Harold D Smith Jr (6 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Sound binding. Clean, bright pages. Wrappers have light handling wear. Contents: Harris, Walter Harris of Wethersfield, Connecticut. Smith, Seventeenth century Hull, Massachusetts, and her people (continued). Porter, Mr. William Cooke, father-in-law of Mr. William Walton of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Bible records: Robinson and Shaw. Joslyn, The Benchley-Bensley family (continued). White, Maine estate schedules from Revolutionary War pensions (continued). Corrections, book reviews, recent books, index to volume 142. 9.0" tall; 138 pages. …

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. We Just Be by Harold Smith is a powerful, deeply human novel that traces the lives of two friends, Mercer Jackson and Hayes Brown, across four decades in the heart of a Black working-class community in Kansas City.Beginning in the 1980s on Quindaro Avenue-"the Q"-the story unfolds inside a barbershop, that sacred space where laughter, debate, culture, and truth collide. Mercer and Hayes are young, ambitious, and standing at the edge of possibility, opening a business that represents more than income-it represents legacy, independence, and belief in themselves.As the years pass, We Just Be evolves into a sweeping portrait of Black life in America. Through the shifting decades-marked by Reaganomics, the crack era, rising violence, cultural transformation, political change, and eventual quiet decline-the novel captures both the resilience and vulnerability of a community and the men within it.Mercer and Hayes walk very different paths. Mercer builds a life rooted in faith, family, and generational wealth. Hayes embraces freedom, experience, and self-determination. Their ongoing conversations-about music, race, religion, politics, love, and purpose-form the emotional backbone of the novel, offering readers an intimate look at two philosophies of life unfolding in real time.At its core, We Just Be is about time-how it shapes us, tests us, and ultimately humbles us. It is about the choices we make, the roads we don't take, and the quiet realization that life is not just about becoming-but about simply being.Told with authenticity, humor, and profound insight, this novel is a love letter to Black barbershop culture, to community, and to the beauty of ordinary lives lived with depth and meaning. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. 3rd ed. ; xv, 408 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm ; LCCN 2005012625 ; ISBN 9781931719681 , 1931719683 ; OCLC 60348832 ; stiff color paper wrappers ; Contents: section I. Defining and understanding gangs -- 1. Defining and researching gangs / Robert J. Bursik Jr., Harold G. Grasmick -- 2. The history of gang research / Scott H. Decker, Barrik Van Winkle -- 3. A multiple marginality framework of gangs / James Diego Vigil -- 4. The antecedents of gang membership / Terence P. Thornberry, Marvin D. Krohn, Alan J. Lizotte, Carolyn A. Smith, Kimberly Tobin -- 5. Getting into gangs / Jody Miller -- 6. Leaving the gang / Scott H. Decker, Janet L. Lauritsen -- section II. Distribution and structures of gangs -- 7. Recent patterns of gang problems in the United States : results from the 1996-2002 National Youth Gang Survey / Arlen Egley Jr., James C. Howell, Aline K. Major -- 8. The evolution of street gangs : an examination of form and variation / Deborah Lamm Weisel -- 9. Street gangs : a cross-national perspective / Malcolm W. Klein -- 10. Gang members on the move / Cheryl L. Maxson -- 11. Inside the Fremont Hustlers / Mark S. Fleisher -- 12. The working gang / Felix Padilla -- 13. An overview of the challenge of prison gangs / Mark S. Fleisher, Scott H. Decker -- section III. Race, ethnicity, and gender in gangs -- 14. Race and gender differences between gang and nongang youths : results from a multi-site study / Finn-Aage Esbensen, L. Thomas Winfree Jr -- 15. Chinese gangs and extortion / Ko-Lin Chin -- 16. Patterns of ethnic violence in a Frankfurt street gang / Hermann Tertilt -- 17. Female gangs : a focus on research / Joan Moore, John Hagedorn -- 18. The impact of sex composition on gangs and gang member delinquency / Dana Peterson, Jody Miller, Finn-Aage Esbensen -- section IV. Gangs, violence, and drugs -- 19. Membership in youth gangs and involvement in serious and violent offending / Terence P. Thornberry -- 20. Gang involvement and delinquency in a middle school population / G. David Curry, Scott H. Decker, Arlen Egley Jr -- 21. Situations of violence in the lives of girl gang members / Geoffrey Hunt, Karen Joe-Laidler -- 22. Defining gang homicide : an updated look at member and motive approaches / Cheryl L. Maxson, Malcolm W. Klein -- 23. Gang homicide in L.A., 1981-2001 / George Tita, Allan Abrahamse -- 24. Street gang crime in Chicago / Carolyn Rebecca Block, Richard Block -- 25. 'Getting high and getting by' : dimensions of drug selling behaviors among American Mexican gang members in South Texas / Avelardo Valdez, Stephen J. Sifaneck -- section V. Programs and policies -- 26. Public policy responses to gangs : evaluating the outcomes / Noelle E. Fearn, Scott H. Decker, G. David Curry -- 27. G-Dog and the homeboys / Celeste Fremon -- 28. New approaches to the strategic prevention of gang and group-involved violence / Anthony A. Braga, David M. Kennedy, George E. Tita -- 29. A study of police gang units in six cities / Vincent J. Webb, Charles M. Katz -- 30. Gang problems and gang programs in a national sample of schools : summary / Gary D. Gottfredson, Denise C. Gottfredson -- 31. The national evaluation of the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program / Finn-Aage Esbensen -- 32. Antigang legislation and its potential impact : the promises and the pitfalls / Beth Bjerregaard -- 33. For the sake of the neighborhood? : civil gang injunctions as a gang intervention tool in Southern California / Cheryl L. Maxson, Karen Hennigan, David C. Sloan ; a few bent page corners at back, else FINE. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 2nd ed.xiii, 188 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm ; ISBN 9780881920482, 9780917304095, 0881920487, 0917304098 ; OCLC 17441008 ; LCCN 77018737 ; LOC No SB413.J34 V47 ; Dewey 634.9/722/7 ; Bibliography: p. [171]-173. ; Green cloth ; no dustjacket ; J. D. Vertrees (1915--1993) was an entomologist, nurseryman, and educator who collected rare and unusual maples in southern Oregon. He was probably the most knowledgeable grower of Japanese maples in his time, amassing an impressive list of awards. ; Contents : Character and history -- What is a Japanese maple -- Momiji and Kaede -- The character of Japanese maples -- Variegation -- In regard to Fu -- History of Japanese cultivars -- Old literature on Japanese maples -- Taxonomy and nomenclature -- Taxonomy -- Nomenclature, difficulties and confusions -- Taxonomic subdivisions of acer palmatum -- Culture -- Culture in the garden -- Pests and problems -- Propagation -- Methods of propagation -- The cultivars displayed -- How to read cultivars -- Cultivars and selections of acer palmatum -- Plamate group -- Dissectum group -- Deeply divided group -- Linearilobum group -- Dwarf group -- Semi dwarf group -- Variegated group -- Unusual feature group -- New hybrids -- Cultivars & selections of acer japonicum -- Other acer species from Japan ; One of the first books published by Timber Press, this has remained a bestseller for almost 20 years. It presents the history, taxonomy, nomenclature, culture, & propagation of Acer palmatum & Acer japonicum & illustrates hundreds of wonderful varieties of these versatile trees & shrubs. ; clipped flaps from dustjacket laid in. name on front endpaper ; else FINE. Book.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 52 pages. Features: We're fumbling victory - Allied bickereing and indecision is wrecking Europe and sewing the seeds of another world conflict; Tell Them the Truth - a very philosophical and interesting piece by G. Brock Chisholm, M.D.; Romance in the Dark; Disease Killer from the Soil - Dr. Selman A. Waksman and streptomycin; CCF Show Window - after 18 months of socialist government, Saskatchewan is a small-scale display of what the CCF Party would like to do with the rest of Canada - article with photo of Saskatchewan's CCF Cabinet at work; Fish 'n' Ships (fiction); Prodigy at Sixty - author Tom Costain - article with photo; House that Sun Built - article (with photos) on passive solar construction; They Make Money - The Canadian Mint - article with photos; Keep 'Em Happy (fiction); fantastic full-page colour ad for White trucks shows a highway full of their products; 3/4 centerfold ad for Firestone Champion tires; Nice Carling's beer ad inside back cover shows winter horse-logging scene; Coke ad on back cover shows friends at a soda fountain; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Moisture staining to top edge of most pages. A worthy vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, January 15, 1946 Tommy Douglas Allied bickereing and indecision is wrecking Europe and sewing the seeds of another world conflict; Tell Them the Truth - a very philosophical and interesting piece by G. Brock Chishol. Illustrated by Lambert, Harold M.; Parkhouse, Stan; Jousset, Albert;Eldridge, Harold (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. We Just Be by Harold Smith is a powerful, deeply human novel that traces the lives of two friends, Mercer Jackson and Hayes Brown, across four decades in the heart of a Black working-class community in Kansas City.Beginning in the 1980s on Quindaro Avenue-"the Q"-the story unfolds inside a barbershop, that sacred space where laughter, debate, culture, and truth collide. Mercer and Hayes are young, ambitious, and standing at the edge of possibility, opening a business that represents more than income-it represents legacy, independence, and belief in themselves.As the years pass, We Just Be evolves into a sweeping portrait of Black life in America. Through the shifting decades-marked by Reaganomics, the crack era, rising violence, cultural transformation, political change, and eventual quiet decline-the novel captures both the resilience and vulnerability of a community and the men within it.Mercer and Hayes walk very different paths. Mercer builds a life rooted in faith, family, and generational wealth. Hayes embraces freedom, experience, and self-determination. Their ongoing conversations-about music, race, religion, politics, love, and purpose-form the emotional backbone of the novel, offering readers an intimate look at two philosophies of life unfolding in real time.At its core, We Just Be is about time-how it shapes us, tests us, and ultimately humbles us. It is about the choices we make, the roads we don't take, and the quiet realization that life is not just about becoming-but about simply being.Told with authenticity, humor, and profound insight, this novel is a love letter to Black barbershop culture, to community, and to the beauty of ordinary lives lived with depth and meaning. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…