On March 2 and 3, 1859, the largest auction of slaves in American history took place in Savannah, Georgia. More than 400 slaves were sold. On the first... day of the auction, the skies darkened and torrential rain began falling. The rain continued throughout the two days, stopping only when the auction had ended. The simultaneity of the rain storm with the auction led to these two days being called "the weeping time." Master storyteller Julius Lester has taken this footnote of history and created the crowning achievement of his literary career.   Julius Lester tells the story of several characters including Emma, a slave owned by Pierce Butler and caretaker of his two daughters, and Pierce, a man with a mounting gambling debt and household to protect. Emma wants to teach his daughters—one who opposes slavery and one who supports it—to have kind hearts. Meanwhile, in a desperate bid to survive, Pierce decides to cash in his “assets” and host the largest slave auction in American history. And on that day, the skies open up and weep endlessly on the proceedings below.Using the multiple voices of enslaved Africans and their owners, Julius Lester has taken a little-known, all-true event in American history and transformed it into a heartbreaking and powerfully dramatic epic on slavery, and the struggle to affirm humanity in the midst of it.

Since their mother Fanny left, Emma has taken care of the Butler children, Sarah and Frances. She wants to raise them to have good hearts, as a rift in... morals has ripped the Butler household apart: Sarah and their mother oppose the inhumanity of slavery while Frances and their father Pierce believe in the Southern lifestyle and treatment of blacks. Now, to pay off mounting gambling debts, Pierce decides to cash in on his "assets" and host the biggest slave auction in American history, at the price of his humanity. During those two days in Georgia, the skies weep on the proceedings below, for although Butler promises Emma's parents not to sell her, money, desperation, and greed enable him to justify his any misdeed. Through flashbacks and flash-forwards, and shifting first-person points of view, readers will travel with Emma and others through time and place, and come to understand that every decision has its consequences, and final judgment is passed down not by man, but by his maker. Julius Lester is a master of storytelling and transforms this little known piece of American history into one of the most dramatic and impressive works of his brilliant career.

The tribute, "el Dia de los Muertos," has become popular since the 1970s when Latino activists and artists in America began expanding "Day of the Dead"... north of the border with public, and often artistic, expressions. Regina M. Marchi combines ethnography, historical research, oral history, and cultural analysis to explore the transformations that occur when the tradition is embraced by the mainstream. Day of the Dead in the USA provides insight into the power of ritual to create community, transmit oppositional messages, and advance educational, political, and economic goals.

The Day of the Dead is the most important annual celebration in Oaxaca, Mexico. Skillfully combining textual information and photographic imagery, this... book begins with a discussion of the people of Oaxaca, their way of life, and their way of looking at the world. It then takes the reader through the celebration from the preparations that can begin months in advance through to the private gatherings in homes and finally to the cemetery where the villagers celebrate together -- both the living and the dead. The voices in the book are of those people who have participated in the Day of the Dead for as long as they can remember. There are no ghosts here. Only the souls of loved ones who have gone to the Village of the Dead and who are allowed to return once a year to be with their family. Very readable and beautifully illustrated, this book provides an extensive discussion of the people of Oaxaca, their way of life and their beliefs, which make the Day of the Dead logical and easily comprehensible.

One of The Telegraph’s Best Fiction Books 2011Moscow, 2028. A scream, a moan, and a death rattle slowly pull Andrei Danilovich Komiaga out of his... drunken stupor. But wait—that’s just his ring tone. So begins another day in the life of an oprichnik, one of the czar’s most trusted courtiers—and one of the country’s most feared men.In this new New Russia, where futuristic technology and the draconian codes of Ivan the Terrible are in perfect synergy, Komiaga will attend extravagant parties, partake in brutal executions, and consume an arsenal of drugs. He will rape and pillage, and he will be moved to tears by the sweetly sung songs of his homeland.Vladimir Sorokin has imagined a near future both too disturbing to contemplate and too realistic to dismiss. But like all of his best work, Sorokin’s new novel explodes with invention and dark humor. A startling, relentless portrait of a troubled and troubling empire, Day of the Oprichnik is at once a richly imagined vision of the future and a razor-sharp diagnosis of a country in crisis.

