My Caribbean Dream

Author : Rachel Isadora
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780613514415
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Caribbean Dream written by Rachel Isadora and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2002-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children run, splash, and sing on an island in the West Indies in this lyrical celebration of the Caribbean

Author : Jerry L. Mashaw
Publisher : Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1574092464
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seasoned by Salt written by Jerry L. Mashaw and published by Sheridan House, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-02-16 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seasoned by Salt is the fascinating account of a one-year cruise, from Connecticut to Grenada and back, undertaken by a sailing couple. The book alternates throughout their complementary voices as they relive their journey. They are not your average tourists. Their story is brimming with humor and high adventure, and reflects a deep understanding of the history, people, and economy of the many islands that they visited.

Author : Lowell Hawthorne
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1617751421
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Baker's Son: My Life in Business written by Lowell Hawthorne and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspirational rags-to-riches memoir by the founder of the most successful Caribbean business ever established in the US. “The American question gets a great, real-life look in The Baker’s Son . . . Hawthorne’s story is at once inspirational and revelatory.” —Publishers Weekly The Baker’s Son is a charming and well-crafted memoir by the co-founder of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill, the hugely successful Jamaican-owned and -run enterprise that reaches from Massachusetts to Florida with over 120 franchise locations. Today the Golden Krust brand represents the most lucrative Caribbean business ever established in America. An independently owned family enterprise, Golden Krust was established in 1989 by members of the extended Hawthorne family. Within a few short years, Golden Krust developed into a very successful business. The original inspiration for the company came from the family patriarch, Ephraim Hawthorne, who for many years ran a successful bakery in the secluded hamlet of Border, in the rural parish of St. Andrew in Jamaica. The Baker’s Son is a deeply moving account that tells the story of an immigrant family from rural Jamaica that relocated to the Bronx in the 1980s. Starting from humble beginnings, and after weathering several major crises along the way, personal as well as professional, the Hawthorne family has scaled the heights of success to achieve the American Dream to an unprecedented degree. Not content to rest on its well-deserved laurels, the family has, in addition, established an innovative and very successful philanthropic foundation to give back to the community. As much a “business memoir” as it is a “spiritual memoir,” the book records a profound journey of the author from his childhood within the Hawthorne family in Jamaica to his spiritual rebirth and conversion in the recent past. The author attributes the real source of his success in business to his wife, siblings, and children, and to the deep Christian faith inculcated in him by his father and mother from a young age.

Author : Clayborne Carson
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1137087137
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Martin's Dream written by Clayborne Carson and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 28, 1963 hundreds of thousands of demonstrators flocked to the nation's capital for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. It was Clayborne Carson's first demonstration. A nineteen year old black student from a working-class family in New Mexico, Carson hitched a ride to Washington. Unsure how he would return home, he was nonetheless certain that he wanted to connect with the youthful protesters and community organizers who spearheaded the freedom struggle. Decades later, Coretta Scott King selected Dr. Carson—then a history professor at Stanford University-- to edit the papers of her late husband. In this candid and engrossing memoir, he traces his evolution from political activist to activist scholar. He vividly recalls his involvement in the movement's heyday and in the subsequent turbulent period when King's visionary Dream became real for some and remained unfulfilled for others. He recounts his conversations with key African Americans of the past half century, including Black Power firebrand Stokely Carmichael and dedicated organizers such as Ella Baker and Bob Moses. His description of his long-term relationship with Coretta Scott King sheds new light on her crucial role in preserving and protecting her late husband's legacy. Written from the unique perspective of a renowned scholar, this highly readable account gives readers valuable new insights about the global significance of King's inspiring ideas and his still unfolding legacy

Author : Dr. Sharon R. Burow
Publisher : Archway Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1480839345
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Caribbean Dream written by Dr. Sharon R. Burow and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a trip through exotic lands including rainforest canopies, fragile coral reefs, busy harbors, island homes and streets, cascading waterfalls, and moonlit beaches. View natures many gifts of life and beauty as seen through the eyes of a child. Be inspired to treasure and protect our worlds fragile biodiversity as you enjoy your very own Caribbean Dream.

