This long overdue biography of the nation's first African American woman judge elevates Jane Matilda Bolin to her rightful place in American history as an activist, integrationist, jurist, and outspoken public figure in the political and professional milieu of New York City before the onset of the modern Civil Rights movement. Bolin was appointed to New York City's domestic relations court in 1939 for the first of four ten-year terms. When she retired in 1978, her career had extended well beyond the courtroom. Drawing on archival materials as well as a meeting with Bolin in 2002, historian Jacqueline A. McLeod reveals how Bolin parlayed her judicial position to impact significant reforms of the legal and social service system in New York. Beginning with Bolin's childhood and educational experiences at Wellesley and Yale, Daughter of the Empire State chronicles Bolin's relatively quick rise through the ranks of a profession that routinely excluded both women and African Americans. Deftly situating Bolin's experiences within the history of black women lawyers and the historical context of high-achieving black New Englanders, McLeod offers a multi-layered analysis of black women's professionalization in a segregated America. Linking Bolin's activist leanings and integrationist zeal to her involvement in the NAACP, McLeod analyzes Bolin's involvement at the local level as well as her tenure on the organization's national board of directors. An outspoken critic of the discriminatory practices of New York City's probation department and juvenile placement facilities, Bolin also co-founded, with Eleanor Roosevelt, the Wiltwyck School for boys in upstate New York and campaigned to transform the Domestic Relations Court with her judicial colleagues. McLeod's careful and highly readable account of these accomplishments inscribes Bolin onto the roster of important social reformers and early civil rights trailblazers.
Five years after being jilted at the altar, Hudson Ross’s wounds have finally healed. He’s ready to settle down. He has his own ranch, a pair of horses, and big plans. The only thing missing is a wife. Despite his best efforts, there’s one woman he can’t shake. His sister’s best friend, Reese. Never mind that they live a thousand miles apart, that she’s as city as he is country, or that they’ve only spent a few short weekends together. Their kisses under the stars have ruined Hudson for any other woman. It’s the only reason he agrees to his sister’s matchmaking scheme. Reese Calloway has just been offered her dream promotion the day before she boards a plane to Starlight to help out her best friend’s brother with a home renovation project. It’s everything she’s ever wanted. She should be happy, but something doesn’t feel right. She hopes a week away will help her clear her head, but all it does is confuse her heart. It’s quite possible she’s falling in love with a cowboy. The Starlight Cowboys series are sweet contemporary small town western romances with HEAs. The series can be enjoyed in any order. Heat Level: Sweet/Mild Other Sweet Romances By Jacqueline Winters Starlight Cowboys Series 1.Cowboys & Starlight – Ronnie & Colten 2.Cowboys & Firelight – Trish & Wade 3.Cowboys & Sunrises – Jillian & Brantley 4.Cowboys & Moonlight – Abbie & Logan 5.Cowboys & Mistletoe – Holly & Mason 6.Cowboys & Shooting Stars – Reese & Hudson
This cowboy thought he could stay away from his best friend's little sister. This cowboy was wrong. Colten Livingston swore he'd never fall for another city girl. Not after his ex-wife left him, fed up with country living. Now that his mom plans to sell the family home, nothing is stopping him from returning to his dream job at Glacier National Park. Until he discovers the woman his mother hired to complete the renovations. She's intriguing and beautiful. And off limits. Now jobless, Ronnie Ross accepts the long overdue invitation to visit her brother in Starlight, Wyoming. The fresh mountain air and small-town ambiance might be just what she needs to sort out her uncertain future. And things are going as planned, until an irritatingly handsome cowboy gets in the way. Colten knows he should walk away from his best friend’s little sister, because this city girl doesn’t plan to stay. But he can’t seem to keep his distance. She’s not who he thought she was. She’s everything he's discovering he wants. If only he could get her to open up, he just might find the reason they both need to stay. The Starlight Cowboys series are sweet contemporary small town western romances with HEAs. The series can be enjoyed in any order. Heat Level: Sweet/Mild Other Sweet Romances By Jacqueline Winters Starlight Cowboys Series 1.Cowboys & Starlight – Ronnie & Colten 2.Cowboys & Firelight – Trish & Wade 3.Cowboys & Sunrises – Jillian & Brantley 4.Cowboys & Moonlight – Abbie & Logan 5.Cowboys & Mistletoe – Holly & Mason 6.Cowboys & Shooting Stars – Reese & Hudson
