KING RANCH &amp; LITTLE PEPPY : THE LEGACY &amp; LEGEND

King Ranch & Little Peppy: The Legacy & the Legend

Gala Nettles

Lmh Pub

A village madman takes up with a visiting photographer, who leads him into a life of crime.

The Lunatic

Winkler, Anthony C.

Literature & Fiction

Murders, scandals, and pursuit of forbidden pleasures may help to while away the time, but for Montego Bay's elite in the 1950s, nothing is as important as the annual yacht race. Will the lecherous braggart Fritzie win again? Winkler interweaves the lives of five Montegonians to provide readers with an affectionately satirical, hilarious view of a paranoid, hypocritical, and eccentric society during the twilight of its influence.

The Great Yacht Race

The Duppy

This autobiographical account of the year Winkler spent at a rural teacher training college flashes back to the Jamaica of the narrator's childhood, recounting incidents and vignettes that shed light on the muddle of competing personalities, doctrines and images of self, currently vying for centre stage in the tumult of Jamaican life. Emerging form the story are the hilariously drawn characters, contrasts between the Jamaican and the American outlook, and the lessons about the perils of superimposing a foreign ideology onto a native culture.

Going Home to Teach

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

"You learn dat dis world don't love negar! And negar don't make for dis world!" Zachariah's mother warned him when he was still a boy. Yet, poor and abominably ugly, the Jamaican fisherman grasps lovingly for life, though the worst forces of nature conspire against him. Washed far out to sea in the night, Zachariah is attacked by a hammerhead shark, scorched by the Caribbean sun, hurled about by the sea which both frightens and entices him, and confused by his own encroaching madness. In a rare weave of humor and sadness, Zachariah forces himself to reflect on his life and the strangeness of chance, on anything but his place as a small man in a fragile boat in the boundless sea.Still on land are the villagers, the woman, and the sons who comprise life for Zachariah. While he struggles with the forces of nature, the natural faith of the villagers encounters the incapacity for belief of the troubled English doctor. As the superstitions and certainties of Jamaican life and the consequences of science meet, Winkler reveals a rich understanding of the precarious balance between thought and reality, between the coincidental and the miraculous."This is one of those rare novels that announces its presence with such modest grace that the size of its ambition and accomplishments steals gently into the consciousness."—Michael Thelwell, Washington Post Book World "Mr. Winkler deftly unfurls his exquisitely written story, which is redolent of the colorful patois and chaotic flavor of rural Jamaican culture."—Bob Allen, Baltimore Sun

The Painted Canoe

The revised and greatly expanded edition of the well-known book, The Fighting Maroons of Jamaica (Collins & Sangster 1969), vividly describes the Maroons' war against the British in Jamaica. Benefiting from twenty years of additional thorough research, Carey Robinson's new work gives explicit details of the lifestyles and fighting tactics of both forces. The author eloquently describes the heroism and genius of the Maroons, and their mastery of guerilla warfare. Carey Robinson has made almost a lifetime study of Jamaica's history, from the "people's perspective". He has written numerous radio and television scripts, stage plays and films on historical themes. The Fighting Maroons of Jamaica was his first book, followed by Fight For Freedom which was published by Kingston Publishers in 1987. About the Author Historian Carey Robinson has worked as a Journalist (the Daily Gleaner, Spotlight, News Magazine) and broadcaster (Radio Jamaica and the Government's Public Relations Office). At the time of Independence he was put in charge of the Public Relations Office, which was shortly after renamed the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). Mr. Robinson headed JIS until 1971 when he was made General Manager of the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation; a post which he would again hold in 1987. He subsequently served overseas in Jamaican embassies in Washington D.C. and Mexico City, headed the division of art and culture in the office of the Prime Minister, and was Executive Director of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. At present he produces and directs a weekly television programme which focuses primarily on rural Jamaica. Mr. Robinson has done extensive research into early Maroon history and authored The Fighting Maroons of Jamaica, and its expanded version The Iron Thorn. He is the recipient of a Silver Musgrave Medal, the award of Commander of the Order of Distinction and the Press Association of Jamaica's Life Time award for Outstanding Public Service in television production. Mr. Robinson has been studying Jamaica's history for well over thirty years believing that only through such a study can the character and needs of the Jamaican people be really understood.

The Iron Thorn: The Defeat of the British by the Jamaican Maroons

History

Robinson, Carey

Americas

The story of those indomitable victims of slavery, who, during 200 years, resisted and died to keep the spirit of individual liberty alive. Tacky, Three-Finger Jack, and Samuel Sharpe spring vividly to life along with lesser-known, sometimes nameless men and women.

Fight for Freedom

Jerome James is a young, star football player for Jamaica's national football team. He is beloved by the public for his heroics on the pitch and adored by scores of women for his natural good looks, magnetic personality and star athlete status. Jerome meets Angela, a lovely physiotherapist and unexpectedly falls madly in love with her. Life is grand but Jerome has serious issues. His penchant for life in the fast lane and his chronic addiction to having sex with multiple women regardless of the consequences has his life spiraling out of control. Will Jerome be able to conquer his demons and save his career, his new-found love and his life.or will he be ultimately doomed by his self-destructive behaviour?

The Stud

Harris, K. Sean

Contemporary

The true story of manager Don Taylor's relationship with his reggae star client Bob Marley is revealed for the first time.

Marley and Me: The Real Story

Henry, Mike

Taylor, Don

Arts & Literature

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