The Great Pearl Secret
Author: Charles Norris Williamson
Publisher:
Published: 1921
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13:
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Pearl's Secret
Author: Neil Henry
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2002-09
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780520227309
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Pearl's Secret is a remarkable autobiography and family story that combines elements of history, investigative reporting, and personal narrative in a riveting, true-to-life mystery. In it, Neil Henry—a black professor of journalism and former award-winning correspondent for the Washington Post—sets out to piece together the murky details of his family's past. His search for the white branch of his family becomes a deeply personal odyssey, one in which Henry deploys all of his journalistic skills to uncover the paper trail that leads to blood relations who have lived for more than a century on the opposite side of the color line. At the same time Henry gives a powerful and vivid account of his black family's rise to success over the twentieth century. Throughout the course of this gripping story the author reflects on the part that racism and racial ignorance have played in his daily life—from his boyhood in largely white Seattle to his current role as a parent and educator in California. The contemporary debate over the significance of Thomas Jefferson's longtime romantic relationship with his slave, Sally Hemings, and recent DNA evidence that points to his role as the father of black descendants, have revealed the importance and volatility of the issue of dual-race legacies in American society. As Henry uncovers the dramatic history of his great-great-grandfather—a white English immigrant who fought as a Confederate officer in the Civil War, found success during Reconstruction as a Louisiana plantation owner, and enjoyed a long love affair with Henry's great-great-grandmother, a freed black slave—he grapples with an unsettling ambivalence about what he is trying to do. His straightforward, honest voice conveys both the pain and the exhilaration that his revelations bring him about himself, his family, and our society. In the book's stunning climax, the author finally meets his white kin, hears their own remarkable story of survival in America, and discovers a great deal about both the sting of racial prejudice as it is woven into the fabric of the nation, and his own proud identity as a teacher, father, and black American.
The Great Pearl Secret
Author: Charles Norris Williamson
Publisher:
Published: 1933
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13:
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Author: C. N. Williamson
Publisher:
Published: 2018-02
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9781984930880
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The Great Pearl Secret
Author: A M Williamson
Publisher:
Published: 2020-11
Total Pages: 136
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Simone flung out her hands, palm upward. They were beautifully manicured hands, ascarefully tended as her mistress's. And as she smiled her teeth showed very white. When her facewas grave, she looked somewhat sullen, and might be thirty-five; but the smile was rejuvenating.It put her back to twenty-eight, and made her almost handsome as well as chic. "Miladi hasknown Mademoiselle since her schooldays, is it not?" she hedged. "Miladi will be able to judgeas well as if I told her whether Mademoiselle would have made that answer.""I thought it rang true when I read it!" laughed Lady West. "But Simone, when you say Ihave 'known Mademoiselle since her schooldays', you make me sound awfully antique. We wereat Madame de Sain's together. I came over to England the year I left, and married poor Sir Algyonly three months after I was presented." She thought it best to hammer these details intoSimone's head, in case the woman really was in touch with those back-door, kitchen-stairsreporters. Then, to give an air of carelessness to her words, she turned the subject. "Perhaps youmight let Mademoiselle know I've come. Parker told me that she was lying down-that she'dpromised her uncle to rest till tea time. So I wouldn't have her disturbed. But if her hair is beingwashed, she might let me in.""I will ask Miladi," said Simone. "I came to the salon to see if the curtains were drawn. IfMadame permits!" She tripped with her short, high-heeled step first to one window, then theother, and closed the draperies of old-rose brocade. Having done this, she pattered out of theroom.
