Author: Michael Shurtleff
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 9780822201755
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
THE STORY: An honest, moving and courageous drama set in the early 1960s about two Columbia students rooming together in New York: Doug, a white, rebellious, young man; and Paul, an African-American. When the two disagree on their defi-nitions of l
Call Me by My Rightful Name
Author: Michael Shurtleff
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 9780822201755
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
THE STORY: An honest, moving and courageous drama set in the early 1960s about two Columbia students rooming together in New York: Doug, a white, rebellious, young man; and Paul, an African-American. When the two disagree on their defi-nitions of l
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 9780822201755
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
THE STORY: An honest, moving and courageous drama set in the early 1960s about two Columbia students rooming together in New York: Doug, a white, rebellious, young man; and Paul, an African-American. When the two disagree on their defi-nitions of l
Call Me by My Rightful Name
Author: Isidore Okpewho
Publisher: Africa Research and Publications
ISBN:
Category : African American men
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A young African American falls into periodic spasms and chants a text that nobody understands. His troubled family seeks help. The text, recorded by a psychiatrist and deciphered by linguists, is found to be a corrupted family chant from the Yoruba of Nigeria. The doctor advises a trip to that ethnic region. The spiritual voices that have been summoning Otis finally bring him to the spot where his ancestor was enslaved over a century before. Two years on, armed with a recovered identity and a chastened wisdom, Otis returns to the U.S. to join the 1960s civil rights struggle.
Publisher: Africa Research and Publications
ISBN:
Category : African American men
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A young African American falls into periodic spasms and chants a text that nobody understands. His troubled family seeks help. The text, recorded by a psychiatrist and deciphered by linguists, is found to be a corrupted family chant from the Yoruba of Nigeria. The doctor advises a trip to that ethnic region. The spiritual voices that have been summoning Otis finally bring him to the spot where his ancestor was enslaved over a century before. Two years on, armed with a recovered identity and a chastened wisdom, Otis returns to the U.S. to join the 1960s civil rights struggle.
The New African Diaspora
Author: Isidore Okpewho
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253003369
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
The New York Times reports that since 1990 more Africans have voluntarily relocated to the United States and Canada than had been forcibly brought here before the slave trade ended in 1807. The key reason for these migrations has been the collapse of social, political, economic, and educational structures in their home countries, which has driven Africans to seek security and self-realization in the West. This lively and timely collection of essays takes a look at the new immigrant experience. It traces the immigrants' progress from expatriation to arrival and covers the successes as well as problems they have encountered as they establish their lives in a new country. The contributors, most immigrants themselves, use their firsthand experiences to add clarity, honesty, and sensitivity to their discussions of the new African diaspora.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253003369
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
The New York Times reports that since 1990 more Africans have voluntarily relocated to the United States and Canada than had been forcibly brought here before the slave trade ended in 1807. The key reason for these migrations has been the collapse of social, political, economic, and educational structures in their home countries, which has driven Africans to seek security and self-realization in the West. This lively and timely collection of essays takes a look at the new immigrant experience. It traces the immigrants' progress from expatriation to arrival and covers the successes as well as problems they have encountered as they establish their lives in a new country. The contributors, most immigrants themselves, use their firsthand experiences to add clarity, honesty, and sensitivity to their discussions of the new African diaspora.
I Only Say This Because I Love You
Author: Deborah Tannen
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345407520
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Why does talk in families so often go in circles, leaving us tied up in knots? In this illuminating book, Deborah Tannen, the linguist and and bestselling author of You Just Don't Understand and many other books, reveals why talking to family members is so often painful and problematic even when we're all adults. Searching for signs of acceptance and belonging, we find signs of disapproval and rejection. Why do the seeds of family love so often yield a harvest of criticism and judgment? In I Only Say This Because I Love You, Tannen shows how important it is, in family talk, to learn to separate word meanings, or messages, from heart meanings, or metamessages —unstated but powerful meanings that come from the history of our relationships and the way things are said. Presenting real conversations from people's lives, Tannen reveals what is actually going on in family talk, including how family conversations must balance the longing for connection with the desire for control, as we struggle to be close without giving up our freedom. This eye-opening book explains why grown women so often feel criticized by their mothers; and why mothers feel they can't open their mouths around their grown daughters; why growing up male or female, or as an older or younger sibling, results in different experiences of family that persist throughout our lives; and much, much more. By helping us to understand and redefine family talk, Tannen provides the tools to improve relationships with family members of every age.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345407520
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Why does talk in families so often go in circles, leaving us tied up in knots? In this illuminating book, Deborah Tannen, the linguist and and bestselling author of You Just Don't Understand and many other books, reveals why talking to family members is so often painful and problematic even when we're all adults. Searching for signs of acceptance and belonging, we find signs of disapproval and rejection. Why do the seeds of family love so often yield a harvest of criticism and judgment? In I Only Say This Because I Love You, Tannen shows how important it is, in family talk, to learn to separate word meanings, or messages, from heart meanings, or metamessages —unstated but powerful meanings that come from the history of our relationships and the way things are said. Presenting real conversations from people's lives, Tannen reveals what is actually going on in family talk, including how family conversations must balance the longing for connection with the desire for control, as we struggle to be close without giving up our freedom. This eye-opening book explains why grown women so often feel criticized by their mothers; and why mothers feel they can't open their mouths around their grown daughters; why growing up male or female, or as an older or younger sibling, results in different experiences of family that persist throughout our lives; and much, much more. By helping us to understand and redefine family talk, Tannen provides the tools to improve relationships with family members of every age.
