Ethical And Moral Issues Relating To Animals: Bibliography

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Ethical And Moral Issues Relating To Animals: Bibliography
Tim Allen
Manufacturer: Diane Pub Co
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Binding: Paperback

General | Animals | Biological Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0788106503

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Ethical and moral issues relating to animals : January 1985 -February 1992 (SuDoc A 17.18/4:92-51)
Janice C. Swanson
Manufacturer: National Agricultural Library
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00010B33M

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Ethical and moral issues relating to animals : January 1986-February 1993 (SuDoc A 17.18/4:93-29)
Tim Allen
Manufacturer: National Agricultural Library
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00010F7EI

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Ethical and moral issues relating to animals, 1979-1988: 270 citations (Quick bibliography series)
Karen J Clingerman
Manufacturer: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00071IK3Q

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Ascent to where the view's as stunning as the architecture, hit a glam rooftop nightclub with its own pool, get in the right place for spotting the stars, shop for TV-show castoffs in Burbank or go for a hike in the largest park in the country—Fodor's Los Angeles 2006 offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the city, plus Orange County and Catalina Island to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.

The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best —"Fodor's guides are saturated with information."

- We update our Los Angeles guide every year. You won't find a more accurate, current guidebook anywhere.
- Unlike other travel books, Fodor's guides rely heavily on local experts who know the territory best—so you know you're seeing the real Los Angeles.
- We give you the planning tools you need to tailor your trip. We give options for all budgets. You make the choices.

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With Fodor’s you get much more than a guidebook–we make it easy for you to customize your dream vacation.

Visit www.fodors.com to find up-to-date travel bargains, mini-guides to worldwide destinations, information on local festivals, dazzling drives, maps, vacation planning tips and much more!

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Fodor's San Diego 2006 (Fodor's Gold Guides)

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Fodor's San Diego 2006 (Fodor's Gold Guides)
Fodor's
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1400015952
Release Date: 2005-11-01

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Walk a museum mile in one of America's greatest parks, watch the pandas and polar bears watching you, find fantastic seafood fresh off the boat, catch a wave or some rays at a prime surfing beach or sip champagne at the coolest bar in town—Fodor's San Diego 2006 offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the city to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.

The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best —"Fodor's guides are saturated with information."

- We update our San Diego guide every year. You won't find a more accurate, current guidebook anywhere.
- Unlike other travel books, Fodor's guides rely heavily on local experts who know the territory best—so you know you're seeing the real San Diego.
- We give you the planning tools you need to tailor your trip. We give options for all budgets. You make the choices.

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With Fodor’s you get much more than a guidebook–we make it easy for you to customize your dream vacation.

Visit www.fodors.com to find up-to-date travel bargains, mini-guides to worldwide destinations, information on local festivals, dazzling drives, maps, vacation planning tips and much more!

And, for more insider secrets, visit “Travel Talk” and “Rants and Raves” online at www.fodors.com/forums to get advice from other travelers like you.

Fodor's San Francisco 2006 (Fodor's Gold Guides)

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Not bad but there are better out there

Fodor's San Francisco 2006 (Fodor's Gold Guides)
Fodor's
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ASIN: 1400015561
Release Date: 2005-10-04

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Board a boat for a notorious island, discover what moves the cable-car system, savor seafood straight from the tank, tap into free summer concerts in a eucalyptus grove, picnic at a mountainside winery far above the Napa Valley crowds, or trek along cliffs with stunning Pacific views—Fodor's San Francisco 2006 offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the city, plus the Wine Country, Marin County and the Coast Highway, to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.

The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best —"Fodor's guides are saturated with information."

- We update our San Francisco guide every year. You won't find a more accurate, current guidebook anywhere.
- Unlike other travel books, Fodor's guides rely heavily on local experts who know the territory best—so you know you're seeing the real San Francisco.
- We give you the planning tools you need to tailor your trip. We give options for all budgets. You make the choices.

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With Fodor’s you get much more than a guidebook–we make it easy for you to customize your dream vacation.

Visit www.fodors.com to find up-to-date travel bargains, mini-guides to worldwide destinations, information on local festivals, dazzling drives, maps, vacation planning tips and much more!

And, for more insider secrets, visit “Travel Talk” and “Rants and Raves” online at www.fodors.com/forums to get advice from other travelers like you.

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Not bad but there are better out there.......2006-03-17

I found this book somewhat helpful when planning a trip to San Francisco. It has a lot of information about sightseeing, eating out and accomodations. However, it is sorely lacking in visual stimulation including pictures of the destination and maps. I foresaw the lack of a decent map being a huge problem once in SF and decided to get a Lonely Planet guide to supplement this one.

