Great speeches have the power to bring about political change, and South Africa lays claim to some of the world’s most skilled orators, from Nelson Mandela, whose courageous statement from the dock inspired the liberation struggle, to Desmond Tutu, whose ‘Rainbow People of God’ speech prepared the country for a new era. On the other side of the political spectrum, who can forget P.W. Botha’s infamous Rubicon speech, an oratorical flop which took the country backwards during the 1980s, or F...

South Africa came late to television; when it finally arrived in the late 1970s the rest of the world had already begun to boycott the country because of apartheid. While the ruling National Party feared the integrative effects of television, they did not foresee how exclusion from globally unifying broadcasts would gradually erode their power. South Africa was barred from participating in some of television's greatest global attractions (including sporting events such as the Olympics and ...

Bringing to life more than a century's worth of fascinating stories and history of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Best known for its pivotal role in opening up the western frontier and its association with explorers and pioneers, the legendary Cumberland Gap has long been celebrated in music and literature. To better preserve that history, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park was authorized in 1940 and now covers more than 24,000 acres in Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. Dan...

"The Ways of the Planets" by Martha Evans Martin is a captivating exploration of the celestial bodies that govern our solar system. Through vivid descriptions and engaging narratives, Martin invites readers to journey through the cosmos, uncovering the unique characteristics and mysteries of each planet. The book combines scientific facts with imaginative storytelling, making complex astronomical concepts accessible to readers of all ages. It serves as both an educational resource and a so...

Sometimes, people mess up. They get addicted to drugs or alcohol, abandon their child, or just leave. This book is for those who want to step in and help, specifically the grandparents of those abandoned.Over six million children live in grandparent-headed households in the United States today. The number continues to rise. More than 80% of these cases occur because of drug or alcohol addiction. Grandparents raising grandchildren occurs in all ethnic and socio-economic groups.But where do you...

George Meredith OM was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. At first, his focus was poetry, influenced by John Keats among others, but he gradually established a reputation as a novelist. His style, in both poetry and prose, was noted for its syntactic complexity; Oscar Wilde likened it to "chaos illumined by brilliant flashes of lightning".

Following the German occupation of France in 1940, French women moved deftly into the jobs and roles left by their male compatriots—even the role of soldier. In Lieutenant Sonia Vagliano: A Memoir of the World War II Refugee Crisis, Vagliano provides a gripping and compelling account of how her team of young French women was attached to a US First Army unit that arrived in Normandy two weeks after D-Day. From 1943 to 1945, Vagliano followed her unit from Normandy to Paris, through...

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Driftwood is a refreshing, honest, and resilient portrayal of Martha Craig's life through poetry. This soul-searching book also explores the healing nature reaching beyond the stigma of inclusion when asking for help.The collection is for those who feel lost and broken, like salvaged wood that has been drifting through the ocean of community's expectations. It resonates with anyone who endeavors to be seen or heard in the quest to break the barrier of conventional percepti...

A Good Meal Is Hard to Find is more than just a cookbook: it's a love letter to the women and food of the Deep South.**With charming narratives, visual storytelling, and delectable recipes,**A Good Meal Is Hard to Find is everything you've ever wanted in a Southern cookbook.Inside are 60 go-to recipes organized into five chapters—Morning's Glories, Lingering Lunches, Dinner Dates & Late-Night Takes...

This practical book offers an effective and efficient approach to using four interactive instructional routines to integrate assessment with learning and teaching in kindergarten classrooms**:**1. Photo Chats (Oracy)2. Counting Collections (Number Sense of Quantity)3. Storytelling/Story Acting (Emergent Writing)4. Number...

While on a Caribbean Cruise and after numerous bottles of Moscato wine and several trips to the all-you-can-eat dessert bar, four sisters decided to write a book about their love affair with food and their experiences with diet disasters. They also invited a brother to contribute some writing, and they called the book Cupcakes Are Not a Diet Food.Since that book was so much fun and a great success, they decided to write other books in the Another Round of Laughter series, and they t...