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George Mugohe is an elementary school teacher who lives in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda. In this spellbinding novel showing the area's cultural roots, he refuses to betray his Christian faith by honoring his kin ghosts. Because of his rejection, his wife Caroline becomes mad and dies. Diviners and his wife's ghost intervene and advise George to offer a cow to his kin ghosts on behalf of his dead great-grandfather if he wants to get a new wife. He refuses and instead marries Claudine Rebero against his kin ghosts' wishes. As a punishment, he is unable to make love to his second wife. When Claudine abandons her husband, George changes his mind and honors his kin ghosts as advised. The couple reconciles and Claudine returns home. To publicly thank Almighty God, George and Claudine pay for a special mass. Unknown to the invited guests, high-ranking angels, famous ghosts, and George's kin ghosts all attend the service. An angel then visits the couple to tell them their future. J
A groundbreaking study of the trailblazing music of Chicago’s AACM, a leader in the world of jazz and experimental music. Founded on Chicago’s South Side in 1965 and still thriving today, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is the most influential collective organization in jazz and experimental music. In Sound Experiments, Paul Steinbeck offers an in-depth historical and musical investigation of the collective, analyzing individual performances and formal innovations in captivating detail. He pays particular attention to compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams and Roscoe Mitchell, the Association’s leading figures, as well as Anthony Braxton, George Lewis (an...
There's nothing Marcus Reed hates more than the pretentiousness of upper class people. And he's got a chip on his shoulders the size of Mt. Rushmore when it comes to Black American Princesses in particular, women who place more value on what a man wears and owns rather than his character. He's a successful, practical and no-nonsense brother who is the vice president of Summer Security, and he's next in line for CEO. So when Nicole Summers Benoit inherits her Uncle Hosea's profitable security firm and is named chairman, Marcus is furious and he feels betrayed by Uncle Hosea. He briefly considers resigning. Instead he decides his revenge will be staying around long enough to see Nicole fall on her face. Then he will pick up the pieces from the mess she's made and form his own company using the Summer client list. It's a perfect plan until they start working together....
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