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I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas

Author : Lewis Black
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-02
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781101444993

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I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas by Lewis Black Pdf

From Lewis Black, the uproarious and perpetually apoplectic New York Times-bestselling author and Daily Show regular, comes a ferociously funny book about his least favorite holiday, Christmas. Christmas is supposed to be a time of peace on earth and goodwill toward all. But not for Lewis Black. He says humbug to the Christmas tradtitions and trappings that make the holiday memorable. In I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas, his hilarious and sharply observed book about the holiday, Lewis lets loose on all things Yule. It's a very personal look at what's wrong with Christmas, seen through the eyes of "the most engagingly pissed-off comedian ever."* From his own Christmas rituals—which have absolutely nothing to do with presents or the Christmas tree or Rudolph—to his own eccentric experiences with the holiday (from a USO Christmas tour to playing Santa Claus in full regalia), I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas is classic Lewis Black: funny, razor-sharp, insightful, and honest. You'll never think of Christmas in the same way. *Stephen King

I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas

Author : Meriqua Whyte,Daniel Whyte III
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1520379021

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I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas by Meriqua Whyte,Daniel Whyte III Pdf

Christmas may not be what it has always been for 14-year-old Grant Lee Nichols after he discovers the letter stashed away in the attic among his grandfather's keepsakes. Overriding his grandmother's insistence that he ask no questions, he begins to uncover his past and learn the truth about his family tree. Will this new knowledge push two families further apart this Christmas? Or will it bring the other side of his family into his life?*** This book was originally published as a serial novel in 11 episodes. It has been revised and edited.

A Scary Little Christmas

Author : Matthew C. DuPée
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476645407

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A Scary Little Christmas by Matthew C. DuPée Pdf

Controversial yet beloved among audiences, Christmas-themed horror movies emerged in the early 1970s and gained a notorious reputation with Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), depicting Santa as an ax-wielding maniac. Some parents and conservative groups condemned the film, while others embraced the portrayal of Yuletide as a backdrop for fear and dread. Drawing on interviews with directors, producers, special effects artists, photographers and actors, this book celebrates the sordid, colorful history of the Christmas horror subgenre. Psycho Santa films such as Christmas Evil (1980) and 3615 code Pere Noel (1989) are examined, along with "Yule-Die" slashers like The Dorm that Dripped Blood (1982), Black Christmas (1974) and Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972). Commercial successes like Gremlins (1984) and Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) are covered, as well as more recent releases such as Better Watch Out (2016), Red Christmas (2016) and Deathcember (2019). Rare photographs, promotional materials and an annotated filmography are provided.

The Selma of the North

Author : Patrick D. Jones
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674274495

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The Selma of the North by Patrick D. Jones Pdf

Between 1958 and 1970, a distinctive movement for racial justice emerged from unique circumstances in Milwaukee. A series of local leaders inspired growing numbers of people to participate in campaigns against employment and housing discrimination, segregated public schools, the membership of public officials in discriminatory organizations, welfare cuts, and police brutality. The Milwaukee movement culminated in the dramatic—and sometimes violent—1967 open housing campaign. A white Catholic priest, James Groppi, led the NAACP Youth Council and Commandos in a militant struggle that lasted for 200 consecutive nights and provoked the ire of thousands of white residents. After working-class mobs attacked demonstrators, some called Milwaukee “the Selma of the North.” Others believed the housing campaign represented the last stand for a nonviolent, interracial, church-based movement. Patrick Jones tells a powerful and dramatic story that is important for its insights into civil rights history: the debate over nonviolence and armed self-defense, the meaning of Black Power, the relationship between local and national movements, and the dynamic between southern and northern activism. Jones offers a valuable contribution to movement history in the urban North that also adds a vital piece to the national story.

Christmas in the Crosshairs

Author : G. Q. Bowler,Gerry Bowler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190499006

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Christmas in the Crosshairs by G. Q. Bowler,Gerry Bowler Pdf

Christmas, a global phenomenon adored by billions and a backbone of international trade, is the biggest single event on the planet. For Christians it is the second-most sacred date on the calendar. But whether one celebrates it or not, it engages billions of people who are caught up in its commercialism, music, sentiment, travel, and frenetic busyness. Since its controversial invention in the Roman Empire, Christmas has struggled with paganism, popular culture, fierce Christian opposition to its celebration, its abolition in Scotland and New England, and its neglect and near-death experience in the 1700s, only to be miraculously reinvented in the 1800s. The twentieth century saw it opposed by Bolsheviks, twisted by Hitler, and appropriated by every special interest group in the industrialized world. Lately it has been caught up in the cultural struggles between the left and the right in America, often misinterpreted as a war on Christmas, when the fight is really over whether religion in general will be allowed a public face. Gerry Bowler tells the fascinating story of the tug-of-war over Christmas, replete with cross-dressing priests, ranting Puritans, atheist witches, the League of the Militant Godless, aesthetic terrorists in Quebec and rap-singing Santa killers in Spain.

