New Releases by J. Simmons

Explore the iconic Battle of Iwo Jima in this comprehensive book that delves into the strategic importance of the Pacific Theater in World War II. Discover the fierce fighting, the heroic flag raising by U.S. Marines on Mount Suribachi, and the aftermath of the battle. Learn about the cultural impact, lessons learned, controversies, and interpretations surrounding this pivotal moment in history. Honor the fallen soldiers and preserve the memory of Iwo Jima through educational initiatives. Immerse yourself in the legacy and significance of this historic event, as it continues to shape American identity and memory.

In this provocative and intensely personal new book of essays about love and language, desire and drama, reminiscence, change, and fandom, William J. Simmons takes up Eve Sedgwick’s reparative reading as a challenge to empirical and taxonomical approaches to art, music, and film and instead promotes new ways of discussing them that create community and empathy rather than hierarchies. Specifically, Simmons advocates for incorporating memoir, history, theory, poetry, and even “the cringey admissions of a fanboy” into criticism. Love and Degradation argues for queer feminism’s value to reading and thinking about works by creators as varied as Lana Del Rey, Charlotte Brontë, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and filmmaker Steve McQueen. It also includes essays on Glenn Ligon, Barbara Kruger, and Kristen Stewart. In essence, the essays in this volume represent a series of the author’s “saviors, obsessions, and losses.” A compelling read for students and scholars of art history, queer and gender studies, creative writing, and the study of film, television, and pop culture, this book encourages readers to embrace fandom and raises important questions about the state of queer and feminist discourse.

Little humans--our babies, our toddlers, early school-age children--or even adults, it doesn''t matter. They all want to feel connected to their parents or the people reading to them. In this precious stage, they are learning to engage and interact with their surroundings. In this special time that you spend reading Where Are God''s Things, it is my hope that they learn about God as the Creator and the fun He had creating all these many things for us to enjoy. So as you begin the journey through these pages, help them engage by taking their finger and pointing and locating the items on each page. As they grow older, they will have fun teaching you where these things are.

Ocean animals sleep, just like you! This informative, rhyming picture book dives deep to look at where and how ocean animals sleep in the sea. Many ocean animals are active during the day, but where and how do they sleep at night? From sharks to dolphins and sea turtles to octopuses, plus parrotfish and whales and more, discover what these ocean creatures do when it’s time to go to sleep and the day is through. Where Do Ocean Creatures Sleep at Night? is newest addition to a three-book series, which includes Where Do Creatures Sleep at Night? and Where Do Big Creatures Sleep at Night? "Where Do Ocean Creatures Sleep at Night showcases wondrous watercolor illustrations that capture the allure of the sea. The rhyming rhythm dances through captivating animal facts about water-dwelling creatures before concluding in a cozy child''s bedroom. Crafted to be a favorite bedtime read, this book is a must-have for the bookshelves of ocean lovers.” – Bethany Stahl, Bestselling Author of Save the Ocean “All mammals and most other animals need sleep, including those living in marine environments. This picture book’s palette of soft colors and informative rhyme will introduce children to various facts about specific ocean animals and how they rest. Perfect for a bedtime read-aloud, this book will help young listeners and readers cuddle up together in their nice dry bed and sleep as tight as otters.” – Sara T. Behrman, former librarian and author, The Sea Hides A Seahorse “A delightful bedtime book! This jaunt into the ocean to learn about how our marine friends sleep will easily become part of your family bedtime routine. The charming illustrations are sure to captivate the imagination of children and inspire a love for the wonders of the sea, while sending them on a happy trip to dreamland.” – Anne Richardson, Author of Octopuses Have Zero Bones and Chief Experience Officer at The Exploratorium "Scientific, sweet, and salty!" - Karen Romano Young, Deep Sea Diver and Award-winning Author of Whale Quest "This book is an absolute delight- the Dr. Seuss Sleep Book reimagined for the ocean. A beautiful way to unwind while learning a little more about our mysterious watery world. Where Do Ocean Creatures Sleep at Night? will surely inspire a future marine biologist or two!" - Paige Hoel, Ph.D. candidate, Oceanography, UCLA Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences "A gorgeously illustrated children’s book that will inspire the next generation of marine biologists, conservationists, and animal lovers. The accurate animal facts were a breath of fresh air to find in this genre and will make learning fun for children and adults alike!” - Kristyn Plancarte, Marine Biologist and animal trainer “Dive into an underwater world of wonder and imagination. This delightful read features stunning artwork that brings the ocean to life for bedtime. From playful dolphins to sleepy sea turtles, families will climb aboard an informative journey through the sea." - Kendra Nelson, Marine Conservationist

