(W)hole is a collection of poetry and prose that delves into the darkest parts of love, loss, addiction, sexuality, and self-consciousness. Walk side by side with author Toni Casarez as he fills the holes inside himself in order to become whole again.
Sir Quixote of the Moors is an 1895 novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It is Buchan's first novel, written when he was nineteen and an undergraduate at Glasgow University.Buchan's original title was Sir Quixote, and he was annoyed by the addition of "of the Moors" by his publisher. Plot: The novel is set in Galloway in Scotland in the late 17th century, and follows the adventures of the impoverished Jean Sieur de Rohaine...... John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, GCMG, GCVO, CH, PC ( 26 August 1875 - 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. After a brief legal career, Buchan simultaneously began his writing career and his political and diplomatic careers, serving as a private secretary to the colonial administrator of various colonies in southern Africa. He eventually wrote propaganda for the British war effort in the First World War. He was elected Member of Parliament for the Combined Scottish Universities in 1927, but he spent most of his time on his writing career, notably writing The Thirty-Nine Steps and other adventure fiction. In 1935, he was appointed Governor General of Canada by King George V on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada R. B. Bennett, to replace the Earl of Bessborough. He occupied the post until his death in 1940. Buchan was enthusiastic about literacy and the development of Canadian culture, and he received a state funeral in Canada before his ashes were returned to the United Kingdom. Early life and education: Buchan was born in Perth, Scotland, the first child of John Buchan-a Free Church of Scotland minister-and Helen Jane Buchan. He was brought up in Kirkcaldy, Fife, and spent many summer holidays with his maternal grandparents in Broughton in the Scottish Borders. There he developed a love for walking and for the local scenery and wildlife, both of which are often featured in his novels. The protagonist in several of his books is Sir Edward Leithen, whose name is borrowed from the Leithen Water, a tributary of the River Tweed. Buchan attended Hutchesons' Grammar School and was awarded a scholarship to the University of Glasgow at age 17, where he studied classics, wrote poetry, and became a published author. He moved on to study Literae Humaniores (the Classics) at Brasenose College, Oxford with a junior William Hulme scholarship in 1895, where his friends included Hilaire Belloc, Raymond Asquith, and Aubrey Herbert. Buchan won the Stanhope essay prize in 1897 and the Newdigate Prize for poetry the following year; he also was elected as the president of the Oxford Union and had six of his works published. Buchan had his first portrait painted in 1900 by a young Sholto Johnstone Douglas at around the time of his graduation from Oxford............
Fringe human behaviors have been with us since the beginning of time. There is nothing new about corporeal chastisement, bondage, role playing games, S/M...and the fact that some people enjoy it. Giving and receiving. The only thing new is that some humans have perhaps decided to see what's behind these desires. Walden Academy Re-educating Primacy. Not an aberration. Not "Fifty Shades of Grey." W.A.R.P is a University run and attended by those who yearn for understanding, and love.
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Despite a Union victory and Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, unthinkable in the previous century, a new form of suppression and violence descended on the African-American population. "Reconstruction" is employed as a generic term for the period that followed the American Civil War. Suggesting a successful rejuvenation of a war-ravaged South, it lamentably gave way to a resurrection of the same white ruling class and slave-owner mentality, protecting the status quo in the legislatures and courts. With the distortion of Reconstruction's intent came a body of racial policy and a tacitly understood social code that barred the pre-war slave class from personal freedom and opportunity, at the risk of great personal violence for anyone who objected. The arduous task of overthrowing Jim Crow codes and legislation marked one of the first strides toward the modern struggle for ethnic equality in American society and required nearly a century of struggle. That effort spawned a multitude of heroic African-American activists, but it is remembered in large part for the work of two iconic African-American men of stature. Much like their later counterparts, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, the debate between gradual integration through temporary accommodation and overtly insistent activism was led by Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. Through the last years of the 19th century, Washington's gentler approach of enhancing black prospects through vocational education, largely accomplished with white permission and funds, seemed the popular choice. His legacy can be sensed in King's subsequent willingness to extend an olive branch to white Americans in a sense of unity, although Washington's propensity for accommodation held no place in King's ministry. Ultimately, however, the vision that oversaw the creation of the Tuskegee Institute faded in the early 20th century as black intellectualism and stiffening resolve came to the fore. This side's greatest proponent, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, still stands among the greatest and most controversial minds of any black leader in his country. The first African-American to receive a doctorate from Harvard University, Du Bois rose to become one of the most important social thinkers of his time in a 70-year career of combined scholarship, teaching, and activism. His lifelong efforts were devoted to the immediate acceptance of African-Americans as full citizens in good standing, and to the universal dismissal of white superiority. A co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Du Bois was involved with virtually every equality-oriented organization of note in the early and mid-20th century, and his legacy can be found in a long line of extraordinary black scholars extending to the present day. Although Du Bois' name is still (and somewhat inexplicably) less well-known than that of Washington, his prolific writings serve as a bedrock to the modern social engines at work in the pursuit of racial equality in America. In his life and experience of nearly a century, he spanned the administrations of Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Baines Johnson, dying only one day before King's "I Have a Dream" speech. W. E. B. Du Bois: The Life and Legacy of Early 20th Century America's Most Famous Civil Rights Activist chronicles the life and work that made him one of America's most influential men. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Du Bois like never before.
