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Book Handbook of the Carnival

Download or read book Handbook of the Carnival written by John W. Madden and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2010-12-27 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This photographic reproduction of John W. Madden's 1874 work is a trip back into time for a glimpse of the pomp, pageantry, mystery and splendor of the original days of Mardi Gras. A brief history of Mardi Gras and the various krewes is offered and peppered with the wonderful period advertisements in this souvenir book. This is a delight to any fan of Mardi Gras or the charm of old New Orleans.

Book Carnival Lights

    Book Details:
  • Author : Chris Stark
  • Publisher : Loving Healing Press
  • Release : 2021
  • ISBN : 1615995773
  • Pages : 267 pages

Download or read book Carnival Lights written by Chris Stark and published by Loving Healing Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minnesota Book Awards 2022 -- Finalist in Novel & Short Story "Fluid in time and place, Carnival Lights flows between one past and another, offering a heartbreaking portrait of multigenerational trauma in the lives of one Ojibwe family. This tapestry of stories is beautifully woven and gut-wrenching in its effect. Read it, and it may change you forever." -- William Kent Krueger, New York Times Bestselling author Blending fiction and fact, Carnival Lights ranges from reverie to nightmare and back again in a lyrical yet unflinching story of an Ojibwe family's struggle to hold onto their land, their culture, and each other. Carnival Lights is a timely book for a country in need of deep healing. In August 1969, two teenage Ojibwe cousins, Sher and Kris, leave their northern Minnesota reservation for the lights of Minneapolis. The girls arrive in the city with only $12, their grandfather's WWII pack, two stainless steel cups, some face makeup, gum, and a lighter. But it's the ancestral connections they are also carrying - to the land and trees, to their family and culture, to love and loss - that shapes their journey most. As they search for work, they cross paths with a gay Jewish boy, homeless white and Indian women, and men on the prowl for runaways. Making their way to the Minnesota State Fair, the Indian girls try to escape a fate set in motion centuries earlier. Set in a summer of hippie Vietnam War protests and the moon landing, Carnival Lights also spans settler arrival in the 1800s, the creation of the reservation system, and decades of cultural suppression, connecting everything from lumber barons' mansions to Nazi V-2 rockets to smuggler's tunnels in creating a narrative history of Minnesota. "Fluid in time and place, Carnival Lights flows between one past and another, offering a heartbreaking portrait of multigenerational trauma in the lives of one Ojibwe family, this tapestry of stories is beautifully woven and gut-wrenching in its effect. Read it, and it may change you forever." -- William Kent Krueger, New York Times Best Selling Author "Chris Stark's newest novel explores the evolution of violence experienced by Native women. Simultaneously graphic and gentle, Carnival Lights takes the reader on a daunting journey through generations of trauma, crafting characters that are both vulnerable and resilient." -- Sarah Deer, (Mvskoke), Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas, MacArthur Genius Award Recipient "Carnival Lights is a heartbreaking wonder of gorgeous prose and urgent story. It propels the reader at a breathless pace as history crashes down on the readers as much as it does on the book's vivid characters. The author's brilliant heart restores their dignity and via the realm of imagination, brings them home." -- Mona Susan Power, author of The Grass Dancer, a PEN/Hemingway Winner "It's not every day that one is given an inimitable gift of truth. Carnival Lights is that gift. The history books that we've all read throughout time were purposely devoid of the realities of decades of Native genocide, attempts to eradicate our culture, and the horrendous effects of the boarding school era-trauma that continues to permeate the American Indian communities today. Carnival Lights is an opportune story of how two young girls navigate these lived experiences and provides a veracity that will reach deep into your heart, creating a newfound reflection of the actualities of this historical trauma. Chris Stark, a skilled narrative artist, once again engenders storytelling that ingeniously weaves multi-generational authenticities for not only the Native communities, but also as reflected for so many others. It's time for all of us to embrace this gift of truth." -- Deb Foster, Anishinaabe, MS-MFT Executive Director for the Ain Dah Yung Center, a meeting place for American Indian homeless youth and families "There are so many moods and story currents running through this wonder of a novel that I can attribute to individual women whose lives experiences run parallel to Stark's many characters. The two female adolescences in this novel take us to high and low heights, just like a carnival ride. It's overwhelming, irrational and dangerous, and there is no one to help, just as it has been for Indigenous people from the moment colonizers stepped foot on this continent of Turtle Island. Carnival Lights is powerful storytelling. Indigenous ancestors are persistently returning, so as not to be forgotten in death and memory, and Stark puts the reader right in the center of their pain and struggles." -- Mary K. Kunesh, Minnesota Senator, Standing Rock Lakota descendant, chair of Minnesota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women taskforce "Carnival Lights is a powerful story of resilience, an emotional rollercoaster ride and an expression of the raw truth of multigenerational trauma. Sher, a lesbian and protector, or what we call 'two-spirit, ' is particularly connected with the old ways." -- Lenny Hayes, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, and Two-Spirit activist "Chris Stark weaves Native spirituality throughout Carnival Lights from the 1960s, before the Religious Freedom Act of 1978. We will lay under a fern, waiting for a drop of water to fall from the tip of the leaf with Em, feel the freedom of fleeing abuse with Kris and get to know the protector Sher who watches over Kris like a wolf. Carnival Lights reminds us that we are not alone, and we are watched over by ones we would have never known or seen if it were not for this desperate moment we are in right now. Chris Stark reminds us how important our teachings are, how our memories can comfort us in our darkest hour when we need it the most. Chris draws us into the inspiration and comfort provided to the characters at times guiding their next move." -- Babette Sandman, Ojibwe elder, White Earth Nation enrolled citizen living in Duluth "Chris Stark has done a beautiful job of incorporating this story of cousins; Sher and Kristin, within a historical and cultural narrative. The trauma that they experience is a familiar tale for many of us. I did not just read this story.... I felt this story and I journeyed with Sher and Kristin in all directions, and through many emotions. The connection to the story of Native women today is clear and brilliantly written. Chi miigwetch, Chris!" -- Nicole Matthews, ED of Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition, White Earth Anishinaabe Learn more at www.ChristineStark.com From Modern History Press

