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Letters To Gil
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Author : Malik Al Nasir
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2021-09-02
Letters To Gil written by Malik Al Nasir and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-02 with Social Science categories.
‘A searing, triumphant story. A testament to the tenacity of the human spirit as well as a beautiful ode to an iconic figure’ IRENOSEN OKOJIE
Letters From Heaven
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887
Letters From Heaven written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Heaven categories.
Swimming Lessons
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Author : Claire Fuller
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2017-01-26
Swimming Lessons written by Claire Fuller and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-26 with Fiction categories.
FROM THE COSTA AWARD-WINNING, WOMEN’S PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF UNSETTLED GROUND Twelve years ago Flora's mother Ingrid disappeared, vanishing from a Dorset beach, presumed drowned. Everyone - especially her sister and father Gil - believes Ingrid is long dead. Everyone, except Flora. So when she hears that her father has had an accident, and is insisting that he saw his wife, Floral rushes home. But the answers she seeks are nowhere to be found - only further questions. Who did Flora’s father actually see that day? Why is his house filled with towering piles of books? And might the letters hidden within them hold the truth behind her parents’ extraordinary marriage? ‘Thrilling and transporting’ Sunday Times ‘An eloquent tale of squandered love and seething secrets’ Sunday Express ‘A compelling portrait of a complicated, unconventional marriage, and of flawed humanity, with all its secrets, silences and deceits. Excellent’ Mail on Sunday ‘A beautifully told story of motherhood, marriage, and infidelity’ Good Housekeeping
The Last Holiday
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Author : Gil Scott-Heron
language : en
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Release Date : 2012-01-03
The Last Holiday written by Gil Scott-Heron and has been published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“Engrossing and even at times uplifting, Scott-Heron’s self-portrait grants us insights into one of the most influential African American musicians of his generation.” —Booklist The stunning memoir of Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Gil Scott-Heron, The Last Holiday has been praised for bringing back to life one of the most important voices of the last fifty years. The Last Holiday provides a remarkable glimpse into Scott-Heron’s life and times, from his humble beginnings to becoming one of the most influential artists of his generation. The memoir climaxes with a historic concert tour in which Scott-Heron’s band opened for Stevie Wonder. The Hotter than July tour traveled cross-country from late 1980 through early 1981, drumming up popular support for the creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King’s birthday, January 15, was marked with a massive rally in Washington. A fitting testament to the achievements of an extraordinary man, The Last Holiday provides a moving portrait of Scott-Heron’s relationship with his mother, personal recollections of Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Clive Davis, and other musical figures, and a compelling narrative vehicle for Scott-Heron’s insights into the music industry, the civil rights movement, governmental hypocrisy, and our wider place in the world. The Last Holiday confirms Scott-Heron as a fearless truth-teller, a powerful artist, and an inspiring observer of his times. “Leave it to Scott-Heron to save some of his best for last. This posthumously published memoir is an elegiac culmination to his musical and literary career. He’s a real writer, a word man, and it is as wriggling and vital in its way as Bob Dylan’s Chronicles: Volume One.” —The New York Times “Even after his death, Scott-Heron continues to mesmerize us in this brilliant and lyrical romp through the fields of his life. . . . [A] captivating memoir.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
Gil Scott Heron Pieces Of A Man
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Author : Marcus Baram
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2014-11-11
Gil Scott Heron Pieces Of A Man written by Marcus Baram and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Best known for his 1970 polemic "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," Gil Scott-Heron was a musical icon who defied characterization. He tantalized audiences with his charismatic stage presence, and his biting, observant lyrics in such singles as "The Bottle" and "Johannesburg" provide a time capsule for a decade marked by turbulence, uncertainty, and racism. While he was exalted by his devoted fans as the "black Bob Dylan" (a term he hated) and widely sampled by the likes of Kanye West, Prince, Common, and Elvis Costello, he never really achieved mainstream success. Yet he maintained a cult following throughout his life, even as he grappled with the personal demons that fueled so many of his lyrics. Scott-Heron performed and occasionally recorded well into his later years, until eventually succumbing to his life-long struggle with addiction. He passed away in 2011, the end to what had become a hermit-like existence. In this biography, Marcus Baram--an acquaintance of Gil Scott-Heron's--will trace the volatile journey of a troubled musical genius. Baram will chart Scott-Heron's musical odyssey, from Chicago to Tennessee to New York: a drug addict's twisted path to redemption and enduring fame. In Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces of a Man, Marcus Baram puts the complicated icon into full focus.
Amrita Sher Gil
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Author : Yashodhara Dalmia
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2013-01-15
Amrita Sher Gil written by Yashodhara Dalmia and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-15 with categories.
Beautiful and brilliant, Amrita Sher-Gil lived life on her own terms, scandalizing the staid society of her times with her love affairs and unconventional ways. In this fascinating biography, art historian Yashodhara Dalmia paints a compelling portrait of the artist who, when she died in 1941 at the age of twenty-eight, left behind a body of work that establishes her as one of the foremost artists of the century and an eloquent symbol of the fusion between the East and the West
Ghost Letters
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Author : Stephen Alter
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2011-04-10
Ghost Letters written by Stephen Alter and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-10 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
When two modern-day kids discover a grotesque secret in an abandoned mailbox, they have no idea they are about to be drawn into a mystery that began on the other side of the world. Through the help of an English genie and a phantom postman, the two children begin to communicate with another boy, a young calligrapher's apprentice who lived 125 years ago in an Indian village. Writing back and forth, across continents and centuries, the three children eventually realize the possibility of changing history by delivering three letters that were never received. If they can make sure these lost letters reach those for whom they were intended, love may be restored, the life of a kidnapped child could be saved, and a secret agent might be able to prevent a pointless war.
