![]() ![]() ![]() ‘A momentous chronicle, timely and vital, which highlights that the burden of change rests, as always, upon the shoulders of those who suffered and yet, have nurtured the desire that lessons be learned.’ – Michael Mansfield QC, who represented a number of families during the Bloody Sunday Inquiry. On Bloody Sunday possesses a veracity and cumulative power that sets it apart from previous accounts’ – Observer ![]() ‘Powerful and moving … The strength of this important new book lies in the artistry the author brings to the tasks of portraying both the community upon which the massacre was perpetrated, and the individuals within it.’ – Irish Times A powerful chronicle of one of the darkest episodes of modern times.’ – Sunday Times ‘There have been many books written about the events of Bloody Sunday, however, none has wrenched the reader as violently back to those CS gas-choked streets, dumping them right in the heart of the screaming, running, shooting and crying, as Julieann Campbell’s On Bloody Sunday. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() This book is suitable for beginners but also has lots of new information for the experienced practitioner. Amy Blackthorn-the force behind Blackthorn’s Botanicals-guides readers on a journey into the hidden realms of plants and their magic powers, from rose-scented rosaries to the lingering aroma of frankincense and the cleansing energy of white sage. Blackthorn’s Botanical Magic is a fresh, groundbreaking guide to the transformative powers of essential oils for use in spellcraft, divination, and the cultivation of ritual power. "Brilliantly written and jam-packed with practical advice and easy-to-follow recipes, Blackthorn's Botanical Magic is the one book that no magical practitioner can do without." -Dorothy Morrison, author Utterly Wicked: Hexes, Curses, and Other Unsavory NotionsĮnter the magical world of scent and aromas. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The author, Theodor Seuss Geisel, who was famous for his stories for children, who published more than 60 books died in 1991. Loudoun Country school in Virginia also dropped his stories, which he has been the face of for more than 20 years as they found the stories have strong racial undertones. Critics found this as strict racism and voiced against it.īecause of this controversy, a school district in the US has dropped six books by finding it harmful and stereotypical Orientalist. ![]() ![]() In If I Ran The Zoo (first published in 1950), an African man has been described as wearing a grass skirt, knot and barefoot. The enterprise reviewed the entire catalogue with the note of academics and teachers before cancelling the publication.įor example, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, depicting a Chinese man who is holding a bowl and chopsticks has only two lines in the space of eyes there are only two straight lines. They also said that the books are not banned, but they have decided not to publish any more. Though the Enterprise said that they are not supporting any racism and encouraging every community reader to cultivate imagination. ![]() ![]() ![]() source: Association for Library Service to Children.sortTitle Tall Story lexileScore 670 crossRefId 481014 awards In a novel packed with quirkiness and humor, Gourlay explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures. Eight feet tall, in fact-plagued by condition called Gigantism and troubled by secrets that he believes led to his phenomenal growth. When he finally arrives, he's tall all right. ![]() As she waits anxiously for Bernardo to arrive from the Philippines, she hopes he'll turn out to be tall and just as crazy as she is about basketball. Then Andi's biggest wish comes true and she's minutes away from becoming someone's little sister. She wishes she could play on the school basketball team, she wishes for her own bedroom, but most of all she wishes that her long-lost half-brother, Bernardo, could come and live in London where he belongs. MediaType eBook shortDescription Andi is short. IsPublicPerformanceAllowed False languages StarRating 3.7 title Tall Story crossRefId 481014 otherFormatIdentifiers ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a resolutely materialist 'spirituality' based equally on science and science fiction, a visionary incantation to transform that which ultimately transforms us"-Page of cover Rather than steel ourselves against such change, this book invites us to feel, map, assess, and learn from the swirling patterns around us in order to better understand and influence them as they happen. It is a stream of ever-mutating, emergent patterns. ![]() ![]() The world is in a continual state of flux. "Inspired by Octavia Butler's explorations of our human relationship to change, Emergent Strategy is radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help designed to shape the futures we want to live. ![]() |