The Nature-study Review
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature study
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature study
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
A Good Demon Is Hard to Find
Author: Kate Moseman
Publisher: Fortunella Press
ISBN: 173451440X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Sometimes, a date from hell is just what you need... When Erin thoughtlessly lays a curse on Mark, her cheating ex-husband, she doesn’t expect a well-dressed Great Earl of Hell to show up in her kitchen to fulfill the curse (and make damn good coffee while he’s at it). Andromalius specializes in wickedness and revenge. He’s ready, willing, and able to rain down hell on Erin’s ex—but when Mark announces a hasty new marriage, Erin needs more than just revenge. She needs a date to the wedding. For fans of paranormal romance, paranormal romantic comedy, cozy fantasy, urban fantasy, magic, witches, demons, friendship, animal familiars, and love! Includes a brand-new bonus epilogue!
Publisher: Fortunella Press
ISBN: 173451440X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Sometimes, a date from hell is just what you need... When Erin thoughtlessly lays a curse on Mark, her cheating ex-husband, she doesn’t expect a well-dressed Great Earl of Hell to show up in her kitchen to fulfill the curse (and make damn good coffee while he’s at it). Andromalius specializes in wickedness and revenge. He’s ready, willing, and able to rain down hell on Erin’s ex—but when Mark announces a hasty new marriage, Erin needs more than just revenge. She needs a date to the wedding. For fans of paranormal romance, paranormal romantic comedy, cozy fantasy, urban fantasy, magic, witches, demons, friendship, animal familiars, and love! Includes a brand-new bonus epilogue!
Fire Music
Author: Rob Backus
Publisher: Vanguard Books (IL)
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher: Vanguard Books (IL)
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Triumphant Love (Banished Saga, Book Nine)
Author: Ramona Flightner
Publisher: Grizzly Damsel Publishing
ISBN: 1945609338
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
The Final Novel in the Banished Saga! Faithful To the memory of all he lost, Jeremy McLeod finds it difficult to look to the future. Intent on providing a loving home for his son, he has little hope of finding love again for himself. When a voice from the past frees him of his guilt, will Jeremy have the courage to open himself up to the possibility of loving, and losing, again? Shattered By tragic loss, Parthena Wheeler wants to drown herself in melancholic piano music. Unable to bear company, she prefers solitude. Will her friends and family coax her from her grief before she loses everything? Champion Of all those he cherishes, Gabriel McLeod rejoices in his family. When all three McLeod brothers are reunited, he envisions a time of celebration and joy. However, his greatest foe steals what he holds most precious, and he must overcome his greatest fear. Will Gabriel find the inner strength he needs to face the challenges to come? As the McLeod, Sullivan, and Russell women continue the struggle for universal suffrage in America, they are resolute in their goal and undaunted in their determination for success. As with the cause for universal suffrage, they understand the tenacity needed in order for love to triumph. Preorder Triumphant Love (Banished Saga, Book Nine)today! Books in the Series: Loves First Flames (Banished Saga, Prequel) Banished Love (Banished Saga, Book One) Reclaimed Love (Banished Saga, Book Two) Undaunted Love (Banished Saga, Book Three) Tenacious Love (Banished Saga, Book Four) Unrelenting Love (Banished Saga, Book Five) Escape To Love (Banished Saga, Book Six) Resilient Love (Banished Saga, Book Seven) Abiding Love (Banished Saga, Book Eight) Triumphant Love (Banished Saga, Book Nine)
Publisher: Grizzly Damsel Publishing
ISBN: 1945609338
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
The Final Novel in the Banished Saga! Faithful To the memory of all he lost, Jeremy McLeod finds it difficult to look to the future. Intent on providing a loving home for his son, he has little hope of finding love again for himself. When a voice from the past frees him of his guilt, will Jeremy have the courage to open himself up to the possibility of loving, and losing, again? Shattered By tragic loss, Parthena Wheeler wants to drown herself in melancholic piano music. Unable to bear company, she prefers solitude. Will her friends and family coax her from her grief before she loses everything? Champion Of all those he cherishes, Gabriel McLeod rejoices in his family. When all three McLeod brothers are reunited, he envisions a time of celebration and joy. However, his greatest foe steals what he holds most precious, and he must overcome his greatest fear. Will Gabriel find the inner strength he needs to face the challenges to come? As the McLeod, Sullivan, and Russell women continue the struggle for universal suffrage in America, they are resolute in their goal and undaunted in their determination for success. As with the cause for universal suffrage, they understand the tenacity needed in order for love to triumph. Preorder Triumphant Love (Banished Saga, Book Nine)today! Books in the Series: Loves First Flames (Banished Saga, Prequel) Banished Love (Banished Saga, Book One) Reclaimed Love (Banished Saga, Book Two) Undaunted Love (Banished Saga, Book Three) Tenacious Love (Banished Saga, Book Four) Unrelenting Love (Banished Saga, Book Five) Escape To Love (Banished Saga, Book Six) Resilient Love (Banished Saga, Book Seven) Abiding Love (Banished Saga, Book Eight) Triumphant Love (Banished Saga, Book Nine)
