The Unlucky Country
Author : Rex R. Poole
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Page : 509 pages
File Size : 35,38 MB
Release : 2001*
Category : Agriculture and politics
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Author : Rex R. Poole
Publisher :
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 35,38 MB
Release : 2001*
Category : Agriculture and politics
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Author : Duncan Alexander McKenzie
Publisher : BalboaPress
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 20,23 MB
Release : 2012-01-27
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1452503346
This book is about the Republic of the Philippines. It is the truth about the country, as seen through the eyes of a foreigner who lives there, and has been associated with the country since 1981. It tells of the culture, the people, the economy, the poverty, the disasters, the politics and of the need for change. The Philippines can find the road to prosperity. This book explains what needs to happen for that to take place. For anyone with any interest in the Philippines, or any connection with the country, this book cannot be overlooked. The author will donate 25% of author royalties from this book to charity to assist poverty-stricken Filipino families.
Author : Dorothy Farmiloe
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Page : 192 pages
File Size : 14,66 MB
Release : 1969
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Author : Peter Matthiessen
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 44,36 MB
Release : 2008-08-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1588368246
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • “Altogether gripping, shocking, and brilliantly told, not just a tour de force in its stylistic range, but a great American novel, as powerful a reading experience as nearly any in our literature.”—Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books Killing Mister Watson, Lost Man’s River, and Bone by Bone—Peter Matthiessen’s great American epic about Everglades sugar planter and notorious outlaw E. J. Watson on the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the twentieth century—were originally conceived as one vast, mysterious novel. Now, in this bold new rendering, Matthiessen has marvelously distilled a monumental work while deepening the insights and motivations of his characters with brilliant rewriting throughout. Praise for Shadow Country “Magnificent . . . breathtaking . . . Finally now we have [this three-part saga] welded like a bell, and with Watson’s song the last sound, all the elements fuse and resonate.”—Los Angeles Times “Peter Matthiessen has done great things with the Watson trilogy. It’s the story of our continent, both land and people, and his writing does every justice to the blood fury of his themes.”—Don DeLillo “The fiction of Peter Matthiessen is the reason a lot of people in my generation decided to be writers. No doubt about it. Shadow Country lives up to anyone’s highest expectations for great writing.” —Richard Ford “Shadow Country, Matthiessen’s distillation of the earlier Watson saga, represents his original vision. It is the quintessence of his lifelong concerns, and a great legacy.”—W. S. Merwin “[An] epic masterpiece . . . a great American novel.”—The Miami Herald
Author : Martin Meredith
Publisher : Public Affairs
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 26,73 MB
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1610394593
Africa has been coveted for its riches ever since the era of the Pharaohs. In past centuries, it was the lure of gold, ivory, and slaves that drew fortune-seekers, merchant-adventurers, and conquerors from afar. In modern times, the focus of attention is on oil, diamonds, and other valuable minerals. Land was another prize. The Romans relied on their colonies in northern Africa for vital grain shipments to feed the population of Rome. Arab invaders followed in their wake, eventually colonizing the entire region. More recently, foreign corporations have acquired huge tracts of land to secure food supplies needed abroad, just as the Romans did. In this vast and vivid panorama of history, Martin Meredith follows the fortunes of Africa over a period of 5,000 years. With compelling narrative, he traces the rise and fall of ancient kingdoms and empires; the spread of Christianity and Islam; the enduring quest for gold and other riches; the exploits of explorers and missionaries; and the impact of European colonization. He examines, too, the fate of modern African states and concludes with a glimpse of their future. His cast of characters includes religious leaders, mining magnates, warlords, dictators, and many other legendary figures—among them Mansa Musa, ruler of the medieval Mali empire, said to be the richest man the world has ever known. “I speak of Africa,” Shakespeare wrote, “and of golden joys.” This is history on an epic scale.
Author : Paul Collier
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 20,81 MB
Release : 2008-10-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0195374630
The Bottom Billion is an elegant and impassioned synthesis from one of the world's leading experts on Africa and poverty. It was hailed as "the best non-fiction book so far this year" by Nicholas Kristoff of The New York Times.
Author : Frank Hardy
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Page : pages
File Size : 28,54 MB
Release : 2021
Category :
ISBN : 9781922749420
In 1966, the Gurindji people working on Wave Hill Station in the Northern Territory did something radical: they went on strike. They wanted equal wages--and land rights. Author Frank Hardy happened to be there. In The Unlucky Australians he tells the story of this walk-off, one that resulted in a successful land rights claim--a term Hardy has been credited for inventing in this important novel, first published in 1968.In an article in Overland in 2007 on Les Murray, Frank Hardy and Australian Nationalism, Nathan Hollier points out: 'Partly because of books like The Unlucky Australians, many Australians do not feel as comfortable or at ease with the land as they had been encouraged to feel by an eager generation of nationalist historians, social commentators, political and religious leaders, teachers and artists.'Frank Hardy (1917-1994) was a journalist, novelist and scriptwriter. His books include Power without Glory (1950), the satire Outcasts of Foolgarah (1971), also in the Untapped Collection, and The Dead Are Many (1975).
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Page : 740 pages
File Size : 26,74 MB
Release : 1854
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Author : Thomas Carlyle
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Page : 434 pages
File Size : 28,85 MB
Release : 1869
Category : Prussia (Germany)
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Author : Maria Edgeworth
Publisher :
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 11,37 MB
Release : 1835
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