Author : Shakirah Bourne
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338642111
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Josephine Against the Sea written by Shakirah Bourne and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Josephine, the most loveable mischief-maker in Barbados, in a magical, heartfelt adventure inspired by Caribbean mythology. * “A heart-wrenching adventure with big laughs and well-earned surprises.” –Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review Eleven-year-old Josephine knows that no one is good enough for her daddy. That's why she makes a habit of scaring his new girlfriends away. She's desperate to make it onto her school's cricket team because she'll get to play her favorite sport AND use the cricket matches to distract Daddy from dating. But when Coach Broomes announces that girls can't try out for the team, the frustrated Josephine cuts into a powerful silk cotton tree and accidentally summons a bigger problem into her life . . . The next day, Daddy brings home a new catch, a beautiful woman named Mariss. And unlike the other girlfriends, this one doesn't scare easily. Josephine knows there's something fishy about Mariss but she never expected her to be a vengeful sea creature eager to take her place as her father's first love! Can Josephine convince her friends to help her and use her cricket skills to save Daddy from Mariss's clutches before it's too late?

Author : Patrick Youngblood
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781532754210
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Coconut Chronicles written by Patrick Youngblood and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Patrick and Michael buy a rambling, dilapidated house on Vieques Island off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, they can hardly believe their luck-or how much work lies ahead of them. Renovating their little corner of paradise proves to be a crash course in how Vieques works-and how it doesn't. Few projects go according to plan and many veer alarmingly off course. Along the way they learn a number of unforgettable lessons: concrete houses can have termites; five-foot iguanas aren't necessarily more afraid of you than you are of them; emergency rooms don't always stock medical supplies; and a property manager who paints your house orange instead of yellow may resign in a huff when you point out his little boo-boo. The Coconut Chronicles is a lighthearted account of Patrick's and Michael's battle to create order out of chaos in the not-always relaxing tropics.

Author : Nat'l Museum African American Hist/Cult
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588345688
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dream a World Anew written by Nat'l Museum African American Hist/Cult and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dream A World Anew is the stunning gift book accompanying the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. It combines informative narratives from leading scholars, curators, and authors with objects from the museum's collection to present a thorough exploration of African American history and culture. The first half of the book bridges a major gap in our national memory by examining a wide arc of African American history, from Slavery, Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Great Migrations through Segregation, the Civil Rights Movement, and beyond. The second half of the book celebrates African American creativity and cultural expressions through art, dance, theater, and literature. Sidebars and profiles of influential figures--including Harriet Tubman, Robert Smalls, Ida B. Wells, Mordecai Johnson, Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, and many others--provide additional context and interest throughout the book. Dream a World Anew is a powerful book that provides an opportunity to explore and revel in African American history and culture, as well as the chance to see how central African American history is for all Americans.

Author : Jade Gedeon
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781624142437
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Island Escape written by Jade Gedeon and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Color Yourself a Tropical Vacation Embark on a coloring adventure and escape to a world of tropical island drawings to clear your mind from the stresses of modern life. Inspired by her native Trinidad and Tobago, Jade Gedeon takes you on a special and personal journey to her favorite places. Pack your bags by coloring suitcases, bathing suits, flip-fops and sun hats—don’t forget your passport! Then feel yourself arrive at a luxurious, tranquil paradise. Let your inner child explore hidden beaches with vast ocean views; unwind as your imagination rocks in a hammock under soaring palm trees; and create your ideal sunset with any colors you like. The patterns will soothe away your worries and give your mind a vacation from the real world. Use colored pencils, pens, markers and even paints on the thick, high-quality premium art paper. The lay flat binding stays open so you can color with ease. Tear out the finished designs from the perforated pages and display your personalized artwork to relive your coloring journey. With a wide range of full-page illustrations plus 10 bonus foldout poster images, you can create an immersive vacation experience on every page. See what beauty and adventure await inside Island Escape.

Author : Carmen Maria Machado
Publisher : Graywolf Press
ISBN 13 : 1644451026
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Dream House written by Carmen Maria Machado and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revolutionary memoir about domestic abuse by the award-winning author of Her Body and Other Parties In the Dream House is Carmen Maria Machado’s engrossing and wildly innovative account of a relationship gone bad, and a bold dissection of the mechanisms and cultural representations of psychological abuse. Tracing the full arc of a harrowing relationship with a charismatic but volatile woman, Machado struggles to make sense of how what happened to her shaped the person she was becoming. And it’s that struggle that gives the book its original structure: each chapter is driven by its own narrative trope—the haunted house, erotica, the bildungsroman—through which Machado holds the events up to the light and examines them from different angles. She looks back at her religious adolescence, unpacks the stereotype of lesbian relationships as safe and utopian, and widens the view with essayistic explorations of the history and reality of abuse in queer relationships. Machado’s dire narrative is leavened with her characteristic wit, playfulness, and openness to inquiry. She casts a critical eye over legal proceedings, fairy tales, Star Trek, and Disney villains, as well as iconic works of film and fiction. The result is a wrenching, riveting book that explodes our ideas about what a memoir can do and be.