Showing posts with label Book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book. Show all posts
Monday, November 3, 2014
Buy: Yanatha Desouvre - Savor the Moments: Inspired by True Stories
"In Yanatha Desouvre's Savor the Moments, "Goodman's gift, which is also the author's, is his ability to be uplifting ... his hopefulness is undeniably contagious; his empathy is admirable; his interest in the ordinary is extraordinary." (from the foreword by best-selling author and historian Robert P. Watson, Ph.D.)
We face obstacles each and every day, but the question is--how do we allow these challenges to affect our lives? In this collection of 11 timeless short stories, we meet Grayson Goodman, a traveling businessman, who encounters people dealing with challenging situations in life that are no different than our own.
Discover how they cope with the unexpectedly difficult circumstances they face and how Goodman touches their lives with words that ring with simple, honest clarity. Goodman introduces us to an executive in Miami, Fla., facing difficult economic times and yet striving to keep her company intact; a world-renowned, frustrated artist in Cayenne, French Guiana, whose music is leaked to the public before his album was completed; a young mother of four in Philadelphia, Pa., who lost her husband in the war, and many others. As we share in his conversations, we travel with Goodman on his warm-hearted and inspiring journey to different establishments throughout the world as he searches to find the answers to the difficult questions we all face. Savor the Moments: Inspired by True Stories includes stories about love, loss, compassion, and ultimately, the most powerful force in all of our lives--hope.
Best-selling author and poet Yanatha Desouvre continues to bring us the intensely personal stories with universal life themes that he's provided in Walk Through this Journey: Volume One; Walk Through this Journey Volume Two: The Next Step Forward; A Family Affair and Big Sister, Little Sister. Now, in his most emotionally powerful collection of stories yet, Desouvre takes us around the world with engaging short stories that encourage us all to ... Savor the Moments.
Buy: Yanatha Desouvre - Savor the Moments: Inspired by True Stories
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Video: Irwin Schiff - How an Economy Grows and Why it Doesn't
How an Economy Grows and Why it Doesn’t is a simple comic book, yet it provides key insights onto the importance of savings and capital in an economy and the troubles of distorting these factors.
PDF: Irwin Schiff - How an Economy Grows and Why it Doesn't
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Amy Wilentz's 'Farewell, Fred Voodoo: a Letter from Haiti' among 2013 National Book Critics Award winners
The New York Times reports on the winners of the National Book Critics Circle awards. Among the winners is Amy Wilentz, who collected the top prize for Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti, based on her years of reporting from Haiti.
A love story that examines modern attitudes about race, a chronicle of the days after Hurricane Katrina and a biography of Anglo-Irish satirist Jonathan Swift won National Book Critics Circle awards on Thursday.
The prizes presented at the New School in New York City honor books published in the United States in the past year and are selected by the group’s 24-member board of directors.
The prize for fiction went to “Americanah,” the third novel by Nigerian-born author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about childhood sweethearts who move to different countries.
American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheri Fink’s “Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital”, was awarded the prize for nonfiction, and Leo Damrosch’s “Jonathan Swift: His Life and His World” won for biography.
A love story that examines modern attitudes about race, a chronicle of the days after Hurricane Katrina and a biography of Anglo-Irish satirist Jonathan Swift won National Book Critics Circle awards on Thursday.
The prizes presented at the New School in New York City honor books published in the United States in the past year and are selected by the group’s 24-member board of directors.
The prize for fiction went to “Americanah,” the third novel by Nigerian-born author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about childhood sweethearts who move to different countries.
American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheri Fink’s “Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital”, was awarded the prize for nonfiction, and Leo Damrosch’s “Jonathan Swift: His Life and His World” won for biography.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
The complex relationship between black literature and history
August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “The Piano Lesson,” set in 1936, revolves around a sibling conflict over a piece of property: Berniece Charles wants to keep an heirloom piano that was first acquired when white slaveholders sold her great-grandfather in the 19th century; now it is owned by her freed family. Her brother Boy Willie, on the other hand, wants to sell the piano and use the money to buy land.
The conflict is emotionally and ethically fraught: Should the family keep the piano as a reminder of its history and the past? Or sell it, to symbolically move on from that tortured history and turn past wrongs into practical gains?