A ranch manager in need of a miracle. The Army soldier seeking solace at the ranch from his past. The Christmas project that might give them more than expected. Holly Maxwell is running out of time to turn things around on the ranch. Christmas—her deadline—is two weeks away. It’s the only reason she gambles and takes on the massive Christmas Eve project she doesn’t have the time nor manpower to accomplish. When help arrives in the form of the man she used to crush on as a teen, Holly is determined not to let feelings get involved. After all, she’s not fourteen anymore, and he’s not staying. Sergeant First Class Mason Montgomery is desperate to kick his insomnia to the curb so he can be cleared for duty. He returns to Starlight, to the ranch he used to work on as a teenager. What he doesn’t expect is to find Lawrence Maxwell’s granddaughter all grown up and managing the ranch. The more time he spends with Holly, the more he starts to develop feelings he vowed he’d never allow himself to have about anyone, let alone the off-limits granddaughter of his former boss. The Starlight Cowboys series are sweet contemporary small town western romances with HEAs. The series can be enjoyed in any order. Heat Level: Sweet/Mild Other Sweet Romances By Jacqueline Winters Starlight Cowboys Series 1.Cowboys & Starlight – Ronnie & Colten 2.Cowboys & Firelight – Trish & Wade 3.Cowboys & Sunrises – Jillian & Brantley 4.Cowboys & Moonlight – Abbie & Logan 5.Cowboys & Mistletoe – Holly & Mason 6.Cowboys & Shooting Stars – Reese & Hudson
A struggling photographer in a bind. The ranch hand who's secretly been in love with her. And the fake relationship that just might change everything. Jillian Harper’s in a bind. She just found out her dad’s relocating his wedding to Starlight so he can spend more time with his “little girl” before the big day. Except, Jilly isn’t a little girl, or the successful photographer she’s been bragging to him about. And she definitely doesn’t have the serious boyfriend her dad’s been dying to meet. Brantley West has been in love with Jilly since they were teenagers. Even his time away in the Army didn’t change the way he feels, but timing has never been on his side. Something has always gotten in the way, and he’s come to accept they’ll only ever be friends. So when she asks him to be not only her plus one to her dad’s wedding, but her fake boyfriend of two years as well, he’s conflicted. Pretending to be her doting boyfriend for a week is the easy part. But going back to the way things were after the wedding is over might be impossible. A fake relationship isn’t what he had in mind. But it might just be the opportunity he needs to make her finally fall in love with him. The Starlight Cowboys series are sweet contemporary small town western romances with HEAs. The series can be enjoyed in any order. Heat Level: Sweet/Mild Other Sweet Romances By Jacqueline Winters Starlight Cowboys Series 1.Cowboys & Starlight – Ronnie & Colten 2.Cowboys & Firelight – Trish & Wade 3.Cowboys & Sunrises – Jillian & Brantley 4.Cowboys & Moonlight – Abbie & Logan 5.Cowboys & Mistletoe – Holly & Mason 6.Cowboys & Shooting Stars – Reese & Hudson
Crime Scene Investigation offers an innovative approach to learning about crime scene investigation, taking the reader from the first response on the crime scene to documenting crime scene evidence and preparing evidence for courtroom presentation. It includes topics not normally covered in other texts, such as forensic anthropology and pathology, arson and explosives, and the electronic crime scene. Numerous photographs and illustrations complement text material, and a chapter-by-chapter fictional narrative also provides the reader with a qualitative dimension of the crime scene experience. 1. Introduction 2. First Response 3. Documenting the Crime Scene 4. Fingerprints and Palmprints 5. Trace and Impression Evidence 6. Body Fluid Evidence 7. Blood Spatter Evidence 8. Firearms and Toolmark Evidence 9. Arson and Explosives 10. The Electronic Crime Scene 11. Documentary Evidence 12. Motor Vehicles as Crime Scenes 13. Death Investigation 14. Forensic Anthropology, Odontology, and Entomology 15. Documenting the Actions of the CSI
The spectacular bestseller from the author of VALLEY OF THE DOLLS. In a time when steak, vodka, and Benzedrine were the three main staples of a healthy diet, when high-powered executives called each other “baby” and movie stars wore wigs to bed, network tycoons had a name for the TV set: they called it “the love machine.” But to supermodel Amanda, socialite Judith and journalist Maggie, “the love machine” meant something else: Robin Stone, “a TV-network titan around whom women flutter like so many moths…The novel deals with his rise and fall as he makes the international sex scene (orgying in London, transvestiting in Hamburg), drinks unlimited quantities and checks out the latest Nielsens.”—Newsweek “I READ IT IN ONE GREEDY GULP, ENJOYING EVERY MINUTE.”—Liz Smith “[Susann’s] pulp poetry resonates to this day. WITH HER FORMULA OF SEX, DRUGS, AND SHOW BUSINESS, Susann didn’t so much capture the tenor of her times as she did predict the Zeitgeist of ours.”—Detour
