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Dashiki

Author : Florence Wetzel
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1450286631
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Dashiki written by Florence Wetzel and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When jazz journalist Virginia Farrell interviews reclusive singer Betty Brown, Betty shows Virginia priceless tapes from the legendary 1957 Thelonious Monk–John Coltrane gig at the Five Spot. Betty asks Virginia to get the tapes to their rightful owners, and Virginia promises to help. When Betty is found dead, Virginia decides to investigate. In the spirit of Nancy Drew, Virginia enlists her six-foot blonde roommate Socks to scrutinize the various suspects: Joe Pascoe, the semi-lecherous photographer who saw Betty Brown the day she died; Bassinger Ffowlkes, Virginia’s mildly sociopathic editor; and Mortimer Bartescue, a journalist with a John Coltrane obsession. Also on the case is Detective Robert Smith from the Hoboken Police Department, together with his partner, self-proclaimed ladies’ man Tony Oliveto. Detective Smith becomes distracted by an unsolved murder that might be related to Betty Brown’s death, as well as an undeniable attraction to Virginia. A jazz mystery with a dash of romance, Dashiki brings the reader inside the fascinating world of jazz: the musicians, the journalists, the photographers, the scholars, and the fanatics.

Ethnic Dress in the United States

Author : Annette Lynch
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0759121508
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (591 download)

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Download or read book Ethnic Dress in the United States written by Annette Lynch and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States. The clothing artifacts documented here have been or are now regularly worn by Americans as everyday clothing, fashion, ethnic or religious identifiers, or style statements. They embody the cultural history of the United States and its peoples, from Native Americans, white Anglo colonists, and forcibly relocated black slaves to the influx of immigrants from around the world. Entries consider how dress items may serve as symbolic linkages to home country and family or worn as visible forms of opposition to dominant cultural norms. Taken together, they offer insight into the ethnic-based core ideologies, myths, and cultural codes that have played a role in the formation and continued story of the United States.

Million Dollar Baby

Author : F. X. Toole
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 145325398X
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book Million Dollar Baby written by F. X. Toole and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The boxing stories that inspired the Oscar-winning Clint Eastwood film: a New York Times Notable Book from “a heavyweight fiction contender” (Publishers Weekly). F. X. Toole knew boxing. Between bouts, he wrote, and two years before his death he published this collection of stories, giving readers an unprecedented look at the gritty life around the ring. He tells of a cutman with a sweet tooth, young fighters with dreams of celebrity, and a talented boxer who goes to Atlantic City for his biggest bout, only to be humiliated by the prejudices of a callous promoter. In “Million $$$ Baby,” the inspiration for the Oscar-winning Clint Eastwood film, an aged trainer takes on a female fighter, guiding her through disappointment, pain, and tragedy. And in “Rope Burns,” Toole realizes his epic vision, showing that even the purest fighter can succumb to the pressures of the world outside the sport. Throughout these stories, boxing’s violence is redeemed by the respect these men and women share, as they strap on gloves and prepare their bodies for the ultimate test. This ebook features an illustrated biography of F. X. Toole including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

A Beautiful Book

Author : Anthony Fedanzo
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1469123568
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (691 download)

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Download or read book A Beautiful Book written by Anthony Fedanzo and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-07-21 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -none-

Religion, Attire, and Adornment in North America

Author : Marie W. Dallam
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231555547
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Religion, Attire, and Adornment in North America written by Marie W. Dallam and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2023-05-23 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clothing, dress, and ornamentation are crucial parts of individual and communal religious life and practice, yet they are too often overlooked. This book convenes leading scholars to explore the roles of attire and adornment in the creation and communication of religious meaning, identity, and community. Contributors investigate aspects of religious dress in North America in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries, considering adornment practices in a wide range of religious traditions and among individuals who straddle religious boundaries. The collection is organized around four frameworks for understanding the material culture of religion: theological interpretation, identity formation, negotiation of tradition, and activism. Religion, Attire, and Adornment in North America features essays on topics such as Black Israelites’ use of African fabrics, Christian religious tattoos, Wiccan ritual nudity, Amish “plain dress,” Mormon sacred garments, Hare Krishna robes, and the Church of Body Modification. Spanning the diversity of religious practice and expression, this book is suitable for a range of undergraduate courses and offers new insights for scholars in many disciplines.

