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Book Synopsis Growing up in Guyana Formerly British Guiana by : Wipey
Download or read book Growing up in Guyana Formerly British Guiana written by Wipey and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My purpose was to share some of my life experiences as I grew up in British Guiana and Guyana. My memoir is in no way a complete autobiography of my life, but just a brief synopsis of some of my cherished years.
Book Synopsis Growing up in Guyana Formerly British Guiana by : Wipey
Download or read book Growing up in Guyana Formerly British Guiana written by Wipey and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My purpose was to share some of my life experiences as I grew up in British Guiana and Guyana. My memoir is in no way a complete autobiography of my life, but just a brief synopsis of some of my cherished years.
Book Synopsis Growing up Guyanese by : Ashti A. Motilall
Download or read book Growing up Guyanese written by Ashti A. Motilall and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This memoir specifically highlights the experiences of a female of Indo-Guyanese decent growing up in the Midwest. Often confused for being an immigrant East Indian, Ashti offers a brief exposure to a thriving culture that is consistently overlooked. Ultimately, she aims to show others what it is like to be a West Indian living in the United States. As she explains her ethnic background, Ashti also covers the nuances of growing up Guyanesethe struggles she and others like herself face and the comical interactions they have all likely experienced. As it progresses, the book delves deeper into a theme of finding oneself. This occurs as the author reaches adulthood and makes discoveries that all millennials must make in their lifetime. Highly anecdotal, Growing Up Guyanese offers any reader regardless of ethnicity something to which he or she can relate.
Book Synopsis The Way We Were by : Margery Kirkpatrick
Download or read book The Way We Were written by Margery Kirkpatrick and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Children of Watooka by : Steve Connolly
Download or read book Children of Watooka written by Steve Connolly and published by Hansib Publishing (Caribbean), Limited. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step into an extraordinary and fascinating world. Little known, but immensely remarkable and hollering for attention. Formerly British Guiana, now Guyana. Learn about the country's captivating history from before slavery/indenture through to modern times. Learn about some of its outstanding people both within/without the country. Children of Watooka is published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Guyana's independence.
Book Synopsis Stories & Poems by a Guyanese Village Boy by : Hanif Gulmahamad
Download or read book Stories & Poems by a Guyanese Village Boy written by Hanif Gulmahamad and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Description This book is a compilation of 27 short stories and 17 poems written by Dr. Hanif Gulmahamad who was born in 1945 on Springlands Sugar Estate, Corentyne, Berbice in what was then the colonial territory of British Guiana. The stories in this book are based on real incidences and events that took place in the 1950's and early 1960's while the author was a young lad residing at No. 73 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, Guyana. The characters mentioned in the stories were real people though most of them are probably now deceased. This book was written in 2008 and it is based on the author's best recollections of events which occurred over 45 years ago. Due to the fact that four and a half decades elapsed between the actual occurrence of these events and the time they were written, these stories may not be completely accurate. It is not the intention of the author to portray anyone in these stories in a negative light. Real names were mentioned in the stories in an attempt to be as pragmatic as possible. Great consideration, effort, and time were expended in order to keep these stories as realistic and accurate as possible. The 1950's and 1960's was an idyllic and carefree time for a young lad growing up in a far away village in British Guiana. The country was still under colonial rule at that time and there were laws and rules and there was the rule of law. It was a safe and secure place to grow up as a young boy. Most people in the villages were poor but there were ample opportunities to hunt, fish, farm, and eke out a living. For a lad of my age at the time, every day was an adventure. All you had to do was walk across the road and enter the farmlands and an adventure began. Life was simple and even though people worked hard for a living they were, for the most part, a happy lot. Wealth and material possessions were not necessary ingredients for a happy and fulfilling life. People accepted their lot in life and did not aspire to unachievable ideals and goals. You made do with what you had and you were grateful for what little you had. The stories in this book cover a wide variety of events and situations some of which are humorous. Children in Guyana, particularly those who live away from the cities, will find these stories fascinating. It is the author's hope that children in Guyana, who can most relate to these stories, are afforded an opportunity to read this book. Back in the day when the author was a young boy in Guiana, books were very scarce commodities and anything and everything in print were read with great relish. Books told the author things and took him places he could only imagine at the time. In those days there were only two radio stations in the entire country and there was no television. Two movies theatres were located at Skeldon and the cost of one shilling to attend a movie there was often cost prohibitive to many people. The events in these stories were set in a place and time that is now gone and most probably lost forever. One of the major goals of the author was to record these stories for posterity. The poems in this book cover diverse times, topics, and places. The author currently lives in southern California and works in Los Angeles. Some of these poems reflect great nostalgia and longing for a life, place, and time that is gone. For example, the poems, I am not from here, I still have my memories, and it was supposed to be a temporary thing, convey great yearning for what the author perceives as things that he has lost having left Guyana and migrated to the United States. The contents of this book cast some light on the author's life story which is a remarkable one. Born to functionally illiterate parents on a British sugar plantation in a faraway place in Guyana, the author went on to obtain a PhD degree from the University of California, Riverside. He has written and published over 60 technical and scientific papers including two chapters in books. It is important
Download or read book British Guiana written by John BRUMELL and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis When We Grew Up by : Claire Martin-Combs
Download or read book When We Grew Up written by Claire Martin-Combs and published by Xlibris Us. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors were born, grew up and resided in the 1930s in the colonial territory of British Guiana(Guyana), the only English speaking country in South America. They departed to USA for university education in the late 1950s. Their past is reconstructed through vivid recollections. Glimpses of their rich and engaging families and community life can be seen in the activities, holiday celebrations and delicacies of their native land. The anecdotes are a gift to their descendants, a record of their heritage. They invite readers interested in colonial history to enjoy an enlightening, vicarious trip into the past. It is the invitation to any reader interested in British colonial history to enjoy a vicarious trip into the past.
