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The Jumbies

Author : Tracey Baptiste

Publisher : Algonquin Books

Page : 241 pages

File Size : 33,67 MB

Release : 2016-04-26

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 161620592X

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Corinne La Mer claims she isn’t afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not jumbies. They’re just tricksters made up by parents to frighten their children. Then one night Corinne chases an agouti all the way into the forbidden forest, and shining yellow eyes follow her to the edge of the trees. They couldn’t belong to a jumbie. Or could they? When Corinne spots a beautiful stranger at the market the very next day, she knows something extraordinary is about to happen. When this same beauty, called Severine, turns up at Corinne’s house, danger is in the air. Severine plans to claim the entire island for the jumbies. Corinne must call on her courage and her friends and learn to use ancient magic she didn’t know she possessed to stop Severine and to save her island home.



The Field

Author : Baptiste Paul

Publisher : NorthSouth Books

Page : 32 pages

File Size : 18,76 MB

Release : 2021-07-06

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9780735844612

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Now in paperback! Soccer fan or not, the call of The Field is irresistible. A Junior Library Guild Selection Winner of the Sonia Lynn Sadler Award « “Irresistible fun.”— Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review? « “A wonderful depiction of a joyful pastime . . . and a reminder of some of the ways we are more alike than different.”—Booklist, Starred Review Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2018? School Library Journal Best Book of 2018? The Horn Book Fanfare 2018? Shelf Awareness Best Children’s Book of the Year Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year “Vini! Come! The field calls!” cries a girl as she and her younger brother rouse their community—family, friends, and the local fruit vendor—for a pick-up soccer (futbol) game. Boys and girls, young and old, players and spectators come running—bringing balls, shoes, goals, and a love of the sport. “Friends versus friends” teams are formed, the field is cleared of cows, and the game begins! But will a tropical rainstorm threaten their plans? The world’s most popular and inclusive sport has?found its spirited and authentic voice in Baptiste Paul’s debut picture book— highlighting the joys of the game along with its universal themes: teamwork, leadership, diversity, and acceptance. Creole words (as spoken in Saint Lucia, the author’s birthplace island in the Caribbean) add spice to the story and are a strong reminder of the sport’s world fame. Bright and brilliant illustrations by debut children’s book illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara— winner of the We Need Diverse Books Illustration Mentorship award— capture the grit and glory of the game and the beauty of the island setting that inspired this particular field.



Climb On!

Author : Baptiste Paul

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 14 pages

File Size : 37,89 MB

Release : 2022-03-08

Category : JUVENILE FICTION

ISBN : 073584481X

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Children form teams, build a pitch, and play a joyous game of soccer in a book with English and Creole (as spoken in Saint Lucia) vocabulary words.



Black Feminist Archaeology

Author : Whitney Battle-Baptiste

Publisher : Left Coast Press

Page : 201 pages

File Size : 41,89 MB

Release : 2011-07

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1598743791

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Whitney Battle-Baptiste outlines the basic tenets of Black feminist thought for archaeologists and shows how it can be used to improve historical archaeological practice.



Journey Into Power

Author : Baron Baptiste

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 226 pages

File Size : 26,74 MB

Release : 2022-06-14

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 1668002108

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A guide to physical, mental, and spiritual transformation explains how to rewire thinking, cleanse diet habits, meditate for truthful living, and do ten-minute tune-ups that boost energy and alleviate stress.



Rise of the Jumbies

Author : Tracey Baptiste

Publisher : Algonquin Young Readers

Page : 256 pages

File Size : 26,69 MB

Release : 2017-09-19

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1616207647

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Deep beneath the waves, a great enemy awakens . . . Corinne LaMer defeated the wicked jumbie Severine months ago, but things haven’t exactly gone back to normal in her Caribbean island home. Everyone knows Corinne is half-jumbie, and many of her neighbors treat her with mistrust. When local children begin to go missing, snatched from the beach and vanishing into wells, suspicious eyes turn to Corinne. To rescue the missing children and clear her own name, Corinne goes deep into the ocean to find Mama D’Leau, the dangerous jumbie who rules the sea. But Mama D’Leau’s help comes with a price. Corinne and her friends Dru, Bouki, and Malik must travel with mermaids across the ocean to fetch a powerful object for Mama D’Leau. The only thing more perilous than Corinne’s adventures across the sea is the jumbie that waits for her back home. With action-packed storytelling and inventive twists on Caribbean and West African mythology and fairy tales, Rise of the Jumbies is a breathlessly exciting tale of courage and friendship. An NPR Best Book of 2017 A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2017



