Author: James Pecora
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504934180
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This story covers three generations of an Italian family and their struggles in native Italy, their desire to come to America to have a new life, and their triumph and tribulations.
Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt's Roaring '20s
Author: Raphael Cormack
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393541142
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
A vibrant portrait of the talented and entrepreneurial women who defined an era in Cairo. One of the world’s most multicultural cities, twentieth-century Cairo was a magnet for the ambitious and talented. During the 1920s and ’30s, a vibrant music, theater, film, and cabaret scene flourished, defining what it meant to be a “modern” Egyptian. Women came to dominate the Egyptian entertainment industry—as stars of the stage and screen but also as impresarias, entrepreneurs, owners, and promoters of a new and strikingly modern entertainment industry. Raphael Cormack unveils the rich histories of independent, enterprising women like vaudeville star Rose al-Youssef (who launched one of Cairo’s most important newspapers); nightclub singer Mounira al-Mahdiyya (the first woman to lead an Egyptian theater company) and her great rival, Oum Kalthoum (still venerated for her soulful lyrics); and other fabulous female stars of the interwar period, a time marked by excess and unheard-of freedom of expression. Buffeted by crosswinds of colonialism and nationalism, conservatism and liberalism, “religious” and “secular” values, patriarchy and feminism, this new generation of celebrities offered a new vision for women in Egypt and throughout the Middle East.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393541142
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
A vibrant portrait of the talented and entrepreneurial women who defined an era in Cairo. One of the world’s most multicultural cities, twentieth-century Cairo was a magnet for the ambitious and talented. During the 1920s and ’30s, a vibrant music, theater, film, and cabaret scene flourished, defining what it meant to be a “modern” Egyptian. Women came to dominate the Egyptian entertainment industry—as stars of the stage and screen but also as impresarias, entrepreneurs, owners, and promoters of a new and strikingly modern entertainment industry. Raphael Cormack unveils the rich histories of independent, enterprising women like vaudeville star Rose al-Youssef (who launched one of Cairo’s most important newspapers); nightclub singer Mounira al-Mahdiyya (the first woman to lead an Egyptian theater company) and her great rival, Oum Kalthoum (still venerated for her soulful lyrics); and other fabulous female stars of the interwar period, a time marked by excess and unheard-of freedom of expression. Buffeted by crosswinds of colonialism and nationalism, conservatism and liberalism, “religious” and “secular” values, patriarchy and feminism, this new generation of celebrities offered a new vision for women in Egypt and throughout the Middle East.
Raphael
Author: James Pecora
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504934180
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This story covers three generations of an Italian family and their struggles in native Italy, their desire to come to America to have a new life, and their triumph and tribulations.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504934180
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This story covers three generations of an Italian family and their struggles in native Italy, their desire to come to America to have a new life, and their triumph and tribulations.
Running Dogs and Rose’s Children
Author: Eric George de Jong
Publisher: Blue Weaver Distributors
ISBN: 0620864567
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Running Dogs and Rose’s Children tell the story of how Eric and wife Jenny are plunged into parenthood after adopting three siblings aged eleven, five and one after their mother died of cancer. The new family set about starting over, building a family life together from scratch, in their rambling farmhouse outside Harare, Zimbabwe. Their story was on course for a happily ever after ending, until their lives and the lives of those around them were destroyed by Robert Mugabe’s war of terror, unleashed on white farmers and opposition party members, launching an era of economic, social and political turmoil which eventually saw the family fleeing the country for fear of being killed. Eric’s fierce love of his country and his principles saw him immersing himself in the dangerous opposition politics of the day where elections were rigged, and fellow party members were tortured and murdered. Somehow Eric de Jong’s irrepressible sense of humour bubbles throughout this absorbing, honest and deeply personal account of a growing family, of love, entrepreneurial success and failure, mental illness, political exile, and the distressing and often absurd collapse of a beautiful African country and stoicism of its people.
Publisher: Blue Weaver Distributors
ISBN: 0620864567
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Running Dogs and Rose’s Children tell the story of how Eric and wife Jenny are plunged into parenthood after adopting three siblings aged eleven, five and one after their mother died of cancer. The new family set about starting over, building a family life together from scratch, in their rambling farmhouse outside Harare, Zimbabwe. Their story was on course for a happily ever after ending, until their lives and the lives of those around them were destroyed by Robert Mugabe’s war of terror, unleashed on white farmers and opposition party members, launching an era of economic, social and political turmoil which eventually saw the family fleeing the country for fear of being killed. Eric’s fierce love of his country and his principles saw him immersing himself in the dangerous opposition politics of the day where elections were rigged, and fellow party members were tortured and murdered. Somehow Eric de Jong’s irrepressible sense of humour bubbles throughout this absorbing, honest and deeply personal account of a growing family, of love, entrepreneurial success and failure, mental illness, political exile, and the distressing and often absurd collapse of a beautiful African country and stoicism of its people.
Raphael's Prophetic Almanac
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Almanacs
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Almanacs
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Raphael's Redemption
Author: C.J. Dragon
Publisher: C.J. Dragon
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
From Captive to Consort and Chosen. Lord Teo’s love holds Raphael Lewis of the Mars Colony firmly, giving him everything he’s ever wanted – love, commitment, fidelity. Agreeing to convince the inhabitants of Ta’Kun to accept a compromise from the Chi’NoSa, Raphael is ready to do what he must to heal Ta’Kun, save the Ta’kunisi from destruction, and Lord Teo from disgrace. He did not know he would be repudiated, left defenseless and alone, only to be betrayed for being who he is and what he can give. Raphael’s life is held in the balance between love and loss. Will Teo save Raphael, or will their love become a sacrifice to the Chi’NoSa? Please note: On page violence and sexual situations. This is an ongoing series focused on one couple. You need to read Raphael's Rescue to be in the know!
Publisher: C.J. Dragon
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
From Captive to Consort and Chosen. Lord Teo’s love holds Raphael Lewis of the Mars Colony firmly, giving him everything he’s ever wanted – love, commitment, fidelity. Agreeing to convince the inhabitants of Ta’Kun to accept a compromise from the Chi’NoSa, Raphael is ready to do what he must to heal Ta’Kun, save the Ta’kunisi from destruction, and Lord Teo from disgrace. He did not know he would be repudiated, left defenseless and alone, only to be betrayed for being who he is and what he can give. Raphael’s life is held in the balance between love and loss. Will Teo save Raphael, or will their love become a sacrifice to the Chi’NoSa? Please note: On page violence and sexual situations. This is an ongoing series focused on one couple. You need to read Raphael's Rescue to be in the know!
A Nation Challenged
Author: Dan Barry
Publisher: New York Times/Callaway
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
It revives the powerful emotions first evoked by these events, while providing new insight into how they have changed our nation and our times."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: New York Times/Callaway
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
It revives the powerful emotions first evoked by these events, while providing new insight into how they have changed our nation and our times."--BOOK JACKET.
The Rose Annual
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rosaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Includes report of the Council, Constitution, Summary of receipts and payments of the National Rose Society.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rosaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Includes report of the Council, Constitution, Summary of receipts and payments of the National Rose Society.
Index of Patents Issued from the United States Patent Office
Author: United States. Patent Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Patents
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Patents
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
American Herd Book ...
Author: American Short-horn Breeders' Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description
The American Shorthorn Herd Book
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
Book Description