Over three hundred years ago the first European colonialists set foot in Africa, Asia & the Caribbean to found permanent outposts of the great empires. This epic migration continued until after World War II when these tropical outposts became independent black nations, & the white colonials were forced, or chose, to return home. Some of these colonial descendants, however, had become outcasts in the poorest stratas of the society of which they were now a part. Ignored by both the former slaves & the modern privileged white immigrants, & unable to afford the long journey home, they still hold out today, hiding in remote valleys & hills, 'lost white tribes' living in poverty with the proud myth of their colonial ancestors. Forced to marry within the tribe to retain their fair-skinned 'purity' they are torn between the memory of past privileges & the present need to integrate into the surrounding society. The tribes investigated in this book share much besides the colour of their skin: all are decreasing in number, many are on the verge of extinction, fighting to survive in countries that alienate them because of the colour of their skin. Riccardo Orizio investigates: the Blancs Matignon of Guadeloupe; the Burghers of Sri Lanka; the Poles of Haiti; the Basters of Namibia; the Germans of Seaford Town, Jamaica; the Confederados of Brazil. ...

Christopher Isherwood settled in California in 1939 & spent the war years writing for Hollywood, but by 1945 he had all but ceased to write fiction & even abandoned his habit of keeping a diary. Instead he embarked on a life of frantic socialising & drinking. Looking back from the 1970s, Isherwood recreated these years from personal memories to form a remarkably honest mixture of private & social history. ...

Christopher Isherwood settled in California in 1939 & spent the war years working in Hollywood studios & teaching English to European refugees. When the war ended he careered into a life of frantic socialising, increasing dissipation, anxiety & despair. For nearly half a decade he all but ceased to write fiction & he abandoned his lifelong habit of keeping a diary. This is Isherwood's account, reconstructed nearly thirty years later, of his day-to-day experiences in London, New York & Santa Monica. Begun in 1971, in a post-sixties atmosphere of liberation, Lost Years

Includes:: explicit details of his romantic & sexual relationships during the 1940s & unveils a hidden & sometimes shocking way of life, shared with friends, acquaintances & colleagues
- many of whom were themselves well-known writers, artists, actors & filmmakers. Isherwood never prepared Lost Years for publication because he rapidly became caught up in writing the bestselling book which established him as a hero of gay liberation, Christopher & His Kind. Lost Years shows Isherwood both as a private being trying to make sense of the events of his life & as social chronicler, portraying the energy &, occasionally, abandon of the post-war years.


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On the morning Jenny Mc Carthy discovered her two-year-old son Evan having a seizure, her life turned upside down. From being the mother of an average toddler she was suddenly thrown into a world of turmoil. As doctor after doctor misdiagnosed his symptoms, Evan suffered many harrowing, life-threatening episodes. Then, one amazing doctor recognized the truth. Evan was autistic.

Desperate, but relieved to finally have a diagnosis, Jenny didn

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On the morning Jenny Mc Carthy discovered her two-year-old son Evan having a seizure, her life turned upside down. From being the mother of an average toddler she was suddenly thrown into a world of turmoil. As doctor after doctor misdiagnosed his symptoms, Evan suffered many harrowing, life-threatening episodes. Then, one amazing doctor recognized the truth. Evan was autistic.

Desperate, but relieved to finally have a diagnosis, Jenny didn

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In Vintage Living Texts teachers & students will find the essential guide to the works of Louis de Berni-res. This guide will deal with his themes, genre & narrative technique, & a close reading of the texts will be accompanied with likely exam questions, & contexts & comparisons
- as well as providing a rich source of ideas for intelligent & inventive ways of approaching the novels.
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France eagerly awaits the day the young King, Louis XV, comes of age & breaks free from the rule of his ministers. The country hopes Louis will bring back glory & prosperity to France. However, he is too preoccupied with the thrills of hunting & gambling to notice the power struggle going on in his own court. Soon, the King is introduced to the pleasures of mistresses & a succession of lovers follows. From the gentle persuasions of Madame de Mailley to her overtly ambitious sister, Madame Vintimille, France stands by & watches a King ruled by his women ...

France eagerly awaits the day the young King, Louis XV, comes of age & breaks free from the rule of his ministers. The country hopes Louis will bring back glory & prosperity to France. However, he is too preoccupied with the thrills of hunting & gambling to notice the power struggle going on in his own court. Soon, the King is introduced to the pleasures of mistresses & a succession of lovers follows. From the gentle persuasions of Madame de Mailley to her overtly ambitious sister, Madame Vintimille, France stands by & watches a King ruled by his women ...