Bama Boy
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Bama Boy
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Author : Bobby Morrison
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2006-03-03
Bama Boy written by Bobby Morrison and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Bama Boy depicts the author's humble beginnings on a sharecropper's farm in North Carolina. One of 12 children, he picked cotton from the time he was six and went to school only on rainy days. "If your teacher ever feeds you, you can go to school every day," his mother told him. However, the book is not one of racial deprivation nor victimization, but one of achievement. Bobby's family moves up, and Bobby is the first in the family to graduate from high school. This is a story of Americana, coming-of-age, and personal achievement. The author chronicles the 70s and 80s in the Nation's Capital. He realizes his dreams of driving a good car, raising a son and sending him to college, winning tennis trophies and writing his first book. Some chapter headings are, "Easy Money" which explores the numbers racket, before and after it became legalized, as the lottery and asks the reader to think about the magic and mystery of numbers. See how it's done. "Cars, Cars and More Cars" depicts Bobby's passion for wheels. One chapter involves an interlude in Vietnam. The memoir ends with the author returning to his roots at North Carolina family reunion. Bama Boy depicts not only the black experience but also the human experience. It is a reading experience for people of all ages. it is especially inspirational for the teenager or young adult. Morrison has an easy, pleasing, graphic way of storytelling. the stories move swiftly and freely from one episode to another, explore the period, giving the reader an easy vicarious identification. Riding with the author from Washington to Atlantic City, a 17-year-old nephew, who is not an avid reader, devoured the book from cover to cover and wanted more.
Bama Boy
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Author : Sheri Cobb South
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Release Date : 2013-04-02
Bama Boy written by Sheri Cobb South and has been published by Createspace Independent Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-02 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Tracy Brock agrees to tutor transfer student Jimbo Maxwell so that he can be eligible to play for the Elmore High School football team. Though Jimbo is a country boy with a thick Southern drawl, he's crucial to the team's success. Tracy comes to appreciate Jimbo's sense of humor and downright decency, but she's determined not to become romantically involved with a boy whose future looks bleak.
African American Slang
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Author : Maciej Widawski
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-03-05
African American Slang written by Maciej Widawski and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-05 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
A pioneering exploration of form, meaning, theme and function in African American slang, illustrated with thousands of contextual examples.
Murder In Evergreen
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Author : Jim Riley
language : en
Publisher: Next Chapter
Release Date : 2023-04-10
Murder In Evergreen written by Jim Riley and has been published by Next Chapter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-10 with Fiction categories.
The FBI send their newest agent, Wade Dalton, to interview a girl who turned up missing from Metairie. But when someone murders the girl in the room with Wade, everything in Evergreen changes. Wade teams with the petite acting sheriff, Sam Cates, to investigate. Strange events take place in the small community, and Sam's father disappears. Things take a turn from bad to worse, and the team finds out that they're fighting an ominous foe with unimaginable resources. Soon, the frightening truth behind the murder is revealed... and it's something neither could have expected.
The Music Of Your Life
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Author : John Rowell
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2007-11-01
The Music Of Your Life written by John Rowell and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-01 with Fiction categories.
With a voice that is both sophisticated and deeply Southern, author John Rowell evokes the memory of the great Truman Capote in this wonderful collection of short stories, peopled with unforgettable, endearing characters and filled with wry insights. Drawn from the emotional well of a young man who grew up in love with the glittery, glamorous world of music and movies and theater—far removed from his own more prosaic life in North Carolina—and informed with honesty and compassion, the seven short stories that comprise The Music of Your Life showcase the talent of a remarkably gifted writer. Compulsively readable and always accessible, each story takes the reader into the mind and heart of its central character, whether a young boy suffering from Lawrence Welk damage and teetering precariously on the edge of puberty ("The Music of Your Life") or a not-so-young-anymore man for whom fantasy and reality have become a terrifying blur and who finds himself slipping over the edge toward total meltdown ("Wildlife of Coastal Carolina"). Nostalgia plays a part in these stories as a somewhat jaded New York film critic looks back on his life and the movies that shaped him ("Spectators in Love"), and an aging flower-shop owner ruefully assesses the love he found and lost when, as an eighteen-year-old, he embarked on a Hollywood career that never soared but did include one particularly memorable appearance on the I Love Lucy television show ("Who Loves You?") These stories all create entire worlds within which the characters live and struggle to find their way. Funny, touching, serious, and tender, the tales within The Music of Your Life are sure to appeal to anyone who has ever known the awkwardness of being "different," and while life is often harsh for the stories' characters, the bold determination with which they persevere offers inspiration to all.