Christmas on the Screen

Author : John A. Zukowski
Publisher : The Pilgrim Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780829821765

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Christmas on the Screen by John A. Zukowski Pdf

“Christmas movies are revealing windows into religion, consumerism, family, and American pop culture, and Zukowski offers a compelling, highly readable guide to this long-flourishing genre. Exploring classics as well as flops, he illuminates both the resilience and the limitations of the holiday’s celebration on screen.” —Leigh E. Schmidt, Washington University in St. Louis, author of Consumer Rites: The Buying and Selling of American Holidays How the Grinch Stole Christmas weighs materialism against community. The Polar Express tests the wonder of miracles in an age of cynicism. And Die Hard (yes, Die Hard) wrestles with the impact of broken relationships on holiday joy. With Christmas on the Screen, journalist John A. Zukowski takes readers on an historic tour of Christmas films and changing American values to ask the question, “What does Christmas mean to us?”

I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas

Author : Steven T. Gray,Vernon Gibbs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0578935732

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I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas by Steven T. Gray,Vernon Gibbs Pdf

A brand new book from Cuzzos Media, "I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas" is a full-color 36 page picture book and poem inspired by the classic song "White Christmas", but as imagined through the eyes of a young African-American child living in the city. The words and images celebrate many of the wonderful brown things we all enjoy at Christmastime like fresh-baked cookies, warm cups of hot chocolate and a golden brown turkey hot from the oven. But most importantly, "I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas" celebrates the many shades of brown we see on the faces of family and friends. We hope reading this book can be a new part of your holiday traditions for many years to come.

Cross the Viaduct

Author : Krystyna Rodriguez
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781300617198

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Cross the Viaduct by Krystyna Rodriguez Pdf

It's Milwaukee, it's the 60's, and this segregated city is about to blow. Jozef Miszewski, a union organizer, has always taught his family to fight for justice but he has no idea his daughter Lila is getting mixed up with Father Groppi and those rabble-rousers from St. Boniface who are planning to march across town to Kosciusko Park. It's Milwaukee, it's the 60s and parents can't rely on internet searches, cell phones or emails to keep tabs on their kids. Secrets are easily hidden and the Miszewski kids are pros, especially the youngest, Kazia, who learns how to cover her tracks when she crosses the viaduct.

Black Women and the Changing Television Landscape

Author : Lisa M. Anderson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781501393655

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Black Women and the Changing Television Landscape by Lisa M. Anderson Pdf

Black women's work in television has been, since the beginning, a negotiation. Black Women and the Changing Television Landscape explores the steps black women, as actors, directors, and producers, have taken to improve representations of black people on the small screen. Beginning with The Beulah Show, Anderson articulates the interrelationship between US culture and the televisual, demonstrating the conditions under which black women particularly, and black people generally, exist in popular culture.

Dreaming of Christmas

Author : T.A. Williams
Publisher : Canelo
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781788630955

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Dreaming of Christmas by T.A. Williams Pdf

It’s the dream Christmas: snow, mountains... and, er, an ex-boyfriend. But can Zoe still find love in the Alps? Dumped on Christmas Eve by her long-term boyfriend, it’s been a rough year for Zoe Lumsley. But then she gets an invitation she can’t refuse: an all expenses paid skiing holiday with old university friends. The bad news: her ex, Grant, will be there with his new girlfriend. But so will her former flatmate Billy, the organiser, and in the meantime he’s done rather well for himself. As Christmas in the Alps approaches, it’ll be great to see the old gang. Some more than others... Perfect for readers of Tilly Tenant, Holly Martin and Philippa Ashley, this is a magical festive getaway from the bestselling T.A. Williams. Praise for Dreaming of Christmas: ‘I absolutely loved this one. T.A. Williams is a favourite of mine and this might be one of his best books yet. The setting and characters were perfect and I can’t wait to reread this one again sometime soon’ 5 star rating – NetGalley Reviewer – Taryn Lawrence ‘T.A. never fails to please. His descriptions take you with him and his characters on their journey. I fell in love with them the scenery and the story. Just perfect’ 5 star rating – Author/Blogger review – Raven McAllan ‘Dreaming of Florence will be one of the reading highlights of 2018 for me. An engrossing, cozy and heartwarming read.’ 5 star rating – NetGalley Reviewer – Sabine Foster ‘T.A. Williams has the ability to transport the reader to whatever part of the world he wants to take them to with the simplest of words. Yet the way he weaves those words together will have you seeing exactly what he wants you to. Another brilliant story’ 5 star rating – NetGalley Reviewer – Fiona Wilson ‘I love T.A. Williams books. This one was really good and kept hooked since the beginning. A very entertaining and enjoyable read. Strongly recommended.’ 5 star rating – NetGalley Reviewer – Anna Maria Giacassomo

Dreaming of a Dark Christmas

Author : C. D. Watson,Lucy Varna,V. R. Cumming,Celia Roman
Publisher : Bone Diggers Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781943465330

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Dreaming of a Dark Christmas by C. D. Watson,Lucy Varna,V. R. Cumming,Celia Roman Pdf

