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Education and Training in St. Vincent and the Grenadines: A Partially Annotated Bibliography
Full text linkThis bibliography on “Education and Training in St. Vincent and the Grenadines” has been specifically prepared for the UWI School of Continuing Studies’ St. Vincent and the Grenadines Conference. It covers all aspects of education and training in St. Vincent and the Grenadines including: Academic achievement,economics of education, educational infrastructure, literacy and mathematics education
Norman Vincent Peale portrait
No full textPortrait of author and minister Norman Vincent Peale, ca. 1984. Peale was born on May 31, 1898, in Bowersville, Ohio. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and became one of the most influential ministers of the twentieth century, known for his dynamic and energetic sermons. He preached an optimistic message that many Americans accepted during such trying events as the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, and the Civil Rights Movement. His sermons were broadcast on the radio and shown on television all across the United States. Peale also published forty-six books, his most popular being "The Power of Positive Thinking.
François Vincent
No full textGrandbois introduces Vincent's paintings and prints from 1992 to 1998, analysing the artist's main source of inspiration - the body - while describing his use of the three studios he frequents. Includes a text by Vincent on humour in art. Texts in English, French and Japanese. Biographical notes on artist and author
Kara Gust interviews author Jeff Vande Zande
No full textAuthor Jeff Vande Zande talks about teaching and writing, poems vs. short stories, developing characters in his stories based on his personal experience, and his current projects. Vande Zande is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Kara Gust for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writer Series
The changing role of the university : national aspects : speech [delivered at] Mount Saint Vincent University
No full textSpeech Mount Saint Vincent University by M.O. Morgan, The Changing Role of the University, National AspectsTitle from captio
Interview of author Rick Riordan
No full textRick Riordan, author of the "Tres Navarre" series of detective novels, talks about his teaching and writing careers, his life in San Antonio, and the need to write authentically about real places, people, language, culture, and history. He discusses his characters and the situations in which he places them, his own limits in writing about social injustice from which he has not suffered, but being familiar with life in San Antonio and the multicultural environment in the community. Riordan is also known for writing the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. Riordan is interviewed by Diana Rivera at the 2005 Left Coast Crime Conference held in El Paso, Texas
Interview of author Walter Satterthwait
No full textWalter Satterthwait, author of a series of contemporary crime novels, talks about his protagonists Joshua Croft and Rita Mondragon, and his novels set in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Satterthwait describes how he came to writing crime stories and why he chose to use a Latina as a main character. He describes his exposure to different cultures, his childhood of frequent moves, how he came to writing, and how he developed his characters. Satterthwait is interviewed by Diana Rivera at the 2005 Left Coast Crime Conference held in El Paso, Texas
Michael Rodriguez interviews author Paul Clemens
No full textAuthor Paul Clemens talks about his book "Made in Detroit," the genre of memoir, and writing about race. Clemens is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library
Ellen Vincent
No full textEllen Vincent was the author of Down on the Island, Up on the Main: A Recollected History of South Bristol, Maine, an honorary citizen of the Town of South Bristol, and a founder of South Bristol Historical Society (SBHS). Born in Washington, D.C. in 1949, Ellen grew up in a Maryland suburb outside of Washington, D.C., and graduated from high school in 1967. She received a B.A. in art education from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1971, and a Masters of Fine Arts from George Washington University in 1973. She began her academic career at the Maryland College of Art and Design and in 1989 moved to Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design where she was Professor of Art until illness kept her from the classroom. Ellen was the catalyst for a group of townspeople interested in local history to carry out the idea of a historical society, leading to the formation of SBHS in 1998. She passed away February 24, 2007 from breast cancer. Click here to read more about Ellen Vincent and her legacy in South Bristol.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/songstorysamplercollectors/1003/thumbnail.jp
Beyond Peter Rabbit : the private life of Beatrix Potter
No full textMichigan State University Humanities Librarian Agnes Haigh Widder delivers a talk entitled, "Beyond Peter Rabbit: The Private Life of Beatrix Potter." Showing examples of Potter's work, Widder discusses the personality and life of Potter and says that she was much more than the storied, brilliant and eccentric author. Widder explains that Potter was a naturalist, farmer, scientific illustrator, stockbreeder, and influential conservationist in England's Lake District, then comments on Potter's coded diary, her life, work, and legacy. She answers questions from the audience. Widder is introduced by John D. Shaw from the G. Robert Vincent Voice Library. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series. Held at the MSU Main Library
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