For Sandy Alexandre, an associate professor of literature at MIT, the play is an example of the complicated relationship black Americans have with material possessions — the subject of a new book she is developing. Contrary to stereotypes about blacks prizing flashy, dispensable goods, Alexandre says, African-American literature is filled with complex psychological and historical meditations about what it means to own property in a country where blacks themselves were once property.
The conflict is emotionally and ethically fraught: Should the family keep the piano as a reminder of its history and the past? Or sell it, to symbolically move on from that tortured history and turn past wrongs into practical gains?
For Sandy Alexandre, an associate professor of literature at MIT, the play is an example of the complicated relationship black Americans have with material possessions — the subject of a new book she is developing. Contrary to stereotypes about blacks prizing flashy, dispensable goods, Alexandre says, African-American literature is filled with complex psychological and historical meditations about what it means to own property in a country where blacks themselves were once property.
On Dany Laferrière, Language and the Académie Française
Last December Haitian-Canadian (Québécois) writer Dany Laferrière was voted into the august Académie Française, taking the seat of the late Argentinian-born author Hector Bianciotti. He is the first Canadian and the first Haitian to become a member of the nearly 400-year-old institution; he is also the first who is neither French, naturalized French, nor a resident of France. The permanent secretary of the Académie, historian Hélène Carrère d’Encausse even consulted with its patron, President François Hollande, who confirmed that the statutes did not require that members be of French nationality.
“Language,” said Carrère d’Encausse, “is the nationality.”
Laferrière’s friend and fellow author, Franco-Congolese Alain Mabanckou said that his election marks an increasing openness at the Académie Française, the purpose of which is to protect and monitor the French language.
“Language,” said Carrère d’Encausse, “is the nationality.”
Laferrière’s friend and fellow author, Franco-Congolese Alain Mabanckou said that his election marks an increasing openness at the Académie Française, the purpose of which is to protect and monitor the French language.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
PEN and UNESCO to bolster Haitian Creole publishing
PEN International has announced that it will be partnering with UNSECO on a major new research and capacity building program, working with PEN Centers in Kenya, Serbia, Haiti, and Nigeria to strengthen the minority language creative publishing industries in those countries.
Entitled “Developing the Minority Language Creative Industry in Kenya, Haiti, Serbia and Nigeria: An Inter-Regional Research, Advocacy and Development Programme,” the project will involve three key elements:
1. A one-year research project exploring how cultural policies and barriers impact writers from minority language backgrounds.
2. Capacity-building and training with the four PEN Centers to strengthen their advocacy for linguistic rights.
3. Support from PEN International’s Publishers Circle to PEN Centers and local publishers to strengthen minority language publishing in those countries.
Entitled “Developing the Minority Language Creative Industry in Kenya, Haiti, Serbia and Nigeria: An Inter-Regional Research, Advocacy and Development Programme,” the project will involve three key elements:
1. A one-year research project exploring how cultural policies and barriers impact writers from minority language backgrounds.
2. Capacity-building and training with the four PEN Centers to strengthen their advocacy for linguistic rights.
3. Support from PEN International’s Publishers Circle to PEN Centers and local publishers to strengthen minority language publishing in those countries.
Saturday, February 8, 2014
BUY: Fernand Hibbert - Romulus: A Novella from 19th Century Haiti (English Edition)
Authored by Fernand Hibbert
Translated by Matthew Robertshaw
Edition: First
This is the first and only English translation of celebrated Haitian author Fernand Hibbert's novella Romulus. The story takes place in the prosperous and lively seaside town of Miragoâne on Haiti's southern peninsula, where a group of exiles disembark to launch a civil war. The town's residents are forced to take sides as their home is transformed into a battleground. Romulus Joseph, a simple police commissioner, finds himself taking part in the uprising, never fully grasping the philosophy of the rebellion. First published in French and Kreyòl in 1908, Fernand Hibbert's novella Romulus is an exciting look at a vibrant community as its members live through the thrill and disappointment of one of many disastrous events in Haiti's rocky history. Hibbert tells this dramatic and satirical tale with as much wit as heart. His themes, both political and emotional, hold true a century after publication.
