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Calypso

Author : David Sedaris
Publisher : Abacus
ISBN 13 : 9780349141893
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (418 download)

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Download or read book Calypso written by David Sedaris and published by Abacus. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Sedaris is the premier observer of our world and its weirdnesses' Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt 'He's like an American Alan Bennett' Guardian A New York Times Notable Book of 2018 'Entrancing . . . This book allows us to observed not just the nimble-mouthed elf of his previous work, but a man in his seventh decade expunging his darker secrets and contemplating mortality . . . The brilliance of David Sedaris's writing is that his very essence, his aura, seeps through the pages of his books like an intoxicating cloud, mesmerising us so that his logic becomes ours' Alan Cumming, Scotsman If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself. With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and mortality. Make no mistake: these stories are very, very funny - it's a book that can make you laugh 'til you snort, the way only family can. Sedaris's writing has never been sharper, and his ability to shock readers into laughter unparalleled. But much of the comedy here is born out of that vertiginous moment when your own body betrays you and you realize that the story of your life is made up of more past than future. This is beach reading for people who detest beaches, required reading for those who loathe small talk and love a good tumour joke. Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris's darkest and warmest book yet - and it just might be his very best.

Creepy Crawly Calypso

Author : Tony Langham
Publisher : Barefoot Books
ISBN 13 : 1782856706
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Creepy Crawly Calypso written by Tony Langham and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jump and jive with this funky band of mini-beasts, as they play their cool calypso beats! Introducing guitar-strumming ladybugs, trombone-blowing dragonflies and piano-tinkling centipedes, the catchy CD which accompanies the book will have everyone singing along enthusiastically. The counting theme throughout helps young learners with their numbers up to ten, and there are lots of creepy-crawly facts at the back of the book, in addition to information about the Caribbean and calypso bands.

Calypso Magnolia

Author : John Wharton Lowe
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469626217
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book Calypso Magnolia written by John Wharton Lowe and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this far-reaching literary history, John Wharton Lowe remakes the map of American culture by revealing the deep, persistent connections between the ideas and works produced by writers of the American South and the Caribbean. Lowe demonstrates that a tendency to separate literary canons by national and regional boundaries has led critics to ignore deep ties across highly permeable borders. Focusing on writers and literatures from the Deep South and Gulf states in relation to places including Mexico, Haiti, and Cuba, Lowe reconfigures the geography of southern literature as encompassing the "circumCaribbean," a dynamic framework within which to reconsider literary history, genre, and aesthetics. Considering thematic concerns such as race, migration, forced exile, and colonial and postcolonial identity, Lowe contends that southern literature and culture have always transcended the physical and political boundaries of the American South. Lowe uses cross-cultural readings of nineteenth- and twentieth-century writers, including William Faulkner, Martin Delany, Zora Neale Hurston, George Lamming, Cristina Garcia, Edouard Glissant, and Madison Smartt Bell, among many others, to make his argument. These literary figures, Lowe argues, help us uncover new ways of thinking about the shared culture of the South and Caribbean while demonstrating that southern literature has roots even farther south than we realize.

Jacques Cousteau's Calypso

Author : Jacques Cousteau
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Jacques Cousteau's Calypso written by Jacques Cousteau and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 1983 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of Cousteau's specially designed ship "Calypso" details the vessel's technical modifications, and equipment and discusses Cousteau's diverse scientific expeditions and investigations.

Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking

Author : Raquel V. Reyes
Publisher : Crooked Lane Books
ISBN 13 : 1639101071
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking written by Raquel V. Reyes and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s time for a savory soirée—but something sinister is stewing—in Raquel V. Reyes’s second delightful Caribbean Kitchen mystery, perfectly delicious for fans of Mia P. Manansala. Fall festivities are underway in Coral Shores, Miami. Cuban-American cooking show star Miriam Quiñones-Smith wakes up to find a corpse in her front yard. The body by the fake tombstone is the woman that was kicked out of the school's Fall Festival the day before. Miriam's luck does not improve. Her passive-aggressive mother-in-law puts her in charge of the Women's Club annual gala. But this year, it's not canapes and waltzes. Miriam and her girlfriends-squad opt for fun and flavor. They want to spice it up with Caribbean food trucks and a calypso band. While making plans at the country club, they hear a volatile argument between the new head chef and the club's manager. Not long after, the chef swan dives to his death at the bottom of the grand staircase. Was it an accident? Or was it Beverly, the sous chef, who is furious after being passed over for the job? Or maybe it was his ex-girlfriend, Anastasia? Add two possible poisonings to the mix and Miriam is worried the food truck fun is going to be a major crash. As the clock ticks down and the body count goes up, Miriam's life is put in jeopardy. Will she connect the dots or die in the deep freeze? Foodies and mystery lovers alike will savor the denouement as the truth is laid bare in this simmering stew of rage, retribution, and murder.

