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Author |
: Floella Benjamin |
Publisher |
: Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 31 |
Release |
: 2020-10-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781529049299 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1529049296 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis Coming to England by : Floella Benjamin
A picture book story about the triumph of hope, love, and determination, Coming to England is the inspiring true story of Baroness Floella Benjamin: from Trinidad, to London as part of the Windrush generation, to the House of Lords. When she was ten years old, Floella Benjamin, along with her older sister and two younger brothers, set sail from Trinidad to London, to be reunited with the rest of their family. Alone on a huge ship for two weeks, then tumbled into a cold and unfriendly London, coming to England wasn't at all what Floella had expected. Coming to England is both deeply personal and universally relevant – Floella's experiences of moving home and making friends will resonate with young children, who will be inspired by her trademark optimism and joy. This is a true story with a powerful message: that courage and determination can always overcome adversity.
Author |
: Floella Benjamin |
Publisher |
: Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 144 |
Release |
: 2016-10-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781509848317 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1509848312 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Coming to England by : Floella Benjamin
Dame Floella Benjamin's classic childhood memoir, Coming to England, includes a foreword by the author and some additional historical information. It is beautifully illustrated by Michael Frith. Floella Benjamin was just a young girl when she, her sister and two brothers arrived in England in 1960 to join their parents, whom they had not seen for fifteen months. They had left the island paradise of Trinidad to make a new home in London – part of a whole generation of West Indians who were encouraged to move to Britain and help rebuild the country after the Second World War. Reunited with her mother, Floella was too overwhelmed at first to care about the cold weather and the noise and dirt from the traffic. But, as her new life began, she was shocked and distressed by the rejection she experienced. She soon realized that the only way to survive was to work twice as hard and be twice as good as anyone else. This inspirational story is a powerful reminder that courage and determination can overcome adversity.
Author |
: Lisa Jardine |
Publisher |
: Harper Collins |
Total Pages |
: 1063 |
Release |
: 2011-02-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780062043382 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0062043382 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Going Dutch by : Lisa Jardine
“A thoroughly researched and provocative revisionist study.” — Wall Street Journal “Going Dutch is elegant and thought-provoking. . . . Jardine evokes a dialogue of civilizations.” — Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers “She explores the fascinating Anglo-Dutch relationship to answer how and why two sworn foes became friends so seamlessly. . . . A highly original work that will appeal to fans of Simon Schama’s The Embarrassment of Riches.” — Publishers Weekly “Jardine meticulously studies the exchange of ideas between England and Holland...she leaves no stone unturned...Absorbing, enjoyable reading.” — Kirkus Reviews “Jardine understands and appreciates her sources, and she writes exceptionally lively history. A pleasure to read, this book is enthusiastically recommended...” — Library Journal
Author |
: Genevieve Graham |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 282 |
Release |
: 2018-04-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781501142925 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1501142925 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Come from Away by : Genevieve Graham
From the bestselling author of Tides of Honour and Promises to Keep comes a poignant novel about a young couple caught on opposite sides of the Second World War. In the fall of 1939, Grace Baker’s three brothers, sharp and proud in their uniforms, board Canadian ships headed for a faraway war. Grace stays behind, tending to the homefront and the general store that helps keep her small Nova Scotian community running. The war, everyone says, will be over before it starts. But three years later, the fighting rages on and rumours swirl about “wolf packs” of German U-Boats lurking in the deep waters along the shores of East Jeddore, a stone’s throw from Grace’s window. As the harsh realities of war come closer to home, Grace buries herself in her work at the store. Then, one day, a handsome stranger ventures into the store. He claims to be a trapper come from away, and as Grace gets to know him, she becomes enamoured by his gentle smile and thoughtful ways. But after several weeks, she discovers that Rudi, her mysterious visitor, is not the lonely outsider he appears to be. He is someone else entirely—someone not to be trusted. When a shocking truth about her family forces Grace to question everything she has so strongly believed, she realizes that she and Rudi have more in common than she had thought. And if Grace is to have a chance at love, she must not only choose a side, but take a stand. Come from Away is a mesmerizing story of love, shifting allegiances, and second chances, set against the tumultuous years of the Second World War.
