Black Gold of the Sun
Title | Black Gold of the Sun PDF eBook |
Author | Ekow Eshun |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2007-12-18 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0307425010 |
At the age of thirty-three, Ekow Eshun—born in London to African-born parents—travels to Ghana in search of his roots. He goes from Accra, Ghana’s cosmopolitan capital city, to the storied slave forts of Elmina, and on to the historic warrior kingdom of Asante. During his journey, Eshun uncovers a long-held secret about his lineage that will compel him to question everything he knows about himself and where he comes from. From the London suburbs of his childhood to the twenty-first century African metropolis, Eshun’s is a moving chronicle of one man’s search for home, and of the pleasures and pitfalls of fashioning an identity in these vibrant contemporary worlds.
Empire in Black and Gold
Title | Empire in Black and Gold PDF eBook |
Author | Adrian Tchaikovsky |
Publisher | Prometheus Books |
Pages | 574 |
Release | 2010-06-28 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1616143398 |
The city states of the Lowlands have lived in peace for decades, bastions of civilization, prosperity and sophistication, protected by treaties, trade and a belief in the reasonable nature of their neighbors. But meanwhile, in far-off corners, the Wasp Empire has been devouring city after city with its highly trained armies, its machines, it killing Art . . . And now its hunger for conquest and war has become insatiable. Only the aging Stenwold Maker, spymaster, artificer and statesman, can see that the long days of peace are over. It falls upon his shoulders to open the eyes of his people, before a black-and-gold tide sweeps down over the Lowlands and burns away everything in its path. But first he must stop himself from becoming the Empire's latest victim.
Black Gold in the Joaquin
Title | Black Gold in the Joaquin PDF eBook |
Author | Frank F. Latta |
Publisher | |
Pages | 458 |
Release | 1949 |
Genre | Petroleum |
ISBN |
Most of the oil is produced in the four most southerly counties of the San Joaquin Valley: Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern.
Black Gold
Title | Black Gold PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Obuobi |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2022-10-11 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780063015760 |
This lyrical picture book is a joyous, poetic, celebration of Black children and a reminder of the Universe's unconditional love in stunning verse and captivating collage. Perfect for fans of Sulwe! "Lyrical, empowering, and inspiring. An affirmation of the miracle each individual is." --Yamile Saied Méndez, author of Where Are You From? and What Will You Be? When the Universe decides to create a child, she draws from the earth--rich, dark, and full of everything that gives life, including eyes like black star sapphires and full lips to speak the truth. With help from the Sun and the Moon, they create a child of the Universe: beautiful, powerful, and boundless with the brilliance of Black Gold. Laura Obuobi's empowering, whimsical text and London Ladd's lustrous, captivating illustrations will inspire children to love themselves exactly as they are.
The Gold of Fairnilee
Title | The Gold of Fairnilee PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Lang |
Publisher | |
Pages | 134 |
Release | 1888 |
Genre | Children and death |
ISBN |
Klara and the Sun
Title | Klara and the Sun PDF eBook |
Author | Kazuo Ishiguro |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2021-03-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0593318188 |
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is “an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a role in our futures ... a poignant meditation on love and loneliness” (The Associated Press). • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick! Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Title | East of the Sun and West of the Moon PDF eBook |
Author | Mercer Mayer |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 2017-03-25 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1534412409 |
The Moon, Father Forest, Great Fish of the Sea, and North Wind help a maiden rescue her true love from a troll princess in a faraway kingdom.