When Marielle Delauney marries New York steel magnate Malcolm Patterson in 1939, she does not tell him of her tragic past--neither the drowning accident that claimed her first child, nor the subsequent beating by her husband Charles that caused her to miscarry, nor the two years she spent recovering in a sanitorium. But what does the enigmatic Malcolm already know? When they have their own child, Teddy, Malcolm, to all appearances, is an adoring father. The still-vulnerable Marielle begins to gain self-confidence, even though she endures daily confrontations with a hostile and even sinister household staff.
Added by: arcadius | Karma: 2802.10 | Fiction literature | 3 August 2010
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The plea came to Malcolm Ross the very night he'd offered to help. The time has come sooner than I expected. But he is quite unconscious. "The doctors and police have been sent for; but there is no one here whom I can depend on. Come at once, if you are able to; and forgive me if you can. I suppose I shall realize later what I have done in asking such a favor; but at present I cannot think. Come! Come at once!" And what could he do, once he'd read that note? The only thing that any man would do. Malcolm Ross went to face the trial that waited in the Trelawny home. And because he did ...
First appearing in 1965, "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" has proved an enduring and much-discussed publication for its frank portrait of the rise of one of America's most important black activists. Taken from thousands of hours of conversations with Malcolm X in the 1960s, the book offers a candid look at Malcolm X's education that was eventually completed on the street, in prison, and under the tutelage of Muslim mentors and spiritual leaders. Students will be enlightened by this examination of the autobiography that was transcribed and constructed by then-unknown journalist Alex Haley
THE LANGUAGE OF MEETINGS is a lively course in the language of international meetings. It provides all the necessary language to ensure full and effective participation. Use the program that is regularly used by diplomats! Content: The Language of Meetings, Presenting an Argument, Opinions, Agreeing- Disagreeing, Interrupting, Clarifying, Questioning, Proposals, Persuading, Certainty, Compromising, Procedure for a Formal Meeting...
The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Non-Fiction | 26 October 2008
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Malcolm X's searing memoir belongs on the small shelf of great autobiographies. The reasons are many: the blistering honesty with which he recounts his transformation from a bitter, self-destructive petty criminal into an articulate political activist, the continued relevance of his militant analysis of white racism, and his emphasis on self-respect and self-help for African Americans. And there's the vividness with which he depicts black popular culture--try as he might to criticize those lindy hops at Boston's Roseland dance hall from the perspective of his Muslim faith, he can't help but make them sound pretty wonderful. These are but a few examples. The Autobiography of Malcolm X limns an archetypal journey from ignorance and despair to knowledge and spiritual awakening. When Malcolm tells coauthor Alex Haley, "People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book," he voices the central belief underpinning every attempt to set down a personal story as an example for others. Although many believe his ethic was directly opposed to Martin Luther King Jr.'s during the civil rights struggle of the '60s, the two were not so different.
