Jessie Bollier often played his fife to earn a few pennies down by the New Orleans docks. One afternoon a sailor asked him to pipe a tune, and that evening Jessie was kidnapped and dumped aboard The Moonlight, a slave ship, where a hateful duty awaited him. He was to play music so the slaves could "dance" to keep their muscles strong, their bodies profitable. Jessie was sickened by the thought of taking part in the business of trading rum and tobacco for blacks and then selling the ones who survived the frightful sea voyage from Africa. Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up
Get actively engaged in your learning! Taking charge of your learning: a guide to college success shows you how. By leading you through group workshops and real life examples, this textbook helps you learn the study habits and test-taking secrets that have enabled countless others get better grades.
Cliff Hardy is a Private investigator hired by Claudia Fleischman, beautiful, intelligent and rich. Claudia has just been charged with the murder of her husband. Cliff is soon deep in trouble with her, she drinks too much, smokes too much, is very lonely and soon business mixes with pleasure taking the relationship to the next level. Cliff's car is blown up and then one of his closest friends who was coming to meet cliff about the case is shot and killed.
The Artful Edit - On the Practice of Editing Yourself
The Artful Edit explores the many-faceted and often misunderstood—or simply overlooked—art of editing. The book brims with examples, quotes, and case studies, including an illuminating discussion of Max Perkins's editorial collaboration with F. Scott Fitzgerald on The Great Gatsby. Susan Bell, a veteran book editor, also offers strategic tips and exercises for self-editing and a series of remarkable interviews, taking us into the studios of successful authors such as Michael Ondaatje and Ann Patchett to learn from their various approaches to revision.
