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Perish

A Novel

By: LaToya Watkins

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“A brave triumph of a novel that readers won’t forget long after finishing it.”—The New York Times Book Review Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Good Morning America * Essence* Esquire * The Root * Bustle * Ebony * PopSugar * Ms. * The Millions Bear it or perish yourself. Those are the words Helen Jean hears that fateful night in her cousin’s outhouse that change the trajectory of her life. Spanning decades, Perish tracks the choices Helen Jean—the matriarch of the Turner family—makes and the way those choices have rippled across generations. We meet four members of the Black Texan family: Julie B., a woman who regrets her wasted youth and the time spent under Helen Jean’s thumb; Alex, a police officer grappling with a dark and twisted past; Jan, a mother of two who yearns to go to school and leave Jerusalem, Texas, behind for good; and Lydia, a woman whose marriage is falling apart because her body can’t seem to stay pregnant. Called home to say goodbye to their mother and grandmother, each family member is forced to confront long-kept secrets and ask themselves important questions about who is deserving of forgiveness and who bears the cross of blame. Set in vividly drawn Texas, this beautiful yet heart-wrenching novel explores the intricacies of family and the ways bonds can be made, maintained, or irrevocably broken. “This novel will serve as a hand extended through the darkness to a great many of its readers.”—Star Tribune (Minneapolis) “Like Walker’s The Color Purple and Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, Perish lures readers past the pain with a spellbinding, buoyant use of language.”—Texas Monthly “Miraculous and moving, light glimmers at the edges of this wise novel.”—Esquire

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0593185927

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9780593185926

Holler, Child

Stories

By: LaToya Watkins

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Holler, Child

Stories

By: LaToya Watkins

Winner of the Reading the West Book Award in Fiction Longlisted for the National Book Award An extraordinary short story collection about community, home, betrayal, and forgiveness—from a writer whose “spellbinding, buoyant”* storytelling will break your heart as it tends to the wounds. *Texas Monthly In Holler, Child’s eleven brilliant stories, LaToya Watkins presses at the bruises of guilt, love, and circumstance. Each story introduces us to a character irrevocably shaped by place and reaching toward something—hope, reconciliation, freedom. In “Cutting Horse,” the appearance of a horse in a man’s suburban backyard places a former horse breeder in trouble with the police. In “Holler, Child,” a mother is forced into an impossible position when her son gets in a kind of trouble she knows too well from the other side. And “Time After” shows us the unshakable bonds of family as a sister journeys to find her estranged brother—the one who saved her many times over. Throughout Holler, Child, we see love lost and gained, and grief turned to hope. This collection peers deeply into lives of women and men experiencing intimate and magnificent reckonings—exploring how race, power, and inequality map on the individual, and demonstrating the mythic proportions of everyday life.

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0593185951

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Perish

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By: LaToya Watkins

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Foundations in Becoming a Professional Counselor

Advocacy, Social Justice, and Intersectionality

By: Ana Isabel Puig, PhD, LMHC-S, NCC,Jacqueline M. Swank, PhD, LMHC, LCSW, RPT-S,Latoya Haynes-Thoby, PhD, LPC, NCC, CCTP,Derrick A. Paladino, PhD, LMHC, NCC

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Foundations in Becoming a Professional Counselor

Advocacy, Social Justice, and Intersectionality

By: Ana Isabel Puig, PhD, LMHC-S, NCC,Jacqueline M. Swank, PhD, LMHC, LCSW, RPT-S,Latoya Haynes-Thoby, PhD, LPC, NCC, CCTP,Derrick A. Paladino, PhD, LMHC, NCC

Helps counselors-in-training develop their sense of identity as advocates and seekers of social justice Distinguished by a potent social justice and multicultural perspective, this comprehensive introductory text for counselors-in-training delivers foundational concepts through the lens of advocacy and intersectionality. This book emphasizes exploration of the individual and collective effect of local, national, and global social issues on clients and their communities, and imparts real world experiences from authors and clinical experts who provide personal accounts of challenges and successes in their practices. The text examines key evidence-based counseling theories with an in-depth focus on trauma-informed counseling and prompts reflection and dialogue about critical issues in counselor development. It introduces specific counseling micro-skills, techniques, and modalities and describes the varied settings in which counselors can practice. Engaging activities that foster self-analysis and self-actualization illuminate the path to becoming a professional counselor. Chapters encompass several features that promote high-level thinking and reinforce understanding of content. These include reflection exercises that relate chapter content to individual counselor identity, learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, Voices from the Field to bring counseling to life, Call to Action features to help students put learning into action, case studies, Group Process activities, and additional resources. Abundant instructor activities include Instructor’s Manual, Test Bank, PowerPoints, and recorded video podcasts. Key Features: Addresses the foundations of counseling through the perspective of multiculturalism, advocacy, social justice, and intersectionality Emphasizes understanding of the individual and collective effect of social issues on clients and their communities Includes recorded interviews with clinical experts and Voices from the Field Weaves the concept of trauma-informed counseling throughout Covers such trending topics as telemental health, the influence of climate change, psychedelic assisted therapies, and the effect of social media on counseling, and neuroscience Offers engaging self-actualization and reflection activities to enhance counselor training Each chapter includes learning objectives, Call to Action features, Think About This reflection exercises, Group Process activities, case studies, and more Offers an abundant ancillaries package including Instructor’s Manual, Test Bank, chapter PowerPoints, and video podcasts