Unforgivable
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Author : Joanna Chambers
language : en
Publisher: Joanna Chambers
Release Date : 2018-01-09
Unforgivable written by Joanna Chambers and has been published by Joanna Chambers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-09 with Fiction categories.
After a traumatic illness robs her of her looks, Rose Davenport has little expectation of making a good marriage—until her feckless father, Miles, unexpectedly brokers a dazzling match for her with the heir to the Earl of Stanhope. Unfortunately, the marriage doesn’t live up to her hopes. Instead of the kindly bridegroom she’s expecting, Rose gets a sullen young husband who can barely stand to look at her. Gil Truman is in love with the beautiful Tilly when his father informs him that he must instead marry plain, sickly Rose. Forced to agree to the marriage to recover the family fortune his father lost to Miles Davenport in a game of cards, Gil is bitter and heartbroken. Their wretched wedding trip ends with him abandoning Rose at his remote Northumbrian estate, intending never to return. After five years of exile, Rose loses patience and travels to London to make a bid at seducing her errant, faithless husband. But their first encounter at a masked ball changes everything. When Rose learns the secret truth of how Gil was blackmailed into their marriage, her appetite for revenge dissolves. It’s too late to turn back, though. Their night of passion has had consequences that force Rose to confront Gil again. Gil’s discovery that the lovely, masked stranger he fell for is none other than his own wife, leaves him feeling sick and betrayed. As for Rose, she has deep wounds of her own from years of Gil’s neglect. With such unpromising beginnings, can Rose and Gil make any kind of life together? Or are some wrongs too painful to ever be forgiven?
Stalingrad
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Author : Daniel Ortega
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Stalingrad written by Daniel Ortega and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Stalingrad. Letters from the Volga presents the reader the developments of the battle from beginning to end from a singular point of view. Through the eyes of Russian and German soldiers take a chronological tour of the massacre relive the fights and feel the drama of trying to survive in a relentless hell of ice and snow.
Gerry Gil Writings
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Author : Danny Gil
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-05-20
Gerry Gil Writings written by Danny Gil and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-20 with Literary Collections categories.
About Gerry Gil By Jimmy S. Ong 1996 + + + Generoso (Gerry) Gil, Jr. (1942-1995) was, at one time or another, a seminarian, a campus pamphleteer, doctoral fellow, population researcher, psychology professor, and journalist. He was associate editor and opinion editor of the Manila Standard from 1989 till his death- in 1995. He was also treasurer of the Philippine Press Institute and taught at the Ateneo de Manila University, the University of the Philippines, and the Asian Institute of Journalism. But what Gerry did most, and best, was opinion writing. Over a span of 25 years, he wrote (among other things, including scholarly articles and office memoranda) editorials, columns, features, and letters to the editor. He was a columnist at the Philippines Herald and Manila Standard, and wrote the vast majority of the Standard's editorials from 1989 to 1995. He was inclined to be self-deprecating about opinion writing, admitting that an editorial writer is generally regarded as a wordsmith . . who writes elegantly enough to package what his owners and editors want him to say . . the moral inferior of the columnist, who, at least in theory, is writing out of his own convictions." He poked fun too at his column writing: "I've been called everything from a great columnist to a little boy with a slingshot." For all his modesty, his colleagues acknowledged his writing to be outstanding for its rigorous research, clarity, balance, and incisiveness. This book is an anthology of Gerry's best pieces from 1971 to 1995, selected for the aforementioned qualities, as well as for their erudition, compassion, humor, and wit. + + + +A Short Life & Some Notes By Danny Gil, 2014 + + + Gerry Gil died July 26, 1995 after entering to the hospital earlier that day. He had had "walking pneumonia" and hadn't heeded the tell-tale symptoms for a couple weeks before that, preferring to keep downing analgesics during his busy schedule. The complications from the broken collar bone he sustained (when the taxi he was riding overturned a few weeks earlier) may have masked the problem. The x-ray plate of that accident had been misplaced and when read much later showed advanced bi-basal pneumonia. Obituary tributes by colleagues and friends in the media can be read at the end of this book.+ + + Notes + + + This archive is Gerry Gil's Writings taken from Magazines and News-papers where he worked as Reporter, Writer and Editor, from 1972 to 1994. It has been many years since the untimely demise of Gerry Gil. He started anonymously writing letters early in his career to the editor, mostly prior to unforgettable Edsa Revolution that toppled strongman Marcos of the Philipines and the chaotic months that followed. This period of letter writing preceeded his return to journalism, and taken together, can be viewed as Gerry's great contribution to Philippine editorial writing: how his journalistic forays and joustings in the political arena via the editorial page unmasked the absurdities and banalities of the politics and powers-that-be of that period, in a uniquely humorous and irreverent manner unmatched by any other writer. And Gerry was the creator of form when history, humor and journalism intersected. It is hoped that this book will amply serve the students of recent Philippine political history, editorial and communication writers, and humor-mongers like most of us. The 1997 book, Wordsmith With A Slingshot, The Gerry Gil Book, was published after his death by our Family Foundation. That book won the National Award for Journalism. This 2014 book, Gerry Gil Writngs (Editorials and Articles) includes majority of the contents of that 1997 book. Reprinting the original book is not viable so we reprinted under Print-On-Demand new system of publishing, with the help of Tatay Jobo Elizes, a self-publisher. We have included also other unpublished essays of Gerry Gil.