beyond theoretical information to advise practitioners on the most effective management of common symptoms and providing physical, psychological, and spiritual comfort to patients and families. The multidisciplinary focus of care is reflected by collaborative contributors and diverse authorship of an oncology/palliative care nurse practitioner, a physician, and a social worker. Expert authors in the field of palliative care - an oncology/palliative care nurse practitioner, an MD, and a social worker - represent the collaborative nature of caring for chronically ill patients. The most common illnesses that cause death in the United States are addressed in separate chapters on specific disease states: Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Nephrology, Oncology, and Neurology. Case studies at the conclusion of each chapter illustrate important patient scenarios in the context of clinical practice. Comprehensive drug information for symptom management and comfort measures is provided in an appendix, as well as palliative care assessment tools and helpful website resources. An entire chapter is devoted to cancer pain. Objectives at the beginning of each chapter introduce the reader to concepts that will be addressed in that chapter. Each chapter ends with multiple-choice objective questions to test the reader's comprehension, with answers and rationales provided in the back of book. Prognostic tables demonstrate precisely how and when to integrate palliative interventions into the course of an advanced illness, identifying prognostic indicators where appropriate. Other important topics are covered with chapters on sleep, ethics, cultural and spiritual issues, and the dying process.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323028217

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9780323028219

Suddenly You

By: Crystal Hubbard

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Suddenly You

By: Crystal Hubbard

Arriving at Raines-Hartley Hospital to care for her ailing grandmother, Cady Winters meets her match in Dr. Keren Bailey who, building a life without friendship, family, or love, finds his carefully structured existence thrown into chaos by this strong-willed woman. Original.

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Kensington Books

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1585713023

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9781585713028

Blame It on Paradise

By: Crystal Hubbard

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Blame It on Paradise

By: Crystal Hubbard

Nothing comes between Jackson DeVoy and his briefs--his legal briefs, that is--until the ace attorney is sent to Darwin Island to secure the rights to a "miracle" weight-loss aid from the island's enigmatic benefactor, JT Marchand. The last person the money-driven workaholic expects to find is Lina, an ebony goddess who seduces him on his first night. Forced to return to Boston without saying goodbye, Jack leaves Darwin convinced that his hasty exit is for the best. Never mind that he feels like he's leaving behind true love and not just a lover. Lina turns up in Boston, her unexpected reunion with Jack generating a heat that makes it easy to forget feelings of abandonment and deception. Once she's in Jack's world, Lina finds herself falling in love with clam chowder, Sam Adams lager, and a man who's convinced that money is the only thing worth living for. But when Lina awakens Jack's longing for things money just can't buy, he has to decide which means more to him: his wallet or his heart.

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372

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Genesis Press, Inc.

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1585715719

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9781585715718

Pediatric Dermatopathology

By: Thuy L. Phung,Teresa S. Wright,Crystal Y. Pourciau,Bruce R. Smoller

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Pediatric Dermatopathology

By: Thuy L. Phung,Teresa S. Wright,Crystal Y. Pourciau,Bruce R. Smoller

This book provides practicing pathologists, dermatologists, cutaneous oncologists and dermatopathologists with a reference textbook that reviews the clinical and histopathologic features of skin disorders that affect children, along with a discussion of the molecular pathogenesis for each disease as it is currently known. The book includes a concise discussion of the clinical presentation, as well as the histologic and, when appropriate, immunohistochemical features of each disease. The book is divided into two main sections, non-neoplastic and neoplastic skin diseases. Each section is comprised of a series of chapters organized according to histologic findings rather than by clinical classification systems. This will enable the practicing pathologist to browse chapters based upon observation of routine histologic patterns. Each chapter addresses the differential diagnoses of skin disorders with focus on salient histologic characteristics. The text is richly illustrated with over 1000 colorful clinical and histologic photographs for each of the 400 entities discussed. Pediatric Dermatopathology provides a microscope table reference for the practicing pediatric pathologist, general pathologist and dermatopathologist. Further, it will serve as a reference volume for dermatologists, pediatricians and oncologic surgeons.

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642

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Springer

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3319448242

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9783319448244

Only Say Good Things

Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself

By: Crystal Hefner

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Only Say Good Things

Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself

By: Crystal Hefner

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A JANUARY 2024 APPLE BOOKS STAFF PICK AND AUDIBLE EDITORS SELECT NAMED A BEST BOOK TO READ THIS JANUARY BY THE GLOSS A raw and unflinching look at the objectification and misogyny of the Playboy mansion, a woman’s stolen young adulthood and her journey to self-acceptance, and a rare look inside Hugh Hefner’s final days. At just twenty-one years old, Crystal Harris’ life changed forever when she attended a party at the notorious Playboy mansion. Picked out of the crowd by Hugh Hefner, she became one of his infamous “girlfriends,” attending glamorous Hollywood parties and traveling the world. Yet this seemingly alluring lifestyle had a dark side. Hef controlled his girlfriends with strict rules regarding everything from their hair and makeup to their curfews, and Crystal was forced to compete with other women for her spot in the highly hierarchal system. Living at the mansion, she felt more like a fixture than a resident. She quickly rose to the top, but being Hef’s number one girlfriend came at the cost of Crystal’s identity outside her role in the Playboy universe. Her fate seemed sealed when Hef surprised her with a marriage proposal she could not imagine refusing. But as Crystal Hefner, she grew increasingly restless to understand who she truly was away from what she saw as Playboy’s toxic culture. In ONLY SAY GOOD THINGS, Crystal offers a vulnerable and clear-eyed look at how her experience with Hugh Hefner catalyzed her transformative journey from someone who prized external validation over all else to a person who finally recognizes her true worth. This candid memoir provides a fascinating look behind the scenes at a powerful cultural icon and brand, and an equally empowering perspective on hard-won lessons about who we allow to determine our value.

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Grand Central Publishing

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1538765691

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9781538765692

Courted by the Texas Millionaire

By: Crystal Green

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Courted by the Texas Millionaire

By: Crystal Green

Violet never saw it coming. Davis Jackson. Her secret high school sweetheart. The rich boy who risked everything to be with her. The carefree bachelor she thought would never settle down. Pursuing her as if she was the last woman on earth. Suddenly, chasing down a story didn't seem as important as a second chance with Davis. If Violet was willing to stick around long enough to see where it would take them... Davis Jackson couldn't believe his eyes. Violet Osborne. Here. Now. Back in their sleepy hometown. The off-limits miner's daughter had been the love of his life until she went after her big-city dreams, leaving behind one broken-hearted cowboy. But when that old Texas magic started heating up between them, the millionaire playboy made a vow: the girl who got away wasn't getting away again....

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Harlequin

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037365670X

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9780373656707

Book's by Crystal A. Jackson

A Chance for Change

A Chance for Change

Predestined to Reign

Predestined to Reign

Words on Words

Words on Words

700 Sundays

700 Sundays

Palliative Practices

Palliative Practices

Suddenly You

Suddenly You

Blame It on Paradise

Blame It on Paradise

Pediatric Dermatopathology

Pediatric Dermatopathology

Only Say Good Things

Only Say Good Things

Courted by the Texas Millionaire

Courted by the Texas Millionaire

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