They Call Me George
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They Call Me George
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Author : Cecil Foster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
They Call Me George written by Cecil Foster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with HISTORY categories.
A historical work of non-fiction that chronicles the little-known stories of black railway porters - the so-called "Pullmen" of the Canadian rail lines. The actions and spirit of these men helped define Canada as a nation in surprising ways; effecting race relations, human rights, North American multiculturalism, community building, the shape and structure of unions, and the nature of travel and business across the US and Canada. Drawing on the stories and legends of several of these influential early black Canadians, this book narrates the history of a very visible, but rarely considered, aspect of black life in railway-age Canada. These porters, who fought against the idea of Canada as White Man's Country, open only to immigrants from Europe, fought for opportunities and rights and won.
They Called Us Enemy Expanded Edition
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Author : George Takei
language : en
Publisher: Top Shelf Productions
Release Date : 2020-08-26
They Called Us Enemy Expanded Edition written by George Takei and has been published by Top Shelf Productions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-26 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
The New York Times bestselling graphic memoir from actor/author/activist George Takei returns in a deluxe edition with 16 pages of bonus material! Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself -- in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love. George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his magnetic performances, sharp wit, and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in STAR TREK, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father's -- and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future. In 1942, at the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, every person of Japanese descent on the west coast was rounded up and shipped to one of ten "relocation centers," hundreds or thousands of miles from home, where they would be held for years under armed guard. THEY CALLED US ENEMY is Takei's firsthand account of those years behind barbed wire, the terrors and small joys of childhood in the shadow of legalized racism, his mother's hard choices, his father's tested faith in democracy, and the way those experiences planted the seeds for his astonishing future. What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? George Takei joins cowriters Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott and artist Harmony Becker for the journey of a lifetime.
George Washington G Mez
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Author : Américo Paredes
language : en
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Release Date : 1990-06-30
George Washington G Mez written by Américo Paredes and has been published by Arte Publico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-06-30 with Fiction categories.
In the 1930s, Américo Paredes, the renowned folklorist, wrote a novel set to the background of the struggles of Texas Mexicans to preserve their property, culture and identity in the face of Anglo-American migration to and growing dominance over the Rio Grande Valley. Episodes of guerilla warfare, land grabs, racism, jingoism, and abuses by the Texas Rangers make this an adventure novel as well as one of reflection on the making of modern day Texas. George Washington GÑmez is a true precursor of the modern Chicano novel.
Call Me Lucky
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Author : Mike Farris
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2012-11-12
Call Me Lucky written by Mike Farris and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“Do you think you could teach Rock Hudson to talk like you do?” The question came from famed Hollywood director George Stevens, and an affirmative answer propelled Bob Hinkle into a fifty-year career in Hollywood as a speech coach, actor, producer, director, and friend to the stars. Along the way, Hinkle helped Rock Hudson, Dennis Hopper, Carroll Baker, and Mercedes McCambridge talk like Texans for the 1956 epic film Giant. He also helped create the character Jett Rink with James Dean, who became a best friend, and he consoled Elizabeth Taylor personally when Dean was killed in a tragic car accident before the film was released. A few years later, Paul Newman asked Hinkle to do for him what he’d done for James Dean. The result was Newman’s powerful portrayal of a Texas no-good in the Academy Award–winning film Hud (1963). Hinkle could—and did—stop by the LBJ Ranch to exchange pleasantries with the president of the United States. He did likewise with Elvis Presley at Graceland. Good friends with Robert Wagner, Hinkle even taught Wagner’s wife Natalie Wood how to throw a rope. He appeared in numerous television series, including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Dragnet, and Walker, Texas Ranger. On a handshake, he worked as country music legend Marty Robbins’s manager, and he helped Evel Knievel rise to fame. From his birth in Brownfield, Texas, to a family so poor “they could only afford a tumbleweed as a pet,” Hinkle went on to gain acclaim in Hollywood. Through it all, he remained the salty, down-to-earth former rodeo cowboy from West Texas who could talk his way into—or out of—most any situation. More than forty photographs, including rare behind-the-scenes glimpses of the stars Hinkle met and befriended along the way, complement this rousing, never-dull memoir.
George
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Author : Alex Gino
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic Fiction
Release Date : 2015-09-03
George written by Alex Gino and has been published by Scholastic Fiction this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-03 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
"Allow me to introduce you to a remarkable book, full of love, wonder, hope, and the importance of getting to be who you were meant to be. You must read this." - David Levithan, author of Every Day and editor of George. When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy.
Feral
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Author : George Monbiot
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2014-09-26
Feral written by George Monbiot and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-26 with Nature categories.