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Despite a Union victory and Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, unthinkable in the previous century, a new form of suppression and violence descended on the African-American population. "Reconstruction" is employed as a generic term for the period that followed the American Civil War. Suggesting a successful rejuvenation of a war-ravaged South, it lamentably gave way to a resurrection of the same white ruling class and slave-owner mentality, protecting the status quo in the legislatures and courts. With the distortion of Reconstruction's intent came a body of racial policy and a tacitly understood social code that barred the pre-war slave class from personal freedom and opportunity, at the risk of great personal violence for anyone who objected. The arduous task of overthrowing Jim Crow codes and legislation marked one of the first strides toward the modern struggle for ethnic equality in American society and required nearly a century of struggle. That effort spawned a multitude of heroic African-American activists, but it is remembered in large part for the work of two iconic African-American men of stature. Much like their later counterparts, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, the debate between gradual integration through temporary accommodation and overtly insistent activism was led by Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. Through the last years of the 19th century, Washington's gentler approach of enhancing black prospects through vocational education, largely accomplished with white permission and funds, seemed the popular choice. His legacy can be sensed in King's subsequent willingness to extend an olive branch to white Americans in a sense of unity, although Washington's propensity for accommodation held no place in King's ministry. Ultimately, however, the vision that oversaw the creation of the Tuskegee Institute faded in the early 20th century as black intellectualism and stiffening resolve came to the fore. This side's greatest proponent, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, still stands among the greatest and most controversial minds of any black leader in his country. The first African-American to receive a doctorate from Harvard University, Du Bois rose to become one of the most important social thinkers of his time in a 70-year career of combined scholarship, teaching, and activism. His lifelong efforts were devoted to the immediate acceptance of African-Americans as full citizens in good standing, and to the universal dismissal of white superiority. A co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Du Bois was involved with virtually every equality-oriented organization of note in the early and mid-20th century, and his legacy can be found in a long line of extraordinary black scholars extending to the present day. Although Du Bois' name is still (and somewhat inexplicably) less well-known than that of Washington, his prolific writings serve as a bedrock to the modern social engines at work in the pursuit of racial equality in America. In his life and experience of nearly a century, he spanned the administrations of Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Baines Johnson, dying only one day before King's "I Have a Dream" speech. W. E. B. Du Bois: The Life and Legacy of Early 20th Century America's Most Famous Civil Rights Activist chronicles the life and work that made him one of America's most influential men. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Du Bois like never before.
While vacationing in the Caribbean, Marie meets and befriends a native, Jasmine. Marie and Jasmine become instant friends and faithful companions. Over the course of their friendship, Marie learns some shocking news about Jasmine. The friend Marie thought she knew; she didn't. What Marie believed was true turned out to be a lie that could threaten their friendship. However, in a strange twist of fate, Marie will reconnect with Jasmine and rediscover the bond of a friend. She will experience the affection in their relationship again, strengthening the connection. Marie will discover an opportunity to learn something new and find herself all over again.
Oscillant entre le roman et le v cu, Walter, personnage de la trilogie W&F, rencontre l'auteur.Une enqu te s'amorce amenant une similitude de vie, parall le, dans le roman ou le v cu d'une gen se de vie, de lieu et de personnage...Une crois e des chemins dans un huis clos Normand favorisant la confidence des souvenirs.
A delightful tour of the Finger Lakes Region of New York State through captivating illustration and descriptive verse. Each page shares cultural and historical facts of interest appealing to adults and older children while detailed and colorful illustrations along with alphabetical verse appeal to younger children. Letter sounds, alliteration and rhyme help build phonemic awareness and letter sound recognition. Content area vocabulary related to curriculum is present. Reference materials included: Index, map and more. W is for Waterfall takes readers of all ages on a journey through this important area of New York State. Subjects include agriculture, aviation, art, birds, wetlands, pollination, Erie Canal, movie history, women's history, trout, fishing, farms. Recommened for interested adults and K-4th grade.
A delightful tour of the Finger Lakes Region of New York State through captivating illustration and descriptive verse. Each page shares cultural and historical facts of interest appealing to adults and older children while detailed and colorful illustrations along with alphabetical verse appeal to younger children. Letter sounds, alliteration and rhyme help build phonemic awareness and letter sound recognition. Content area vocabulary related to curriculum is present. Reference materials included: Index, map and more. W is for Waterfall takes readers of all ages on a journey through this important area of New York State. Subjects include agriculture, aviation, art, birds, wetlands, pollination, Erie Canal, movie history, women's history, trout, fishing, farms. Recommended for interested adults and K-4th grade.
