Parents Under Siege
Parents Under Siege

Author: James Garbarino

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2002-09

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 0743223837

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A compassionate and practical guide for parents facing the difficult task of raising children in an increasingly violent world. This intelligent, parent-centered reference takes a sympathetic yet tough-minded look at the forces that are shaping--and disrupting--American family life today.

Having Faith
Having Faith

Author: Sandra Steingraber

Publisher: Hachette+ORM

Published: 2012-05-15

Total Pages: 461

ISBN-13: 0738216623

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A brilliant writer, first-time mother, and respected biologist, Sandra Steingraber tells the month-by-month story of her own pregnancy, weaving in the new knowledge of embryology, the intricate development of organs, the emerging architecture of the brain, and the transformation of the mother's body to nourish and protect the new life. At the same time, she shows all the hazards that we are now allowing to threaten each precious stage of development, including the breast-feeding relationship between mothers and their newborns. In the eyes of an ecologist, the mother's body is the first environment, the mediator between the toxins in our food, water, and air and her unborn child.Never before has the metamorphosis of a few cells into a baby seemed so astonishingly vivid, and never before has the threat of environmental pollution to conception, pregnancy, and even to the safety of breast milk been revealed with such clarity and urgency. In Having Faith, poetry and science combine in a passionate call to action.A Merloyd Lawrence Book

Toward New Human Rights
Toward New Human Rights

Author: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs

Publisher: [Austin] : Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13:

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Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

Author: Lonne Elder, III

Publisher: Hill and Wang

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780374507923

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Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, a classic of American theater, is the poignant story of a family in 1950s Harlem. In timeless prose, Lonne Elder explores the discontent of a generation that has grown old before its time, and the determination of the next generation to avoid such a fate. In the play, Russel B. Parker is a prodigal father and failed barber who exists on memories and "ceremonies" for survival. He spends his time recounting atmospheric tales of his life in vaudeville and tells, in darkly comic detail, about his days on the chain gang. Just beneath the surface of Elder's work lie the terrors of day-to-day life in a racist society--never directly mentioned, but always simmering unforgettably. Ceremonies in Dark Old Men had its debut Off-Broadway in 1969. It received enthusiastic reviews and moved into an extended run. Since its first performance, the play has been produced numerous times both on television and on the stage, with the leads being played by an honor roll of actors, including Laurence Fishburne, Denzel Washington, and Billy Dee Williams.