Author: Ed Bowker Staff
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN: 9780835246422
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 3274
Book Description
Books In Print 2004-2005
Author: Ed Bowker Staff
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN: 9780835246422
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 3274
Book Description
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN: 9780835246422
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 3274
Book Description
Children's Books in Print, 2007
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780835248518
Category : Authors
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780835248518
Category : Authors
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Bronx Biannual
Author: Miles Marshall Lewis
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 1933354097
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The literary journal edited by Miles Marshall Lewis dedicated to publishing urbane literature. The premiere edition published fiction and essays from some of the finest writers of the hip-hop generation. Each issue will be decidededly different from its predecessors in terms of editorial focus and design. Issue 2 features wild, strict and pretty writing authors Kenji Jasper, Mariahadessa Ekerie Tallie, Carol Taylor, Michael A. Gonzales and more new voices.
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 1933354097
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The literary journal edited by Miles Marshall Lewis dedicated to publishing urbane literature. The premiere edition published fiction and essays from some of the finest writers of the hip-hop generation. Each issue will be decidededly different from its predecessors in terms of editorial focus and design. Issue 2 features wild, strict and pretty writing authors Kenji Jasper, Mariahadessa Ekerie Tallie, Carol Taylor, Michael A. Gonzales and more new voices.
Dictionary of St. Lucian Creole
Author: Lawrence D. Carrington
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110126259
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110126259
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Children's Books in Print
Author: R R Bowker Publishing
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1662
Book Description
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1662
Book Description
Bèl Peyi Mwen - My Beautiful Country
Author: Elizabeth Turnbull
Publisher: Torchflame Books
ISBN: 9780967993744
Category : Coloring books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lively pictures and charming text give a glimpse of everyday life in Haiti. A children's coloring book of Haiti with thirty original drawings. Each picture has a short text telling the story of life in rural Haiti.
Publisher: Torchflame Books
ISBN: 9780967993744
Category : Coloring books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lively pictures and charming text give a glimpse of everyday life in Haiti. A children's coloring book of Haiti with thirty original drawings. Each picture has a short text telling the story of life in rural Haiti.
Vodou Songs in Haitian Creole and English
Author: Benjamin Hebblethwaite
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1439906025
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Vodou songs constitute the living memory of Haitian Vodou communities, and song texts are key elements to understanding Haitian culture. Vodou songs form a profound religious and cultural heritage that traverses the past and refreshes the present. Offering a one-of-a-kind research tool on Vodou and its cultural roots in Haiti and pre-Haitian regions, Vodou Songs in Haitian Creole and English provides a substantial selection of hard to find or unpublished sacred Vodou songs in a side-by-side bilingual format. Esteemed scholar Benjamin Hebblethwaite introduces the language, mythology, philosophy, origins, and culture of Vodou through several chapters of source songs plus separate analytical chapters. He guides readers through songs, chants, poems, magical formulae, invocations, prayers, historical texts and interviews, as well as Haitian Creole grammar and original sacred literature. An in-depth dictionary of key Vodou terms and concepts is also provided. This corpus of songs and the research about them provide a crucial understanding of the meaning of Vodou religion, language, and culture.
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1439906025
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Vodou songs constitute the living memory of Haitian Vodou communities, and song texts are key elements to understanding Haitian culture. Vodou songs form a profound religious and cultural heritage that traverses the past and refreshes the present. Offering a one-of-a-kind research tool on Vodou and its cultural roots in Haiti and pre-Haitian regions, Vodou Songs in Haitian Creole and English provides a substantial selection of hard to find or unpublished sacred Vodou songs in a side-by-side bilingual format. Esteemed scholar Benjamin Hebblethwaite introduces the language, mythology, philosophy, origins, and culture of Vodou through several chapters of source songs plus separate analytical chapters. He guides readers through songs, chants, poems, magical formulae, invocations, prayers, historical texts and interviews, as well as Haitian Creole grammar and original sacred literature. An in-depth dictionary of key Vodou terms and concepts is also provided. This corpus of songs and the research about them provide a crucial understanding of the meaning of Vodou religion, language, and culture.
Vodou in Haitian Life and Culture
Author: C. Michel
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0312376200
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
This collection introduces readers to the history and practice of the Vodou religion, and corrects many misconceptions. The book focuses specifically on the role Vodou plays in Haiti, where it has its strongest following, examining its influence on spiritual beliefs, cultural practices, national identity, popular culture, writing and art.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0312376200
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
This collection introduces readers to the history and practice of the Vodou religion, and corrects many misconceptions. The book focuses specifically on the role Vodou plays in Haiti, where it has its strongest following, examining its influence on spiritual beliefs, cultural practices, national identity, popular culture, writing and art.
Haitian Creole-English Dictionary
Author: Jean Targète
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Mountains Beyond Mountains
Author: Tracy Kidder
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0812980557
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today “If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains] inspires, discomforts, and provokes.”—The New York Times (Best Books of the Year) In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder’s magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease. Profound and powerful, Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes people’s minds through his dedication to the philosophy that “the only real nation is humanity.” WINNER OF THE LETTRE ULYSSES AWARD FOR THE ART OF REPORTAGE This deluxe paperback edition includes a new Epilogue by the author
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0812980557
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today “If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains] inspires, discomforts, and provokes.”—The New York Times (Best Books of the Year) In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder’s magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease. Profound and powerful, Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes people’s minds through his dedication to the philosophy that “the only real nation is humanity.” WINNER OF THE LETTRE ULYSSES AWARD FOR THE ART OF REPORTAGE This deluxe paperback edition includes a new Epilogue by the author