A Long Way from Crenshaw

Author : James Darren Key
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1973690608
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book A Long Way from Crenshaw written by James Darren Key and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Long Way from Crenshaw explores the vicissitudes of life, as well as human resiliency and triumph. Author and U.S. Army chaplain James Darren Key highlights forty lessons and stories from his journey, which at times has given him incredible joy and, on other occasions, unavoidable pain and anguish. Key speaks candidly about growing up black in California in the 1970s and 1980s. By delving into his own weaknesses and fears, he empowers you to: • recognize failures and successes along your journey; • approach race and diversity with sensitivity and courage; • heal from an unhealthy relationship before you start a new one; • face trials and controversy with unshakable faith. Written in a conversational style, Key’s story is easily accessible to people from all walks of life. His message is universal, timely and inspirational. Join the author as he shares compelling stories and lessons learned at home, and abroad.

Black Dolls

Author : Debbie Behan Garrett
Publisher : Debbie Behan Garrett
ISBN 13 : 0615242022
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book Black Dolls written by Debbie Behan Garrett and published by Debbie Behan Garrett. This book was released on 2008 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collectors and non-collectors will experience the passion for collecting dolls in Ms. Garrett's second, FULL COLOR, black-doll reference book, which is a comprehensive celebration with up-to-date values of over 1000 vintage-to-modern black dolls. Doll genres celebrated, referenced, and valued include early dolls and memorabilia, cloth, fashion, manufactured, artist, one-of-a-kind, celebrity, and paper dolls. `A to Z Tips on Collecting,¿ `Doll Creativity,¿ and loads of `Added Extras¿ will entertain, enlighten, excite, and encourage the most discriminating collector. Readers will experience five years of the author's continuous and extensive doll research combined with nearly 20 years of doll-collecting experience. Black Dolls: A Comprehensive Guide to Celebrating, Collecting, and Experiencing the Passion, is an informative, must-have reference for any doll collector¿s library.

Ain’t Nobody Be Learnin’ Nothin’

Author : Caleb Rossiter
Publisher : Algora Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1628941049
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Ain’t Nobody Be Learnin’ Nothin’ written by Caleb Rossiter and published by Algora Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America’s most challenged families are segregated into high-poverty schools. Despite a 20-year experiment in nationwide school reform, few students make it over the slippery bridge to the middle class. In this book you will meet the students, families, teachers, and administrators who struggle inside this failed system, and consider proposals to give them a fighting chance. Caleb Rossiter recounts his experiences as a math teacher of African-American 9th and 10th graders in the poorest wards of the nation's capital. He describes the obstacles facing teachers who are held accountable for the performance of students whose average skills are years below grade level. Rossiter, also a professor of statistics at American University, explains how the No Child Left Behind law allows school districts to use so-called “data-driven” measures of teacher and even "school" effectiveness that ignore learning deficiencies and behavior patterns that began before a child's first day in school. These measures violate basic norms of statistical analysis, yet are used to make comparisons and draw policy-level conclusions. He exposes the pretense of success claimed by “school reformers” who pressure teachers to award unearned grades and, if they won’t, paper over failure with imitation classes euphemistically termed "credit recovery." He then offers reasonable solutions that would enable children who attend school ready to learn to be freed from the disruption of poorly socialized peers, who can be better served in alternative settings.

Ebony

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ebony written by and published by . This book was released on 1971-09 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.

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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0203373200
Total Pages : 639 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book written by and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

An Uncommon History of Common Courtesy

Author : Bethanne Patrick
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426208138
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book An Uncommon History of Common Courtesy written by Bethanne Patrick and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With engaging and artfully presented text, including sidebars on media mavens throughout history, social gaffes, and archaic manners, this book is as entertaining as it is informative. Readers delve into cultural similarities and differences through lively passages, colorful photography, and sidebars on unique history. Topics include Courtesies and Greetings, Communication and Correspondence, Dining and Entertaining, Hierarchies and Protocol, Hospitality and Occasions, Amusements and Institutions, Boundaries and Cultural Differences, New Technology and Old Manners. Whether you are planning a trip abroad or just want a fascinating, browsable read, find out what is universal and what is merely a product of one's culture.