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826163866

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9780826163868

Insatiable Love

By: Latoya Chandler

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Insatiable Love

By: Latoya Chandler

Latavia Carter is stuck in her past: lies, secrets, and infidelity that spin her life out of control. Darnell Carter's one-night stand places him in a life-or-death situation. Divorce isn't an option, so he is forced to take matters into his only hand. Bearing the consequences of her own infidelity, Latavia hopes to salvage her marriage. But how can she trust anyone when she can't even trust herself? -- adapted from back cover

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Urban Renaissance

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1645561860

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9781645561866

Shnider and Levinson's Anesthesia for Obstetrics

By: Maya Suresh,Roanne L. Preston, M.D.,Roshan Fernando,C. LaToya Mason, M.D.

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Shnider and Levinson's Anesthesia for Obstetrics

By: Maya Suresh,Roanne L. Preston, M.D.,Roshan Fernando,C. LaToya Mason, M.D.

Now in a fully updated Fifth Edition, Shnider and Levinson's Anesthesia for Obstetrics, continues to provide the comprehensive coverage that has made it the leading reference in the field. The rising number of Cesarean births and the more advanced age of first-time mothers in the United States have brought with them an increased risk for complications, making the role of the obstetric anesthesiologist increasingly important. Inside you'll explore... * Maternal and Fetal Physiology builds your understanding of placental transfer of drugs. * Fetal Assessment covers the basics of antenatal assessment and intrapartum monitoring. * Anesthesia and Analgesia addresses the anesthetic considerations of vaginal and Cesarean delivery. * Neonatal Well-Being--including neonatal resuscitation and neonatal injury. * Management of Obstetric Complications helps minimize the risks posed by abnormal positioning, intrapartum fever, and antepartum and postpartum hemorrhage. * Management of Anesthetic Complications addresses the special problems related to obstetric anesthesia, including embolic events and intubation problems. * Management of the Parturient with Coexisting Disorders prepares you for the special challenges faced when treating mothers with hypertensive, respiratory, endocrine, neurologic, or other disorders. * Difficult and Failed Intubation: Strategies, Prevention, and Management of Airway-Related Catastrophes addresses the airway related maternal mortality, predictors of difficult airway and strategies to manage the unanticipated difficult airway as well as the critical airway with increasing hyoxemia. NEW to the Fifth Edition... * New editorial team * New full-color format * New sections on Assessment of the Fetus; Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery; Neonatal Well-Being: Old and New Concepts; Ethical, Medical, and Social Challenges and Issues; Maternal Safety, Difficult and Failed Intubation, Morbidity, and Mortality; and Anesthetic Considerations for Reproductive, In-Utero, and Non-Obstetric Procedures

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1451114354

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9781451114355

Dorothy (Peace in the Storm Publishing Presents)

By: Latoya S. Watkins

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Dorothy (Peace in the Storm Publishing Presents)

By: Latoya S. Watkins

Child psychologist Chocolate Campbell learned self-hate early in life. At six-years-old she knew that her sea green eyes and silky golden hair, set her apart from her sisters-her beautiful black sisters in the eyes of the only father she knew. The product of an adulterous affair, as an adult Chocolate finds herself in turmoil of whether to forgive the man who rejected her and her biracial features while accepting his legitimate daughters. While reminiscing on a past of longing for the same love from her father that her sisters received, Chocolate is also reminded of how his rejection, anger, and drunkenness resulted in the death of two of her siblings. Undercover detective Danni Campbell doesn't want to know love. She has seen too much hate to consider giving herself-her heart over to a man the way she witnessed her father give his to her mother only to end up with more pain and regret than anyone she knew. She dates men that are already taken and lets no one close enough to her heart to break it. When she meets Sikander, who is a far cry from conventional ideas of "handsome," her footing becomes shaky and she finds herself seeking her true identity in him. She battles with sticking to her vow to never love or letting go and falling head first into the unknown. From a prison cell in East Texas, James Ray Campbell serves time for the murder of his daughters. Dying from cancer and seeking absolution from Chocolate, he attempts to reappear in her life through letters and messages from Danni. As the sisters face their pasts, embrace the present, and look forward to their futures; a sibling bond is built, held onto and threatened in a major way. In order to heal completely, Chocolate has to reevaluate the past and determine whether it is too late for her to forgive her father and give him a chance to make good on promises he never made, let alone, tried to keep.

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0982967217

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9780982967218

True Reflections

By: Latoya Harris

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True Reflections

By: Latoya Harris

True Reflections By: Latoya Harris Being inspired by the love of God, Latoya Harris realized that nothing comes easy. Although some experiences are better than others, these experiences in her book were ordered by God. Readers will be inspired to put their trust and love in God.

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Dorrance Publishing

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1480982768

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Perish

Perish

Holler, Child

Holler, Child

Perish

Perish

Holler, Child

Holler, Child

Foundations in Becoming a Professional Counselor

Foundations in Becoming a Professional Counselor

Insatiable Love

Insatiable Love

Shnider and Levinson's Anesthesia for Obstetrics

Shnider and Levinson's Anesthesia for Obstetrics

Dorothy (Peace in the Storm Publishing Presents)

Dorothy (Peace in the Storm Publishing Presents)

True Reflections

True Reflections

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