As an investigative journalist, Monbiot found a mission in his ecological boredom, that of learning what it might take to impose a greater state of harmony between himself and nature. He was not one to romanticize undisturbed, primal landscapes, but rather in his attempts to satisfy his cravings for a richer, more authentic life, he came stumbled into the world of restoration and rewilding. When these concepts were first introduced in 2011, very recently, they focused on releasing captive animals into the wild. Soon the definition expanded to describe the reintroduction of animal and plant species to habitats from which they had been excised. Some people began using it to mean the rehabilitation not just of particular species, but of entire ecosystems: a restoration of wilderness. Rewilding recognizes that nature consists not just of a collection of species but also of their ever-shifting relationships with each other and with the physical environment. Ecologists have shown how the dynamics within communities are affected by even the seemingly minor changes in species assemblages. Predators and large herbivores have transformed entire landscapes, from the nature of the soil to the flow of rivers, the chemistry of the oceans, and the composition of the atmosphere. The complexity of earth systems is seemingly boundless."
All Boys Aren T Blue
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Author : George M. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2021-03-04
All Boys Aren T Blue written by George M. Johnson and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-04 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
This powerful YA memoir-manifesto follows journalist and LGBTQ+ activist George M. Johnson as they explore their childhood, adolescence, and college years, growing up under the duality of being black and queer. From memories of getting their teeth kicked out by bullies at age five to their loving relationship with their grandmother, to their first sexual experience, the stories wrestle with triumph and tragedy and cover topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, inequality, consent, and Black joy. PRAISE FOR ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE A moving and brilliant exploration of Black queerness. Stylist An exuberant, unapologetic memoir infused with a deep but cleareyed love for its subjects. The New York Times An empowering read . . . All Boys Aren't Blue is an unflinching testimony that carves out space for Black queer kids to be seen. Huffington Post Powerful . . . All Boys Aren't Blue is a game changer. Bitch Magazine All Boys Aren't Blue is a balm and testimony to young readers as allies in the fight for equality. Publishers Weekly
Call For The Dead
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Author : John le Carré
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2012-10-02
Call For The Dead written by John le Carré and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-02 with Fiction categories.
The first of his peerless novels of Cold War espionage and international intrigue, Call for the Dead is also the debut of John le Carré's masterful creation George Smiley. "Go back to Whitehall and look for more spies on your drawing boards." George Smiley is no one's idea of a spy—which is perhaps why he's such a natural. But Smiley apparently made a mistake. After a routine security interview, he concluded that the affable Samuel Fennan had nothing to hide. Why, then, did the man from the Foreign Office shoot himself in the head only hours later? Or did he? The heart-stopping tale of intrigue that launched both novelist and spy, Call for the Dead is an essential introduction to le Carré's chillingly amoral universe.
Call Me Gus The Story Of Admiral George E R Kinnear Ii Usn Retired
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Author : James Carter
language : en
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Release Date : 2014-10-31
Call Me Gus The Story Of Admiral George E R Kinnear Ii Usn Retired written by James Carter and has been published by Dog Ear Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This book is the authorized biography of Admiral George E.R. Kinnear II, a highly decorated naval aviator who flew more than 100 combat missions in Korea and Vietnam flying every combat aircraft the Navy had during his career, making over 1,000 carrier landings. He rose from enlisted ranks to command "Fighter Town U.S.A.," Carrier Group Two, was the Chief of Legislative Affairs for the Secretary of the Navy, and served as the U.S. Military Representative to NATO. He was a high-school dropout, but went on to earn Bachelor's and Master's degrees from George Washington University and, subsequently, a Master's and a PhD from Stanford University. He ended his professional career as President of the University of New Hampshire. This book is not a collection of "war stories," but the intimate, personal story of an extraordinary man of courage, patriotism, public service and, above all, integrity. James Carter is a life-long professional writer, journalist, editor and author. He holds a degree from the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications. He has written hundreds of articles for magazines and newspapers, and has received dozens of awards for his writing. After retiring as Vice Chairman of Hammond Farrell, Inc., a leading marketing fi rm in New York, he became the Editor and Publisher of The York Weekly, the newspaper of record in York, Maine, which under his guidance won numerous awards from the Maine Press Association. He sold the newspaper in 1999 (although he still writes his iconic weekly column) to dedicate himself full time to writing. He co-authored (with Robert Shaines) Secrets in a Time of Peace, a history-based novel of international intrigue and nuclear conflict. He also co-authored (with Dick Balkite) The AltMaine Guide: Your Alternative to the Usual Maine Tourist Guidebook.
Tenth Of December
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Author : George Saunders
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-01-03
Tenth Of December written by George Saunders and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-03 with Fiction categories.
The prize-winning, New York Times bestselling short story collection from the internationally bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo 'The best book you'll read this year' New York Times 'Dazzlingly surreal stories about a failing America' Sunday Times WINNER OF THE 2014 FOLIO PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2013 George Saunders's most wryly hilarious and disturbing collection yet, Tenth of December illuminates human experience and explores figures lost in a labyrinth of troubling preoccupations. A family member recollects a backyard pole dressed for all occasions; Jeff faces horrifying ultimatums and the prospect of Darkenfloxx(TM) in some unusual drug trials; and Al Roosten hides his own internal monologue behind a winning smile that he hopes will make him popular. With dark visions of the future riffing against ghosts of the past and the ever-settling present, this collection sings with astonishing charm and intensity.