Author: Melton A. Mclaurin
Publisher: Avon
Keywords: slave, celia
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1999-02-01
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0380803364
ISBN-13: 9780380803361

Celia was an ordinary slave--until she struck back at her abusive master and became the defendant in a landmark trial that threatened to undermine the very foundations of the South’s "Peculiar Institution."

Author: Melton A. McLaurin
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Keywords: marines, black, first, point, montford, america
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2007-02-26
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 0807830976
ISBN-13: 9780807830970

With an executive order from President Franklin Roosevelt in 1941, the United States Marine Corps--the last all-white branch of the U.S. military--was forced to begin recruiting and enlisting African Americans. The first black recruits received basic training at the segregated Camp Montford Point, adjacent to Camp Lejeune, near Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Author: Melton A. McLaurin
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Keywords: slave, celia
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1991-11-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0820313521
ISBN-13: 9780820313528

Illuminating the moral dilemmas that lie at the heart of a slaveholding society, this book tells the story of a young slave who was sexually exploited by her master and ultimately executed for his murder.Celia was only fourteen years old when she was acquired by John Newsom, an aging widower and one of the most prosperous and respected citizens of Callaway County, Missouri. The pattern of sexual abuse that would mark their entire relationship began almost immediately. After purchasing Celia in a neighboring county, Newsom raped her on the journey back to his farm. He then established her in a

Author: D. J. McLaurin
Publisher: Taylor Nicole Publishing
Keywords: feels
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2007-04-10
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0979403804
ISBN-13: 9780979403804

In this story of love, betrayal, and revenge, bonds are tested, friendships are challenged, dark secrets surface and an epic romance blossoms amidst a media circus. Michael Bagley, a street savvy teenager, learned the art of the con and sleeps with older women to survive. When an accidental shooting sets off a citywide manhunt and thrusts Michael into certain danger, his mother, a stripper at a local nightclub, is finally forced to confront the biological father who didn’t know Michael existed. Soon the teenager finds himself whisked off the streets of Detroit and transplanted into a

Author: J. Gordon Melton
Publisher: ABC-Clio Inc
Keywords: history, illustrated, religions, american
Number of Pages: 316
Published: 2000-08-01
List price: $95.00
ISBN-10: 1576072223
ISBN-13: 9781576072226

Features: - Written in clear, understandable language, this book traces the evolution of religion in America- Includes analysis of the emergence of the fundamentalism vs. modernism controversy- Explores the explosion of religious pluralism at the end of the millenium

Author: Trish Melton
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Keywords: project, management, toolkit, strategy, developing, planning, real, delivery
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2008-01-21
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0750684720
ISBN-13: 9780750684729

Successful projects are the basis for a successful company, but many professionals lack the basic skills required to accomplish this. The IChemE Project Management Subject Group has recognized the need to provide resources to deliver these skills, and has developed a series of books to share the latest best practice - engineering essentials. This second title, though primarily written from the perspective of engineering projects within the process industries, is generic enough to support project managers in many other disciplines. It provides for those starting out in project management, is id

Author: Trish Melton
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Keywords: project, success, process, technical, industry, projects, corporate, engineering, expert, management, toolkit, basics, second, skills
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2007-08-31
List price: $55.95
ISBN-10: 0750684402
ISBN-13: 9780750684408

This book provides you with the tools required to approach and manage projects. These effective skills will impact positively on the success of both the projects you are involved with and of your organization.Key features* A practical handbook for both career project managers and those involved intermittently with projects throughout their career* Provides simple step-by-step tools for understanding and managing each of the project value-add stages: - Developing a business case- Robust planning- Staying in control- Delivering benefits* Focussed on the needs of engineering and other technical