Overall, I found the Lonely Planet SF guide much easier to use and definitely more entertaining to look at. If you're going to SF and need to purchase a good guide book, I'd go with that one. This one will suffice if it is all you can find but if other options are available, think twice before purchasing.

Fodor's California 2006 (Fodor's Gold Guides)

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Fodor's California 2006 (Fodor's Gold Guides)
Fodor's
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ASIN: 1400015979
Release Date: 2006-02-07

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Dazzle your eyes at a mountain lake that's bluer than blue, gasp at continental American's highest waterfall, cling to the cliffs on a drive along the Pacific, educate your palate with delicious cabernet and syrah or redefine your ideas of Asian food in Los Angeles—Fodor's California 2006 offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the state to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.

The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best —"Fodor's guides are saturated with information."

- We update our California guide every year. You won't find a more accurate, current guidebook anywhere.
- Unlike other travel books, Fodor's guides rely heavily on local experts who know the territory best—so you know you're seeing the real California.
- We give you the planning tools you need to tailor your trip. We give options for all budgets. You make the choices.

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With Fodor’s you get much more than a guidebook–we make it easy for you to customize your dream vacation.

Visit www.fodors.com to find up-to-date travel bargains, mini-guides to worldwide destinations, information on local festivals, dazzling drives, maps, vacation planning tips and much more!

And, for more insider secrets, visit “Travel Talk” and “Rants and Raves” online at www.fodors.com/forums to get advice from other travelers like you.

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Rea{s Quick and Easy Guide to Writing Your A+ Thesis
Research and Education Association
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Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis

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Writing a Thesis: Substance And Style

ASIN: 087891787X

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A valuable tool for anyone writing a thesis, whether it is an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral thesis. Included is an in-depth explanation of the formulation of a thesis statement, types of thesis statements, and research techniques. Aids the writer in every step of developing, researching, composing, and submitting a thesis.

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Festive designs cover many food and dining specialties: delicatessen, ice cream desserts, seafood dishes, country fair offerings, Asian cuisine, party foods, harvest bounty, vegetable cuisine and more. 42 different full-page designs, 12 repeated in half-page size.

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vet care

Interesting!!!

My new bible

What a great book!

How to Afford Veterinary Care Without Mortgaging the Kids
James L. Busby
Manufacturer: Busby International, Inc.
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Binding: Paperback

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Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems

ASIN: 0977702707

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Compiling forty years of veterinary experience, Dr. James Busby combines his wealth of knowledge with the most current academic recommendations on what is really needed in yearly and routine pet care. More importantly, Dr. Busby explains what isn't needed. This is the inside scoop on what pet owners really need to do to keep their animals healthy.

"The book explains and highlights many more money-saving suggestions and gives the reader the knowledge to know when to incur medical expenses and when not to. Some of this is so unjustified it could be considered fraud - or at least unethical - in my opinion. What do you think?" - Dr. James Busby

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vet care.......2007-08-23

i loved the book. it gives you so much good information to save you money and your pet discomfort. i would recommend it.

Interesting!!!.......2007-01-10

I have had pets for years, and with I could have had this book long ago

My new bible.......2006-11-10

I bought this book at the advice of a friend who is a breeder. I was more than pleased. I read it front to back in a couple sittings. Then I went back and took better notes. The money saved from just a couple ideas more than covers the cost of this book...

This vet confirmed what I had suspected... that the vets I had been going to were all about the money and didn't have the best interest of my dogs at heart. I'll spare you the details there but know that I refer to this book everytime my dogs get sick. I have it at my desk for convenience. My only complaint is that he could have made it even longer... I absolutely love it.

What a great book!.......2006-10-26

I bought this book at the suggestion of my chihuahua breeder. I have never read a book with so much honesty and care for animals as this one. Dr. Busby explains the most common medical procedures, what they treat and whether or not they are really necessary. He gives you the insight when to incur these bills and when to avoid them. I couldn't believe that the are vet's trying to convince owners of unnecessary treatment just to make money. To anyone who has a pet or is a new owner, please read this book. It will give you a better understanding of what your pet will need to stay healthy. Awesome book, it's worth the money!

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"A Must for All Lu-Ray Colelctors"!.......2003-04-13

The Meehan's book remains the "Bible" for all collectors of this fabulous pastel dinnerware of the late 1930's - early 1950's. Highly recommended!