Translated by Matthew Robertshaw
Edition: First
This is the first and only English translation of celebrated Haitian author Fernand Hibbert's novella Romulus. The story takes place in the prosperous and lively seaside town of Miragoâne on Haiti's southern peninsula, where a group of exiles disembark to launch a civil war. The town's residents are forced to take sides as their home is transformed into a battleground. Romulus Joseph, a simple police commissioner, finds himself taking part in the uprising, never fully grasping the philosophy of the rebellion. First published in French and Kreyòl in 1908, Fernand Hibbert's novella Romulus is an exciting look at a vibrant community as its members live through the thrill and disappointment of one of many disastrous events in Haiti's rocky history. Hibbert tells this dramatic and satirical tale with as much wit as heart. His themes, both political and emotional, hold true a century after publication.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
BUY: Myriam J. A. Chancy - The Scorpion's Claw
This challenging, multi-layered story is told from a womanist perspective through a network of narrative voices encompassing two generations of Haitians, tied together both by blood relations and bloodshed. In addition to the characters' personal struggles with the harsh realities of postcolonial Haiti, the violent history of the last six centuries of the country, from the brutal years of colonialism and slavery to the chaotic aftermath of the fall of the Baby Doc regime, is also explored. The rhythm of the prose echoes Haitian Créole as this dramatic novel unfolds.
BUY: Myrlande E. Sauveur - Daily Spiritual Vitamins and Minerals For Your Soul: Feed Your Soul as You Feed Your Body Every Day
Only God Can Heal You Both Spiritually and Physically! Oftentimes, the vicissitudes of life get in the way of building an intimate relationship with God. We live in a fast-paced society and sometimes feel overwhelmed to the point that we question God's plan for our life. Daily Spiritual Vitamins and Minerals for Your Soul offers a dozen meditational reflections, supported by daily key verse, as a regulator to give our lives the rhythm we need to enhance our self-esteem, elevate our morale, increase our faith, and strengthen our fellowship with the Lord. We all need vitamins and minerals to stay physically healthy, and we need the Word of God to remain spiritually healthy. These pages contain nuggets of peace and wisdom for a troubled society and its weary people-and with daily meditation and reflection on God's Word, you will nourish your soul and soothe your spirit.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Cuban writer Eldys Baratute visits Haiti schools
Port au Prince -. Eldys Baratute Cuban writer visited several schools in Haiti after participating in the first edition of the International Book Fair in the country, reported Prensa Latina today to diplomatic sources the island.
This appointment came in the capital from 12 to 15 last, had to Venezuela as guest of honor nation and recognized the work of the Haitian writer Frankétienne, candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2009.
Baratute centers was in primary and secondary education, where donated books and shared with students about reality and customs of their homeland.
This appointment came in the capital from 12 to 15 last, had to Venezuela as guest of honor nation and recognized the work of the Haitian writer Frankétienne, candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2009.
Baratute centers was in primary and secondary education, where donated books and shared with students about reality and customs of their homeland.
Monday, December 16, 2013
BUY: Ibi Zoboi - A is for Ayiti
A is for Ayiti
Written by Ibi Zoboi
Illustrated by Joseph Zoboi
Grade Level: PK-3
An alphabet book that explores the rich culture of Haiti, by incredible husband-wife duo, Joseph and Ibi Zoboi.
Written by Ibi Zoboi
Illustrated by Joseph Zoboi
Grade Level: PK-3
An alphabet book that explores the rich culture of Haiti, by incredible husband-wife duo, Joseph and Ibi Zoboi.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Novelist Dany Laferrière first Haitian Quebecer admitted to l’Académie Française
MONTRÉAL — Quebec writer Dany Laferrière has been admitted to l’Académie française.
He becomes the first Haitian Quebecer elected to the prestigious institution.
The other five candidates were Catherine Clément, Yves-Denis Delaporte, Arthur Pauly, Jean-Claude Perrier and Georges Tayar.