Your teacher training may have provided sound theory and a collection of instructional techniques, but it's often the practical details that can make... day-to-day survival difficult in your first days, weeks, and years of teaching. For new teachers or those just new to the middle-school environment, here is an invaluable resource from the author of Meet Me in the Middle that will help you walk in the door prepared to teach. Oriented toward the unique experience of teaching grades 5 through 9, Day One and Beyond delivers proven best practices along with often-humorous observations that provide a window into the middle school environment.Based on his many years of research and experience in the middle school classroom, Rick offers frontline advice on:practical survival matters, such as what to do the first day and week, setting up the grade book and other record keeping, and what to do if you only have one computer in the classroom;classroom management, including discipline, getting students' attention, and roving classrooms;social issues, like the unique nature of middle-level students, relating to students, and positive relations with parents;professional concerns, from collegiality with teammates to professional resources all middle-level teachers should have.Content and instruction are important, but so are the practical matters that enable sound teaching practice. Day One and Beyond shows middle-level teachers how to manage the physical and emotional aspects of their unique environment so they can do what they've been trained to do: successfully teach young adolescents.

This book, like its predecessors Days in the Lives of Social Workers and More Days in the Lives of Social Workers, highlights the experiences of social... workers through first-person narratives. This volume focuses on professional social work in direct and indirect practice with and on behalf of older adults. The contributors to this book are social workers at the BSW, MSW, and doctoral levels. Gerontological social work is a growing and exciting practice specialty! The stories told by these gerontological social workers will transform your thinking about what this type of work entails. You will gain a better understanding of the issues facing older adults and their social workers, and you may be inspired to pursue this career path. This engaging collection will make a welcome supplement to the theory found in traditional textbooks. Organizations, Web sites, additional readings, and a glossary of terms are included to assist you in further exploring these areas of social work practice. Photographs by social worker/photographer Marianne Gontarz York are featured to expand your visual images of real people as they grow older. Table of Contents Chapter 1 The Blessings of Meals on Wheels Chapter 2 Adult Protective Services Chapter 3 Working With Immigrants in a Community Senior Center Chapter 4 When the White Cane Comes in Handy: Helping Older Adults Navigate the Health Care System Chapter 5 Geriatric Community Care Management Chapter 6 Community Senior Services Chapter 7 Best Practices in a Community Setting Chapter 8 A Day in the Life of a NORC Chapter 9 Gas Masks, Self-Affirmation, and War in Israel Chapter 10 Firsts: Mrs. Blue Visits the ER Chapter 11 Social Work in Outpatient Rehabilitation Chapter 12 Hospital Social Work: A Fast-Paced Environment Chapter 13 Welcome to Geriatrics! Life as a VA Social Worker Chapter 14 Do Unto Others: Life Lessons Learned as a Medical Social Worker Chapter 15 A Typical Day: Social Work in Home Health Chapter 16 A Day in the Life of a Hospice Social Worker Chapter 17 The Need for Hospice Social Workers in Skilled Nursing Facilities Chapter 18 Social Work in a Nursing Home Chapter 19 The Mount Chapter 20 Life as a Nursing Home Administrator Chapter 21 Investigative Social Work: The Nursing Home Surveyor Chapter 22 A Day in the Life of an Ombudsman Chapter 23 Long Term Care Ombudsman: Another Perspective Chapter 24 Working With Geriatric Inpatients in Acute Mental Health Chapter 25 Stella s Orchestra: Social Work in Rural Geriatric Mental Health Chapter 26 Social Work at the Alzheimer s Association Chapter 27 Parkinson s Disease and Social Work Practice Chapter 28 A Social Work Perspective on Geriatric Addictions Chapter 29 Working With Homeless Older Adults Chapter 30 Tapping Into the Creative Parts: Art Therapy With Older Adults Chapter 31 Integrative Touch and the 15-Minute StressOut Chapter 32 A Win-Win Partnership: Intergenerational Social Work Chapter 33 Social Work in a Law Firm Chapter 34 Geriatric Care Management in Private Practice Chapter 35 Caregiver Psychoeducational Support Groups: Gerontological Social Work in Business and Industry Chapter 36 Community Organizing in State Government Chapter 37 Gray and Gay: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging Chapter 38 Field Placement in Geriatric Case Management Chapter 39 A Graduate Student s Experience in the Hartford Practicum Partnership Program Chapter 40 Learning the Ropes as a BSW Intern Chapter 41 Teaching Aging by Concept and Example Chapter 42 One Day in the Life of a Qualitative Researcher Chapter 43 Racism Oral History Chapter 44 Centenarians in India: Secrets to Long Life

Spend a day with social workers in 54 different settings, and learn about the many career paths available to you. Did you ever wish you could tag along... with a professional in your chosen field, just for a day, observing his or her every move? DAYS IN THE LIVES OF SOCIAL WORKERS allows you to take a firsthand, close-up look at the real-life days of 54 professional social workers as they share their stories. Join them on their journeys, and learn about the rewards and challenges they face. Here are some of the social work practice settings and roles you will read about: community and inpatient mental health inner-city and rural schools prisons private practice HIV/AIDS hospitals the military hospice public child welfare community organizing summer camps international settings youth centers managed care public policy ...and many more. This book is an essential guide for anyone who wants an inside look at the social work profession. Whether you are a social work student, an experienced professional wishing to make a change in career direction, or just thinking about going into the field, you will learn valuable lessons from the experiences described in DAYS IN THE LIVES OF SOCIAL WORKERS.

