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The Caribbean Story Finder

Sharon Barcan Elswit
The Caribbean Story Finder Book PDF

Author : Sharon Barcan Elswit
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476630014

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The Caribbean Story Finder by Sharon Barcan Elswit Pdf

The Caribbean islands have a vibrant oral folklore. In Jamaica, the clever spider Anansi, who outsmarts stronger animals, is a symbol of triumph by the weak over the powerful. The fables of the foolish Juan Bobo, who tries to bring milk home in a burlap bag, illustrate facets of traditional Puerto Rican life. Conflict over status, identity and power is a recurring theme—in a story from Trinidad, a young bull, raised by his mother in secret, challenges his tyrannical father who has killed all the other males in the herd. One in a series of folklore reference guides by the author, this volume shares summaries of 438 tales—some in danger of disappearing—retold in English and Creole from West African, European, and slave indigenous cultures in 24 countries and territories. Tales are grouped in themed sections with a detailed subject index and extensive links to online sources.

The Caribbean Story Finder

Sharon Barcan Elswit
The Caribbean Story Finder Book PDF

Author : Sharon Barcan Elswit
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476663043

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The Caribbean Story Finder by Sharon Barcan Elswit Pdf

The Caribbean islands have a vibrant oral folklore. In Jamaica, the clever spider Anansi, who outsmarts stronger animals, is a symbol of triumph by the weak over the powerful. The fables of the foolish Juan Bobo, who tries to bring milk home in a burlap bag, illustrate facets of traditional Puerto Rican life. Conflict over status, identity and power is a recurring theme--in a story from Trinidad, a young bull, raised by his mother in secret, challenges his tyrannical father who has killed all the other males in the herd. One in a series of folklore reference guides by the author, this volume shares summaries of 438 tales--some in danger of disappearing--retold in English and Creole from West African, European, and slave indigenous cultures in 24 countries and territories. Tales are grouped in themed sections with a detailed subject index and extensive links to online sources.

The Jewish Story Finder

Sharon Barcan Elswit
The Jewish Story Finder Book PDF

Author : Sharon Barcan Elswit
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786448234

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The Jewish Story Finder by Sharon Barcan Elswit Pdf

Storytelling, as oral tradition and in writing, has long played a central role in Jewish society. Family, educators, and clergy employ stories to transmit Jewish culture, traditions, and values. This comprehensive bibliography identifies 668 Jewish folktales by title and subject, summarizing plot lines for easy access to the right story for any occasion. Some centuries old and others freshly imagined, the tales include animal fables, supernatural yarns, and anecdotes for festivals and holidays. Themes include justice, community, cause and effect, and mitzvahs, or good deeds. This second edition nearly doubles the number of stories and expands the guide's global reach, with new pieces from Turkey, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, and Chile. Subject cross-references and a glossary complete the volume, a living tool for understanding the ever-evolving world of Jewish folklore.

The Latin American Story Finder

Sharon Barcan Elswit
The Latin American Story Finder Book PDF

Author : Sharon Barcan Elswit
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476622293

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The Latin American Story Finder by Sharon Barcan Elswit Pdf

Anything is possible in the world of Latin American folklore, where Aunt Misery can trap Death in a pear tree; Amazonian dolphins lure young girls to their underwater city; and the Feathered Snake brings the first musicians to Earth. One in a series of folklore reference guides ("...an invaluable resource..."--School Library Journal), this book features summaries and sources of 470 tales told in Mexico, Central America and South America, a region underrepresented in collections of world folklore. The volume sends users to the best stories retold in English from the Inca, Maya, and Aztec civilizations, Spanish and Portuguese missionaries and colonists, African slave cultures, indentured servants from India, and more than 75 indigenous tribes from 21 countries. The tales are grouped into themed sections with a detailed subject index.

The East Asian Story Finder

Sharon Barcan Elswit
The East Asian Story Finder Book PDF

Author : Sharon Barcan Elswit
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0786495480

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The East Asian Story Finder by Sharon Barcan Elswit Pdf

A reference guide to 468 stories and folktales from China, Japan, and Korea, this book aims to lead storytellers, folklorists, teachers, and librarians to both popular and lesser-known East Asian stories. Selected for their multicultural appeal to listeners and readers, the stories are divided cross-culturally into broad subject categories, from tales of supernatural love and devotion to stories dealing with Tengu, Tokkaebi, and other mystical creatures.

The World Factbook 2003

United States. Central Intelligence Agency
The World Factbook 2003 Book PDF

Author : United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : Potomac Books
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 157488641X

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The World Factbook 2003 by United States. Central Intelligence Agency Pdf

By intelligence officials for intelligent people

How Many Days to America?

Eve Bunting
How Many Days to America Book PDF

Author : Eve Bunting
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0395547776

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How Many Days to America? by Eve Bunting Pdf

Refugees from a Caribbean island embark on a dangerous boat trip to America where they have a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving.

The Knowland Retribution

Richard Greener
The Knowland Retribution Book PDF

Author : Richard Greener
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780738720494

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The Knowland Retribution by Richard Greener Pdf

With tainted meat the weapon and corporate greed the motive, The Knowland Retribution is an extremely topical suspense-revenge thriller. Walter Sherman, a/k/a the Locator, is a tracker who honed his skills in Vietnam. The colorful cast of characters also includes Sherman's two friends--a bartender with a mysterious past and an old black man who smokes like a chimney; a feisty young woman who writes obituaries for the New York Times; a southern lawyer who has lost everything and has only one thing to live for; and a group of Wall Street investment bankers who make a deadly decision. The action takes the reader from a tiny Caribbean bar on the island of St. John to the editorial boardroom of the New York Times, from the gleaming skyline of Atlanta to the isolation of northern New Mexico, from Adirondack hideouts to Manhattan suites to Mississippi backwoods. This complex and compelling mystery thriller is the first in a series featuring Walter Sherman as the Locator.