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Simmons’s evocative account of her remarkable trajectory from Jim Crow Texas, where she was the youngest of twelve children in a sharecropping family, to the presidencies of Smith College and Brown University shines with tenderness and dignity.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) “A riveting work of literature, destined to take its place in the canon of great African American autobiographies.”—Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, Bloomberg, BET I was born at a crossroads: a crossroads in history, a crossroads in culture, and a geographical crossroad in North Houston County in East Texas. Born in 1945, Ruth J. Simmons grew up the twelfth child of sharecroppers. Her first home had no running water, no electricity, no books to read. Yet despite this—or, in her words, because of it—Simmons would become the first Black president of an Ivy League university. The former president of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M, Texas’s oldest HBCU, Simmons has inspired generations of students as she herself made history. In Up Home, Simmons takes us back to Grapeland to show how the people who love us when we are young shape who we become. We meet her caring, tireless mother who managed to feed her large family with an often empty pantry; her father, who refused to let racial and economic injustice crush his youngest daughter’s dreams; the doting brothers and sisters; and the attentive teachers who welcomed Ruth into the classroom, guiding her to a future she could hardly imagine as a child. From the farmland of East Texas to Houston’s Fifth Ward to New Orleans at the dawn of the civil rights movement, Simmons depicts an era long gone but whose legacies of inequality we still live with today. Written in clear and timeless prose, Up Home is both an origin story set in the segregated South and the uplifting chronicle of a girl whose intellect, grace, and curiosity guide her as she creates a place for herself in the world.

Big animals sleep, just like you! But where? And how? Let''s take a look at what some big creatures do when you are asleep and the day is through. We''re used to seeing animals during the day, but where and how do they sleep at night? From gorillas to elephants and ostriches to rhinos, plus anacondas and hippos and more, this rhyming book shows kids where big animals bed down in the wild.

Artworks by Michael Cuadrado, text by William J. Simmons.

Animals sleep, just like you! But where? And how? Let''s take a look at what creatures do / when you are asleep and the day is through . . . We''re used to seeing animals during the day, but where and how do they sleep at night? From butterflies to bees and frogs to fish, from birds to horses and squirrels to bunnies, plus cats and dogs, this sweet book in rhyme shows kids where animals bed down while kids are also asleep. Following a brother and sister on a farm where all the animals can be found, this book teaches and delights!

Before Rodney King, There was Me. When One lies unto another. With the current increase of blacks being murdered by cops across the country and there seemingly being no revise to the method by which police practices are used when arresting blacks.. Here in this book you Will find an official deposition that expose and uncovers the true lies and how they sound when questions are directed to an officer concerning a fabricated police report.

The FMLA represents the first federal law that guarantees employees the right to take leaves to care for newborn children, adopted children, and seriously ill family members. It also allows employees to take leaves needed due to their own serious health conditions. The law usually requires employers to maintain health insurance benefits in effect, continue life and disability insurance, allow the use of vacation and sick leave benefits, and comply with numerous other rules. These rules regulate employee handbooks, written notice, record-keeping, and posting requirements. It also establishes serious sanctions and penalties that can be imposed against employers who do not comply. -- from publisher.

Designed for all employers throughout the country. A non-technical guide to laws and regulations applicable to handbooks and personnel policies. -- from publisher''s website.

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Take a Moment to Listen: Come gentle child, come rest in my heart--for I am here deep within your own. If you can still yourself just for a moment, you can hear me whisper your name. You can hear me whisper the depth of my eternal love for you, in this moment and always. Let me quiet your frightened mind, and hold your unsettled heart--for I will give you peace, the very moment you ask. Let me fill your heart with my love, and wrap my arms around you in absolute tenderness and grace. In that moment you will know with certainty that I am forever with you. Love, God This book is an invitation to God''s loving presence. It is an invitation to deepen your relationship with God. It includes a quote from a spiritual leader, commentary, a Bible quote, and a guided meditation. It also includes a moment to fully imagine God speaking directly to your own heart. This gives you an invitation to learn to turn to his love and presence throughout the day and into the evening. As you open your heart you will learn again and again that God is there with you. You are never alone.

According to his father, life is predictable, clear cut, easy to navigate. Duty, honor, family. But sixteen year old Dagoric finds it anything but predictable when he saves a strange girl from thugs and brings her home. His determination to prove his worth to her leads him to the remote parts of a mountaintop, where a tragic accident leaves him unconscious.He awakens 500 years later with strange symbols on his hands that seem to give him magical powers. His only thought is for his true love, but what happened to her? Returning home only raises more questions, and the only people that can answer them want him dead.Loyalties and friendships are torn in every direction as Dagoric tries to reconcile his past with the present. Can he unravel the tangle of superstition and politics long enough to solve the mystery? Or will his new "friends" get him killed in the process?

In partnership with the University of South Carolina Press, the Simms Initiatives at the University of South Carolina Libraries reissue authoritative editions of out of print works by William Gilmore Simms, antebellum South Carolina''s preeminent man of letters. Full content from these volumes will also be available online via www.sc.edu/library. As part of the inaugural effort, the six volumes of The Letters of William Gilmore Simms-first published by USC Press between 1952 and 1982-are also being reissued in their first paperback editions. Each volume also includes a new scholarly introduction.

Principles of Genetics is one of the most popular texts in use for the introductory course. It opens a window on the rapidly advancing science of genetics by showing exactly how genetics is done. Throughout, the authors incorporate a human emphasis and highlight the role of geneticists to keep students interested and motivated. The seventh edition has been completely updated to reflect the latest developments in the field of genetics. Principles of Genetics continues to educate today’s students for tomorrows science by focusing on features that aid in content comprehension and application. This text is an unbound, three hole punched version.

Journal, notebook, diary.

Notebook, journal, diary

Notebook, journal, diary

Notebook, journal, diary

Notebook, journal, diary

Notebook, journal, diary

Notebook, journal, diary

Notebook, journal, diary

Notebook, journal, diary