The Great Pearl Secret
Author: C. Williamson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2018-02-04
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9781985031302
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The Great Pearl Secret
Author: A M Williamson
Publisher:
Published: 2020-06-08
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A maid opened the door leading from a bedroom to a salon of the "royal suite" at Harridge'sHotel. Dusk had fallen, and entering, she switched on the electricity. The room, with its almostLouis Seize decorations, was suddenly flooded with light; and to her surprise the Frenchwomansaw a slim black figure nestled deep among cushions on a sofa before the fire. A small whiteface, with a frame of terra-cotta hair crushed under a mourning toque, turned a pair of big blackeyes upon her."Miladi West!" exclaimed the maid. (She pronounced it "Vest") "Pardon, Madame, I did notknow that any one was here."She spoke in French, with an accent which told that her first language had been Italian, learned in the south of France; though in looks she was the chic Parisienne. Her English wasquite good, but when she used that tongue, her accent was of New York. She preferred French, however, was proud of being French, and had Frenchified her Nicois-Italian name of SimonettaAmaranti to Simone Amaranthe. All Juliet Phayre's friends had to be polite to Simone."Mr. Phayre's man let me in," said the red-haired lady in widow's weeds. "After I'd had alook at the wedding presents, I was so dazzled that I switched off the lights." She laughed, andthen cried, "Leave the lights now! I suppose Mademoiselle won't be forever?"Simone shrugged her thin shoulders just perceptibly. "Mademoiselle sent me out on anerrand, Miladi. I have not long returned, with the perfume she wanted. It was for the coiffeurwho is here to wash the hair of Mademoiselle. She would not have the stuff he brought, so theman was obliged to wait. I am afraid the drying, even with the hot-air machine, will take sometime. Miladi knows what a quantity of the hairs there are on the pretty head of Mademoiselle, and how she is exacting of the way everything is don
A Pearl from the Dragon's Neck: Secret Revival Methods & Vital Points for Injury, Healing and Health from the Great Martial Arts Masters
Author: Tom Bisio
Publisher:
Published: 2019-02-26
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9781977208194
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A renowned expert in the martial arts and Chinese medicine reveals the acupuncture point secrets of the great martial arts masters For centuries, martial arts masters from different warrior traditions have carefully guarded the secret uses of acupuncture's miraculously effective and even life-saving acupuncture points. Gaining access to this precious and powerful knowledge was literally like trying to wrest "a pearl from the dragon's neck." Now, in this sequel to his acclaimed book, A Tooth From the Tiger's Mouth, author Tom Bisio reveals this formerly secret knowledge to general public. In A Pearl From the Dragon's Neck, Tom teaches the reader how to use: - Life-saving revival points and revival methods passed down through generations of martial arts masters - The 12 Miraculous Points of Daoist acupuncture - 30 Acu-points to treat hundreds of diseases A Pearl From the Dragon's Neck introduces the reader to a handful of acu-points that have wide applicability in treating sports injuries and other illnesses. Many of the key acu-points are presented multiple times in different contexts, giving the reader deep insight into the many applications of just a few powerful points. Learn the secrets of: - The Four Gate Points - The Four Energizer Points - Points of the Three Powers - The Four Master Points - The Five Intersection Points - The Six Barrier Points - The Eight Influential Points You don't need to be an acupuncturist to benefit from this book! In A Pearl From the Dragon's Neck, acu-points and revival methods are presented so that they can be easily understood and practically applied, even without acupuncture needles. For the martial arts enthusiast, there are chapters on herbal revival formulas, and practical methods of treating deliberate attacks to the 36 "Fatal" Points. As in A Tooth From the Tiger's Mouth, Bisio smoothly and effortlessly guides the reader through the mysteries of Chinese medicine and the martial arts, making the seemingly arcane and mysterious easily accessible. Although written for the general public, martial arts practitioners, sports enthusiasts, and just about anyone who has an interest in preserving and improving their health, A Pearl From the Dragon's Neck has much to offer practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine and other professional health care practitioners. Tom Bisio is known internationally as a martial artist and practitioner of Chinese medicine. He has studied Chinese medicine and martial arts extensively in Mainland China and practiced acupuncture, tui na and herbal medicine since 1990. Tom has written numerous books and articles on Martial Arts, Nei Gong, Daoist Meditation and Chinese medicine. He is the founder of New York Internal Arts and Internal Arts International (NYIA/IAI) (internalartsinternational.com).
The Secret Pearl
Author: Mary Balogh
Publisher: Dell
Published: 2005-11-29
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 0440335671
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Mary Balogh's The Secret Mistress. Mary Balogh has no equal when it comes to capturing the complex, irresistible passions between men and women. Her classic novel, The Secret Pearl, is one of the New York Times bestselling author’s finest–a tale of temptation and seduction, of guarded hearts and raw emotion…and of a love so powerful it will take your breath away…. He first spies her in the shadows outside a London theatre, a ravishing creature forced to barter her body to survive. To the woman known simply as Fleur, the well-dressed gentleman with the mesmerizing eyes is an unlikely savior. And when she takes the stranger to her bed, she never expects to see him again. But then Fleur accepts a position as governess to a young girl…and is stunned to discover that her midnight lover is a powerful nobleman. As two wary hearts ignite–and the threat of scandal hovers over them–one question remains: will she be mistress or wife?
The Pearl
Author: John Steinbeck
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1993-02-01
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780140177374
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.” Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.... A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love.