The Blue Mile
Author: Kim Kelly
Publisher: Brio Books Pty Ltd
ISBN: 1922598283
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
An engaging, entertaining read set in 1930s Sydney against the backdrop of the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge...evocatively drawn.' - Books+Publishing Broke and hopeless in 1929, Yo O'Keenan flees the violence of his home in Chippendale, and by some miracle charms his way into a job on the Harbour Bridge, a new start for himself and his little sister, Agnes. Meanwhile, on the north side of Sydney, in her cluttered cottage at Lavender Bay, a young and ambitious costumier, Olivia Greene, works on her latest millinery creations, dreaming of taking her colours to Paris, London, New York. A random encounter in the Botanic Gardens sparks a powerful attraction, even as the gulf between this pair seems wider than the blue mile of harbour that divides the city. By mid-1932, the construction of the Bridge is complete, but Sydney is in chaos, on the brink of civil war, as the Great Depression begins to bite - hard. And then Yo disappears. Against the glittering backdrop of Sydney Harbour, The Blue Mile tells of the cruelties of poverty, the wild gamble a city took to build a wonder of the world, and the risks the truly brave will take for a chance at life.
Publisher: Brio Books Pty Ltd
ISBN: 1922598283
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
An engaging, entertaining read set in 1930s Sydney against the backdrop of the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge...evocatively drawn.' - Books+Publishing Broke and hopeless in 1929, Yo O'Keenan flees the violence of his home in Chippendale, and by some miracle charms his way into a job on the Harbour Bridge, a new start for himself and his little sister, Agnes. Meanwhile, on the north side of Sydney, in her cluttered cottage at Lavender Bay, a young and ambitious costumier, Olivia Greene, works on her latest millinery creations, dreaming of taking her colours to Paris, London, New York. A random encounter in the Botanic Gardens sparks a powerful attraction, even as the gulf between this pair seems wider than the blue mile of harbour that divides the city. By mid-1932, the construction of the Bridge is complete, but Sydney is in chaos, on the brink of civil war, as the Great Depression begins to bite - hard. And then Yo disappears. Against the glittering backdrop of Sydney Harbour, The Blue Mile tells of the cruelties of poverty, the wild gamble a city took to build a wonder of the world, and the risks the truly brave will take for a chance at life.
Oral Forms of Nigerian Autobiography and Life Stories
Author: Adetayo Alabi
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000428869
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Oral Forms of Nigerian Autobiography and Life Stories discusses the oral life stories and poems that Africans, particularly the Yoruba people, have told about the self and community over hundreds of years. Disproving the Eurocentric argument that Africans didn’t produce stories about themselves, the author showcases a vibrant literary tradition of oral autobiographies in Africa and the diaspora. The oral auto/biographies studied in this book show that stories and poems about individuals and their communities have always existed in various African societies and they were used to record, teach, and document history, culture, tradition, identity, and resistance. Genres covered in the book include the panegyric, witches’ and wizards’ narratives, the epithalamium tradition, the hunter’s chant, and Udje of the Urhobo. Providing an important showcase for oral narrative traditions this book will be of interest to students, scholars, and researchers in African and Africana studies, literature and auto/biographical studies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000428869
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Oral Forms of Nigerian Autobiography and Life Stories discusses the oral life stories and poems that Africans, particularly the Yoruba people, have told about the self and community over hundreds of years. Disproving the Eurocentric argument that Africans didn’t produce stories about themselves, the author showcases a vibrant literary tradition of oral autobiographies in Africa and the diaspora. The oral auto/biographies studied in this book show that stories and poems about individuals and their communities have always existed in various African societies and they were used to record, teach, and document history, culture, tradition, identity, and resistance. Genres covered in the book include the panegyric, witches’ and wizards’ narratives, the epithalamium tradition, the hunter’s chant, and Udje of the Urhobo. Providing an important showcase for oral narrative traditions this book will be of interest to students, scholars, and researchers in African and Africana studies, literature and auto/biographical studies.