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Cynthia Schloss - An Inspiration Of Love And Friendship
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| Cynthia Schloss |
In this creative tribute, Errol Dale Bean grapples with Schloss’ sudden death, presents her as an embodiment of love, and argues convincingly that she is worthy of emulation. Illustrated with splendid photographs and loaded with glowing tributes from Winston Blake, Beres Hammond, Marcia Griffith, Pam Hall, Freddie McGregor, Norma Brown – Bell, Bunny Goodison, Ernie Smith, Dr. Olive Lewin and The Jamaican Folk Singers, Richard “Richie B” Burgess, Deon Mattis and many others, this book is a collector’s item. But there is much more. There are love bytes, nuggets for loving, specials for Cyndi, slices of friendship, plus philosophical, poetic and plain talk about love and friendship. So, to the fountain of love…
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Mutabaruka's New Books
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| Mutabaruka |
This book contains a reprint of his first major collection of poems of the 1970s, Mutabaruka: The First Poems, and a new anthology of his best work written between 1980 and 2002, Mutabaruka: The Next Poems.
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Reggae - The Rough Guide
Reggae The Rough Guide is the definitive guide to Jamaican music, from Ska, through Roots to Ragga. The book covers the entire span of recorded music in Jamaica - from 1950s mento and R&B through to dancehall and ragga. The chapters chart music's evolution, including ska, rocksteady, roots, dub, toasting and lovers' rock as well as reggae's offshoot in Britain, the US, and Africa.
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Louise Bennett - Jamaica Labrish
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| Louise Bennett Coverley |
Her research and folklore creations for the Jamaican stage have helped to save much of Jamaican folk material from extinction and she has already published many of her works - poems, songs and Anancy stories. Her contribution to Jamaican cultural life has been a positive one and she was honoured with the M.B.E for her work, as well as the Musgrave Silver Medal, a Jamaican Award in recognition of her tremendous achievement. In private life she is Mrs. Eric Coverley, the wife of a well – known theatre personality in Jamaica.
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Bob Marley My Son - Cedella Marley Booker
With remarkable candor, Booker shares her memories of Bob’s embrace of Rastafarianism and her own subsequent conversion; she speaks about the many women in his life, his relationships with his nine children, his use of ganja, his fame, and finally, the dramatic years in which he fought a losing battle with cancer.
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The Gathering Of The Healers; The Healing Of The Nation
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| The Gathering Of The Healers |
The book covers Roskind, as he travels beautiful Jamaica organizing this gathering and meeting with remarkable people including: Bob Marley’s mother and children, Rita Marley his wife, reggae stars Denroy Morgan, Luciano, Tony Rebel, and Abijah; author Dennis Forsythe; many of the country’s leaders including the Prime Minister, the Opposition Leader and UPP President Antonette Haughton. This is the story of his mystical adventure.
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Jamaica’s ‘Chess’ Author
Ian Wilkinson journey with ‘Chess’ began after he had purchased a game set for a little boy. The boy's curiousity about the game grew into questions which was projected at him. Not sure of the answers Wilkinson decided to learn the game. He would get his hands on any informative source, which later led to his admiration and love for the game.
The book contains 312 diagrams and 330 games, over 200 of which have been analysed using the latest and powerful chess programs. It also provides references to a further 239 games from past Olympiads and other famous tournaments.
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Colin Channer's 'Passing Through'
From the nationally best-selling author of Waiting in Vain and Satisfy My Soul comes a Sexy, witty collection of connected stories set On San Carlos, a tiny Caribbean island with an Ancient volcano.
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Rita Marley’s Tell All Book 'No Woman No Cry: My Life With Bob Marley'
Reggae Legend Bob Marley’s wife Rita has co-written a book with Hettie Jones entitled ‘No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley. The 224 page collection tells the story of the girl who was abandoned by her mother, grew up with her aunt and later at the age of 19 got married to the legend Bob Marley. The story gets more interesting after the marriage as Rita states how through her husband’s unfaithfulness she had became friends with his lovers and even giving them advice on how to bring up their children. The book which features 16 black and white photos, also speaks about her devotion as a mother and faithful wife and hinges on other intriguing details of her life. The book is published in hard cover by Hyperion Books.
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