Download or read book Forbidden Freedom written by Cheddi Jagan and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of British Guiana, from the year 1668 (Vol. 2: 1782) to the present time by :
Download or read book History of British Guiana, from the year 1668 (Vol. 2: 1782) to the present time written by and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Walk Wit’ Me... written by Helena Martin and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2011-12-16 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My memoir is laced with nostalgia and at the same time it is my sincere intention to portray the true essence of the Guyanese culture without offence. Keep in mind that this is not based on the experience of every Guyanese. This was the way I saw and experienced things back then. The use of colloquialism is of utmost importance; it is the vernacular we understand. It may sound like another language so unless you were born and bred in Guyana you will need to refer to the glossary provided. Folklore and mothers preaching life lessons through proverbs played a large part in Guyanese life. This is not only an account of the first twenty-one years of my life in Guyana; it also contains anecdotes of visits back to my homeland. You will also find a sprinkling of information pertaining to my new life in Australia. Before immigrating to Australia I believed the sun only rose and set in Guyana; I never imagined another paradise existed on the planet. There is a saying that most Guyanese use to identify their roots after they have voluntarily immigrated or simply fled to another country. When we say, My navel string is buried in Guyana, we simply mean: My roots are there. Its a place where true and enduring friendships were formed forever. We will meet one another decades later and feel as if it was yesterday, reminiscing about our beloved land; lapsing into the language only a fellow Guyanese can understand. A famous Australian crooner said I still call Australia home, and I can assure you that saying applies to Guyanese who have immigrated to every corner of the globe. Navigating the labyrinth of family secrets was my one mission in life; I just had to know.
Book Synopsis Dealing with and Overcoming the Trials and Tribulations of Life by : Dr. Rodwell Rillen
Download or read book Dealing with and Overcoming the Trials and Tribulations of Life written by Dr. Rodwell Rillen and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-09-11 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The information in the book is intended to enlighten young people about the trials and tribulations in one’s life and how to deal with them by learning from the experiences of others to be successful in life and, when the chips are down, to continue to focus on one’s career goal/s to uplift oneself and keep going until that goal is met. Too many of our young people want too many things too fast in life without putting in the hard work. Corruption is the word of today, and young people have to believe in themselves to go down the straight and narrow road in life but with the help from others and some type of spiritual belief to receive that help. It is for them to understand that the devil is a busy guy and loves to see bad things happen to people, even though such things can turn out to be lucrative but they never last and just make one’s life miserable.
Book Synopsis The Columbia Guide to the Latin American Novel Since 1945 by : Raymond L. Williams
Download or read book The Columbia Guide to the Latin American Novel Since 1945 written by Raymond L. Williams and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2007-09-21 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this expertly crafted, richly detailed guide, Raymond Leslie Williams explores the cultural, political, and historical events that have shaped the Latin American and Caribbean novel since the end of World War II. In addition to works originally composed in English, Williams covers novels written in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, and Haitian Creole, and traces the profound influence of modernization, revolution, and democratization on the writing of this era. Beginning in 1945, Williams introduces major trends by region, including the Caribbean and U.S. Latino novel, the Mexican and Central American novel, the Andean novel, the Southern Cone novel, and the novel of Brazil. He discusses the rise of the modernist novel in the 1940s, led by Jorge Luis Borges's reaffirmation of the right of invention, and covers the advent of the postmodern generation of the 1990s in Brazil, the Generation of the "Crack" in Mexico, and the McOndo generation in other parts of Latin America. An alphabetical guide offers biographies of authors, coverage of major topics, and brief introductions to individual novels. It also addresses such areas as women's writing, Afro-Latin American writing, and magic realism. The guide's final section includes an annotated bibliography of introductory studies on the Latin American and Caribbean novel, national literary traditions, and the work of individual authors. From early attempts to synthesize postcolonial concerns with modernist aesthetics to the current focus on urban violence and globalization, The Columbia Guide to the Latin American Novel Since 1945 presents a comprehensive, accessible portrait of a thoroughly diverse and complex branch of world literature.
