Books by Debra Smith

Presents a collection of life stories of women who lived through the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s while residing in Charlotte, North Carolina. By sharing their stories of activism in the face of social and institutional racism, readers learn how women fought for freedom and equality in America.

Encourages educators and researchers to understand the complexities of adolescent gang members' lives in order to rethink their assumptions about these students in school. This book is useful for education researchers, professionals, and students in the areas of middle/high school education, and alternative community programs.

Filled with tools that ensure the successful implementation of TOC, this book shows readers how to resolve the conflicts and remove the accounting systems, financial, and incentive measurement roadblocks to adopting TOC. It explains how to align executive strategy and decision making with short- and long-term results for improved incentive plans.