Book Escape from the Carnival of Horrors  Give Yourself Goosebumps

Download or read book Escape from the Carnival of Horrors Give Yourself Goosebumps written by R. L. Stine and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reader beware--you choose the scare! GIVE YOURSELF GOOSEBUMPS! Late one night you and your friends visit the old fairgrounds. They're putting up rides and booths for the annual carnival. But this year things look really different. Really odd. Really scary. The place is lit up by a hundred fiery torches. And spooky music is coming from the main tent. Then you meeting Big Al, the creepy carnival manager. He's invited you in to test some of the rides. Will you brave the terrifying Supersonic Space Coaster? Risk the horrors of the Reptile Petting Zoo? Slice through the oily waters of Booger Bog? Or confront the evil Snake Lady? The choice is yours in this scary GOOSEBUMPS adventure that's packed with over 20 super-spooky endings!

Book The Art of Carnival Glass

Download or read book The Art of Carnival Glass written by Glen Thistlewood and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive analysis into how the Carnival Glass was made, colored, iridized, and decorated. The language of Carnival is fully documented through definitions of shapes and edge treatments plus explanations of a multitude of Carnival Glass terms. This encyclopedic volume provides detailed coverage on Carnival Glass shapes: bowls, plates, vases, drinking vessels, tableware, lighting, tobacciana and more, all adorned with peacocks, flowers, butterflies, fruits, dragons, and other fanciful treatments. Each photograph is captioned with complete information including color, pattern, manufacturer and current values. An essential reference tool for all Carnival collectors.

Book Hand Book of the Carnival  Containing Mardi Gras  Its Ancient and Modern Observance

Download or read book Hand Book of the Carnival Containing Mardi Gras Its Ancient and Modern Observance written by Madden, John W., pub and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Collecting Carnival Glass

Download or read book Collecting Carnival Glass written by Marion Quintin-Baxendale and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collectors will find a bounty of information on the origins of Carnival Glass and priceless information on identifying pieces by shape, base colors, and manufacturers, including Fenton, Dugan, Imperial, Northwood, and more. Lavishly illustrated and filled with helpful tips for identifying all forms of Carnival Glass, prices are listed both in U.S. dollars and British pounds.

