Chance And Circumstance

Author : James R. Mapp
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781491780329

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Chance or Circumstance? by James R. Mapp Pdf

When it comes to issues of race and color of ones skin, ignorance and racism persist to this day. Its necessary to make connections from the past to erase the veil of ignorance. In Chance or Circumstance?, author James R. Mapp offers an account of the history of race relations and the road to desegregation and open accommodations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, from the 1960s to the present. This memoir tells of people, places, and events that occurred during that tumultuous era. Mappa lifetime member of the NAACPhas been entrenched in the movement for racial equality and positive change for more than sixty years. Chance or Circumstance? tells what motivated Mapp and others to endure hardships, sacrifice incomes, and even risk their lives to right a wrong that had oppressed African Americans since slavery. It looks at the effect of Howard School (then, the only high school for Negro students in Chattanooga, Tennessee) and the positive effects on the city that Howard alumni and students have had. Written from an historical and personal perspective, Mapp instills racial pride by revealing the hard work involved in the struggle for civil rights. It details a set of events that played out in this mid-size southern city as students, organizations, and ordinary citizens joined the attack on racial segregation in public accommodations and schools.

Author : Carolyn Brown
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307575609

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Chance and Circumstance by Carolyn Brown Pdf

The long-awaited memoir from one of the most celebrated modern dancers of the past fifty years: the story of her own remarkable career, of the formative years of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and of the two brilliant, iconoclastic, and forward-thinking artists at its center—Merce Cunningham and John Cage. From its inception in the l950s until her departure in the l970s, Carolyn Brown was a major dancer in the Cunningham company and part of the vibrant artistic community of downtown New York City out of which it grew. She writes about embarking on her career with Cunningham at a time when he was a celebrated performer but a virtually unknown choreographer. She describes the heady exhilaration—and dire financial straits—of the company’s early days, when composer Cage was musical director and Robert Rauschenberg designed lighting, sets and costumes; and of the struggle for acceptance of their controversial, avant-garde dance. With unique insight, she explores Cunningham’s technique, choreography, and experimentation with compositional procedures influenced by Cage. And she probes the personalities of these two men: the reticent, moody, often secretive Cunningham, and the effusive, fun-loving, enthusiastic Cage. Chance and Circumstance is an intimate chronicle of a crucial era in modern dance, and a revelation of the intersection of the worlds of art, music, dance, and theater that is Merce Cunningham’s extraordinary hallmark.

Author : Diane Silverman
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781452571010

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Choice, Chance and Circumstance by Diane Silverman Pdf

Diane takes the mystery out of heart's desires and miracles. You will be amazed at the happiness that results from following her step-by-step guidance. Make the choice to read where miracles come from and why everyone can have them, regardless of their past. Take the chance to follow the step-by-step guidance Be amazed at the happy circumstances that result Then you will know heart's desires and miracles are available whenever you desire them.

Author : CHANCE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0017514896

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Chance and Choice: or, the Education of circumstance. Tale I. The Young Governess. Tale II. Claudine de Soligny by CHANCE Pdf

Author : Lawrence M. Baskir,William A. Strauss
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:49015000287921

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Chance and Circumstance by Lawrence M. Baskir,William A. Strauss Pdf

Author : Lawrence M. Baskir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:814443130

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Chance and Circumstance by Lawrence M. Baskir Pdf

Author : Jim Hays
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1495197689

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Chance and Circumstance by Jim Hays Pdf

Author : Mary L. Burch
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781491861172

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Chance and Circumstance by Mary L. Burch Pdf

All her life Kate had wondered what happens after we die. Is it all over or do we live on in another time and space. Never in her wildest dreams could she never imagine what was in store for her in the last half of her life here on earth. Being raised in a God fearing home, she had always been taught that if you are a good person, you will go to heaven, but if you are not, you will burn in hell forever and ever. Well, now she knows the truth, and the truth did set her free, not only her. But all who knew and loved her. Then there were some who had never met her in this life, but would be forever grateful to her in the hereafter.

Author : James R. Mapp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 1491780312

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Chance Or Circumstance? by James R. Mapp Pdf

When it comes to issues of race and color of one's skin, ignorance and racism persist to this day. It's necessary to make connections from the past to erase the veil of ignorance. In Chance or Circumstance?, author James R. Mapp offers an account of the history of race relations and the road to desegregation and open accommodations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, from the 1960s to the present. This memoir tells of people, places, and events that occurred during that tumultuous era. Mapp-a lifetime member of the NAACP-has been entrenched in the movement for racial equality and positive change for more than sixty years. Chance or Circumstance? tells what motivated Mapp and others to endure hardships, sacrifice incomes, and even risk their lives to right a wrong that had oppressed African Americans since slavery. It looks at the effect of Howard School (then, the only high school for Negro students in Chattanooga, Tennessee) and the positive effects on the city that Howard alumni and students have had. Written from an historical and personal perspective, Mapp instills racial pride by revealing the hard work involved in the struggle for civil rights. It details a set of events that played out in this mid-size southern city as students, organizations, and ordinary citizens joined the attack on racial segregation in public accommodations and schools.

