In this comprehensive and provocative study of maternal reactions to child death in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, anthropologist Jónína Einarsdóttir challenges the assumption that mothers in high-poverty societies will neglect their children and fail to mourn their deaths as a survival strategy. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted from 1993 to 1998 among the matrilineal Papel, who reside in the Biombo region, this work includes theoretical discussion of reproductive practices, conceptions of children, childcare customs, interpretations of diseases and death, and infanticide. Einarsdóttir also brings compelling narratives of life experiences and reflections of Papel women.

This book is a true powerful testimony of how God delivered a woman from bondage into freedom, from a life that seemed it had come to the end of its road. It is the riveting true story of a young girls struggle with abandonmentteen pregnancyabuseand loneliness. This is her personal journey through love, loss and heartbreak. You will join in her curiosity and ultimate experiences with exotic dancing and homosexuality. Youll walk with her as she contemplates suicide following the tragic death of her three year old son. Tired of Crying endeavors to take you through the peaks and valleys of living the high life and yet always knowing deep down that something is missing. One Sunday morning searching for answers, she crossed the threshold, entering the Sanctuary of El Shaddai Christian Church and on that day her life would become forever changed. Tired of Crying will help you recognize that no matter how beat down you may feel in this life, you can always rise above. That weeping may endure for a night, but JOY comes in the morning. This powerful story touches every emotion in the human body.

“My daddy was the first man, who walked out of my life. The relationship a girl has with her father can shape her future.” –Excerpt from “Tired of Crying” From a shy and timid little girl; to a confident and self-assured young woman, “Tired of Crying” chronicles the life of Veronica Williams as she experiences life threatening trauma, overcomes unbelievable odds, and suffers terrible heartbreak. In “Tired of Crying” we get some insight into why some women make certain choices, especially when choosing men. We also witness some evils that are possible at the hands of men. Through it all Veronica never gives up; she endures the best she can as she waits for her happy ending. Contact Information: Visible Voices Publications http://www.visiblevoicespub.com [email protected] You are encouraged to please e-mail for information on book club appearances or correspondence, either in person, on the Internet, or by phone.

As The Giving Tree turns fifty, this timeless classic is available for the first time ever in ebook format. This digital edition allows young readers and lifelong fans to continue the legacy and love of a classic that will now reach an even wider audience. "Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. This moving parable for all ages offers a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, and of classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit. And don't miss the other Shel Silverstein ebooks, Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic!

From John Philip Sousa to Green Day, from Scott Joplin to Kanye West, from Stephen Foster to Coldplay, The Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volumes 1 and 2 covers the vast scope of its subject with virtually unprecedented breadth and depth. Approximately 1,000 key song recordings from 1889 to the present are explored in full, unveiling the stories behind the songs, the recordings, the performers, and the songwriters. Beginning the journey in the era of Victorian parlor balladry, brass bands, and ragtime with the advent of the record industry, readers witness the birth of the blues and the dawn of jazz in the 1910s and the emergence of country music on record and the shift from acoustic to electrical recording in the 1920s. The odyssey continues through the Swing Era of the 1930s; rhythm & blues, bluegrass, and bebop in the 1940s; the rock & roll revolution of the 1950s; modern soul, the British invasion, and the folk-rock movement of the 1960s; and finally into the modern era through the musical streams of disco, punk, grunge, hip-hop, and contemporary dance-pop. Sullivan, however, also takes critical detours by extending the coverage to genres neglected in pop music histories, from ethnic and world music, the gospel recording of both black and white artists, and lesser-known traditional folk tunes that reach back hundreds of years. This book is ideal for anyone who truly loves popular music in all of its glorious variety, and anyone wishing to learn more about the roots of virtually all the music we hear today. Popular music fans, as well as scholars of recording history and technology and students of the intersections between music and cultural history will all find this book to be informative and interesting.