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The Blackest Thing in Slavery Was Not the Black Man
The Last Testament of Eric Williams
by Brinsley Samaroo
The Blackest Thing in Slavery Was Not the Black Man: The Last Testament of Eric Williams represents the final instalment of research and analysis by one of the Caribbean’s foremost historians. In this volume, Eric Williams reflects on the institution of slavery from the ancient period in Europe down to New World African slavery and considers, too, other forms of bondage that followed slavery, including of Japanese, Chinese, Indians and Pacific peoples in many locations worldwide. Williams points ways in which this bondage led to European and American prosperity and the manner in which bonded peoples created their own spaces. This they did through the preservation and revival of the transported culture to the new locations. The Blackest Thing in Slavery makes a significant contribution in that it moves beyond African slavery. It continues the narrative after abolition by showing how the capitalist impulse enabled Europe and the United States to devise other (non-slavery) ways of further exploiting of non-African people in developing countries. These nations fought this further exploitation in banding together to create the south-to-south nonaligned movement, which gave mutual assistance in a number of areas. Most other works tend to separate these issues or deal with them on a regional basis. Eric Williams offers a comprehensive view, tying together many themes in a vast compendium.
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Trusted PartnerNovember 2019
The Lionesses and the Battle for the Green Diamonds
by Yang Peng
Naledi is a normal 12 year old girl living in Maun Botswana —normal, that is, until the day Oratile, her bully at school, notices the three scars she has on her arm, scars she got on the day her mother died. Oratile recognizes those scars because she has them too! But how can that be? Slowly the truth about what those scars mean is revealed—Naledi, just like Oratile, is one of the Lionesses, secret female superheroes fighting to keep Earth and its people safe from evil. Her mother gave her those scars as she was dying so that she could pass her Lioness powers to Naledi. Meanwhile, Sheridan, Naledi’s best friend, has uncovered a secret group of scientists working in Maun, the SES, who are working on Earth’s most pressing problems. They’ve developed a forever-energy-producing object, a green diamond, which can solve all of Earth’s energy needs. It seems like a good thing, but if it gets into the wrong hands it could be a very big problem. Unfortunately, the wrong hands are on their way to Earth for that very reason. Naledi quickly starts learning how to be a Lioness but the time is short because evil is coming! That evil is in the form of Verril, an alien leader from the planet Kepler C, who has a single objective: to take over the entire Universe. The problem is Verril needs energy to power her superweapons that will ensure in battle she and the Keplerians will always be the victors. She is coming to Earth to get the forever-energy producing green diamonds. If she’s successful, the end of The Universe, including Earth, will not be far behind. The Lionesses are the only ones who can stop Verril from getting the green diamonds. Naledi will risk nearly everything to keep the green diamonds out for Verril’s evil hands…the question is: will that be enough to save the Universe?
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & YAFebruary 2009
Vier zauberhafte Schwestern
by Winn, Sheridan / Illustriert von Harvey, Franziska; Englisch Weingran, Katrin
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & YAFebruary 2011
Vier zauberhafte Schwestern und die große Versöhnung
by Winn, Sheridan / Englisch Weingran, Katrin; Illustriert von Harvey, Franziska
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & YAAugust 2013
Vier zauberhafte Schwestern und die fremde Magie
by Winn, Sheridan / Englisch Weingran, Katrin; Illustriert von Harvey, Franziska
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & YAAugust 2014
Vier zauberhafte Schwestern und die uralte Kraft
by Winn, Sheridan / Englisch Weingran, Katrin; Illustriert von Harvey, Franziska
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & YASeptember 2010
Vier zauberhafte Schwestern und ein Geist aus alten Zeiten
by Winn, Sheridan / Englisch Weingran, Katrin; Illustriert von Harvey, Franziska
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & YAOctober 2012
Vier zauberhafte Schwestern
by Winn, Sheridan / Englisch Weingran, Katrin; Illustriert von Harvey, Franziska