Author : Sheldon Hirsch,Alan Hirsch
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786485840

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The Beauty of Short Hops by Sheldon Hirsch,Alan Hirsch Pdf

Sabermetrics, the search for objective knowledge about baseball through statistical analysis, has taken over the national pastime. The authors argue that this approach began as a useful corrective but has come to harm baseball. The book demonstrates that the so-called moneyball approach, based on sabermetrics, offers only limited guidance for assembling a team, managing games, and evaluating player performance. Equally important, the obsession with statistics and vision of the game as wholly predictable obscure baseball's spectacular improvisational quality. It is the game's unquantifiable and relentless capacity to surprise--the source of wonder so central to its greatest stories and personalities--that informs any real appreciation of baseball.

Author : Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307594686

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Luck and Circumstance by Michael Lindsay-Hogg Pdf

The acclaimed director of such films as Brideshead Revisited shares the story of his youth and career, providing coverage of such topics as his childhood as the son of star Geraldine Fitzgerald, his relationships with Hollywood elite and the allegations that Orson Welles was his real father.

Author : Sytze Steenstra
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780826441683

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Song and Circumstance by Sytze Steenstra Pdf

This is the first book to offer a full account of Byrne's sprawling artistic portfolio.

Author : Ruth Emmie Lang
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250112057

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Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang Pdf

"Told with brains and heart" —Michelle Gable, New York Times bestselling author of A Paris Apartment "Bristles with charm and curiosity" —Winston Groom, New York Times bestselling author of Forrest Gump "A wholly original and superbly crafted work of art, Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance is a masterpiece of the imagination." —Lori Nelson Spielman, New York Times bestselling author of The Life List and Sweet Forgiveness "Charlotte's Web for grown-ups who, like Weylyn Grey, have their own stories of being different, feared, brave, and loved." —Mo Daviau, author of Every Anxious Wave Ruth Emmie Lang teaches us how to find magic in the ordinary in her magical realism debut Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance. Orphaned, raised by wolves, and the proud owner of a horned pig named Merlin, Weylyn Grey knew he wasn’t like other people. But when he single-handedly stopped that tornado on a stormy Christmas day in Oklahoma, he realized just how different he actually was. As amazing as these powers may appear, they tend to manifest themselves at inopportune times and places, jeopardizing not only his own life, but the life of Mary, the woman he loves. Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance tells the story of Weylyn Grey’s life from the perspectives of the people who knew him, loved him, and even a few who thought he was just plain weird. Although he doesn’t stay in any of their lives for long, he leaves each of them with a story to tell: great storms that evaporate into thin air; fireflies that make phosphorescent honey; a house filled with spider webs and the strange man who inhabits it. There is one story, however, that Weylyn wishes he could change: his own. But first he has to muster enough courage to knock on Mary’s front door.

Author : James R. Mapp
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781663256812

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Chance or Circumstance? by James R. Mapp Pdf

Experience the Revised Edition, a condensed and enriched version of the original “Chance or Circumstance?”. Enhancing your reading experience, an engaging audiobook companion is available for purchase through Audible. Immerse yourself in the powerful narrative and embark on a journey through history, thoughtfully presented in both print and audio formats. The original “Chance or Circumstance?”, available through iUniverse, offers more detail with additional archival documents. “James R. Mapp delivers a macro and micro view of a generation fighting for civil rights through his delightfully insightful memoir. Raw and transparent in nature, the memoir escorts readers into a world in need of changes many are still fighting for. Besides being a great storyteller, Mapp has a gift for painting pictures with words. From the setting in which events unfold to the intertwining roles people played in his life, each person and place are written with great care and dimension.” The BookLife Prize

Author : Susan Hill
Publisher : Random House
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473563582

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A Change of Circumstance by Susan Hill Pdf

Simon Serrailler finds himself in devastating new territory as a sophisticated drugs' network sets its sights on Lafferton and the surrounding villages DCS Simon Serrailler has long regarded drugs ops in the Lafferton area as a waste of time. Small-time dealers are picked up outside the local secondary school, they're given a fine or a suspended and away they go. And rinse and repeat. But when the body of a young drug addict is found in neighbouring Starly, the case pulls Simon into a whole new way of running drugs. The foot soldiers? Vulnerable local kids like Brookie and Olivia, who will give Simon a bitter taste of this new landscape. It is a harsh winter at home as well as work. Simon's GP sister Cat and her husband Kieron are struggling with medical dramas big and small. A trip to Bevham General on her rounds sets off alarm bells for Dr Cat, and a visit from her son Sam as he tries to work out if his midwifery course is right for him coincides with a threat to their beloved family dog. Simon is working hard, but he's restless, wondering what next. There's nothing new going on for him in Lafferton, but sometimes the familiar holds surprises, too . . .