Great pictures with precise descriptions........2002-03-07

I just received this book. One of the better "Pottery Collectors" books I've seen. The pictures are wonderful, for easy identification. The descriptions are very precise. Only a very small portion of this book is Lu-Ray Pastels. The rest is of all the other TS&T (Taylor, Smith and Taylor) pottery. The price guides are very comparable to what I've seen of pieces on the market.

Collector's Guide to Luray [ Lu-Ray ] Pastels U.S.A.

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Collector's Guide to Luray [ Lu-Ray ] Pastels U.S.A.

Manufacturer: Collector Books
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ASIN: B000HKMR18

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Hated it! Buy Month-By-Month Gardening in Georgia instead

An incomplete plant list

Great Gardening Tips for Yankees Moving South

Great resource for beginners

it is ok, but...

Georgia Gardener's Guide: Revised Edition (Georgia Gardener's Guide)
Walter Reeves , and Erica Glasener
Manufacturer: Cool Springs Press
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Binding: Paperback

General | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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50 Great Herbs, Fruits, and Vegetables for Georgia

ASIN: 159186044X

Book Description

Written by Walter Reeves and Erica Glasener, leading gardening experts in Georgia, this proven format has helped gardeners experience success and enjoyment from their gardens.

The trend in gardening books is toward regional titles, and book retailers are well aware of this. The Gardener's Guide series provides credible information on the plants that perform best in specific states. Gardeners will find information they can trust and use successfully in their own gardens.

Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. Homeowners are realizing the health benefits derived from gardening, and the resulting increase in their home's property value.

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Hated it! Buy Month-By-Month Gardening in Georgia instead.......2004-12-15

This book was pretty disappointing. The scope of the book was fairly small (one state) yet a surprising amount of plants are left out. The information it contains is ok, but you can get all that information and more in other sources. There is a lot of repeated information on soil amendment and not much information on the care of the individual plants. Often, 3/4 of a page is devoted to a description of the plant rather than it's care. Some references to varieties are given, but not nearly enough. Most planting explanations revolve around starting from seed, transplants are not often mentioned.

I would buy Month-by-Month Gardening in Georgia instead. I got it after I bought this one and it contains all of the information here (sometimes verbatim), but also includes month-by-month tips on caring for the plants.

An incomplete plant list.......2001-04-25

The best part of the book is the introduction. Otherwise, some of the plants I see most often around Georgia are not listed - daylilies aren't in there! Other than that, it is well organized, but I wouldn't consider it a good list of what to plant in Georgia.

Great Gardening Tips for Yankees Moving South.......2001-01-04

I found Walter's book to be a great resource for someone like myself who is learning to garden in Georgia red clay after planting in New Jersy black soil. I keep this book on my coffee table for a quick reference. The material is well organized and easy to understand.

Great resource for beginners.......2000-10-11

I thought this was very helpful, being a recent transplant to Georgia. The information not only gives you the exact planting conditions, a brief history, and several ideal selections, I thought the descriptions were on target. Although yes, I find that other books are more detailed in terms of pests and may have larger pictures, this book gives great instructions specific to Georgia and the west piedmont area of the Carolinas and is a constant reference year round. This is a fabulous book for those of us who want to know what is the best choice to plant in that needy section of the garden!

it is ok, but..........2000-07-17

The book is little more than a list of plants and their major characteristics, information that is available in a better format in innumerable other books. The text isn't innacurate, just limited. For experienced gardeners, Sothern Living Garden Book is much better. New gardeners would probably learn more from the Rodale or Ortho books. The authors are well known southern gardeners; I'm surprised they didn't attempt something that would show their talent better.

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Distinguished author and television executive Marita Golden writes movingly about her life -- first as a black activist in the sixties in her hometown Washington, D.C., then as a journalism student in New York. In those turbulent years, she gained a profound understanding of what it means to be black in America.
While studying in America, she met Femi, an African man. They fell in love and she journeyed to Nigeria to become his wife. In Africa, plunged into a culture so very different from her own, but one she felt she should understand, Marita Golden learned about both her own new sprawling Nigerian family and Nigeria's large American community.
But Femi, once her strength, began to insist she fit herself into the strict mold of his society and assume the submissive role of a Nigerian wife.
In her new, strange surroundings, Marita Golden discovered that home is not simply a destination, but rather something you must carry always inside you.
"A marvelous journey . . . powerful imagery . . . distinctly drawn characters come alive, events pulsate with energy." -- The Washington Post Book World

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A Powerful Story...from Her Point of View.......2003-04-01

I rate this book highly insomuch as it held my attention to the end. It reads like a novel, which makes it difficult to put down. I recommend it to anyone interested in understanding the challenges of inter-cultural marriages, especially as lived in a foreign country. But the powerful lessons of this book cannot be grasped unless the reader takes into account the inherent flaw of all autobiographies: It is one-sided.

