A Brooks: 54 books
Bodies in Dissent
Spectacular Performances of Race and Freedom, 1850–1910
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2006
In Bodies in Dissent Daphne A. Brooks argues that from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth, black transatlantic activists, actors, singers, and other entertainers frequently transformed the alienating conditions of social and political marginalization into modes of self-actualization...
by Ms. Daphne A. Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2005
The power and influence of Grace increases with each passing year. Here, Daphne Brooks traces Jeff Buckley's fascinating musical development through the earliest stages of his career, up to the release of the album. With access to rare archival material, Brooks illustrates Buckley's passion for life...
Cheaper by the Hour
Temporary Lawyers and the Deprofessionalization of the Law
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
Recent law school graduates often work as temporary attorneys, but law firm layoffs and downsizing have strengthened the temporary attorney industry. Cheaper by the Hour is the first book-length account of these workers.
Drawing from participant observation and interviews, Robert A. Brooks...
Economic Evaluation in Education
Cost-Effectiveness and Benefit-Cost Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
The past decade has seen increased attention to cost-effectiveness and benefit-cost analysis in education as administrators are being asked to accomplish more with the same or even fewer resources, philanthropists are keen to calculate their “return on investment” in social programs, and the general...
Mark
An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 1991
THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY is for the minister or Bible student who wants to understand and expound the Scriptures. Notable features include:* commentary based on THE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION;* the NIV text printed in the body of the commentary;* sound scholarly methodology that reflects capable...
Emotions in Transmigration
Transformation, Movement and Identity
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2012
The book explores the intersection of emotions and migration in a number of case studies from across the USA, Europe and Southeast Asia, including the transmigration of female domestic workers, transmigrant marriages, transmigrant workers in the entertainment industry and asylum seekers and refugees who are the victims of domestic violence.
by Harper A. Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016
Prince Kael has just lost his father to an assassin, and he’s the next target. A murderer is on the loose, the kingdom is in disarray, and Kael is determined to make the person responsible for killing his father pay. But falling for the beautiful Cara, panther-shifter and main suspect in his father’s...
Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching the Small Group
(Small-Group Instruction Strategies to Differentiate Math Lessons in Elementary Classrooms)
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2018
When done right, small-group instruction is a powerful tool for facilitating student understanding in K-5 mathematics. Throughout the book, best practices for small-group math instruction are addressed in detail, from planning tasks that encourage deep understanding to asking effective questions to...
Duchess
Everything but Love
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
The Duchess has a sassy attitude and audible voice, commanding, respect looking for everything but love. She stands five feet six inches, with a velvety apricot skin tone that complemented her long silky black hair and stunning gray eyes. Which turned platinum depending on the placement of the sun,...
by Harper A. Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018
For wolf-shifters like Astrid marked by the curse, time is running out. If she doesn’t find her soul’s mate before her twenty-fifth Blue Moon rises, she will die. And with only three weeks left, things aren’t looking good for her. True love just doesn’t fall out of the sky.
Lone wolf...
Danny's Trauma
A Wife's Faith and Commitment
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2012
This story is sure to inspire and give you faith in Gods work. In this story, you will find that Deborah found that God did hear her prayers. As she learns how to be patient while she gets acquainted with her new-found friend who is her witty inner voice. As she stumbles up on her spiritual cell phone...
by Various, Daphne A. Brooks, Jeffrey Gonda
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
The Great Escapes: Four Slave Narratives is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics* *series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable...
Roland Hayes
The Legacy of an American Tenor
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2014
A “gripping, sensitive” biography of the trailblazing singer who carved a path for African American artists including Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson (The Atlanta Voice).
Performing in a country rife with racism and segregation, the tenor Roland Hayes was the first African American man...
The Nature of Diversity
An Evolutionary Voyage of Discovery
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
All living things on earth—from individual species to entire ecosystems—have evolved through time, and evolution is the acknowledged framework of modern biology. Yet many areas of biology have moved from a focus on evolution to much narrower perspectives.
Daniel R. Brooks and Deborah A....