W IS FOR WONDER collects the first ten episodes of the adventures of W, a superhero like no other, who struggles between the hunger for Justice and the need to use violence to achieve that very ideal of justice. Through the episodes, the reader follows W, a shadow running in the darkness of lonely New York City corners, chasing criminals, helping lost souls. Some nights are memorable for W and they are filled with successes in fighting crime; some nights W holds on to the daytime identity of Guinn McGovern, trying to deal with a normal social existence and the struggles of modern dating. Some nights W has to wear both hats: the job of the superhero doesn't allow any day off, even when some truths about Guinn, and about how some of the main characters of the series became who they are, could be waiting around a corner.
After a tragic incident of domestic violence involving her precious daughter, Mother Brown is led to start a new single's ministry at Overcoming Faith Church-W.O.O.F. These young women will ban together to keep the wolf at the door through service and celibacy, and by following the "one-another" scriptures in the Bible. You know them: Love one another; Serve one another; Be kind...blah, blah, blah.But as you can imagine their good intentions run into come big-bad opposition from within and without, not the least of which is Evangelist Johnesther Mayberry. You see, Johnesther, the illustrious First Lady, and the wily Head Deacon Raython Bliss are secretly mounting a coup against her unsuspecting husband, the Right Reverend-and equally fine-Pastor John Mayberry."It's gonna take the Spirit of the Lord to sort this mess out "
This manual is a unique approach to teaching swimming and improving fitness levels to adults that may be veterans seeking to transition from the military to civilian life. Others may have a fear of water that needs an individual approach to expand their enjoyment of life. Still others may have disabilities that water exercises can bring relief to their lives through challenges and playful activities. Our manatee float with every muscle in your body totally relaxed can help those with arthritic joints find relief or our Zero-G suspension is as close to weightlessness as you can get here on earth. The author, Dr. Jane Katz is a lifelong swimming instructor acknowledged by FINA as a contributor to aquatic sports and swimmer of merit, a member of the 1964 demonstration team for Synchroized Swimming at the Tokyo Olympics, multiple awards from the International Swimming Hall of Fame, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Presidents Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. She holds a doctorate (Ed.D.) in Gerontology from Columbia University with a dissertation on Master Swimming. She is the author of 16 books on all aspects of swimming. One of her first books, "The W.E.T. Workout" (Water Exercise Techniques) could be credited as the source of the Water Exercise classes that swept the nation in the eighties and are still a part of every swimming pool programs today. She was been awarded "Outstanding Teacher Award" by John Jay College and a Distinguish Educator Award by her fellow alumnus of the City College of New York One of her most touching personal awards was after the pandemic, when a senior Y member saw her for the first time post-pandemic and said, "Jane, you've changed my life ".You can too.
In the luminous pages of "Women of Worth: An Anthology of Women," discover a captivating tapestry of strength, resilience, and unyielding grace. This anthology invites you to embark on an extraordinary journey, where the worth of women is celebrated through their remarkable stories, voices, and experiences.
W.I.S.D.O.M. tells the story of the perpetually reluctant mother, as she enters her twenties with her own pessimistic views on children and parenthood, only to discover that in the words of Ian Malcolm, "life, uh...finds a way." Through bitingly honest humor she navigates through a multifront effort to pursue her own life goals, fight against mommy culture, and, oh yeah, raise a child. Through clever acronyms, W.I.S.D.O.M. guides the reader on a chronological journey to overcome the challenges faced throughout child-rearing. The reader will learn how to prepare for a baby while averting the insidious baby industry and their devious corporate marketers, and champion judgment-free parenting with the metric of, "what is easiest for me?" Most importantly, this book speaks to mothers striving to retain own goals outside of parenthood by giving career advice such as, "A great way to answer the typical interview question, 'What has been a challenge in your life and what did you do to overcome it' is to begin with 'Before the accident...' and then describe how you overcame those challenges to get where you are today. Just don't mention that 'accident' means pregnancy." In the end, every reader can comfortably rest knowing that, like the author's ancestors, who upon reaching the Midwest over one hundred years ago, decide that sometimes we just have to settle for good enough.
One of Australia's finest essayists, the first to cut through 'the great Australian silence' to convey the richness and uniqueness of Aboriginal culture to settler Australians'The most literate and persuasive of all contributions on Australia's Indigenous people' -Marcia LangtonW.E.H. Stanner's words changed Australia. In his 1968 Boyer Lectures he exposed a 'cult of forgetfulness practised on a national scale', regarding the fate of First Nations people, for which he coined the phrase 'the great Australian silence'. And in his essay 'Durmugam' he provided an unforgettable portrait of a warrior's attempt to hold back cultural change.The pieces collected here span Stanner's career as well as the history of Australian race relations. They reveal the extraordinary scholarship, humanity and vision of one of Australia's finest essayists. Stanner's writings remain relevant in a time of reckoning with white Australia's injustices against Aboriginal people and the path to reconciliation.With an introduction by Robert Manne'Bill Stanner was a superb essayist with a wonderful turn of phrase and ever fresh prose. He always had important things to say, which have not lost their relevance. It is wonderful that they will now be available to a new and larger audience.' -Henry Reynolds'Stanner's essays still hold their own among this country's finest writings on matters black and white.' -Noel Pearson