Book Warman s Carnival Glass

Download or read book Warman s Carnival Glass written by Ellen Schroy and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 2007-12-22 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once considered the stepchild of the collectible glass community, today carnival glass, "poor man's Tiffany" is synonymous with class and exquisite artistry. This new edition of Warman's Carnival Glass includes a new description format, revamped from simple line listings to listings with dimensions, title color and price range. Plus histories to major glass manufacturers, a guide to carnival glass colors, current collector pricing and detailed patterns of carnival glass colors, current collector pricing and detailed patterns of carnival glass from Acanthus to Zig Zag.

Book The Carnival at Bray

Download or read book The Carnival at Bray written by Jessie Foley and published by Elephant Rock Productions, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1993, and Generation X pulses to the beat of Kurt Cobain and the grunge movement. Sixteen-year-old Maggie Lynch is uprooted from big-city Chicago to a windswept town on the Irish Sea. Surviving on care packages of Spin magazine and Twizzlers from her rocker uncle Kevin, she wonders if she'll ever find her place in this new world. When first love and sudden death simultaneously strike, a naive but determined Maggie embarks on a forbidden pilgrimage that will take her to a seedy part of Dublin and on to a life- altering night in Rome to fulfill a dying wish. Through it all, Maggie discovers an untapped inner strength to do the most difficult but rewarding thing of all, live. The Carnival at Bray is an evocative ode to the Smells Like Teen Spirit Generation and a heartfelt exploration of tragedy, first love, and the transformative power of music. The book won the 2014 Helen Sheehan YA Book Prize.

Book Don t Stop the Carnival

    Book Details:
  • Author : Herman Wouk
  • Publisher : Open Road Media
  • Release : 2024-06-11
  • ISBN : 1504096592
  • Pages : 440 pages

Download or read book Don t Stop the Carnival written by Herman Wouk and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2024-06-11 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basis for the Herman Wouk–Jimmy Buffett musical: A middle-aged New Yorker buys a Caribbean hotel and learns that paradise has its drawbacks in this novel that “moves as fast as a Marx Brothers movie” (The New York Times Book Review). Broadway press agent Norman Paperman is pushing fifty with one heart attack already under his belt. So he decides to chuck the stressful Manhattan life and bring his wife and teenage daughter to a lush green island. With the help of a wheeler-dealer friend, he winds up buying a small hotel. How hard could running one be? Pretty hard, actually, when you throw in an earthquake, plumbing problems, rampaging ants, and a few more unexpected developments at the Gull Reef Club. Before long, Norman’s spirit is as drained as his bank account, his marriage is on the brink, and he’s desperately searching for a way out of this beautiful nightmare . . . Don’t Stop the Carnival is a clever comic departure for the Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of such classics as Marjorie Morningstar, The Winds of War, and The Caine Mutiny—and eventually served as the basis for the celebrated Jimmy Buffett album and stage musical. “Funny [and] continuously entertaining. . . . Norman Paperman, although hardly an admirable person, is exceedingly human and entirely believable. One cringes with sympathy for him.” —The New York Times “His sandy beaches are alive with stinging sand flies . . . farce laced with tears.” —Time

Book Cornbread   Poppy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Matthew Cordell
  • Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • Release : 2022-01-04
  • ISBN : 0759554846
  • Pages : 80 pages

Download or read book Cornbread Poppy written by Matthew Cordell and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caldecott medalist Matthew Cordell debuts his first early reader series about two best friends who are as different from each other as can be. Cornbread LOVES planning. Poppy does not. Cornbread ADORES preparing. Poppy does not. Cornbread IS ready for winter. Poppy...is not. But Cornbread and Poppy are the best of friends, so when Poppy is left without any food for the long winter, Cornbread volunteers to help her out. Their search leads them up, up, up Holler Mountain, where these mice might find a new friend...and an old one. Celebrating both partnership and the value of what makes us individuals, young readers will find this classic odd-couple irresistible as they encounter relatable issues with humor and heart. Publishing simultaneously in hardcover and paperback.