When an innocent woman gets out of prison, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to the very man who put her behind bars in this dramatic romance. Now that Beth Lazenby is finally free, she vows that the prison gates closing behind her are also closing on the past. After years of wrongful imprisonment, she only wants to look forward. But everything changes when she encounters the merciless lawyer who helped put her away. . . . Still convinced of her guilt, Dante Cannavaro is stunned when his anger boils over into passion! There’s no chance he’ll allow Beth to escape—especially now she’s carrying his child! Faced with a proposal that is more of a command than a request, will Beth ever be able to prove her innocence? Or will she be forever beholden to her enemy?
This revolutionary, user-friendly textbook not only guides social workers in developing competence in the DSM system of diagnosis, it also assists them in staying attuned during client assessment to social work values and principles: a focus on client strengths, concern for the worth and dignity of individuals, appreciation of environmental influences on behavior, and commitment to evidence-informed practice. The authors, seasoned practitioner-scholars, provide an in-depth exploration of fourteen major mental disorders that social workers commonly see in practice, including anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. They skillfully integrate several perspectives in order to help practitioners meet the challenges they will face in client assessment. A risk and resilience framework helps social workers understand environmental influences on the emergence of mental disorders and the strengths that clients already possess. Social workers will also learn to apply critical thinking to the DSM when it is inconsistent with social work values and principles. Finally, the authors catalog the latest evidence-based assessment instruments and treatments for each disorder so that social workers can intervene efficiently and effectively, using the best resources available. Students and practitioners alike will appreciate the wealth of case examples, evidence-based assessment instruments, treatment plans, and new social diversity sections that make this an essential guide to the assessment and diagnostic processes in social work practice.
Four novellas of tantalizing tittle-tattle in Regency England. In the salons of the ton, no tidbit is more delicious than a rumor of amour-the more outrageous the better. Rakes and rogues, ladies of high station and low morals are choice fodder for the gossips of society.
Exam board: OCR Level: A-level Subject: Law First teaching: September 2017 First exams: Summer 2019 This student book will be selected for OCR endorsement process. Accurately cover the breadth of content in the new 2017 OCR A Level specifications with this textbook written by leading A Level Law authors. This engaging and accessible textbook contains complete coverage of the full A Level specification. From leading law authors Jacqueline Martin, Richard Wortley and Nicholas Price, it is comprehensive, authoritative and updated with important changes to the law. - Book 2 covers the A Level material beyond AS. - Important, up-to-date and interesting cases and scenarios highlight key points. - Discussion and activity tasks increase your students' understanding of more difficult concepts. - Practice questions and self-test questions to help your students prepare for their exams. This student book includes: - Criminal Law (Additional A Level content) - The Law of Tort (Additional A Level content) - The Nature of Law - Human Rights Law - The Law of Contract Authors: - Jacqueline Martin LLM has ten years' experience as a practising barrister and has taught law at all levels. - Richard Wortley is Director and Head of Department of the Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science at University College London. - Nicholas Price is an experienced teacher of Law and is an A Level Law textbook author.
Presents an up-to-date analysis of critical constitutional issues. Special attention is given to issues of greatest concern to criminal justice personnel — detention, arrest, search and seizure, interrogations and confessions, self-incrimination, due process, and right to counsel. Also includes constitutional aspects of criminal and civil liabilities of justice personnel, and constitutional and civil rights in the workplace. Part II presents key cases to assist in interpreting the constitutional provisions.
