Caribbean Books

This book is admirable and exemplary. It follows the fundamental lines we have to follow if we want to integrate all ethnic populations, understood as different in origins from the majority group, and all minority groups in any society. It is to propose them a project in which they will find their motivations. Motivation is the basic element that can dynamize such young people. The first motivation is to assume their past in a critical way, not to reject it, not to feel guilty about it but to understand the role it played in their past as a blocking element, or a restrictive element, or an inspiring element, and turn it into a pure inspiration for the future. Since these young people have been what they have been, they are going to be what their past is going to create and inspire in their future. It is when they state that continuity that they can change it, not reject it, not break it, but continue developing it in a more positive and valorized way. The second dimension is that they are responsible for their future and their past is no excuse for not assuming that responsibility. Let bygones be bygones and the best way to do so is to develop a project in which all students can partake and learn as well as teach. It is important the students become the actors of their own personal learning and the actors, hence the teachers, of their school mates' and class mates' learning. The gathering and acquiring and assimilating of knowledge by everyone in the class and school is the responsibility of everyone, every student and every teacher alike, and that can only come through a conscious effort, and we are speaking of effort, and that has to be productive and creative: it must produce something that has a value because it has been created by the students' work and effort. That's what task pedagogy and project pedagogy is all about. We could use a simple image: if you want to sit, just make a chair for yourself with your own hands and your own work. And buying a ready-made one in some supermarket is just a vanity: you will sit on it for sure but you will have no pride in it because you did not make it. If you want to be proud of your life, make it worth being proud of it and stop accusing people or society of making your life unbearable and catastrophic. Finally the school proposes a project that is preparing the students for the 21st century, for the future. It is not based on making the students acquire an established knowledge about the past or the present but building a knowledge about the future and first of all by having the tools of the future at their disposals, computers and Information Technology. When they are plugged onto the communication of this immense globalized network they can envisage conquering the future. And there we find the first two ideas again. To conquer the future you must be proud of your roots and even your past, no matter what it has been. Proud does not mean be uncritical, but proud means assume it all and make it the yeast of the future. And then you have to consider the future as a project, both personal and collective, and a project requires an effort, hard work and a lot of self pride and self reliance. This book is showing how such qualities can be built in young people. They have to get rid of all self pity they may have felt before. Self pity is the poison of any attempt at improving your lot. That is true all over the world and that is true particularly in the countries where a majority of people are from one culture and a minority, or minorities, are from another culture, or other cultures. This situation is universal and the coming decades will increase that problematic because people are going to move from one country to the next more than ever for professional, commercial, educational or cultural reasons. And do not dream of genetically mixing these cultures to produce a mixed-blood culture. People are supposed to assume their biculturalism, bilingualism if not multiculturalism and multilingualism in a society that encourages it. It is not by building some kind of lingua franca among cultures that we will improve the situation and confront the challenge. It is by accepting what others are and what we are entirely and by acquiring the cultures of our neighbors that we will be up to the globalized world of tomorrow. The future is not in Mickey Mouse of all but it is in multicultural education and multicultural life for all.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne & University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines

I stumbled upon this work by accident and love it!!! It is a must have for any collector of Sacred Music or Vodou Practicioner!!! The book is interesting and informative and the music is sensational!

This book is GREAT! This book tells you alot about the earth and some of the animals. I'd recommend this book to people who want to learn about the earth.

If I could travel with only one guidebook on Antigua and Barbuda, this would be the one. The author covers activities from the frivolous to the serious; from nightlife, Carnival, and Sailing Week to environmental awareness, and the local humane society. In addition to the breath of topics covered, the author has done an outstanding job in capturing the flavor of the island in photography, commendable consideration given to the inclusion of many locals in context and throughout the contents.

As one who spent most of my formative years in Antigua before leaving 35 years ago, this book has brought back many old memories of traditional customs - Cricket p75, and Long Ghost p88; as well as introduced new activities I was unaware of such as Ballooning p82 and motor racing p144. Over the past 15 years my family and I have made more than 10 visits to Antigua, I was unaware of motor racing or that horse racing was still a big activity on Antigua. (We have not made it to Barbuda as yet). If limited buying only one travel guide on Antigua and Barbuda, this one stands out, there is something for everyone.

This is the first part of a two-volume set. This historical piece of writing is about the island of Antigua (Antigua & Barbuda) – during the pre and post-emancipation era – and its inhabitants. It was written by a Mrs Lanaghan – born in Cork, Ireland – who married an Antiguan and came to live on the island. The tale of Antigua is ably described, embracing the time of the Caribs up to 1844. This work was done in the spirit of "an impartial view of slavery and the free labour systems". Interspersed with anecdotes and legends, Antigua and the Antiguans speaks of the statistics of the island and biographical notices of the principal families. "Sworn to no party, of no sect am I", was the philosophical declaration of the author, using Pope as her source. Antigua and the Antiguans tells the story of masters, slaves, administration, mal-administration, plots and counterplots – all skillfully described in flowing language and embracing dates and statistics as a part of the text. This is classic writing that has earned the work its reputation. The two-volume set is the 4th reprint of the book and is a necessary addition to the many in depth books not only about Antigua but also about Caribbean history.

This is the second part of a two-volume historical work about the island of Antigua (Antigua & Barbuda) - during the pre and post-emancipation era - and its inhabitants. It was written by a Mrs Lanaghan - born in Cork, Ireland - who married an Antiguan and came to live on the island. The tale of Antigua is ably described, embracing the time of the Caribs up to 1844. This work was done in the spirit of "an impartial view of slavery and the free labour systems". Interspersed with anecdotes and legends, Antigua and the Antiguans speaks of the statistics of the island and biographical notices of the principal families. "Sworn to no party, of no sect am I", was the philosophical declaration of the author, using Pope as her source. Antigua and the Antiguans tells the story of masters, slaves, administration, mal-administration, plots and counterplots - all skillfully described in flowing language and embracing dates and statistics as a part of the text. This is classic writing that has earned the work its reputation. The two-volume set is the 4th reprint of the book and is a necessary addition to the many in depth books not only about Antigua but also about Caribbean history.

The book arrived on time and in good conditions. although it was used it was well taken care of.

Mr. Benedetti's poetry brings to life the word LOVE. Benedetti is able to reach down into the reader's subconscious and expose the most timid of feelings that one may be able to demonstrate towards a partner, a loved one or for that matter, one's nation. A true jewel.

De repente, não mais que de repente'... Assim é que gosto de abrir Vinicius: de forma descompromissada, leve e solta na poesia, sem nunca perder a volupia, nem cair na vulgaridade. Vinicius é a alma do Rio de Janeiro antigo: sua boêmia, sua música e, quando se inclui Vinicius, seu Whisky. Vinicius de Moraes é o professor daqueles que querem aprender a viver a vida, 'pois a vida só se dá pra quem se deu,/ pra quem amou, pra quem chorou, pra quem sofreu...'.

Brief to very brief poetic meditations on a variety of subjects through the prism of the master Latin American poet's heavy heart: various pointed comments follow a trip to the Soviet Union. In an excellent translation by poet Stephen Kessler.