Music, Memory, Resistance

Author : Sandra Pouchet Paquet
Publisher : Ian Randle Publishers
ISBN 13 : 976637290X
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (663 download)

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Download or read book Music, Memory, Resistance written by Sandra Pouchet Paquet and published by Ian Randle Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Calypsonians have long been the 'voice of the people', delivering the complaints, criticisms and even the solutions to political leaders. In its earliest manifestations, calypso music emerged in response to a cultural climate that demanded creative modes of expression that could both resist and record political and historical changes taking place in Trinidad and Tobago. Since the 1920s and 1930s, calypsonians typically have composed songs that chronicle their observations and opinions on current events focusing on specific occurrences, from local scandals to current affairs while also examining broader trends. Not only has calypso served as an unofficial record of historical events, it emerged as a cultural weapon that yielded tremendous sway within the general audiences of the Caribbean region. This collection includes contributions from calypsonians, critics, novelists and poets alike, all engaged in representing Caribbean culture in its myriad forms. It represents an array of convergences across critical perspectives, political and social agendas, generations and national boundaries. The work of numerous calypsonians and other singers are explored, including Sparrow; Kitchener; Chalkdust; Denise Belfon; and writers such as Samuel Selvon, V.S. Naipaul, Jean Rhys, Errol John, Paul Marshall, Earl Lovelace and Lashkmi Persaud. The comparative analyses provide an interdisciplinary approach to Cultural Studies making the volume essential reading for students, scholars and calypso enthusiasts. "

Calypso Magic

Author : Catherine Coulter
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101550872
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Calypso Magic written by Catherine Coulter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-01-06 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While visiting London, a beautiful young woman becomes homesick for the West Indies. Unfortunately, her only available chaperone for the perilous journey is her rakish hot-tempered cousin...

Calypso Calaloo

Author : Donald R. Hill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813012216
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Calypso Calaloo written by Donald R. Hill and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic calypso, one of the greatest creations of Caribbean culture, is more than the frivolous music played for tourists in pink hotels overlooking tropical beaches. Much traditional calypso is also social commentary and has reflected, sometimes not so subtly, Trinidad's difficult social and political evolution.

Classroom Calypso

Author : Winthrop R. Holder
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9780820451374
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Classroom Calypso written by Winthrop R. Holder and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2007 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when teachers «relinquish the authority of truth providers»? Ninth grader Sasha Pringle, one of the student voices in Classroom Calypso, asserts that such a self-effacing posture empowers students by «releasing the writer within, » thereby fostering a critical, creative, and reflective disposition. Winthrop R. Holder re-represents students not as marginalized beings merely absorbing information but as subjects taking center stage and inscribing themselves into history. On their literary pilgrimage seeking self-knowledge, students, employing tale-telling, recast their classroom as a symposium - a place where popular culture orchestrates the discourse. This is an invaluable book for educators, parents, and anyone interested in understanding and facilitating the voices of urban youth.

Sunfun Calypso

Author : Julian Putley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780966792300
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (923 download)

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Download or read book Sunfun Calypso written by Julian Putley and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso

Author : John Cowley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521653893
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (538 download)

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Download or read book Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso written by John Cowley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the evolution of Carnival in Trinidad and beyond, using fascinating documentary evidence.

A Royal Match

Author : Tyne O'Connell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1599907526
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book A Royal Match written by Tyne O'Connell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-06-11 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a normal American girl really catch a prince? When LA-born Calypso Kelly arrives at the exclusive all-girls British boarding school, St. Augustine's, she's determined to become popular. But when a photo of Calypso kissing England's heir to the throne, Prince Freddie, ends up in the tabloids, it will take quick thinking to save her reputation-and her relationship with the prince. After the tabloid disaster, Calypso hopes her next term at St. Augustine's will be better. But nothing could be further from the truth. Her archenemy (and culprit of the tabloid disaster) Honey O'Hare is her new dorm mate and her invite to the Annual Euro Royal Bash is nonexistent. Will a flirtation with a hot new sports star from the boys' school ruin her chances with Prince Freddie? Calypso has some work to do if she wants to go from pumpkin to princess in time for the ball.