Book Synopsis PATH to FREEDOM: My Story of Perseverance by : Conrad Taylor
Download or read book PATH to FREEDOM: My Story of Perseverance written by Conrad Taylor and published by TCF Business Group. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you love nonfiction, which reads like a novel, multiple award-winning "PATH to FREEDOM: My Story of Perseverance" is for you. The Smithsonian Institution displays the inspirational memoir in its Anacostia Museum Library. Little about Conrad Taylor's upbringing in a remote mining town in Guyana, South America, prepared him for West Point - at the height of the Vietnam War. An extraordinary opportunity for most, the highly-regimented United States Military Academy was a life-changer for him. Enduring culture shock and surviving rude awakenings hardened the rigorous West Point Experience. And, Third World politics after West Point - because of West Point - tested it severely. The truth-is-stranger-than-fiction memoir has a simple proposition. Fly-or-die!" PATH to FREEDOM: My Story of Perseverance" describes what happened upon Taylor's return to a government turned repressive, anti-American, and paranoid - overnight. The Soviet-leaning, Cold-War-era dictatorship feared regime change. Its power-hungry leaders obsessed about him being a spy for the United States. His was the impossible task of proving that he was not - or else! The historically-accurate, coming-of-age book provides a unique prism through which to see the cultural trauma of emigration, the unique experience that is West Point, the personal side of Cold-War-era geopolitics, and the mayhem of Third World politics. The view will be nostalgic for some, shocking to many, and enlightening for others. Its subtly-threaded love story will enchant - at the very least. The Smithsonian Institution archives PATH to FREEDOM: My Story of Perseverance in its Anacostia Museum Library for the book's reference value. The renowned research complex selected the memoir for its insights about the history and culture of black people in the Western Hemisphere.
Book Synopsis Narratives of Storytelling across Cultures by : Tony R. DeMars
Download or read book Narratives of Storytelling across Cultures written by Tony R. DeMars and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narratives of Storytelling Across Cultures demonstrates how meaning found within interpersonal communication is not universal across all cultures. Miscommunication can occur when the foundations of cultural meaning within stories, as told socially and within media, vary among different cultures. Positioned within the communication and media field, this book connects issues of societal tension and political battles to media portrayals, social communication events, and power dynamics that result when people with different meanings systems attempt to negotiate "truth" among their competing narratives. After establishing the theoretical foundation of the book, contributors provide specific case studies that demonstrate underlying cultural components and complexities that lead to these issues. Tony R. DeMars and Gabriel Tait have assembled contributors with research, experience, and understanding of intercultural communication challenges in different social groups, allowing the book to take on a broader scope of intercultural communication. Scholars of communication, conflict resolution, political science, sociology, and media studies will find this book particularly useful.
Download or read book Rich Memories written by Vidur Dindayal and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2024-08-21 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I remember very well few of the things of my days at Blairmont when I was a four year old. One of those I looked forward to was when I finished school in the afternoon, I would walk back home and stop out at my Dad’s office where he would stand outside waiting for me to give me a rubber band. That in those days was for me a special kind of toy to play with forever. My Dad was then working as a chemist in the plantation laboratory. They checked for sugar quality and content in the cane grown in the plantation. The way back from school was interesting. From school I walk for a few minutes on a narrow road on both sides of which was nicely cut grass to a high bridge, over a canal. The grassed, green area has on one side a big grocery store, run by my parents’ friend. They had several children- one or two of them were already married. On the other side of the green area was a rum-shop -in a prominent location. Not far away was the ‘pay office’ where people went on Saturday to get their pay. Past the high bridge ahead was the locomotive train line. That ran from the sugar factory to a stelling on the riverside. From there boats would carry sugar from the factory to Georgetown and from there into larger boats to England. Past the train line on one side is the large single story office building in a large open lawned area. Opposite, set in an open lawned area surrounded by medium height trees for privacy, was the majestic three-storey General Manager’s house. Past that, I turn left into a road leading to Dad’s workplace. On one side of that road was the plantation’s senior staff club house with lawn tennis court. On the other side was their swimming pool, screened by trees. Further along past Dad’s office, was the plantation hospital. After that a straight road, with houses on both sides to our house, the last one.
Book Synopsis Bringing it Home by : Brenda Lea Brown
Download or read book Bringing it Home written by Brenda Lea Brown and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eloquent anthology of essays by women, from a wide range of fields and perspectivism on the role of feminism in their lives - what it means to them, how they came to view themselves as feminists, and their views on the challenges facing feminism in today's complex world.
