Called Upstairs

Called Upstairs
Title Called Upstairs PDF eBook
Author Tom Gordon
Publisher McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Pages 461
Release 2023-06-15
Genre Social Science
ISBN 0228018358

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A silent clapboard church on a barren Arctic landscape is more than just a place of worship: it is a symbol that can evoke fraught reactions to the history of Christian colonization. In the Inuit homeland of Northern Labrador, however, that church is more likely to resonate with the voices of a well-rehearsed choir accompanied by an accomplished string orchestra or spirited brass bands. The Inuit making this music are stewards of a tradition of complex sacred music introduced by Moravian missionaries in the late 1700s – a tradition that, over time, these musicians transformed into a cultural expression genuinely their own. Called Upstairs is the story of this Labrador Inuit music practice. It is not principally a story of forced adoption but of adaptation, mediation, and agency, exploring the transformation of a colonial artifact into an expression of Inuit aesthetic preference, spirituality, and community identity. Often overlaying the Moravian traditions with defining characteristics drawn from pre-contact expressive culture, Inuit musicians imbued this once-alien music with their own voices. Told through archival documents, oral histories of Inuit musicians, and the music itself, Called Upstairs tracks the emergence of this Labrador Moravian music tradition across two and a half centuries. Tom Gordon presents a chronicle of Inuit leadership and agency in the face of colonialism through a unique lens. In this time of reconciliation, this story offers a window into Inuit resilience and the power of a culture’s creative expressions.

Something Upstairs

Something Upstairs
Title Something Upstairs PDF eBook
Author Avi
Publisher Scholastic Inc.
Pages 148
Release 2010-07
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 0545214912

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When he moves from Los Angeles to Providence, Rhode Island, Kenny discovers that his new house is haunted by the spirit of a black slave boy who asks Kenny to return with him to the early nineteenth century and prevent his murder by slave traders.

The Family Upstairs

The Family Upstairs
Title The Family Upstairs PDF eBook
Author Lisa Jewell
Publisher Random House
Pages 302
Release 2019-08-08
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1473561345

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Prepare to be hooked . . . A compulsive thriller from Lisa Jewell. * #1 UK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER * * OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD * * HOLLY WILLOUGHBY'S SUMMER READING HIGHLIGHT * 'I read it all in one sitting.' Colleen Hoover 'I loved The Family Upstairs!' Sarah Jessica Parker 'Really good, gripping. I couldn't bear for it to finish...' Olivia Colman 'A twisty and engrossing story of betrayal and redemption.' Ian Rankin 'Rich, dark and intricately twisted' Ruth Ware _______________ In a large house in London's fashionable Chelsea, a baby is awake in her cot. Well-fed and cared for, she is happily waiting for someone to pick her up. In the kitchen lie three decomposing corpses. Close to them is a hastily scrawled note. They've been dead for several days. Who has been looking after the baby? And where did they go? Two entangled families. A house with the darkest of secrets. _______________ More love for The Family Upstairs . . . 'My eyes were glued to this book!' Hayley Morris 'You don't read a Lisa Jewell book, you fall into it.' Erin Kelly 'I swear I didn't breathe the whole time I was reading it.' Clare Mackintosh 'Creepy, intricate and utterly immersive.' Guarian 'I had a thrilling for-God's-sake-tell-me-what-happened sensation in my stomach for the entire read' Ruth Jones 'Absolutely brilliant.' Sarah Pinborough 'Glitters like a blade and cuts even deeper.' AJ Finn 'I was hooked from the first page.' Alice Feeney 'Utterly compelling. Deliciously dark and twisty .' Jane Corry 'It's absolutely bloody brilliant.' Tammy Cohen 'I genuinely struggled to put this one down.' The Unmumsy Mum

The Woman Upstairs

The Woman Upstairs
Title The Woman Upstairs PDF eBook
Author Claire Messud
Publisher Vintage
Pages 281
Release 2013-04-30
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0307962407

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Told with urgency, intimacy, and piercing emotion, this New York Times bestselling novel is the riveting confession of a woman awakened, transformed, and abandoned by a desire for a world beyond her own. Nora Eldridge is a reliable, but unremarkable, friend and neighbor, always on the fringe of other people’s achievements. But the arrival of the Shahid family—dashing Skandar, a Lebanese scholar, glamorous Sirena, an Italian artist, and their son, Reza—draws her into a complex and exciting new world. Nora’s happiness pushes her beyond her boundaries, until Sirena’s careless ambition leads to a shattering betrayal. A New York Times Book Review Notable Book • A Washington Post Top Ten Book of the Year • A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy Book • A Huffington Post Best Book • A Boston GlobeBest Book of the Year • A Kirkus Best Fiction Book • A Goodreads Best Book

5150; The Cry of Adolescents

5150; The Cry of Adolescents
Title 5150; The Cry of Adolescents PDF eBook
Author Terrell Clima-Sikora
Publisher Xlibris Corporation
Pages 101
Release 2024-03-11
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN

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This is the story that so few know about, It’s a journey into the world of adolescent psychiatry and what happens behind the locked door that incase our kids when they are placed on a legal hold. Sharing the blood sweat and tears that are felt by all

An Introductory Guide to EC Competition Law and Practice

An Introductory Guide to EC Competition Law and Practice
Title An Introductory Guide to EC Competition Law and Practice PDF eBook
Author Valentine Korah
Publisher
Pages 1008
Release 1994
Genre Antitrust law
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The Laguna File

The Laguna File
Title The Laguna File PDF eBook
Author Walter A. Turner
Publisher iUniverse
Pages 323
Release 2008-12
Genre
ISBN 1440106339

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The Laguna File, details the third major case of the teacher turned private investigator, Max Cantu. After he is asked to investigate the home invasion of a once famous, but now reclusive movie star, living in Laguna Beach, Max finds there is very little to go on, since his well-known client demands her privacy and refuses to allow him to involve the police. Even though he has a suspect in his sights - proving his guilt presents a formidable challenge, not to mention considerable legwork. Venturing into the world of tattoo parlors, surfing, stolen identify and greed, eventually leads to murder.