Book Carnival Glass

Download or read book Carnival Glass written by Bill Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors have gathered the rare, the unusual, and the expensive glass so very desirable to collectors and so very attractive to newcomers. For the first time, readers may view items that only rarely come out of private collections and almost never go on public auction. Collectors will marvel at the more than 450 full-color pieces, whether they are scarce due to availability, shape, or color. Organized alphabetically by pattern, Carnival Glass, the Best of the Best, features items in standard shapes as well as whimsey pieces. Edwards's & Carwile's latest book truly does feature the 'best of the best' in the carnival collecting world, and readers will enjoy perusing this coffee table book.

Book Hand Book of the Carnival  Containing Mardi Gras  Its Ancient and Modern Observance

Download or read book Hand Book of the Carnival Containing Mardi Gras Its Ancient and Modern Observance written by John W. Pub Madden and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-27 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardcover reprint of the original 1874 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Madden, John W., Pub. Hand Book Of The Carnival, Containing Mardi-Gras, Its Ancient And Modern Observance. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Madden, John W., Pub. Hand Book Of The Carnival, Containing Mardi-Gras, Its Ancient And Modern Observance, . New Orleans, J. W. Madden, Printer, 1874. Subject: Carnival

Book Standard Encyclopedia of Carnival Glass

Download or read book Standard Encyclopedia of Carnival Glass written by Bill Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of our more popular titles, this tenth edition introduces almost 100 new patterns and almost 200 new photographs, bringing this edition's total to over 2,000 color patterns. Aside from the revamped in-depth sections on carnival glass patterns, this comprehensive reference once again includes a section on an emerging interest of collectors, hatpins. Grading information and salesmen's samples are also included in this edition. All pieces and patterns are described in detail with important facts, colors, histories, and sizes. The bound-in price guide also includes virtually every piece of carnival glass ever made with prices given for various colors in each pattern. A multitude of both American and foreign companies are represented, and brief biographies on companies such as Dugan, Fenton, Imperial, Northwood, Cambridge, Westmoreland, Fostoria, Heisey, McKee, Jeannette, and the U.S. Glass Company are included. There is also a new illustrated section on Millersburg Peacock patterns, as well as old and new company trademarks. Collectors will be thrilled with this new edition.

Book The Big Book of King Cake

    Book Details:
  • Author : Matt Haines
  • Publisher : Susan Schadt Press LLC
  • Release : 2021-12-14
  • ISBN : 9781733634120
  • Pages : 368 pages

Download or read book The Big Book of King Cake written by Matt Haines and published by Susan Schadt Press LLC. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I once ate more than eighty king cakes in a single Carnival," author Matt Haines proudly remembers, demonstrating his dedication to this delicious Mardi Gras tradition. "So you can imagine how amazed I was to learn there has never been a coffee table book dedicated to king cakes!" The Big Book of King Cake changes that, telling the thousands-year-old story through lush photography of more than one hundred and fifty unique king cakes, as well as stories from the diverse and talented bakers who make them. While king cakes are typically only available during Carnival season, readers can enjoy this book year-round. From the traditional cakes generations of New Orleanians have loved, to the unconventional creations that break all the rules, this book is your guide to the Crescent City's favorite baked good. The Big Book of King Cake is for anyone who loves food, history, sweets, culture, and of course, New Orleans.

Book Carnival Music in Trinidad

    Book Details:
  • Author : Shannon Dudley
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN : 9780195138337
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book Carnival Music in Trinidad written by Shannon Dudley and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Music in Trinidad: Carnival', appropriate for use in undergraduate, introductory courses on world music or ethnomusicology, describes the musical conventions, modes of performance, and social dynamics of Trinidadian music, placing the music of Carnival within the context of Trinidad's rich history and culture.

Book The Carnivorous Carnival

Download or read book The Carnivorous Carnival written by Lemony Snicket and published by Farshore. This book was released on 2024-08-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Reader, there is nothing to be found in the pages of A Series of Unfortunate Events but misery and despair. You still have time to choose another international best-seller to read. But if you must know what unpleasantries befall the charming and clever Baudelaire children read on...

Book Hand Book of the Carnival

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anonymous
  • Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
  • Release : 2023-07-20
  • ISBN : 3368831496
  • Pages : 150 pages

Download or read book Hand Book of the Carnival written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07-20 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.