Born in Port-au-Prince in 1953, Laferrière published his first novel, Comment faire l’amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer (How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired), in 1985. He won the Prix Médicis in 2009 for L’énigme du retour. His most recent book, Journal d’un écrivain en pyjama, was published this year by Editions Memory Inkwell.
He becomes the first Haitian Quebecer elected to the prestigious institution.
The other five candidates were Catherine Clément, Yves-Denis Delaporte, Arthur Pauly, Jean-Claude Perrier and Georges Tayar.
Born in Port-au-Prince in 1953, Laferrière published his first novel, Comment faire l’amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer (How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired), in 1985. He won the Prix Médicis in 2009 for L’énigme du retour. His most recent book, Journal d’un écrivain en pyjama, was published this year by Editions Memory Inkwell.
Friday, December 6, 2013
Interview: Rick Ross talks 'Freeway Rick Ross: The UntoldAutobiography' on VICE
Below this interview, you'll find an exclusive excerpt from Freeway Rick Ross: The Untold Story
“Freeway” Rick Ross sits at a corner booth at Denny’s on Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles and stirs his Earl Grey tea and adds a spot of honey. “Someone wants to buy ten T-shirts. He’s a new hustler,” he says ecstatically as he puts down his cell phone. He smiles and brushes off the egg scramble he accidently dropped on his T-shirt, which reads “THE REAL RICK ROSS IS NOT A RAPPER.” He now is selling shirts like these, as opposed to crack.
“Freeway” Rick Ross sits at a corner booth at Denny’s on Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles and stirs his Earl Grey tea and adds a spot of honey. “Someone wants to buy ten T-shirts. He’s a new hustler,” he says ecstatically as he puts down his cell phone. He smiles and brushes off the egg scramble he accidently dropped on his T-shirt, which reads “THE REAL RICK ROSS IS NOT A RAPPER.” He now is selling shirts like these, as opposed to crack.
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013
REVIEW: Paramilitarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti
A sense of the arguments and perspective that drive Jeb Sprague’s detailed study of paramilitarism in Haiti from the early 1990s to 2004 is given in the following quote, which comes in a closing chapter: “As with all historical processes, Haiti’s recent history cannot be reduced to pure good versus pure evil—the popular Lavalas movement had its own contradictions and failures. Even so, right-wing paramilitarism and its backers have produced, by far, the most victims of political violence in Haiti in recent history” (p. 281). Sprague supports this point—and at the same time aims to expose layers of political complexity—with an intriguing assessment of the role of paramilitary organizations in ensuring that popular movements in the Caribbean republic are kept hobbled.
The span of the study is marked by the two overthrows of democratically elected popular leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his Fanmi Lavalas (FL) movement in 1991, and later in 2004. It is to Sprague’s credit that he keeps in clear view at all times the link between these events—now half-forgotten in the minds of a foreign audience unable (or unwilling) to recall Haiti’s history prior to the 2010 earthquake—and contemporary politics in Haiti.
This is a crucial story. For too long, the role of paramilitarism in these events has been recognized but little studied. This is somewhat surprising given the presence of state- and private-funded agencies of social control in Haiti’s history. In the nineteenth century, Haitian leaders ensured dominance by using the armed forces under their command to contain popular risings. There was always resistance, and this resistance only encouraged leaders to sharpen their tools of repression. Emperor Faustin Soulouque (1847–1859) had his own forces, and they would form the template for the military control of some of his successors.
The span of the study is marked by the two overthrows of democratically elected popular leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his Fanmi Lavalas (FL) movement in 1991, and later in 2004. It is to Sprague’s credit that he keeps in clear view at all times the link between these events—now half-forgotten in the minds of a foreign audience unable (or unwilling) to recall Haiti’s history prior to the 2010 earthquake—and contemporary politics in Haiti.
This is a crucial story. For too long, the role of paramilitarism in these events has been recognized but little studied. This is somewhat surprising given the presence of state- and private-funded agencies of social control in Haiti’s history. In the nineteenth century, Haitian leaders ensured dominance by using the armed forces under their command to contain popular risings. There was always resistance, and this resistance only encouraged leaders to sharpen their tools of repression. Emperor Faustin Soulouque (1847–1859) had his own forces, and they would form the template for the military control of some of his successors.