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Chapters: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Ruth Perry, Olubanke King Akerele, Margaret Tor-Thompson, Mary Broh, Ophelia Hoff Saytumah, Antoinette Sayeh. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 29 October 1938) is the 24th and current President of Liberia. She served as Minister of Finance under President William Tolbert from 1979 until the 1980 coup d'état, after which she left Liberia and held senior positions at various financial institutions. She placed a distant second in the 1997 presidential election. Later, she was elected President in the 2005 presidential election and took office on 16 January 2006. A peace movement called Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace led to her election, making Liberia the first African nation with a female president. The story is told in the 2008 documentary film Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Sirleaf is the first modern, and currently the only elected female head of state in Africa. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was born in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, to educated parents. Her ethnic background is 1/2 Gola from her father's side, and 1/4 Kru and 1/4 German from her mother's side. Sirleafs father, Jahmale Carney Johnson, was born into rural poverty. He was the son of a Gola chief named Jahmale and one of his wives, Jenneh, in Julijuah, Bomi County. Her father was sent to Monrovia, where his last name was changed to Johnson because of his father's loyalty to President Hilary R.W. Johnson, Liberia's first Liberian-born president. He grew up in Monrovia where he was raised by an Americo-Liberian family with the surname McGritty. Sirleaf's father later became the first Liberian from an indigenous ethnic group to sit in the country's national legislature. Her mother was also born into poverty in Greenville...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2642141 ... Read more

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A biography of the man who was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. ... Read more

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Title: Black skins, silver screen: two early stars of Hollywood lived with stereotypes but held their own.(Stepin Fetchit: The Life and Times of Lincoln Perry)(Book Review)
Author: Woodie, Jr. King
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This digital document is an article from Saturday Evening Post, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2008. The length of the article is 3596 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The "King" of hearts: for two decades, the "master of the mike" has helped hundreds of individuals receive desperately needed treatment and renewed hope.(Larry King)(Interview)
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This digital document is an article from Early Modern Literary Studies, published by Matthew Steggle on May 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1249 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Review of David Bergeron, King James and Letters of Homerotic Desire.(Book Review)
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After the First Church of the Commonwealth gets a new organ, Alan Starr, teaming up with Homer Kelly, learns that someone is willing to kill for the job of first organist. Book available. ... Read more

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Divine Pipe Organ Mystery
This is one of the finest murder mysteries I have ever read.It reminded me of the old Margaret Rutherford movies from the 60's - based on Agatha Christie novels.The incorporation of the pipe organ into the plot is an added component of value for we professional organists.A great read

My favorite Homer Kelly mystery
I had read several of Jane Langton's Homer Kelly mysteries when I first read Divine Inspiration, but this book promptly became my favorite in that series. It's longer than most, it concerns a musical instrument I don't play, but this story of a powerful organ in a grand old church, competing organists and a controversial minister, secret loves and an adorable baby boy--all these elements are woven into one of the most engaging mysteries I've ever read. In solving the central mystery of the boy's missing mother, Homer and Mary--along with the intrepid Alan Starr--bring out the human warmth and zest for living in themselves and other offbeat, quirky characters, even in the face of disaster. A wonderful book to reread.

Like Listening to Good Music
This book features organs and organ music as part of the goings-on. I am not musical at all but found all the information and descriptions of organs fascinating. The plot is slightly more plodding than other Langton books, but it's like listening to good music - give it time and you will get pulled into it, and then be very glad of it!

The mystery itself and the characters are entertaining and in true Jane Langton style. There are the usual colorful and eccentric people, quirky incidents, and unexpected turns of events, but somehow it all ties together in the end in a very satisfying way.

This book comes in as a favorite for me after Langton's "Emily Dickinson Is Dead" and "The Transcendental Murder."

A Divine Read
The hero of "Divine Inspiration" is an organist who is "voicing" a new organ just installed in a church damaged by a mysterious fire.He befriends a toddler who is making his way up the steps of the church one day, then locates the baby's home and discovers that the fatherless child's mother - herself an accomplished organist - is mysteriously missing.Our hero falls in love with both the child and the child's mother, whom he has never met except through her photos and mementoes in the baby's home.

Jane Langton's delightful Homer Kelly mysteries are just what the doctor ordered for a rainy afternoon.What makes these books special are, of course, her charming line drawings, her spellbinding plots, and her humor, which has a Dickensian ability to expose the pompous, the greedy, the pretentious.What distinguishes the Langton mysteries (apart from the line drawings) is that you always come away from them having learned something - in this case, all about organs, which was of particular interest to me."Divine Inspiration" is a divine read.

Great Characters + Great Plot = Great Book
I was a bit reluctant to begin this Homer Kelly mystery - my third (after getting hooked with Escher Twist and then Dark Nantucket Noon).The reason for my reluctance was the subject matter - churches and organists.Sounded boring.I know very little about either of those things and couldn't imagine wanting to learn more.

Well, once I started reading, I couldn't put this book down!I loved the characters (Rosie, Alan, Pip, Charlie, Harold Oates, Barbara Inch, even Debbie Buffington), and I was completely taken by surprise at the end -- yet it all added up so perfectly.

In addition, I must mention once again that the illustrations really add to the book, especially with the look of the organs and the architecture.Because they are created by the author, they give a great insight into her perception as she is writing, yet she never reveals so much that your own imagination of the happenings is affected.

Kudos to another fine mystery by Jane Langton!I will be returning to the library for another Homer Kelly mystery ASAP. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Small, Maynard in 1900 in 152 pages; Subjects: Character; Health; Exercise; Education; Virtue; Art / Fashion; Education / Physical Education; Health & Fitness / General; Health & Fitness / Beauty & Grooming; Health & Fitness / Exercise; Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Psychology / Personality; ... Read more

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Global Love was written to encourage in a discouraging world. Christian, country living was the inspiration for the short stories and poetry that incorporate God, family, and love. Rising above my disabilities, my first book is an in-depth look at the importance of these things in life. The title stems from the immigrant heritages that combine in South Carolina to form an extended family. It is an inspiring and quintessential look at love at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. With God at the helm, all things are possible. Deep soul searching is not a requirement; it is an inevitable result. If the light from one can show the way to others, these words have purpose. ... Read more

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Deeply moving book
The author has a great story to tell of how she overcame two severe automobile accidents because of her faith in God and because of the love and support of her family.She also is a great poet and a bit of a philosopher, but definitely grounded in Christianity.Almost every story, poem or musing in the book has a scriptural reference to support it.One of the interesting things about the book is that the author has used the titles of some classic pop songs as the titles of her entries, often to amusing or ironic effect.There are things in the book that will make you laugh, things that will make you cry and things that will just make you stop and think.I would highly recommend this book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1914.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more