Quantum Leaps in Princeton’S Place
Title | Quantum Leaps in Princeton’S Place PDF eBook |
Author | Dr. Donna Clovis |
Publisher | Balboa Press |
Pages | 131 |
Release | 2015-04-30 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 1504329597 |
Award-winning journalist, Dr. Donna Clovis, recounts the stories of Princeton, New Jersey, in the early 1900s through the late 1950s through the eyes of two of the oldest citizens by means of interviews, diaries, and articles. The synchronicity of being at the right place at the right time for the interviews, locations, and journals plays a major role in the construction of the book. KIRKUS REVIEW In her latest novel, Clovis (Another SAT, 2005, etc.( depicts a century of change in the one-time home of Albert Einstein. Princeton, New Jersey, a tree-lined town dominated by its famous university, contains many magnificent homesincluding the Rosedale House, which serves as the focal point of this book. Its residents witness many changes in the town, starting in the early 1900s. Those residents include Ida, an African-American girl who yearns to break away from Carnethia, her suffocating mother; Daisy, the white mistress of the house; her husband, Barker; a rebellious African-American girl named Beatrice; and Tina, who dreams of success as a singer. As they go about their lives, growing and changing, Princeton grows and changes as well; horse-drawn vehicles give way to automobiles, and older homes and buildings are torn down and replaced by modern hotels, stores, and landmarks such as Palmer Square. At the center of everything is the Rosedale House, the one constant in a sea of change. The writing throughout is strong, with frequent use of simile ("They strolled slowly from Nassau Street to the Rosedale house, like a dark sea creeping its way along a pale, sandy beach"). Clovis begins the book with observations about how she came to write it through a happy accident of circumstances. She effectively uses a large, ever-changing cast of characters, weaving them in and out of the story in various locales, but never letting the focus wander from Princeton and the theme of time's passage. It also depicts the casual and violent racism of American society in the early-to mid-1900s, such as when Beatrice is raped by a white man, or when Daisy attempts to help an African-American family move into another town's white neighborhood. Even the chapter about Einstein, a legendary character in Princeton for his violin playing and absent-minded wanderings, shows the otherwise open-minded community's surprising bigotry. Given the recent, racially charged events in Ferguson, Missouri, and other places, Clovis' version of Princeton seems like a microcosm of America. An engaging look at the evolution of a town, its people, and its attitudes.
Quantum Leaps
Title | Quantum Leaps PDF eBook |
Author | Jeremy Bernstein |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2009-10-31 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0674035410 |
How-- and how pervasively-- quantum mechanics has entered the general culture is the subject of this book, an engaging, eclectic, and thought-provoking look at the curious, boundlessly fertile intersection of scientific thought and everyday life.
Six Doors Down
Title | Six Doors Down PDF eBook |
Author | Dr. Donna Clovis |
Publisher | Balboa Press |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2017-02-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1504373731 |
In this sequel, award-winning journalist Dr. Donna Clovis recounts the stories of Princeton, New Jersey, from the 1960s to the present, through the eyes of its oldest citizens by means of interviews, diaries, and articles. The synchronicity of being at the right place at the right time for the interviews, locations, and journals plays a major role in the construction of the book.
The Future Is My Past
Title | The Future Is My Past PDF eBook |
Author | Dr. Donna Clovis |
Publisher | Balboa Press |
Pages | 94 |
Release | 2017-10-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1504384911 |
In this final book of the trilogy, award-winning journalist, Dr. Donna Clovis, writes from Einsteins lecture hall and takes classes in physics at Princeton University. Here, she recounts stories of Princeton, New Jersey through its current events by means of citizen interviews, diaries, and articles that demonstrate a microcosm of modern-day America. Using theoretical physics, relativity from Einstein, and synchronicity from Jung, The Future is My Past, explores time travel to reveal a special connection with the past that projects an important memory into the present lives of its characters. This memory like a twilight sonata, sings a repetitive lullaby resonating a secret the reader must discover in the text on their journey through the last book of the trilogy.
In the Stillness of Sancutary
Title | In the Stillness of Sancutary PDF eBook |
Author | Dr. Donna Clovis |
Publisher | Balboa Press |
Pages | 93 |
Release | 2023-08-22 |
Genre | Fiction |
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A meditative journey through time. And YOU travel with me between the spaces.
The South of Black Forgiveness
Title | The South of Black Forgiveness PDF eBook |
Author | Dr. Donna Clovis |
Publisher | Balboa Press |
Pages | 151 |
Release | 2020-02-24 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1982243481 |
For Princeton’s Place has secrets of memories exposed through the current events and police records of a New York city story as its synchronicities emerge to fulfill this haunting tale. Remember, the darkest moment occurs when one must face alone, the self. “Another story grabs headlines after a shooting at and bombing of a Harlem Pentecostal church leaves six parishioners dead and five wounded (although the number of injured would later rise to 26). Tanisha discusses the tragedy with her editor and fellow reporters, particularly the crumbled note found at the scene that says: “Please forgive me.” This makes the third crime in the same neighborhood with a similar note left behind;” —Kirkus Reviews “We must tell our stories.” —Dr. Donna Clovis, Outstanding Book Award Winner 2019 for Quantum Leaps in Princeton’s Place.
And You the Reader Are the Universe
Title | And You the Reader Are the Universe PDF eBook |
Author | Dr. Donna Clovis |
Publisher | Balboa Press |
Pages | 61 |
Release | 2022-12-11 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
And in this MOMENT, another quest begins. Here cosmic clouds chronicle more dust of aged time and YOU are part of the journey with me reading.