Download or read book I m Gonna Raise a Ruckus written by Peter Schulenburg and published by Nightengale Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Schulenburg, the award-winning poet's newest book, I'm Gonna Raise a Ruckus, contains the same whimsy, charm, and child's point of view that his first book of poems, Inside Our Fridge contained and so much more. The giggles and laughs that had Reader Views saying, "Not only are they (the poems) so much fun to read and laugh at, but . . . the illustrations added to the fun and the laughter." I'm Gonna Raise a Ruckus has poems that will make you snicker and laugh about sisters, brothers, moms, and dads; as well as a few monsters who lurk, and some witches and warlocks who have cast magic spells, and all sorts of animals doing the most absurd and funny things. Dave Quandt's and Jessica Berger's illustrations litter the book with more giggles and grins and put the finishing touches on the humorous people and situations that Peter Schulenburg's poems introduce to us. So join Peter Schulenburg as he prances down the road of silliness with his friends straight into the heart of Laughter.
Download or read book Wash written by Willa Mae Abrams Webb and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wash, an engaging page-turner, is creative non-fiction, about a black, freed, slave struggling for his manhood in the post civil war south. It is a love story of a young man living out the principles taught in his Christian, God fearing, home. Wash's story of former slave descendents encountering constant challenges to their faith, family, friends, and future reflects a universal experience. His struggles to honor these commitments create conflict, confusion, and tragedy. Daily efforts to become educated and improve the lot of his family, friends and himself are frustrated by racist policies of he new south. He pursues the lofty goal of farm ownership. Wash's distress and degrading experiences force him to mature quickly, accept reality, and new responsibilities. His intelligence and humble manner depict many southern stereotypes used to overcome injustice and assure survival in the reconstruction of the south. He advances his cause by using the oppressive self-interests of white society to achieve his goals of farm ownership and community harmony, through hard work. He gains his farm, gives a portion of his land to establish educational and a religious institutions. He marries and begins a family that must be uprooted in order that his children find education and work in their aspiration to become productive citizens.
Download or read book Bette Davis Black and White written by Julia A. Stern and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-01-19 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Black and white -- Little Foxes and little brown wrens -- The poetics of color in Jezebel -- Melodramas of blood in In This Our Life -- The whiteness of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? -- Bette Davis black and white.
Download or read book I Am a Pie Rat written by Peter Schulenburg and published by Nightengale Press. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning poet Peter Schulenburg's newest book, I AM A PIE RAT contains the same whimsy and charm as his previous two books. I AM A PIE RAT is great reading for any family who likes to giggle and laugh out loud. The giggles and laughs that had Reader's Views saying, "Not only are they (the poems) so much fun to read and laugh at, but . . . the illustrations added to the fun and laughter." I AM A PIE RAT contains poems that will make you snicker and laugh about brothers and sisters, your mom and your dad and one stormy king who is rather bad. With poems about spaceships and keys in your car and sighting sea donkeys which is quite bizarre. Dave Quandt's and Jessica Berger's illustrations litter the book with more giggles and grins to put the finishing touches on the humorous people and situations you'll find in Peter Schulenburg's poems. So, join Peter Schulenburg as he prances down the road of silliness with his friends straight into the heart of Laughter.
Download or read book Tour de Mort written by Kay Stewart and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2016-09-23 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sinister “accidents” threaten the Tour de Rock, a thousand-kilometre cycle ride to raise money for children’s cancer. Spurred on by her young nephew’s leukemia, RCMP Corporal Danutia Dranchuk has signed up as a rider but soon finds herself investigating. Events take a startling turn when people close to Danutia become caught up in a web of speculation and murder that she seems powerless to untangle.
Download or read book Inside Our Fridge written by Peter Schulenburg and published by Nightengale Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Schulenburg takes whimsy, adds a healthy dose of charm, stirs in a child's view and spices the recipe with easily acquired rhythm and rhyme. The result? Each poem brings on a cheery case of the giggles. What better way to introduce children to poetry? Perhaps they will love it- most surely they will. Illustrations by Dave Quandt and Kurt Schulenburg capture the eye and the heart. These wonderful drawings spark the power of imagination which has already been activated by each verse. They lead the mind to a higher plane of thought, highlighting the already bold combination of humor and language so expertly blended into each poem. Smile as you open this book to savor the delicacies contained herein. Bring your inner child to life and makes friends with your own children in a rare and delightful way. Read these poems aloud together. Look around your own house and find the silliness that resides there. Encourage your children to write about and draw what they see. Join Peter Schulenburg in his observation of life through a child's eye view, and who knows? You may discover a poet in yourself, too.
Download or read book Jubilee written by Margaret Walker and published by McDougal Littel. This book was released on 1997-10-29 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the classic--and true--story of Vyry, the child of a white plantation owner and his black mistress, a Southern Civil War heroine to rival Scarlett O'Hara. Vyry bears witness to the South's prewar opulence and its brutality, to its wartime ruin and the subsequent promise of Reconstruction. It is a story that Margaret Walker heard as a child from her grandmother, the real Vyry's daughter. The author spent thirty years researching the novel so that the world might know the intelligent, strong, and brave black woman called Vyry. The phenomenal acclaim this best-selling book has achieved from readers black and white, young and old, attests to her success.
Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1953-05-23 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Download or read book I Am His and He Is Mine written by Alisha Sheryl and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alisha, a ten-year-old student, was a defenseless lamb trying to survive in the midst of a throng of wolves throughout her middle school and high school years. She discovered that oftentimes the enemy uses people, places, events, and a number of means to ruthlessly persecute the Lord's lambs in futile attempts to steal human souls. Alisha was no exception as she weathered the attacks of bullying, discrimination, and along with a plethora of other ugly things that shook her confidence in herself. This sincere and heart-written book is her journey through her wilderness where she had to shake off the lies and the fights and wrestles with suicide. While on this path, she tells of how she found peace, joy, and salvation through a dear shepherd and faithful friend, Jesus Christ. Based on true and honest experiences, this book is meant to uplift and encourage those who feel loved and unloved, for those who feel surrounded by isolation, because God uses wounds as healing tools for others in need of healing in their lives. This is her story, and to God be the glory!
Download or read book In Search of a Model for African American Drama written by Philip U. Effiong and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2000 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Search of a Model for African-American Drama, is a comparative study of how these three dramatists seek and devise new models to address the specific conditions of Blacks in America. Each writer relies on a different approach, each powerful, yet apparently contradictory. The author examines the dramatists' work in detail, exploring common and contrasting themes and models.
Download or read book Mother Wit from Laughing Barrel written by Alan Dundes and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1973 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wings on My Feet written by Howard Washington Odum and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second novel in Howard W. Odums Black Ulysses trilogy
Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1962-12-15 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Download or read book Fiddlin Charlie Bowman written by Bob L. Cox and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book tells-for the first time-the story of Charlie Bowman, a musician from East Tennessee, who was a major influence on the distinctive fiddle style definitive of country music of the 1920s and 1930s. Charlie, along with three of his brothers and two of his daughters, were part of the Columbia Records "Johnson City Sessions" of 1928 and 1929. The farmer-turned-musician was one of the pioneers who helped shape and develop a vital American musical genre. Bowman was acquainted with many musical luminaries of that colorful era, including the legendary Carter Family. But this is not simply the biography of one man. Fiddlin' Charlie Bowman is the portrayal of a large colorful family, a close-knit mountain community, a geographic area, and a specific musical variety defined as old-time traditional Appalachian music. This volume explores Bowman's musical life - his work with various bands, including the Hill Billies (the first group to use that name to characterize old-time music), his years on the road touring, and his association with other performers. Beyond that, it chronicles the experiences of Bowman's large family left behind in Gray Station, Tennessee and details the many hardships caused by his departure and prolonged absence. Written by Bowman's great nephew Bob L. Cox, this biography provides an insider's perspective on an important but often overlooked musician. For his research, Cox drew on his family's records and memories. In addition to published books and articles, his resources included the family Bible, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, and taped interviews with family members and friends. Sure to be enjoyed by all those interested in the origins of country music and Appalachian history, Fiddlin' Charlie Bowman is a delightful account of the life and times of this musical trailblazer. Bob Cox, a retired chemical engineer, is a history columnist with the Johnson City (Tennessee) Press, producing a weekly feature entitled Yesteryear.
Download or read book Folksinger s Wordbook written by Irwin Silber and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 1973 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Probably the most compre-hensive collection of songs-1000 folk songs, work songs, old favorites, and new classics. Thirty-nine sections, each containing as many songs as can be found in some songbooks. For schools, camps, and churches. Melody line format.
Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1962-12-29 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Download or read book 78 Blues written by John Minton and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2009-10-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When record men first traveled from Chicago or invited musicians to studios in New York, these entrepreneurs had no conception how their technology would change the dynamics of what constituted a musical performance. 78 Blues: Folksongs and Phonographs in the American South covers a revolution in artist performance and audience perception through close examination of hundreds of key “hillbilly” and “race” records released between the 1920s and World War II. In the postwar period, regional strains recorded on pioneering 78 r.p.m. discs exploded into urban blues and R&B, honky-tonk and western swing, gospel, soul, and rock 'n' roll. These old-time records preserve the work of some of America's greatest musical geniuses such as Jimmie Rodgers, Robert Johnson, Charlie Poole, and Blind Lemon Jefferson. They are also crucial mile markers in the course of American popular music and the growth of the modern recording industry. When these records first circulated, the very notion of recorded music was still a novelty. All music had been created live and tied to particular, intimate occasions. How were listeners to understand an impersonal technology like the phonograph record as a musical event? How could they reconcile firsthand interactions and traditional customs with technological innovations and mass media? The records themselves, several hundred of which are explored fully in this book, offer answers in scores of spoken commentaries and skits, in song lyrics and monologues, or other more subtle means.
