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Experience small-town life and American history with this nearly wordless picture book.
An engaging yet objective look at the 350-year old history of "Southie," a neighborhood that has survived largely unchanged since the early days of immigrant Irish families and old-time political bosses.
A look back in time of a family of eight children growing up in a small hometown that they have never forgotten. A hometown that will always be a part of who they are and what they have become. It’s a memory that they will always cherish and be proud of. It’s a time they have left behind. A memory that will always be a part of who they are. Anyone without a hometown is welcomed to share in being part of mine. I want you to feel the sense of familiarity, competency, and comfort that a large family will share their most inner feelings with you and make you feel part of them. You will become part of the story that will take you on a journey. An account of real events that shares with you birth, sadness, death of a brother, happiness, and togetherness. A compelling story that at times will anger you, surprise you, and make you laugh. But it’s a story that each one of us eight children lived, and always look back on. The ending will be difficult to predict, surprise you, and comfort your thoughts. Life does not know what your journey will be. Accept each day and honor its beginning and end.
(Recueil écrit en Anglais) Il est toujours difficile de quitter des endroits familiers, apaisants, confortables ou toxiques, mais nécessaires. "Why I left my hometown" est l'histoire de mon enfance dans un village et toutes les choses qui ont fait de moi qui je suis. Plus important encore, ce recueil décrit les émotions que j'ai ressenties lorsque j'ai décidé de partir et les raisons m'ayant motivées. Je savais que le reste du monde valait la peine d'être exploré et que j'avais besoin de distance pour ouvrir les yeux. Trouvez la force de vous évader et de suivre votre propre chemin et rêves dans ce recueil de poèmes écrit en Anglais.
I first came to live in the Graaff Reinet in December 1969 and lived in the location of Masizakhe, which stands for ‘self development’ in the Xhosa language. On arrival I noticed that some of the houses in which the black people lived in were dilapidated, infrastructure was underdeveloped and poverty was rife. I soon came to know that prior to my arrival a Methodist Priest, the Reverend Hermanus and other eighteen or so respectable members of the community were detained and charged for having furthered the aims of the then banned Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). The trickery and astuteness of the special branch police against the detainees turned one against the other where some testified for the apartheid state against Reverend Hermanus and the others. Those who did so led to the disruption of their otherwise decent lives for they became the subject of ridicule in the community thus losing some of the respect that they had prior to their deeds. As to whether they indeed were all members of the PAC has always been a subject of interpretation as some of them refuted having been members nor of any political orgnisation. The special tried the same divisive tactic in the mid 1970’s when they detained a number of young student activists, some of whom belonged to the then South African Student Movement (SASM) and organisation of secondary and high school students. Again five of the student members, Mzuvukile Maqetuka, Mbuyiselo Ralawe, Zolile Maqetuka, Zandisile Pase, Rowena Bolosha and a non-student the late Thabo Nockpal were charged after a long spell in detention and subsequently served an eight month term prison sentence. This time only three members of the detained group were expected to give evidence against the five but refused to sell their soles and dignity, one the late Keith Nqai perjured himself and was sentenced to three months whilst the also refused to evidence and was released. This book not only depicts a photographic journey through Graaff Reinet but resonate the misery, laughter, joy and the political wisdom of a people who made it their duty to develop themselves against all odds and who paid homage to an adage that South Africa and their town in particular belong to all those who live in it provided that all enjoy the equal opportunities that life offers. The book unlike a plethora of others that trace the development of our towns and cities bears testimony and recognises the role played by those who built it – the majestic Dutch Reformed Church forms the pillar of the town, the Methodist Church in the southern part of the location, the Drostdy Hotel in Church Street and the AME Church and all other heritage sites that make Graaff Reinet this ‘Gem of the Karoo’. It captures in a clear and concise manner the uneven development of its various localities. It refutes the notion that it was the Pharaohs who built the pyramids of Egypt. The images in the book tell a story that the author refuses to narrate in words, for he believes that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’. Mbuyiselo Ralawe Practising Attorney and Political Activist
This book consists of different themes of my hometown - Taiwan. I conceptualize this book with some unique poems’ title such as beauty and peer because I dream them in my mind, and I really want to share this gladness with my readers. Besides, this book can let my readers explore my inner minds about how I observe my hometown and nature
Welcome to Connor, My Hometown is a novel about a small town in Ohio and, more importantly, its various people, their lives, loves, failures and successes, and their interactions with one another. It employs a device, first seen in Thornton Wilder's Our Town, whereas, in that play, the stage manager would talk to the audience several times throughout the play. In this case, the town's editor of the Connor Gazette speaks to the reader. He himself is one of the strongest characters in the novel, and his love of the town and its people becomes readily apparent. There is romance. Jenna, owner of the Chit Chat Cafe, which is the public gathering place for many of the town's locals, meets Brian, an engineer and contract specialist from Sedwick Electronics, and they fall in love and get married. Both of them are in their mid-thirties. Pastor Barry Yoder and his wife, Sherry, are among the most beloved of the town's inhabitants, and they minister to the people. They come alongside a couple who have separated and help restore the lost love from their marriage. Jim and Bessie Benson are loved by everyone. He owns the town's Marathon gas station, and Bessie makes the best pies in the town, but she finds out she has cancer, and the whole town comes together and prays for her. There is Miss Ruth Hennessey, principal of Marshall Middle School, who is a no-nonsense woman on the outside but has a heart of gold on the inside. There's Jim Morrison, general contractor, and Randy Colthirst, the town's dentist. All three hang out nearly every weekday at the Chit Chat café, and their interactions and banter make for some lively discussions. And that's what makes the Chit Chat Cafe seem more like a home than a restaurant. There are many more memorable characters, including the mayor, police chief, fire chief, other pastors. You will grow to love the town and its people. The editor, who used to be a columnist for a major Chicago newspaper for twenty years, brings it all together. I would love to live in Connor myself!
A collection of color photographs constituting a city portrait of Houston Texas, with the focus on the Downtown District and inner-loop neighborhoods