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From Adjoa to Zahara

Author : Julia Stewart
Publisher : Gramercy
ISBN 13 : 9780517229217
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (292 download)

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Download or read book From Adjoa to Zahara written by Julia Stewart and published by Gramercy. This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM ADJOA TO ZAHARA is a treasure trove for anyone looking for a unique name that evokes a rich heritage for a baby or an adult, as well as anyone interested in African culture. Here are more than 1000 names with pronunciation, meaning, gender, country of origin, and general background information, including: · Adwin — a Akan of Ghana male name meaning “artist” or “thinker” · Farida — a Muslim female name meaning “precious pearl, only one, unique” · Juma — a Swahili name for males born on Friday · Lomela — a river in central Zaire, and a name for girls · Mandisa — Xhosa of South Africa female name meaning “sweet” · Rakanja — a male name of the Muarusha people of Tanzania · Tanala — a girls’ name meaning “people of the forest,” a group from eastern Madagascar · Zesiro — a Buganda of Uganda name for the firstborn of twins Brimming with fascinating facts about the cultures and rulers of the vast and diverse African nation, FROM ADJOA TO ZAHARA offers, in addition to the myriad name suggestions, quotes, proverbs, and poems about names and birth. There is also a section on cross-cultural references and meanings for the many African names that share Arabic, Hebrew, Spanish, and other heritage. In the appendices is a list of modern African rulers, a list of suggested reading and places to go for further research, and a description of several African language families. Also included is practical information on changing names, including naming trends and the legalities of name changing. There is even a section on fun and silly African names for children, cherished friends, or pets. This comprehensive and fascinating book is an invaluable guide to the incredibly diverse names from the vast and varied African continent.

Centered

Author : Kaleena Sales
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1797226932
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (972 download)

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Download or read book Centered written by Kaleena Sales and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich, inclusive, contemporary, and global look at design diversity, past and present, through essays, interviews, and images curated by design educator and advocate Kaleena Sales. As the design industry reexamines its emphasis on Eurocentric ideologies and wrestles with its conventional practices, Centered advocates for highlighting and giving a voice to the people, places, methods, ideas, and beliefs that have been eclipsed or excluded by dominant design movements. Curated by Kaleena Sales, a powerful voice and noted advocate for diversity in the design community, the thirteen essays and interviews in this volume feature important and underrepresented design work and projects, both historical and present-day, including: Gee's Bend Quilters, by Stephen Child and Isabella D'Agnenica A Chinese Typographic Archive, by YuJune Park and Caspar Lam Indigenous Sovereignty and Design: An Interview with Sadie Red Wing (Her Shawl is Yellow) The Truck Art of India, by Shantanu Suman New Lessons from the Bauhaus: An Interview with Ellen Lupton Vocal Type: An Interview with Tré Seals Decolonizing Graphic Design, A Must, by Cheryl D. Miller And more Filled with striking visuals from a range of global designers, Centered is a must-read and must-have for design practitioners, educators, students, and anyone interested in expanding narratives and gaining a more inclusive understanding of design diversity and its impact on culture.

"I Had a Dream to Finish School"

Author : Elin Martínez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781623134419
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book "I Had a Dream to Finish School" written by Elin Martínez and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The report, "'I Had a Dream to Finish School': Barriers to Secondary Education in Tanzania," examines obstacles, including some rooted in outmoded government policies, that prevent more than 1.5 million adolescents from attending secondary school and cause many students to drop out because of poor quality education. The problems include a lack of secondary schools in rural areas, an exam that limits access to secondary school, and a discriminatory government policy to expel pregnant or married girls"--Publisher's description.