The reader is pulled into the life of Marita and is forced to see and feel the sadness, happiness, and grief of her life. The images she paints of the characters are less reflections of reality than they are reflections of what she has seen in them. Although the American is inevitably disturbed by some Nigerian cultural traditions, a closer look reveals American culture is just as, if not more, disturbing. Marita's story illustrates, perhaps unintentionally, the severe judgment and selfishness of Americans that prevent true multi-cultural understanding. Some passages reveal this more profoundly than others. In one, she discusses the culture of arranged marriages. As she reflects on the American girlfriends of a Nigerian man, she ponders the contradictions as she remembers the women: "Girls like me. Who chose their own husbands. Who thought love was a miracle that bound them to him...Yet when he wanted to marry, he sent home for a wife. A stranger whose body had curves and secret places he would discover only after the fact. A woman of his culture to whom he would owe no explanations. A faceless, anonymous, obedient woman." As an American, I could relate to her perspective, but I could not help feeling ashamed of it also. It is embarassingly one-sided, and the condescending tone is too profound to ignore.

Once married, Marita's American contradictions become more pronounced as she is openly repulsed by polygamy but condones and even commits adultery. The most disturbing part of the book is also the clearest example of the autobiographical flaw: when her emotional "needs" take precedence over even the right of her child to have a father. She was no more innocent than her husband in destroying the marriage she is hurt by. She imagines a desperate situation when there was really only the realities of a troubled marriage, where the sins of both husband and wife are clear and it is impossible to guage who is more guilty.

The only reassurance I felt at the end was the reminder that the author was young when she wrote--and experienced--this. Perhaps, now that she has grown older and wiser, the wisdom of age has inspired her to live her life with more sensitivity to the needs of her child and his father, instead of forcing them both to suffer because of hers.

Great Autobiography.......2002-10-28

This story begins in the 60's, during a time that there was a constant question in the air, I believe, of Blacks, amongst Blacks and Africans, regarding loyalties.

I truly loved reading this autobiography, because Ms. Golden lives through many social pressures, that in the beginning she accepted as part of her responsibility to live in, and endure.

She marries a man who in the beginning seemed like the right guy. But soon learns that her self-concept, her causes and her life view conflict with her husband's emotionally shut down attitude. It also conflicts with the unspoken social rules that her in-laws expect of her.

I especially adored some of the wisdom that Ms. Golden shares in this book, when she learned from other women, "Our husbands will forgive infidelty. But a betrayal of our most importnat duties as wife, that's what they'll never forgive."

She asks what is meant by this, and is told a very true, unspoken message that is part of every culture. The message is that the duty of all wives, according to traditionally thinking men, is that we are there to set the stage on which their lives will unfold.

I had the opportunity, after reading this book to ask many men what they think of this message. And I asked in different ways, to each men. The answer was the same - "Yes. It is true."

And for the women that I discussed this with, they responded with, "Wow. That is true."

A message like this, one which we women learn, and make part of our lives, can make a huge difference in our relationship, because then we are more able to accept that if we are to set the rules, from the very beginning, and be consistent with those rules, we are more apt to get what we want.

Read this little book to explore a woman's journey to finding her place in life.

Things aren't always what they seem to be.......2000-10-23

The author goes into detail about growing up in Washington, DC and then talks about her relationship with her African husband and the other relationships that women and men have formed with Africans. Her marriage at most, was turbulent due to patriarchal customs. She befriended a woman in Nigeria who was an African-American married to a Nigerian who was barren and treated as an outcast by his family and him. Marita has heard from this woman that women have left their husbands not even requesting for their things that they have left behind. The author thought that because she was marrying an African, she would have been treated better. Sadly, she learned that a man is a man, no matter what ethnic origin he is.

Good depiction of Cross-culture relationships w/ much detail.......1999-12-07

This bood offers a very good depiction of Cross-culture relationships with too much detail. The author goes into great lengths in expressing detail wich fills the book. Essentially the book could have been written in 100 pages or less, with the main points.

Migrations of the Heart: An Autobiography

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This is one of the best books I've ever read

Migrations of the Heart: An Autobiography
Marita Golden
Manufacturer: Anchor
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1400078318
Release Date: 2005-01-04

Book Description

In her classic memoir, distinguished author, television executive, and activist Marita Golden beautifully recounts an astounding journey to Africa and back.

