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"The book is so good. I couldn't stop crying," Toya Wright, New York Times Bestselling Author of Priceless Inspirations In one of the most important urban memoirs since Nathan McCall's Makes Me Wanna Holler, Walter Johnson takes us to the jazzy but gritty city streets of New Orleans where he tells a hauntingly, powerful narrative of growing up poor, black and with a mother on crack. By the age of twelve, Walter is left to raise his three brothers, Rudy, Josh and Casey while two sisters, Toya and Anisha are taken in by extended family members. Toya gets pregnant at fifteen and marries famed rapper, Lil Wayne, and he and Walter have a childhood altercation over their budding romance, leaving Walter with much regret as he tries to climb and claw his way out of poverty as a socially-conscious rapper. At the age of sixteen, Walter is sentenced to ten years in prison for armed robbery while his brothers and sisters are left to fend for themselves as their mother's drug addiction spirals out-of-control. Years later, Rudy and Josh are murdered in a double homicide, leaving Walter devastated and searching for answers, forgiveness, and redemption. Walter moves easily from prison cells to the home of the rich and famous, Tiny and T.I. where he becomes an overnight sensation on the BET Reality Show, Tiny and Toya. While chronicling his rise and fall as a reality star, Walter and Toya confront their mom's drug problems and he grapples with a family secret that almost destroys him. But Walter is a man who wants a better life and the family he never had, so he marries his childhood crush, LaTosha, and becomes a step father to her two daughters and a first time parent to his only child, Pai'Chence who Walter dreamed of in prison when he was at his lowest point. The only problem with their happy union is that his new wife and Toya were once childhood friends who have long since gone their separate ways, creating conflict between Walter and Toya. Told in the unflinching voice of a man in search of peace, respect and love in troubling times, Walter's Lions and Legends will be the talk of the town for its brutal honesty and thought-provoking insight on the state and crisis of young black men in urban America as well as his determination to rise up from beyond prison walls in the face of unimaginable tragedies.
After the death of virtually all of her family in the battle of Camlan, Goewin--Princess of Britain, daughter of the High King Artos--makes a desperate journey to African Aksum, to meet with Constantine, the British ambassador and her fiance. But Aksum is undergoing political turmoil, and Goewin's relationship with its ambassador to Britain makes her position more than precarious. Caught between two countries, with the power to transform or end lives, Goewin fights to find and claim her place in a world that has suddenly, irrevocably changed. . . .
In the beautiful land of Chima, noble Lions battle evil Crocodiles for control of a powerful energy source called CHI. Read their heroic adventures and learn fun facts about their weapons and technology in this jam-packed activity book. Includes a minifigure to assemble. Full color. Consumable.
Text and pictures introduce lions, tigers, leopards, and the other big cats.
Combining tales from African folklore with fascinating facts about animals native to Africa's grasslands and rainforests. Supplementing each story is a table of statistics about the tale's leading animal. A map of the African continent shows where the animals live and migrate. Handsomely illustrated.
This book places lion conservation and the relationship between people and lions both in historical context and in the context of the contemporary politics of conservation in Africa. The killing of Cecil the Lion in July 2015 brought such issues to the public’s attention. Were lions threatened in the wild and what was the best form of conservation? How best can lions be saved from extinction in the wild in Africa amid rural poverty, precarious livelihoods for local communities and an expanding human population? This book traces man’s relationship with lions through history, from hominids, to the Romans, through colonial occupation and independence, to the present day. It concludes with an examination of the current crisis of conservation and the conflict between Western animal welfare concepts and sustainable development, thrown into sharp focus by the killing of Cecil the lion. Through this historical account, Keith Somerville provides a coherent, evidence-based assessment of current human-lion relations, providing context to the present situation. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of environmental and African history, wildlife conservation, environmental management and political ecology, as well as the general reader.
Lion images are everywhere. In literature, in religion, in statues, emblems and heraldry. Symbols of them are found in all larger European cities -- particularly London. Many are also in Vancouver, British Columbia. A lion image is visually stimulating and should become part of our life.
Legacy of the Lions explores leadership lessons learned in one of the most challenging environments in the sporting world: touring with the British & Irish Lions. Drawing on the author’s own experiences – and those of other tourists and managers – Gavin Hastings examines what lessons can be transferred from this elite, pressurized environment to other aspects of business and life. Based on interviews with an array of past and present greats of the game – including Sam Warburton, Warren Gatland, Brian O’Driscoll, Martin Johnson, Finlay Calder, Gareth Edwards and Willie John McBride, plus many others – Legacy of the Lions discovers what leadership lessons have been learned in one of the most pressurized environments in world sport – and how they can be made to work for you.
Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria, originally published in November 1916, is a beautiful book that includes explanations of Babylonian and Assyrian legends and myths as well as the myths themselves. Lewis Spence, in the Preface, describes his purpose in writing the book as providing the reader with "the treasures of romance latent in the subject, the peculiar richness of which has been recognized since the early days of archaeological effort in Chaldea." Presented here with original illustrations and bookplates of paintings, drawings, and pictures concerning the myths, this book is a classic addition to any library. LEWIS SPENCE (1874-1955) was a Scottish journalist who recorded Scottish folklore, myths and legends from around the world, histories and legends about the lost world of Atlantis, and works on the occult. Spence graduated from Edinburgh University and was the editor of three magazines, The Scotsman, The Edinburgh Magazine, and The British Weekly. He also founded the Scottish National Movement, now known as the Scottish National Party.