Four dark tales of the holiday spirit. "Christmas Eve Gift" by C.D. Watson. Old Bill sets out on her annual Christmas Eve journey to her niece's house, and discovers an unexpected darkness along the way. "A Dark Christmas" by V.R. Cumming. (A World of the Vampyr short story.) Alice, a dark daughter of the vampire Elizabet, turns the table on a family of hunters, with unexpected consequences. "On the 7th Day of Christmas" by Celia Roman. (A Sunshine Walkingstick short story.) Sunny finally gets to throw a party with her friend David Eckstrom, only a monster shows up and twists a small kink into her New Year's Eve festivities. ​"Twelfth Night" by Lucy Varna. (A Daughters of the People short story.) A thirteen-year-old Lukas Alexiou encounters the Woman with No Face for the first time, and must decide between seizing his destiny, or allowing his father to control him forever.

Keeping Heart

Author : Otis Trotter
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780821445440

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Keeping Heart by Otis Trotter Pdf

“After saying our good-byes to friends and neighbors, we all got in the cars and headed up the hill and down the road toward a future in Ohio that we hoped would be brighter,” Otis Trotter writes in his affecting memoir, Keeping Heart: A Memoir of Family Struggle, Race, and Medicine. Organized around the life histories, medical struggles, and recollections of Trotter and his thirteen siblings, the story begins in 1914 with his parents, Joe William Trotter Sr. and Thelma Odell Foster Trotter, in rural Alabama. By telling his story alongside the experiences of his parents as well as his siblings, Otis reveals cohesion and tensions in twentieth-century African American family and community life in Alabama, West Virginia, and Ohio. This engaging chronicle illuminates the journeys not only of a black man born with heart disease in the southern Appalachian coalfields, but of his family and community. It fills an important gap in the literature on an underexamined aspect of American experience: the lives of blacks in rural Appalachia and in the nonurban endpoints of the Great Migration. Its emotional power is a testament to the importance of ordinary lives.

Obama's America

Author : Ian Reifowitz
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781612344720

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Obama's America by Ian Reifowitz Pdf

Our national identity is defined by what it means to be an American and whom we include and why when we talk about “the American people.” A country’s national identity is fluid, and Ian Reifowitz argues that President Barack Obama, by emphasizing the ideals Americans hold dear, hopes to redefine ours in a fundamental way. Obama’s conception of America emphasizes two principles of national unity: First, all Americans, regardless of their heritage and cultural traditions, should identify with America as their country, based upon shared democratic values, a shared history, and a shared fate. Second, America should embrace all its citizens as active participants in one “family.” Reifowitz explores Obama’s belief that strengthening our common bonds will encourage Americans to rectify the injustices and heal the racial divisions that still plague our country. We have the opportunity to demonstrate to the world that a society of many races and cultures can truly become one people. In facing terrorism, violent fundamentalism, and other security issues, Obama’s response centers on a powerful, inspiring, and truly inclusive American narrative. By bolstering America’s identity as diverse yet unified, he aims both to counter the anxieties and fears that radicalism stokes and give proponents of religious and political freedom a model they can defend. The stakes couldn’t be any higher in determining America’s future.

The Horror Movie Night Cookbook

Author : Richard S. Sargent
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781646045112

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The Horror Movie Night Cookbook by Richard S. Sargent Pdf

Slay movie night with frighteningly delicious food and cocktail creations inspired by your favorite scary movies, perfect for fans of spooky season and movie buffs alike! If you're looking for kitschy Pinterest recipes like coffin-shaped cookies or zombie finger sandwiches, look elsewhere. With The Horror Movie Night Cookbook, you’ll enjoy thoughtful and tasty food and cocktail pairings inspired by the actual content of chilling classics like Jaws, Psycho, Scream, The Conjuring, The Evil Dead, Halloween, and more of horror’s most frightening favorites! Inside you’ll find recipes like: Crawling Steak (Poltergeist) Campfire Sour (The Blair Witch Project) Zombie Baby Kale Salad (Dawn of the Dead) Bloody Floaties (Jaws) Alligator Bites (Crawl) The Mama’s Boy Martini (Psycho) And more! This killer cookbook contains everything you'll need to be the star of your own horror-themed dinner party. So to quote a famous final girl, “What are you waiting for?”

Billion-Dollar Branding

Author : Honey Parker,Blaine Parker
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781614482734

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Billion-Dollar Branding by Honey Parker,Blaine Parker Pdf

Two advertising veterans explain the myths about branding—and how even the smallest businesses can benefit by defining themselves to their customers. Branding may be the single most misunderstood concept in marketing. It’s not only for big businesses with big bucks. It’s not about a logo, a color, a font, or a type of advertising. Branding is defining a company’s image in such a way that the customer is left with a single feeling about that business and what they do. Branding is about finding a business’s juicy center. Even small businesses on shoestring budgets and sole practitioners can learn the principles of good branding—an effort that encompasses not just messaging, but multiple day-to-day decisions that shape and build your customers’ perceptions and emotions. With numerous real-life examples and the expertise that comes only from experience, this book guides you to a new way of thinking about your business, and the kind of wisdom that no amount of money can buy.