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The Kebra Nagast: The Lost Bible of Rastafarian Wisdom and Faith from Ethiopia and Jamaica
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Gerald Hausman (Editor), Ziggy Marley (Illustrator)
Presents a new English translation of the centuries-old African interpretation of the Bible.
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Turtle Island Alphabet: A Lexicon of Native American Symbols and Culture
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Hausman has spent over 20 years studying, collecting, and narrating Native American stories. Inviting comparisons to Joseph Campbell's Primitive Mythology, this book attempts to bring glory to the ashes of the past. Beautifully produced on sepia paper, it contains 100 photographs and 10 line drawings that provide a strong sense of what we have ...
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56 Thoughts from 56 Hope Road: The Sayings and Psalms of Bob Marley
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Cedella Marley (Selected by), Gerald Hausman (Selected by)
Bob Marley began writing lyrics in the Early 1960's, and he continued to produce them until his passing in 1981. Critics have called these songs the best of the millennium. Yet, few readers have ever read Marley's magic on the page. For the first time, his eldest daughter Cedella has made a selection of her father's most prophetic and personal ...
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Junior Great Books (Junior Great Books: Series 5)
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Gary Soto; Harold Courlander; George Herzog; Gerald Hausman; Richard Wilbur
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Duppy Talk: West Indian Tales of Mystery and Magic
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Gerald Hausman
This unusual collection of West Indian ghost stories brims with unforgettable characters--including duppies, those restless spirits who haunt the living. Each story opens with a traditional proverb and closes with a storyteller's note about the source of the tale. Beautifully written and suspenseful, the stories provide a fascinating look at West ...
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Napoleon & Josephine: The Sword and the Hummingbird
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Gerald Hausman, Loretta Hausman
The acclaimed authors of "Escape from Botany Bay" weave together the story of one of history's most turbulent love affairs--that of Napoleon and Josephine--set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and the ensuing Napoleonic Wars.
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The Boy from Nine Miles: The Early Life of Bob Marley
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Cedella Marley, Gerald Hausman, Mariah Fox (Illustrator)
This introduction to the life of reggae musician Bob Marley concentrates on his childhood years and was co-written by one of his daughters. Ink and colored pencil illustrations accompany the text.
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Tunkashila: From the Birth of Turtle Island to the Blood of Wounded Knee
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Gerald Hausman
Inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses and Aesop's Fables, the author creates a cycle of myths tracing the origins of Native American religion, morality, and history, complemented by line drawings. Reprint. BOMC. QPB Alt.
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Turtle Dream: Collected Stories from the Hopi, Navajo, Pueblo, and Havasupai People
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Gerald Hausman, Sid Hausman (Illustrator)
A collection of stories about Native Americans in the Southwest.
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Three Little Birds
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Cedella Marley & Gerald Hausman
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Tom Cringle: Battle on the High Seas
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Gerald Hausman, Tad Hills (Illustrator)
In a fast-paced sea adventure based on a bestselling novel of 1833, the War of 1812 is raging and 13-year-old Tom Cringle has just set sail with England's Royal Navy to patrol the waters surrounding Jamaica against pirates.
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A Mind with Wings: The Story of Henry David Thoreau
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Gerald Hausman, Loretta Hausman
Two award-winning authors of young adult literature bring a towering and influential American writer to life, in this delightful work of historical fiction that draws on Henry David Thoreau's writings, letters, and journals.
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Meditations with Animals: A Native American Bestiary
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Gerald Hausman, Liese J Scott (Illustrator)
This first bestiary ever compiled from the Native American tradition brings forth sacred animal spirits and reminds us of our deep connection to Mother Earth. Powerful poems and meditations, legends and stories, show the helping and healing roles animals have played since the beginning.
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Tom Cringle: The Pirate and the Patriot
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Gerald Hausman, Tad Hills (Illustrator)
At just 14-years-old, Tom Cringle has been made a lieutenant in the British Navy during the War of 1812. He endures brutal battles against vengeful pirates on both land and sea, and struggles with his conscience as he brings a group of stolen slaves back to their master's plantation. Tom tests his limits as he stands up for what he believes is ...
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Jacob Ladder
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G Hausman
Brother John, Tall T's father, is a towering figure in their Jamaican town. Nobody can stop Brother John from drinking too much, gambling away his earnings, or falling under the spell of the witch woman next door. But Tall T can earn money for his poor family, read books to himself, and reach out to the father he deeply loves. Based on Hinds's own ...
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Coyote Bead
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Gerald Hausman
In the 1860's, countless attacks by whites nearly resulted in the annihilation of The Navajo People. One young man escaped with his grandfather -- a medicine man -- and survived to pass on their story: The Coyote Bead, a family narrative told to Bluejay DeGroat by his father. The mythic coyote beads, when united, balance the opposing energies of ...
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Doctor Moledinky's Castle: A Hometown Tale
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Gerald Hausman, Danute Jarecka (Illustrator), Rebecca Davis (Editor)
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Ghost Walk: Native American Tales of the Spirit
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Gerald Hausman, Sid Hausman (Illustrator)
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Cats of Myth: Tales from Around the World
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Gerald Hausman, Loretta Hausman, Leslie A Baker (Illustrator)
A collection of stories from Egypt, India, Japan, Scandinavia, Ireland and other places that portray cats as goddesses, guardians, tricksters, warriors, magicians, and more.
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Prayer to the Great Mystery: The Uncollected Writings and Photography of Edward S. Curtis
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Gerald Hausman (Editor), Bob Kapoun (Illustrator), Professor Patricia Nelson Limerick (Introduction by)
1995 marks the centenary of the beginning of Edward S. Curtis' career as an Indian photographer. This landmark work captures the history of the North American Indian as told in the words of Curtis. It features 100 photos taken by Curtis that have never been seen before, as well as 150 that have never appeared in any modern book form. 250 b&w ...
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Doctor Bird
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Gerald Hausman, Ashley Wolff (Illustrator)
Presented in the rich storytelling tradition and lush colors of the West Indies, these three tales remind readers that it's always best to look up when problems land at your feet.
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Stargazer
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Gerald Hausman
Stargazer is the story of one man's emergence through Native American ritual into the world of psychic and extraterrestrial experience. Throughout the book there is the rooted wisdom of its central personality, a visionary Navajo whose actual name is Stargazer. The story is timeless, the event is timely. The message is that we are almost out of ...
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The Gift of the Gila Monster: Navajo Ceremonial Tales
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Gerald Hausman, Tony Hillerman (Foreword by)
The rich mythology of the Navajo, brought to life in the ceremonial songs that preserve their heritage and ways of life, are presented by scholar Gerald Hausman with the humor and power of a true storyteller. He describes the all-important creation myth and the role of each member of the Navajo pantheon before revealing the myths and lessons of ...
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African-American Alphabet: A Celebration of African-American and West Indian Culture, Custom, Myth, and Symbol
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Gerald Hausman, Kelvin Rodriques
A historical and poetic A to Z collection of traditions, languages, legends, and symbols in its many varied expressions in African, Caribbean, and African American cultures. Sample entries include: Buffalo Soldier, Duppy, Gourd, Juba, Nine Night, and Quilt.
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The Sun Horse: Native Visions of the New World
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Gerald Hausman (Retold by), Charles Dailey (Foreword by)
Experiences of past and present Native American Storytellers of many tribes.
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