Afrikan Alphabets

Author : Saki Mafundikwa
Publisher : Mark Batty Publisher
ISBN 13 : 9780977282760
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book Afrikan Alphabets written by Saki Mafundikwa and published by Mark Batty Publisher. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to popular demand for the first edition, Mark Batty Publisher proudly announces a reissue of this title in paperback. Because the book sets the record straight about how colonial powers suppressed the rich cultural and artistic histories of Afrikan alphabets, this title should appeal to individual readers as well as schools and universities. Both entertaining and anecdotal, Afrikan Alphabets presents a wealth of highly graphical, attractive and inspiring illustrations. Writing systems across the Afrikan continent and the Diaspora are analyzed and illustrated; syllabaries, paintings, pictographs, ideographs and symbols are compared and contrasted. This colourful, extensively illustrated and informative visual journey will be of interest to everyone seeking inspiration from, or more information about, Afrikan culture and art.

Library Journal

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 948 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Library Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

African Proverbs and Wisdom

Author : Julia Stewart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780758202987
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book African Proverbs and Wisdom written by Julia Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over many centuries, the African people have offered the world an abundance of proverbs, fables, riddles, songs and poetry that have been passed down orally from generation to generation. Now this comprehensive collection carries readers on a journey of cultural discovery, offering meaningful, often poetic words as a source of learning and inspiration. With an entry for each day, this lovely volume conveys the depth of diversity of African people and provides a commemoration of Africa's rich cultural heritage.

Ultimate Toolbox

Author : Dawn Ibach
Publisher : Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG)
ISBN 13 : 9781594720604
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Ultimate Toolbox written by Dawn Ibach and published by Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG). This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

1,001 African Names

Author : Julia Stewart
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806517377
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book 1,001 African Names written by Julia Stewart and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers names for African-Americans to use in naming children or as substitutes for their own western names.

My First Amharic Dictionary

Author : kasahorow
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781484012758
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book My First Amharic Dictionary written by kasahorow and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amharic for children! My First Amharic Dictionary is a picture book for introducing your multilingual child to Amharic and English. It has over 50 every day objects to point at and share with your baby. Daddy can teach in Amharic and Mummy in English. Each every day object is also illustrated to help make the connection with the real world. You can let toddlers colour in the illustrations too. Older children can practice their writing skills by filling in the included workbook. Discover the world in Amharic and English together with your multilingual child. Suitable for children 0 to 7 years old.

Zahrah the Windseeker

Author : Nnedi Okorafor
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780547020280
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Zahrah the Windseeker written by Nnedi Okorafor and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zahrah, a timid thirteen-year-old girl, undertakes a dangerous quest into the Forbidden Greeny Jungle to seek the antidote for her best friend after he is bitten by a snake, and finds knowledge, courage, and hidden powers along the way.

Stewart's Quotable African Women

Author : Julia Stewart
Publisher : Penguin Global
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Stewart's Quotable African Women written by Julia Stewart and published by Penguin Global. This book was released on 2005 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of quotes that is an entry into different worlds and perspectives, from women of Africa from all walks of life. Their thoughts cover wide-ranging subjects and represent varying opinions, but as you read this book, it begins to sound as if there is one voice growing louder and louder.

Noor

Author : Nnedi Okorafor
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756418305
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (564 download)

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Download or read book Noor written by Nnedi Okorafor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-07-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When everything goes wrong on a trip to the local market, AO, a woman with a ton of major and necessary body augmentations, must race against time across the deserts of Northern Nigeria with a Fulani herdsman named DNA in a world where everything is streamed"--

Stewart's Quotable Africa

Author : Julia Stewart
Publisher : Penguin Global
ISBN 13 : 9780143024576
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (245 download)

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Download or read book Stewart's Quotable Africa written by Julia Stewart and published by Penguin Global. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the crocodile smiles, be extra careful. -Swahili proverb The African continent has been home to spectacularly eloquent human beings: rebellious anti-colonial leaders and anti-apartheid activists, comical geniuses, pensive and philosophical authors and intellectuals, and raving dictators. Africa's body of proverbial wisdom alone could fill many volumes. Africa is eminently quotable, yet not so readily quoted. Quotable Africa is a resource book of substance, and is long overdue. Covering the whole of Africa-from North to South and East to West-this book includes memorable words from people like Kofi Annan, Miriam Makeba, VS Naipaul, Paul Theroux, Ernest Hemingway, and thousands of others.