Corpsman

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Corpsman written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Peacock Revolution

Author : Daniel Delis Hill
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350056456
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Peacock Revolution written by Daniel Delis Hill and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Peacock Revolution in menswear of the 1960s came as a profound shock to much of America. Men's long hair and vividly colored, sexualized clothes challenged long established traditions of masculine identity. Peacock Revolution is an in-depth study of how radical changes in men's clothing reflected, and contributed to, the changing ideas of American manhood initiated by a 'youthquake' of rebellious baby boomers coming of age in an era of social revolutions. Featuring a detailed examination of the diverse socio-cultural and socio-political movements of the era, the book examines how those dissents and advocacies influenced the youthquake generation's choices in dress and ideas of masculinity. Daniel Delis Hill provides a thorough chronicle of the peacock fashions of the time, beginning with the mod looks of the British Invasion in the early 1960s, through the counterculture street styles and the mass-market trends they inspired, and concluding with the dress-for-success menswear revivals of the 1970s Me-Decade.

Dressed in Dreams

Author : Tanisha C. Ford
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 125017354X
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Dressed in Dreams written by Tanisha C. Ford and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW OPTIONED BY Sony Pictures TV FOR A LIVE-ACTION SERIES ADAPTATION: produced by Freida Pinto and Gabrielle Union "A perfect time to look at the ethos of black hair in America — and the perfect person to do it is Tanisha Ford" —Changing America "Everyone from the shopaholic to the clearance rack queen will see themselves in [Ford's] pages." —Essence "Takes you not only into the closet, but the inner sanctum of an ordinary extraordinary Black girl who discovered herself through clothes." —Michaela Angela Davis, Image Activist and Writer "[A] delightful style story." —The Philadelphia Inquirer From sneakers to leather jackets, a bold, witty, and deeply personal dive into Black America's closet In this highly engaging book, fashionista and pop culture expert Tanisha C. Ford investigates Afros and dashikis, go-go boots and hotpants of the sixties, hip hop's baggy jeans and bamboo earrings, and the #BlackLivesMatter-inspired hoodies of today. The history of these garments is deeply intertwined with Ford’s story as a black girl coming of age in a Midwestern rust belt city. She experimented with the Jheri curl; discovered how wearing the wrong color tennis shoes at the roller rink during the drug and gang wars of the 1980s could get you beaten; and rocked oversized, brightly colored jeans and Timberlands at an elite boarding school where the white upper crust wore conservative wool shift dresses. Dressed in Dreams is a story of desire, access, conformity, and black innovation that explains things like the importance of knockoff culture; the role of “ghetto fabulous” full-length furs and colorful leather in the 1990s; how black girls make magic out of a dollar store t-shirt, rhinestones, and airbrushed paint; and black parents' emphasis on dressing nice. Ford talks about the pain of seeing black style appropriated by the mainstream fashion industry and fashion’s power, especially in middle America. In this richly evocative narrative, she shares her lifelong fashion revolution—from figuring out her own personal style to discovering what makes Midwestern fashion a real thing too.

Focus On: 100 Most Popular American Satirical Films

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1032 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Focus On: 100 Most Popular American Satirical Films written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Targhee National Forest Ecological Unit Inventory

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Targhee National Forest Ecological Unit Inventory written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Marriage Customs of the World [2 volumes]

Author : George P. Monger
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1282 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Marriage Customs of the World [2 volumes] written by George P. Monger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 1282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive overview of global courtship and marriage customs, from ancient history to contemporary society, demonstrating the vast differences as well as the similarities across all of human culture. This second edition of Marriage Customs of the World examines historical context, social significance, and current trends and controversies of matrimony in the Western world as well as other cultures. Apart from detailing the ceremonies from specific countries, the book identifies specific elements of the wedding event and discusses them in a comparative manner, showcasing the similarities across cultures. The new content in this work includes additional information on courtship and how future spouses are found in other cultures; marriage in art, cinema, theater, and poetry; wedding bands; forced marriages and shotgun weddings; New Year's weddings; legislation regarding marriage; and engagement practices. Entries carried over from the first edition have been revised and updated as well. With its broad scope and consideration of contemporary issues alongside historical information, this work will be ideal for high school and undergraduate students; scholars of anthropology, social studies, and history; and general readers.