Pulling Princes

Author : Tyne O'Connell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1582346887
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book Pulling Princes written by Tyne O'Connell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-11-05 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hoping to become more popular at her English boarding school, fifteen-year-old Californian Calypso Kelly invents a fake boyfriend, until she realizes that her wit and skill at fencing may be enough to attract the attention of a real-life prince.

Calypso Drift

Author : Steinberg Henry
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1493154664
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book Calypso Drift written by Steinberg Henry and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-01-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steinberg Henry has composed for us this magical island adventure into song. It is made up of 14 segments and 119 chapters integrating leaps in consciousness, methods and disciplines with skill surprising. Calypso Drift passes by way of an island Parliament, Dread/Rastafari, memorable black-sand beaches, religious systems, the KwÉyòl language business, high-school learning remembrances, a touch of Kalinago sensibility and, American song selections on Caribbean radio in the 70s and 80s. The text leaps to record seven years of Dominican Calypso lyrics, contributing in the process to archiving an island’s history. Calypso Drift implores us to listen again to warnings of our song-poets. This is a book for lovers of Calypso globally, one for culture enthusiasts. Those embracing entertainment education, history and the arts in general should find its methods provocative. Students in the natural and social sciences can comfortably uncover themselves herein. And most of all, musicians, song-writers, composers and performers of Calypso find space in its consuming fire. Drift, globality is inside!

Roy Cape

Author : Jocelyne Guilbault
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822376164
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Roy Cape written by Jocelyne Guilbault and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roy Cape is a Trinidadian saxophonist active as a band musician for more than fifty years and as a bandleader for more than thirty. He is known throughout the islands and the Caribbean diasporas in North America and Europe. Part ethnography, part biography, and part Caribbean music history, Roy Cape is about the making of reputation and circulation, and about the meaning of labor and work ethics. An experiment in storytelling, it joins Roy's voice with that of ethnomusicologist Jocelyne Guilbault. The idea for the book emerged from an exchange they had while discussing Roy's journey as a performer and bandleader. In conversation, they began experimenting with voice, with who takes the lead, who says what, when, to whom, and why. Their book reflects that dynamic, combining first-person narrative, dialogue, and the polyphony of Roy's bandmates' voices. Listening to recordings and looking at old photographs elicited more recollections, which allowed Roy to expand on recurring themes and motifs. This congenial, candid book offers different ways of knowing Roy's labor of love—his sound and work through sound, his reputation and circulation as a renowned musician and bandleader in the world.

Calypso and Other Music of Trinidad, 1912-1962

Author :
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786478519
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Calypso and Other Music of Trinidad, 1912-1962 written by and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calypso, with its diverse cultural heritage, was the most significant Caribbean musical form from World War I to Trinidad and Tobago Independence in 1962. Though wildly popular in mid-1950s America, Calypso--along with other music from "the island of the hummingbird"--has been largely neglected or forgotten. This first-ever discography of the first 50 years of Trinidadian music includes all the major artists, as well as many obscure performers. Chronological entries for 78 rpm recordings give bibliographical references, periodicals, websites and the recording locations. Rare field recordings are cataloged for the first time, including East Indian and Muslim community performances and Shango and Voodoo rites. Appendices give 10-inch LP (78 rpm), 12-inch LP (33 1/3 rpm), extended play (ep) and 7-inch single (45) listings. Non-commercial field recordings, radio broadcasts and initially unissued sessions also are listed. The influence of Trinidadian music on film, and the "Calypso craze" are discussed. Audio sources are provided. Indexes list individual artists and groups, recording titles and labels.

Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso

Author : Timothy Dodge
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498530990
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso written by Timothy Dodge and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting in 1945 and continuing for the next twenty years, dozens of African American rhythm and blues artists made records that incorporated West Indian calypso. Some of these recordings were remakes or adaptations of existing calypsos, but many were original compositions. Several, such as “Stone Cold Dead in de Market” by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan or “If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul, became major hits in both the rhythm and blues and pop music charts. While most remained obscurities, the fact that over 170 such recordings were made during this time period suggests that there was sustained interest in calypso among rhythm and blues artists and record companies during this era. Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso explores this phenomenon starting with a brief history of calypso music as it developed in its land of origin, Trinidad and Tobago, the music’s arrival in the United States, a brief history of the development of rhythm and blues, and a detailed description and analysis of the adaptation of calypso by African American R&B artists between 1945 and 1965. This book also makes musical and cultural connections between the West Indian immigrant community and the broader African American community that produced this musical hybrid. While the number of such recordings was small compared to the total number of rhythm and blues recordings, calypso was a persistent and sometimes major component of early rhythm and blues for at least two decades and deserves recognition as part of the history of African American popular music.