The Prime Time Closet

Author : Stephen Tropiano
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1476847991
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (768 download)

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Download or read book The Prime Time Closet written by Stephen Tropiano and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002-05-01 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Television history was made on April 30, 1997, when comedian Ellen DeGeneres and her sitcom alter-ego Ellen Morgan, “came out” to her close friends and 36 million viewers. This groundbreaking episode represented a significant milestone in Amerian television. For the first time, a TV series centered around a lesbian character who was portrayed by an openly gay actor. The millions of viewers who tuned in that historic night were witnesses to a new era in television. The Prime Time Closet offers an entertaining and in-depth glimpse into homosexuality on television from the 1950s through today. Divided into four sections, each devoted to a major television genre, this unique book explores how gay men and lesbians have been depicted in over three hundred television episodes and made-for-TV films. These include medical series, police/detective shows, situation comedies and TV dramas. The Prime Time Closet also reveals how television's treatement of homosexuality has reflected and reinforced society's ignorance about and fear of gay men and lesbians. At the same time, it celebrates programs like Ellen and Will & Grace that have broken new ground in their sensitive and enlightened approach to homosexuality and gay-related themes. This book is witty and insightful, accessible and illuminating, a look into what has become an integral part of American media culture.

Akata Woman

Author : Nnedi Okorafor
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451480600
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Akata Woman written by Nnedi Okorafor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Akata Woman is the New York Times bestselling third book in the series that started with Akata Witch, named one of Time magazine's "100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time" and "100 Best YA Books of All Time," from award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor. "In this series, Okorafor creates a stunningly original world of African magic that draws on Nigerian folk beliefs and rituals instead of relying on the predictable tropes of Western fantasy novels." —Time magazine From the moment Sunny Nwazue discovered she had mystical energy flowing in her blood, she sought to understand and control her powers. Throughout her adventures in Akata Witch and Akata Warrior, she had to navigate the balance between nearly everything in her life—America and Nigeria, the "normal" world and the one infused with juju, human and spirit, good daughter and powerful Leopard Person. Now, those hard lessons and abilities are put to the test in a quest so dangerous and fantastical, it would be madness to go...but may destroy the world if she does not. With the help of her friends, Sunny embarks on a mission to find a precious object hidden deep in an otherworldly realm. Defeating the guardians of the prize will take more from Sunny than she has to give, and triumph will mean she will be forever changed.

Shadow Speaker

Author : Nnedi Okorafor
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 0756418763
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (564 download)

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Download or read book Shadow Speaker written by Nnedi Okorafor and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deluxe, expanded edition of an out-of-print early novel from Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor, with a brand-new introduction from the author. Niger, West Africa, 2074 It is an era of tainted technology and mysterious mysticism. A great change has happened all over the planet, and the laws of physics aren’t what they used to be. Within all this, I introduce you to Ejii Ugabe, a child of the worst type of politician. Back when she was nine years old, she was there as her father met his end. Don’t waste your tears on him: this girl’s father would throw anyone under a bus to gain power. He was a cruel, cruel man, but even so, Ejii did not rejoice at his departure from the world. Children are still learning that some people don’t deserve their love. Now 15 years old and manifesting the abilities given to her by the strange Earth, Ejii decides to go after the killer of her father. Is it for revenge or something else? You will have to find out by reading this book. I am the Desert Magician, and this is a novel I have conjured for you, so I’m certainly not going to just tell you here.

A Matter of Taste

Author : Stanley Lieberson
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300083859
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (838 download)

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Download or read book A Matter of Taste written by Stanley Lieberson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What accounts for our tastes? Why and how do they change over time? Stanley Lieberson analyzes children's first names to develop an original theory of fashion. He disputes the commonly-held notion that tastes in names (and other fashions) simply reflect societal shifts.