Author |
: David Cressy |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 344 |
Release |
: 1987-10-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521338506 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521338509 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis Coming Over by : David Cressy
Coming Over discusses the English migration to New England in the seventeenth century and shows the importance of English connections in the lives of American colonists. David Cressy reviews the information available to prospective migrants, the decisions they had to reach and the actions necessary before they could settle in America. English men and women moved to New England with a variety of motives, and in a multitude of circumstances. 'Puritanism', involving religious harassment in England and the desire to follow God's ordinances in America, was only one of many factors impelling people to move. Rather than developing in wilderness isolation, the society and culture of seventeenth-century New England were constantly shaped by their English roots. A two-way flow of correspondence, messages and information linked colonists to their homeland. Family duties, political sympathies, friendships, business and legal obligations all led to a continuing attachment across the Atlantic. In treating early America from a British perspective, as a part of English history, Professor Cressy provides us with many insights into the seventeenth century.
Author |
: Nicholas Orme |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 497 |
Release |
: 2021-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300256505 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300256507 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis Going to Church in Medieval England by : Nicholas Orme
An engaging, richly illustrated account of parish churches and churchgoers in England, from the Anglo-Saxons to the mid-sixteenth century Parish churches were at the heart of English religious and social life in the Middle Ages and the sixteenth century. In this comprehensive study, Nicholas Orme shows how they came into existence, who staffed them, and how their buildings were used. He explains who went to church, who did not attend, how people behaved there, and how they--not merely the clergy--affected how worship was staged. The book provides an accessible account of what happened in the daily and weekly services, and how churches marked the seasons of Christmas, Lent, Easter, and summer. It describes how they celebrated the great events of life: birth, coming of age, and marriage, and gave comfort in sickness and death. A final chapter covers the English Reformation in the sixteenth century and shows how, alongside its changes, much that went on in parish churches remained as before.
Author |
: Linda Ashman |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 52 |
Release |
: 2009-04-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1596431555 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781596431553 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis Come to the Castle! by : Linda Ashman
A look at life in a medieval castle from the viewpoints of its manyy inhabitants.
Author |
: Karrie Fransman |
Publisher |
: Faber & Faber |
Total Pages |
: 206 |
Release |
: 2020-11-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780571360208 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0571360203 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gender Swapped Fairy Tales by : Karrie Fransman
Discover a collection of fairy tales unlike the ones you've read before . . . Once upon a time, in the middle of winter, a King sat at a window and sewed. As he sewed and gazed out onto the landscape, he pricked his finger with the needle, and three drops of blood fell onto the snow outside. People have been telling fairy tales to their children for hundreds of years. And for almost as long, people have been rewriting those fairy tales - to help their children imagine a world where they are the heroes. Karrie and Jon were reading their child these stories when they hit upon a dilemma, something previous versions of these stories were missing, and so they decided to make one vital change.. They haven't rewritten the stories in this book. They haven't reimagined endings, or reinvented characters. What they have done is switch all the genders. It might not sound like that much of a change, but you'll be dazzled by the world this swap creates - and amazed by the new characters you're about to discover.
Author |
: Henry Mayr-Harting |
Publisher |
: Penn State University Press |
Total Pages |
: 334 |
Release |
: 1991 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0271007699 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780271007694 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Coming of Christianity to Anglo-Saxon England by : Henry Mayr-Harting
This book is more than a general account of the conversion of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. It is a probing study of the way in which Christianity was fashioned in England, giving full weight to the variety and wealth of the process of christianization, as it was carried out by churchmen who, according to Mayr-Harting, prepared themselves by prayer and study and travel as well as by social awareness to christianize their world.
Author |
: Lawrence Wright |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 359 |
Release |
: 2013-01-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780385350273 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0385350279 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Going Clear by : Lawrence Wright
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower comes “an utterly necessary story” (The Wall Street Journal) that pulls back the curtain on the church of Scientology: one of the most secretive organizations at work today. • The Basis for the HBO Documentary. Scientology presents itself as a scientific approach to spiritual enlightenment, but its practices have long been shrouded in mystery. Now Lawrence Wright—armed with his investigative talents, years of archival research, and more than two hundred personal interviews with current and former Scientologists—uncovers the inner workings of the church. We meet founder L. Ron Hubbard, the highly imaginative but mentally troubled science-fiction writer, and his tough, driven successor, David Miscavige. We go inside their specialized cosmology and language. We learn about the church’s legal attacks on the IRS, its vindictive treatment of critics, and its phenomenal wealth. We see the church court celebrities such as Tom Cruise while consigning its clergy to hard labor under billion-year contracts. Through it all, Wright asks what fundamentally comprises a religion, and if Scientology in fact merits this Constitutionally-protected label.