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Family names are an essential part of everyone's personal history. The story of their evolution is integral to family history and fascinating in its own right. Formed from first names, place names, nicknames and occupations, names allow us to trace the movements of our ancestors from the middle ages to the present day. David Hey shows how, when and where families first got their names, and proves that most families stayed close to their places of origin. Settlement patterns and family groupings can be traced back towards their origin by using national and local records. Family Names and Family History tells anyone interested in tracing their own name how to set about doing so.
Both personal and theoretical, autoethnographic and analytical, this book offers a performative, arts-based narrative about the aftermath of abusive marriages, using the stories, drawings, songs of other women to compare with Tamas's own lived experience.
A fictional psychological epic, based on real life recollections, historical events, the supernatural and the stories of an abandoned baby girl and her journey into romance and betrayal; this is both her story of courage and also that of escaped British prisoners in an overrun village, a journey in which mental illness, the supernatural and madness vie with the human spirit. It is a story of brutality and hope in times of war, as the British are defeated and where Spirits of the Forest are feared… This is a time and place tormented by supernatural beliefs. Religion and superstition, madness and evil, love and desire, how do such manifestations of the human mind develop and live side by side - merging in both conflict and harmony? As a typhoon calms, two British sailors, shipwrecked off the Malay Peninsula, are captured by invading forces; one, by the name of Williams, has already seen his close friend murdered by fellow sailors at sea as madness overcame them…
Black Sheep is the powerful new thriller by Arlene Hunt. The brutally murdered body of a young girl is discovered in the Wicklow mountains. Her identity is unknown. One month later David Reid, a successful designer, is found dead in a Dublin canal. Close to his body is a broken silver key ring with the words Meridian Club on it. Gardai are keen to chalk it up to death by misadventure, but his brother refuses to accept their findings, and enlists the help of rookie detectives John Quigley and Sarah Kenny of QuicK Investigations. As the investigation progresses, Sarah and John begin to learn that there was more to David Reid than his brother knew. And in no time at all, the body count is rising and everyone is lying to protect their own. What happened to David Reid that night? Is he connected to the young dead girl? What is the Meridian Club? As John and Sarah struggle to find the answers to those questions, little do the realise their investigation is starting to ruffle the feathers of one very dangerous man . . .
The inspirational stories of young learners in this book discredit assumptions behind recent educational reforms, including high stakes testing and No Child Left Behind policies. The experiences of the American Indian children and the author, a kindergarten teacher, challenge the widely held assumption that minority children enter school "at risk." Deficit theory assumes that minority children are responsible for their failure by cultural deficiency or family ineptitude. Fayden vividly shows how truly equitable treatment of minority children can improve students' inherent abilities to learn and can result in higher achievement for minority and all young children.
Inspired by true events. A Washington, D.C. reporter writes an explosive story about a government scandal in which she reveals the name of a covert C.I.A. agent. Unexpectedly finding herself behind bars, she struggles to maintain her principles and relationship with her family when she refuses to divulge her source.
In May 1969, David Oluwale's body was pulled from the River Aire in Leeds. Eighteen months later, the investigation into his death was to rip apart the Yorkshire police force as two officers were prosecuted for killing the Nigerian immigrant whist in police custody.The police acts of prejudice and violence brought to light through the investigation of 1971 shook the population of Leeds, and thirty nine years on, the details of Oluwale's death still haunt the area. Through The Hounding of David Oluwale, an adaptation of Kester Aspden’s critically acclaimed text, Agboluaje uses carefully selected accounts of Oluwale's life to reveal how an optimistic and much loved showman who loved to dance, became the tragic victim of police persecution and brutality. Adapted as part of the Eclipse Theatre Initiative, a scheme dedicated to raising awareness for the work of aspiring Black dramatists, this play is a gripping drama that unravels the deep rooted prejudice that resides within contemporary society. The Hounding of David Oluwale opened at the West Yorkshire Playhouse at the end of January 2009.
The series is full of magic and adventure. The adventure and secrets give full suspense to readers.This is the 1st book of David Hitler series. David Hitler was the fifth magician among his brothers who doesn't believes in magic but situation makes him a greatest magician. He had the natural powers of thunder, fire, water and storm. The story is fully based on secrets which gives the best suspense to readers. The story is written by a 14 year old boy Divyansh Mishra DM. The story is fictional and is based on the magic, adventure and actions