Designed to help build powerful community organizations, empower ordinary citizens to become leaders, and bring about major social and economic change, this book offers a coherent practice-based framework for understanding social action, with power and empowerment at the center of analysis. Topics include recruiting members, consensus building, leadership, publicity, and fundraising.
Learn to style for advertisements, magazines and portfolios and take your first steps into one of fashion communication's most dynamic and rewarding careers. With hands-on practical advice on working as part of a team, developing a visual vocabulary and managing a shoot, you'll be encouraged to experiment and develop your own original creative concepts. This revised edition includes a new chapter on the future of the industry, exploring how the role is changing and the stylist's position as an entrepreneur. There are also new interviews with professional stylists and 120 new images to demonstrate each technique.
Firmly grounded in the structure and engravings of Newgrange, this book offers several revolutionary insights into both its science and its religious faith. Forty carved motifs are explained as emblems of site features which the builders provided to ensure an afterlife for the dead, including the nine carved rungs in the passage, the "leak" that delivered water to the chamber bowl and slab, the two round sockets in the rim of the bowl, the stone marbles found in the chamber, and the starry outviews originally possible through the chamber vault. The author argues that some of Michael O'Kelly's discoveries suggest Newgrange may have been retooled when precession displaced the targets of those outviews. The book explores the builders' competent astronomical and mathematical skills, and shows how these were combined with an afterlife faith capable of engaging both mind and spirit. A radical analysis of five related motifs exposes unexpectedly sophisticated characteristics of the Newgrangemen's mode of expression. The rich cluster of afterlife agencies identifiable at Newgrange, unique as a fingerprint, can also be recognized in certain myths, fairytales, religious traditions, and superstitious observances. Mrs. Garnett shows how these resources may shed light on the heretofore almost completely unknown afterlife faith and practice of these stone-age people.
Crime Scene Investigation offers an innovative approach to learning about crime scene investigation, taking the reader from the first response on the crime scene to documenting crime scene evidence and preparing evidence for courtroom presentation. It includes topics not normally covered in other texts, such as forensic anthropology and pathology, entomology, arson and explosives, and the electronic crime scene. Numerous photographs and illustrations complement text material, and a chapter-by-chapter fictional narrative also provides the reader with a qualitative dimension of the crime scene experience.
Since their dangerous game of truth or dare began, Tenley Reed, Sydney Morgan, and Emerson Cunningham have lost almost everything. Closely guarded secrets, romantic relationships, and sought-after spots at the top of their school's social hierarchy-all gone in the blink of an eye. Now the darer has upped the stakes, leaving another body behind in the girls' isolated beach town of Echo Bay. And if they can't untangle the twisted web leading to whoever is behind the mysterious deaths, one of them could be next. But what happens when the trail leads to those they trusted, those they loved? Filled with intoxicating twists and shocking betrayals, the final installment in the Truth or Dare trilogy will keep readers guessing until the very end.
Tells the story of how Europeans got to know the size and shape of the northern part of the New World, an area discovered over a period of four centuries.
A Regency Cinderella fights back. Unfairly blamed for her mother’s sins, Lady Deborah Martin can’t seem to please her father. Then, in standing up for herself, she offends another important man in her life, handsome Lord Foxborough. Treated as little more than a servant, this Regency-era Cinderella has her own plans to make a life on the stage, and if the men disapprove, they’d best watch out! And one in particular just might fall in love. This is a lighthearted tale in the traditional Regency style of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer—no sex, but plenty of romantic complications and a happy ending. “Ms. Diamond is one of the most consistently enjoyable Regency authors around.” —Romantic Times “Clear and crisp … Elevated above the ordinary by the inclusion of some delightful dialogue and some very funny scenes.”--Library Journal “The genre is well served in author Diamond’s second novel, the first being Lady in Disguise.”--Publishers Weekly
With a focus on the creation and distribution of packaged holidays, this text covers the fundamentals of business and the relationship between tour operators and destinations. With particular reference to the sustainability of both parties, it reviews the impacts and influences of tour operations and practices on destinations within the overriding context of tour operator responsibility. It addresses the entirety of this key component of the tourism sector, and reflects the shift in recent years from traditional 'sun, sea and sand' holiday to more bespoke packages.
Contains the current most popular names for babies, their meanings and use, in history, literature and legend. Also includes the traditional 'old favourites' and some more unusual and foreign names
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