First Island Cover Girl
First Island Cover Girl

Author: Annice Browne

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1477246436

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This is an epic journey about the lives of two school friends, Dorothy Cunningham and Wilma Portland. Dorothy and Wilma are business partners, managing a wedding and catering business. The two ladies remain friends after they marry their husbands, Malcolm Melrose and Joshua LeBoun who work together as police officers. Time passes, and two decades later, the long friendship between both families is strengthened after Annette Melrose marries Gideon LeBoun, they are united as one big happy family. The novel is set on the island of St Vincent and it accurately reflects Caribbean culture. St Vincent is one of the Windward Islands; it lies between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The island’s north-easterly coastline is surrounded by the rough and rugged Atlantic Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea is on its north-westerly coastline with stunning beaches. St Vincent is a volcanic island and the shores are covered with black sands, and the remains of many large rocks along rivers and streams are evidence of previous volcanic eruptions. This mountainous island is truly a tropical paradise. This book captures a range of emotions from happy, comical, entertaining, and yet it is true to life with a tinge of sadness.

New York Magazine
New York Magazine

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1986-07-14

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

My Own Liberator
My Own Liberator

Author: Dikgang Moseneke

Publisher: Pan Macmillan South africa

Published: 2018-01-01

Total Pages: 527

ISBN-13: 1770105093

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In My Own Liberator, Dikgang Moseneke pays homage to the many people and places that have helped to define and shape him. In tracing his ancestry, the influence on both his maternal and paternal sides is evident in the values they imbued in their children – the importance of family, the value of hard work and education, an uncompromising moral code, compassion for those less fortunate and unflinching refusal to accept an unjust political regime or acknowledge its oppressive laws. As a young activist in the Pan-Africanist Congress, at the tender age of fifteen, Moseneke was arrested, detained and, in 1963, sentenced to ten years on Robben Island for participating in anti-apartheid activities. Physical incarceration, harsh conditions and inhumane treatment could not imprison the political prisoners’ minds, however, and for many the Island became a school not only in politics but an opportunity for dedicated study, formal and informal. It set the young Moseneke on a path towards a law degree that would provide the bedrock for a long and fruitful legal career and see him serve his country in the highest court. My Own Liberator charts Moseneke’ s rise as one of the country’s top legal minds, who not only helped to draft the interim constitution, but for fifteen years acted as a guardian of that constitution for all South Africans, helping to make it a living document for the country and its people.

Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins

Author: Scott O'Dell

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1960

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0395069629

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Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.

The Columbia Companion to American History on Film
The Columbia Companion to American History on Film

Author: Peter C. Rollins

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2004-03-24

Total Pages: 695

ISBN-13: 0231508395

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American history has always been an irresistible source of inspiration for filmmakers, and today, for good or ill, most Americans'sense of the past likely comes more from Hollywood than from the works of historians. In important films such as The Birth of a Nation (1915), Roots (1977), Apocalypse Now (1979), and Saving Private Ryan (1998), how much is entertainment and how much is rooted in historical fact? In The Columbia Companion to American History on Film, more than seventy scholars consider the gap between history and Hollywood. They examine how filmmakers have presented and interpreted the most important events, topics, eras, and figures in the American past, often comparing the film versions of events with the interpretations of the best historians who have explored the topic. Divided into eight broad categories—Eras; Wars and Other Major Events; Notable People; Groups; Institutions and Movements; Places; Themes and Topics; and Myths and Heroes—the volume features extensive cross-references, a filmography (of discussed and relevant films), notes, and a bibliography of selected historical works on each subject. The Columbia Companion to American History on Film is also an important resource for teachers, with extensive information for research or for course development appropriate for both high school and college students. Though each essay reflects the unique body of film and print works covering the subject at hand, every essay addresses several fundamental questions: What are the key films on this topic? What sources did the filmmaker use, and how did the film deviate (or remain true to) its sources? How have film interpretations of a particular historical topic changed, and what sorts of factors—technological, social, political, historiographical—have affected their evolution? Have filmmakers altered the historical record with a view to enhancing drama or to enhance the "truth" of their putative message?

A Companion to First Ladies
A Companion to First Ladies

Author: Katherine A.S. Sibley

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-03-14

Total Pages: 943

ISBN-13: 1118732189

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This volume explores more than two centuries of literature on the First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, providing the first historiographical overview of these important women in U.S. history. Underlines the growing scholarly appreciation of the First Ladies and the evolution of the position since the 18th century Explores the impact of these women not only on White House responsibilities, but on elections, presidential policies, social causes, and in shaping their husbands’ legacies Brings the First Ladies into crisp historiographical focus, assessing how these women and their contributions have been perceived both in popular literature and scholarly debate Provides concise biographical treatments for each First Lady

Scrapbooking Life's Celebrations
Scrapbooking Life's Celebrations

Author: Paige Hill

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9781402740701

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Presents layouts for documenting life's special moments: birthdays, graduations, weddings, anniversaries, holidays and baby's "firsts." Here, the designs feature the prettiest combinations of paper, decorative details such as stickers and charms, plus smart suggestions for finding vintage images.