Typical American A Hole
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Author : Affan Ghaffari
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2014-07-01
Typical American A Hole written by Affan Ghaffari and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-01 with Social Science categories.
This book unleashes years of frustration stemming from the ostensible and sheer ignorance of Americans concerning not only the outside world, but even matters apposite to their immediate vicinity. I have lived in Tallahassee, Boston, Miami, and College Station. There has been a common thread pervasive in all of these living experiences: the exposure to an increasingly decadent, desultory and vapid American culture. In geography, the concept is called placelessness. Apparently it seems like a felicitous word to describe the blase nature of an American culture that has become enslaved to the beer bottle, the boob tube, the Botox injections, the silicon breast enhancements, the marijuana, cigarette smoking, and an ecumenically gilded culture of scapegraces. So much of American culture is being diluted by adherence to political correctness and hackneyed professional standards. What ever happened to the media serving as the watchdogs of government? Now the media is more concerned with actually promoting dogs and dog-like behavior from shallow celebrities. The book attempts to compile the dilapidated schemas, illogical double standards, and slipshod behavior of Americans in a sarcastic (yet humorous) and informative (yet satirical) fashion.
Congressional Record
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Author : United States. Congress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Law categories.
Mr Fix It
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Author : Crystal Hubbard
language : en
Publisher: Genesis Press, Inc.
Release Date : 2008-09-01
Mr Fix It written by Crystal Hubbard and has been published by Genesis Press, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-01 with Fiction categories.
Awl's well that ends well? On the eve of her acceptance of the Torchbearer Award, an industry award for the romance writer who best represents the genre, Khela Halliday reveals the deepest, darkest secret of her heart: she doesn't believe in love. Not at first sight, second glance, everlasting or springing eternal. But love might just be in Khela's future when handsome handyman Carter Radcliffe helps her save face during the award's weekend ceremonies. Alluring, intelligent and delightfully wacky, Khela interests Carter more than he'd like. Women typically only wanted one thing from him, and rarely was it the one thing he wanted to give. Through Khela's books, Carter finds the tools to unlock her impenetrable heart, all the while wondering if he can raze his own defenses to let her into his.
Merchant Vessels Of The United States
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Merchant Vessels Of The United States written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Merchant marine categories.
Sankofa
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Author : Chibundu Onuzo
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-06-03
Sankofa written by Chibundu Onuzo and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-03 with Fiction categories.
A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK A BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FUTURES PRIZE AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A captivating story about a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the West African father she never knew' REESE WITHERSPOON Anna is at a stage of her life when she's beginning to wonder who she really is. She has separated from her husband, her daughter is all grown up, and her mother - the only parent who raised her - is dead. Searching through her mother's belongings, she finds clues about the West African father she never knew. Through reading his student diary, chronicling his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London, she discovers that he eventually became the president (some would say the dictator) of a small nation in West Africa - and he is still alive. She decides to track him down and so begins a funny, painful, fascinating journey, and an exploration of race, identity and what we pass on to our children. 'A real pleasure, it's funny, thought-provoking and holds a light up to everything from cultural differences to colonialism' STYLIST 'I LOVED Sankofa SO MUCH' MARIAN KEYES 'Slick pacing and unpredictable developments keep the reader alert right up to the novel's exhilarating ending' GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE DAY 'Onuzo's sneakily breezy, highly entertaining novel leaves the reader rethinking familiar narratives of colonisation, inheritance and liberation' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 'A really great book, very poignant' SARA COX