Spend a day with social workers in 58 different settings, and learn about the many career paths available to you. Did you ever wish you could tag along... with a professional in your chosen field, just for a day, observing his or her every move? DAYS IN THE LIVES OF SOCIAL WORKERS allows you to take a firsthand, close-up look at the real-life days of 58 professional social workers as they share their stories. Join them on their journeys, and learn about the rewards and challenges they face. This book is an essential guide for anyone who wants an inside look at the social work profession. Whether you are a social work graduate student or undergraduate student, an experienced professional wishing to make a change in career direction, or just thinking about going into the field, you will learn valuable lessons from the experiences described in DAYS IN THE LIVES OF SOCIAL WORKERS. The 4th edition includes four new chapters, a new appendix on social media and mobile apps, and features a foreword by Elizabeth J. Clark, executive director of the National Association of Social Workers. Table of ContentsAbout the Editor/ContributorsForewordIntroduction to the 4th EditionAcknowledgmentsPART 1--HEALTH CARESocial Work in the ERSocial Work in the Neonatal Intensive Care UnitRemembering Why I Became a Social Worker: Lessons Learned on Internal MedicineSocial Work in an Infertility ClinicWorking with Pregnant Women in Public HealthManaging in Managed CareSocial Work in the Commissioned CorpsPART 2--HIV/AIDSPrivate Practice With Urban Gay Men: With a Subspecialty in HIV/AIDSA Very Special Nursing Home in the South BronxPediatric HIV ResearchPART 3--SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKElementary School Social WorkAn Inner-City High SchoolSocial Work in a Rural School DistrictPART 4--CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIESUrban Child Protective ServicesA Neighborhood Youth CenterPlay Therapy and BullyingWorking with Gay and Lesbian YouthChild Welfare OmbudsmanEmployee Assistance ProgramsSocial Work Goes to Summer CampPART 5--DISABILITIESDevelopmental Disabilities"Us" Becoming "Them"PART 6--MENTAL HEALTHInvoluntary Admission: A New Worker's Introduction to the "603"Partial HospitalizationSocial Work in a ClubhouseLife as a Group Home ManagerDisaster Mental Health ServicesPART 7--SUBSTANCE ABUSEDual Diagnosis: Substance Abuse and Mental Health in an Inpatient SettingSocial Work in the Alaskan BushAdventure-Based PracticePART 8--PRIVATE PRACTICEPrivate Practice and the Eclectic Social WorkerAn Office to Call My Own: Private Practice in the Lesbian CommunityPART 9--CRIMINAL JUSTICE: WORKING WITH OFFENDERS AND VICTIMSPrison Substance Abuse TreatmentA Hard Day's Night: Working with Assaultive Men in PrisonResidential Treatment for Adolescent Sexual OffendersForensic Social Work: Mitigating Death Penalty Cases in a Capital Defense UnitVictim ServicesPART 10--OLDER ADULTS AND THE END OF LIFESocial Work With Survivors of the HolocaustNursing Home Social WorkSenior Adult CoordinatorHospice Social WorkHome Health Social WorkGeriatric Care Management: A Growing ProfessionPART 11--MANAGEMENTThe Daily Life of NASW's Executive DirectorLife as an Agency CEOAssociation ManagementPART 12--VETERANS AND THE MILITARYFamily Advocacy in the MilitaryOutreach to Homeless VeteransPART 13--HIGHER AND CONTINUING EDUCATIONLife as a BSW EducatorA University Counseling CenterProviding Continuing Education to Social WorkersPART 14--INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORKConsulting in ArmeniaWorking with Unaccompanied Minors in BritainWorking with Raskal Gangs in the Highlands of Papua New GuineaWorking with Russian ImmigrantsPART 15--WORKING IN COMMUNITIESCommunity Organizing for Social ChangeA Day in the Life of a Policy PractitionerMucho Gusto en Conocerle (I'm Pleased to Meet You): Working with Migrant Farm FamiliesAPP. A: Organizations of Interest to Social WorkersAPP. B:  Additional ReadingAPP. C: Web ResourcesAPP. D: Social Media, Blogs, and Apps, Oh My!