The World Book Encyclopedia

Anonim
The World Book Encyclopedia Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : UOM:39015051610437

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The World Book Encyclopedia by Anonim Pdf

An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.

In Another Place, Not Here

Dionne Brand
In Another Place Not Here Book PDF

Author : Dionne Brand
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307368546

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In Another Place, Not Here by Dionne Brand Pdf

Beautiful and meticulously wrought, set in both Toronto and the Caribbean, this astonishing novel gives voice to the power of love and belonging in a story of two women, profoundly different, each in her own spiritual exile.

He Drown She in the Sea

Shani Mootoo
He Drown She in the Sea Book PDF

Author : Shani Mootoo
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-06-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781555847029

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He Drown She in the Sea by Shani Mootoo Pdf

“A classic Romeo and Juliet love story” spanning decades from the World War II Caribbean to modern-day Vancouver (The Washington Post Book World). At the dawn of the Second World War on the island of Guanagaspar, Harry, the son of a widowed maid, and Rose, the daughter of his mother’s well-to-do employer, are inseparable as children. Blissfully unaware, they form a connection that knows nothing of race or class hierarchies defining their society. Then one night, after American troops occupy Guanagaspar, their deep friendship is exposed and severed. When Harry and Rose meet again in Canada years later, the gulf separating them is not so apparent. As a passion long repressed is rekindled, Rose takes it upon herself to reroute their destinies. A “transcendent tale of souls wounded by circumstance and rehabilitated by love” (Booklist, starred review), He Drown She in the Sea is a lyrical, sensuous, and suspenseful story about the origins of desire and the sacrifice and euphoria that come with defying the life one is born into. With a “narrative pacing verg[ing] on genius . . . The worlds revealed are lush and brilliant. The journey is delightful” (Edmonton Journal).

The Nutmeg Princess

Richardo Keens-Douglas
The Nutmeg Princess Book PDF

Author : Richardo Keens-Douglas
Publisher : Annick Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Princesses
ISBN : 1554516005

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The Nutmeg Princess by Richardo Keens-Douglas Pdf

On the Isle of Spice, best friends Aglo and Petal receive an unexpected reward from the elusive Nutmeg Princess, whose story they have learned from Petite Mama.

Anancy and Mr. Dry-Bone

Anonim
Anancy and Mr Dry Bone Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Limited
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0711207879

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Anancy and Mr. Dry-Bone by Anonim Pdf

Rich Mr Dry-Bone lives in a big house on top of a hill. Poor Anancy lives in a small house at the foot of the hill. They both want to marry Miss Louise, but she will only marry the man who can make her laugh. This book is based on characters from Jamaican and African folk tales.

A Beauty

Connie Gault
A Beauty Book PDF

Author : Connie Gault
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780771036569

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A Beauty by Connie Gault Pdf

A spellbinding and highly original novel that gives a new name to the Prairie Novel by one of the most exciting new literary voices in Canada. For readers of Alice Munro, Elizabeth Hay, and Marina Endicott. In a drought-ridden Saskatchewan of the 1930s, self-possessed, enigmatic Elena Huhtala finds her self living alone, a young Finnish woman in a community of Swedes in the small village of Trevna. Her mother has been dead for many years, and her father, burdened by the hardships of drought, has disappeared, and the eighteen-year-old is an object of pity and charity in her community. But when a stranger shows up at a country dance, Elena needs only one look and one dance before jumping into his Lincoln Roadster, leaving the town and its shocked inhabitants behind. What follows is a trip through the prairie towns, their dusty streets, shabby hotel rooms, surrounded by dry fields that stretch out vastly, waiting for rain. Elena's journey uncovers the individual stories of an unforgettable group of people, all of whom are in one way or another affected by her seductive yet innocent presence. At the centre is Ruth, a girl whose life becomes changed in unexpected ways. She and the girl Elena, distanced and apart, form a strange bond that will come to haunt the decades for them both. Written in luminous prose, threaded through with a sardonic wit and deep wisdoms, A Beauty is at one time lyrical and tough, moving and mysterious, a captivating tale of a woman who, without intending to, touches many lives, and sometimes alters them forever.

House on Fire

Joseph Finder
House on Fire Book PDF

Author : Joseph Finder
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101985854

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House on Fire by Joseph Finder Pdf

In New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finder's electrifying new thriller, private investigator Nick Heller infiltrates a powerful wealthy family hiding something sinister. Nick Heller is at the top of his game when he receives some devastating news: his old army buddy Sean has died of an overdose. Sean, who once saved Nick’s life, got addicted to opioids after returning home wounded from war. Then at Sean’s funeral, a stranger approaches Nick with a job, and maybe also a way for Nick to hold someone accountable. The woman is the daughter of a pharmaceutical kingpin worth billions. Now she wants to become a whistleblower, exposing her father and his company for burying evidence that its biggest money-maker was dangerously addictive. It was a lie that killed hundreds of thousands of people, including Sean. All Nick has to do is find the document that proves the family knew the drug’s dangers. But Nick soon realizes that the sins of the patriarch are just the beginning. Beneath the surface are barely concealed cabals and conspiracies: a twisting story of family intrigue and lethal corporate machinations. In a deadly game of chess that pits Nick against a family dynasty, against brothers and sisters with schemes of their own, Nick learns how far his enemy is willing to go to protect its name and its wealth.