Marita Golden was raised in Washington, D.C., by a mother who was a cleaning woman and a father who was taxi-driver. For all their struggles, with life and each other, her parents instilled her with spirit and aspirations. Swept up in the heady Black Power movement of the sixties, Marita moved to New York to study journalism at Columbia--and fell in love with Femi Ajayi, a Nigerian architecture student..
Their passion led them to start a life together in Africa--a place Marita was eager to understand. Exhilarated by a world free of white racism, Marita quickly found work as a professor and embraced motherhood. But Femi's increasing expectations that she snap into the role of the submissive Nigerian wife were shocking and dispiriting. Her struggle to regain her footing and shape a black identity that was true to her spirit is suspenseful and inspiring, an uncommon tale of race, identity, and Africa.

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This is one of the best books I've ever read.......2006-09-11

I read this book right before my first journey to Ghana. I was participating in a study abroad program, and I was advised to read some books about Ghana and West Africa before I left. I stumbled upon this book on Amazon, and I'm so glad I did. Marita Golden is a brilliant storyteller, and she is so honest. I love her writing style, and I could relate to so many of her experiences. I also love the way she relayed her precarious position as a black woman in America, as well as her anxiety about her place in African society. Her book has also helped me understand some of the cultural divides btwn Africans in Diaspora, and those on the continent. I highly reccomend her book!

Celia Sanchez: The Legend of Cuba's Revolutionary Heart (HC)

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Celia Sanchez: The Legend of Cuba's Revolutionary Heart (HC)
Rich Haney
Manufacturer: Algora Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0875863965

Book Description

Fidel Castro was powerless, in prison, when the Cuban Revolution was launched - by a tiny woman named Celia Sánchez. A fearless and brilliant organizer and recruiter, she created, nurtured, and led the insurgency that ousted the U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista, the Mafia, the Communist Party of Cuba, and the U.S. capitalists from Cuba in 1959. Castro's first two thrusts against Batista were dismal failures - the attack on the powerful Moncada Army Barracks on July 26, 1953, when everyone in his terribly outmanned and outgunned little force was either killed or captured and imprisoned; and, after two years of imprisonment, his return from Mexico on a leaky yacht in December of 1956, when 70 of his 81 rebels were quickly ambushed and killed by a Batista army as they scrambled ashore at Playa Colorado. The twelve survivors - including the Castro brothers Fidel and Raúl, Che Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos, and Juan Almeida - were saved by and joined up with Celia's already viable guerrilla movement in the foothills of the Sierra Maestra Mountains of eastern Cuba. Only then did they begin to make a dent in the supposedly impregnable Batista arsenal. From their first meeting in the Sierras till victory was theirs in the first week of January, 1959, Castro never forgot whose revolution it was - Celia's. And from January of 1959 till she died of cancer in January of 1980, he never forgot whose Cuba it was - Celia's. And it still is, as Castro has ruled the beleaguered island even since 1980 only in the manner he perceives Celia would want him to rule it. Rich Haney has studied the Cuban Revolution for over twenty years, particularly how it relates to America. This all-consuming interest in Cuba began innocently enough. Throughout the 1970s, he was Sports Anchor/Director of WTVR-TV, the CBS affiliate in Richmond, Virginia. After airing an interview with the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis, he received a telephone call from an elderly black woman named Nora Peters. As a retired free-lance journalist, she knew Joe and he fondly remembered her. Over the next twelve years, until she died at the age of 82, Haney and Peters established a warm friendship. Ms. Peters first met Celia Sánchez in 1953 in Batista's Cuba. The letters Ms. Peters received from Celia between 1959 and 1979 describe Celia's life during and after the overthrow of the U.S.-backed Batista regime, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the continuing harassment from Florida-based Cuban émigré groups. Haney writes from the basis of this remarkable collection of letters, plus personal correspondence with Cuban journalist Marta Rojas and information gathered from Cuban archives and museums and the US National Archives. He went to Cuba in March 2004, on a legal license from the U.S. Treasury, to attempt to confirm the mystical hold Celia exercises over Fidel Castro to this day. That confirmation was realized. Celia Sánchez was and is the heart and soul of the Cuban Revolution, and it will be her Cuba as long as Fidel Castro is in place. Castro turned 79 on August 13, 2005, in his 46th year as Cuba's leader. The transition to post-Castro Cuba looms vividly on the horizon, whether it comes as a result of natural causes or with an "assist" by the Batistiano-influenced U.S. government. This highly personal account gives insights into the U.S.-Cuban relationship and the motivations of Cuba's leaders at a historical juncture. Rich Haney has also authored Sacajawea: Her True Story, and a Civil War novel, Chattahoochee.

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