Providing a unique glimpse into the domestic life of Russia's nobility in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Days of a Russian... Noblewoman combines a rare memoir and a diary, now translated into English for the first time. Anna Labzina was relatively well educated by the standards of her day, and she traveled widely through the Russian empire. Yet, unlike most writers of her time, she writes primarily as a dutiful, if inwardly rebellious, daughter and wife, reflecting on the onerous roles assigned to women in a male-centered society.Labzina was married young to Alexander Karamyshev, who, while well regarded in political and scholarly circles of his day, proved to be brutish and abusive at home. A "Russian Voltairian," he professed atheism and free love. His unbridled behavior caused Labzina much grief, which she vividly recalls in her memoir. Because she moved among aristocratic circles, her reminiscences bring readers face to face with celebrated figures of politics and literature, including the Empress Catherine the Great and the "Radiant Prince" Grigorii Potemkin. As a pious and charitable woman, Labzina also speaks for others who rarely had a voice in literature: serfs, prisoners, and political exiles.Labzina wrote both her memoir and her diary during her second marriage, to Alexander Labzin, a leader in Russian Freemasonry and in the movement for religious revival. At the same time, she became actively involved in the spiritual life of his lodge, the Dying Sphinx. Her account of her spiritual development and her social sphere offer unparalleled insights into male and female sensibilities of the time.

“RICH AND SONOROUS PROSE . . . There’s plenty of reason to hope for the future of a fiction that welcomes writers with such a passionate sense of... the past.”–San Jose Mercury NewsOn New Year’s Day, 1959, Alejandra San José was born in Havana, entering the world through the heart of revolution. Fearing the turmoil brewing in Cuba, her parents took Ale and fled to the shores of North America–ending up in Chicago amid a close community of Cuban refugees. As an adult, Ale becomes an interpreter, which takes her back to her homeland for the first time. There, she makes her way back through San José history, uncovering new fragments of truth about the relatives who struggled with their own identities so long ago. For the San Josés, ostensibly Catholics, are actually Jews. They are conversos who converted to Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition. As Alejandra struggles to confront what it is to be Cuban and American, Catholic and Jewish, she translates her father’s troubling youthful experiences into the healing language of her own heart.“Lyrically written, Days of Awe reflects the way Cuban Spanish is spoken with poetic rhythm and frankness.”–Ms.“An ambitious work . . . A deft talent whose approach to sex, religion, and ethnicity is keenly provocative.” –Miami Herald“With intelligent, intense writing, Obejas approaches . . . the heady climes of Cuban American stalwarts Oscar Hijuelos and Cristina Garcia.”–Library Journal (starred review)

" Among the darkest corners of Kentucky's past are the grisly feuds that tore apart the hills of Eastern Kentucky from the late nineteenth century until... well into the twentieth. Now, from the tangled threads of conflicting testimony, John Ed Pearce, Kentucky's best known journalist, weaves engrossing accounts of six of the most notorior accounts to uncover what really happened and why. His story of those days of darkness brings to light new evidence, questions commonly held beliefs about the feuds, and us and long-running feuds -- those in Breathitt, Clay Harlan, Perry, Pike, and Rowan counties. What caused the feuds that left Kentucky with its lingering reputation for violence? Who were the feudists, and what forces -- social, political, financial -- hurled them at each other? Did Big Jim Howard really kill Governor William Goebel? Did Joe Eversole die trying to protect small mountain landowners from ruthless Eastern mineral exploiters? Did the Hatfield-McCoy fight start over a hog? For years, Pearce has interviewed descendants of feuding families and examined skimpy court records and often fictional newspapeputs to rest some of the more popular legends.

Kristin Norget explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca.... Drawing on her extensive fieldwork in Oaxaca City, Norget provides vivid descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other popular religious practices. She analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Norget also considers the intimate relationship that is perceived to exist between the living and the dead in Oaxacan popular culture. She argues that popular death rituals, which lie largely outside the sanctioned practices of the Catholic Church, establish and reinforce an ethical view of the world in which the dead remain with the living and in which the poor (as opposed to the privileged classes) do right by one another and their dead. For poor Oaxacans, these rituals affirm a set of social beliefs and practices, based on fairness, egalitarianism, and inclusiveness.