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Fleeing Polio on Wings
Life has thrown some hard balls at Barbara Ker-Mann. At age three, she was smitten with infantile paralysis, causing inflammation of her central nervous system resulting in the lifelong loss of leg function. It was a terrible time in her development to be separated from family and encased in stiff white sheets and robes, no color and no window out into the world. This was just the first in the series of difficulties Barbara has faced throughout her amazing life. But she couldnt be held back. Only four years old, Barbara found the wisdom of Isaiah 40:3132 and learned that she could fly like an eagle. There had to be a way; her life depended on it. Who knew that the four strings of a violin could compensate for her clipped wings? From being inspired to take up the violin, to her time as an American Association of University Women fellow in Japan, to becoming a novelist, poet, and artist, Barbara Ker-Mann has lead a remarkable life. Now in her eighty-first year, Barbara reflects on the remarkable interplay between the positive and negative events of her personal journey and the extraordinary mix between polio and music that has characterized her life.
Thoroughly Modern
The life of pioneering photographer Barbara Ker-Seymer 'Thoroughly entertaining... Knights expertly evokes this hedonistic period' The Times 'A picturesque portrayal of a world that sounds as thoroughly maniacal as it was modern' Daily Telegraph 'I just called myself Ker-Seymer Photographs,' Barbara said. 'I didn't think it was necessary to have your sex displayed on the photographs.' Vivacious, sassy, out to have fun, Ker-Seymer was committed to independence. One of a handful of outstanding British photographers of her generation, Ker-Seymer's work defined a talented, forward-looking network of artists, dancers, writers, actors and musicians, all of whom flocked to her Bond Street studio. A...
Pen and Palette Travelogue
Prepare to be captivated by simplicity and gentleness. Be ready to share the poet's anger at some of the outrageous happenings that threaten our lives and the beauty of the earth. Travelogue takes you on a world tour where you will walk quietly beside a gently flowing river in Ambleside, dance to the African drum under a Grecian moon, then sit in a public place to ponder the mood of the great River Ouse. Just as this cover collage of her sketches is global, so is the range of poems.
Death of a Sparrow
"It is the year 2000. New Zealand has become a land ravaged by the Greenhouse Effect. Government corruption is rife in a society polarized between the power brokers and the dispossessed. The government moves into an alliance of convenience with the United States and Australia and hails an American-built nuclear power station as the country's salvation. Peter Fairbrother is duped into selling his family farm by the American company and is consumed by rage which will suck him into a game of high stakes which he barely understands. A suave fanatical Arab bent on disastrous revenge sets in motion a chain of events from which there can be no return"--P. [4] of cover.
Violated
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Yes to Success
Practical advice for adults in helping children to become self-assured, motivated and empowered to learn.
The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature in English
This is the most comprehensive history of New Zealand literature to have been published. It offers chapters on the novel, poetry, and on the short story, which have been the staple of earlier histories and surveys, as well as sections on drama, non-ficiton, children's literature, popular literature, and the history of publishing, patronage and literary magazines. In this major new edition, material is provided on the period from 1986-1996, and a new chapter has been included on literary scholarship, criticism, and theory.
No-one to the Rescue
"...I could not speak. I could but recall how I had seen my village residents get onto the EDribuses to get to the secondary school on the hill and had done a count to make certain none were left behind. Then, nicest of all, Allan had air-lifted me to be with them... In the serene sanctuary of Hillside Village, Manager Kirsten Brownly oversees a tight-knit community nestled amidst the lush greenery of nature. Her almost God-like task is to create a new world where people of all races, cultures and colours are forced together due to climate change and the ensuing environmental catastrophe. Their future, and indeed, the future of the planet is uncertain, but amidst it all she finds a spark of hope that will propel her forward."--Publisher's description.
Landfall
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