Perfectly Imperfect

Author : Baron Baptiste

Publisher : Hay House

Page : 185 pages

File Size : 17,93 MB

Release : 2016

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 1401947530

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NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER "This book will shine new light on your journey, ignite your practice with new power, inspire new possibilities for growth, and infuse your life with the grace and confidence you seek." --Baron Baptiste A little over a decade ago, Baron Baptiste published his seminal book, Journey into Power. The first of its kind, it introduced the world to Baptiste Yoga, his signature method that marries a lifetime of studying with some of the world's most renowned yoga masters with his uniquely powerful approach to inner and outer transformation. Since then, yoga has steadily moved into the mainstream in our culture, and Baron's unique contribution has played a key role. As millions of participants incorporate yoga into their daily lives, Baron's teachings have evolved to bring them even deeper into their own transformative possibilities. Perfectly Imperfect: The Art and Soul of Yoga Practice takes readers beyond the foundations of the practice by speaking to everything that happens in their bodies and minds after they get into a yoga pose. That is where the true transformation occurs, and where much rich spiritual and emotional growth is available. Readers will learn how to move through their lives with grace and flow, begin again when a situation becomes difficult, "be a yes" for their innermost desires, give up what they must, follow their intuition, and find their truth north. With his signature blend of boldness, insightfulness, humor, and warmth, Baron offers what is destined to be an instant classic in the yoga and meditation world. With Perfectly Imperfect, he proves once again to be a true yoga master for the modern world.



What's Missing?

Author : Mike P Guillaume

Publisher : Warm Winter Marketing

Page : 38 pages

File Size : 34,57 MB

Release : 2014-06-24

Category :

ISBN : 9780692241974

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"What's Missing?" is the inaugural book to the five volume short story series, Detective Jean-Baptiste. The American born Haitian private detective opts for murder and missing children cases, often from the wealthiest of families, that local police departments have deemed inextricable. This book introduces detective Jeffrey Jean-Baptiste, his close friends and other personalities that will be commonplace amid the series. Jeffrey construes the most bizarre of murders that police detectives simply cannot un-riddle. However, he is usually solving one of his best friend's life-altering catastrophes coupled with his cases. His best friend and deputy, Matthew Loew, is requisite to solving all his cases, which makes him indispensible, although Jeffrey's tolerance of Matthew's roller coaster life is often tested right through the series. Jeffrey's foolproof and never failing world renown technique to solving murder mysteries is to ask each case a set of questions, five in particular. Whichever question is unanswerable is the direction in which he proceeds to solve the cliffhanger. Each volume to the series demonstrates his manipulation of a particular question.



Baptiste

Author : Ann Christopher

Publisher : Blue Iris Press

Page : 345 pages

File Size : 24,66 MB

Release : 2022-05-25

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1948176289

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She wants a husband and kids. A billionaire international player? Absolutely not… Don't miss Baptiste and Samira's scorching hot duology--now together in one volume! NO ORDINARY LOVE Samira Palmer isn’t dating anymore. Not after last time. And especially not bad boys. Her career is the only relationship she wants to be in these days, and they’re damn good together. Even if she can’t bring her job to the costume ball as a date. She didn’t expect fate to literally run into her in the form of a handsome, green-eyed Frenchman. Jean-Baptiste is not just handsome--he’s a sex god. And not just rich--he’s a billionaire. So of course he isn’t just a bad boy. He’s also an emotionally unavailable player. Opposites always attract… and the sparks flying between them could set the whole town aflame. But how can they hope for a happy ending when neither is ready to let the other in? BEYOND ORDINARY LOVE A billionaire international player and a feisty small-town career woman? It'll never work... Jean-Baptiste Mercier is guilty as charged: an international player. His feisty, gorgeous new co-worker has him nailed. In more ways than one. No one needs to know about them. Particularly since he isn’t sure quite what “they” are. He’s ready to explore a shared future, but Samira’s walls are still up. They may be unofficially official, but she’s no closer to letting him in. The fiery chemistry between them burns hotter than ever before, but how can he convince her that he’s done with his playboy ways? This smooth-talking French billionaire may have finally met his match. One-night stands aren’t supposed to lead to happily-ever-after. But anything is possible if you fight for it… and Baptiste never backs down from a fight....



African Icons

Author : Tracey Baptiste

Publisher : Algonquin Books

Page : 177 pages

File Size : 30,25 MB

Release : 2021-10-19

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1616209003

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Every year, American schoolchildren celebrate Black History Month. They study almost exclusively American stories, which are not only rooted in struggle over enslavement or oppression, but also take in only four hundred years of a rich and thrilling history that goes back many millennia across the African continent. Through portraits of ten historical figures - from Menes, the first ruler to be called Pharaoh, to Queen Idia, a sixteenth-century power broker, visionary, and diplomat - African Iconstakes readers on a journey across Africa to meet some of the great leaders and thinkers whose ideas built a continent and shaped our world.