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Vodou Brooklyn
Five Ceremonies with Mambo Marie Carmel
Stephanie Keith
This book is an intimate portrayal of a Haitian immigrant Vodou priestess. Color photographs and text document the young Mambo presiding over five distinct Vodou ceremonies held in one year in a single basement in Brooklyn, NY. By focusing on what happens in this transformed basement, the reader becomes personally involved with the people of this community through seeing them
08/16/2010, 138pp, Full color photographs by Stephanie Keith, Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-58432-670-0
Catalog number: CSP5662 |
$35.00 |
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Bubble Butt!
The Challenged Sea Turtle of the Mystic Aquarium
Kiki Latimer
Bubble Butt! The Challenged Sea Turtle of the Mystic Aquarium
"From this beautiful creature of the sea we learn a story of adventure, danger, courage, and compassion. Bubble Butt! shows both children and adults the importance of perseverance and humor through the rough times in life. After a boat bumps and wounds Charlotte, you will laugh and cry
05/01/2010, 42pp, Full color illustrations by Bunny Griffeth, Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-58432-637-3
Catalog number: B620 |
$19.00 |
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Mommy, Tell me About Haiti
Manmi, Rakonte m Ayiti
Jeanine Agnant & Alexandra Barbot
Bilingual version of Mommy, Tell me About Haiti.
Jeanine Agnant shares her memories about Haiti, the land, and the culture with her granddaughter, Josephine, to connect the generations.
"A beautiful and valuable book. It will help not only Haitian and Haitian-American children better understand their history and culture, but will also enlighten children from other
cultures about ours. A must read also for
40pp, Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-58432-547-5
Catalog number: B522 |
$19.50 |
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Tell me About Haiti
Research Book
Jeanine Agnant & Alexandra Barbot
Little known Black-History facts about Haiti, in an easy-to-read, comprehensive format.
Preface by Professor Jean Claude Exulien and Claude Charles.
Chapters include:
-Pre and Post Columbus time on the island of Haiti
-The Buccaneers/Flibustiers/Pirates and the French colony of St. Domingue
-The Haitian Revolution and its Most important heroes
120pp, Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-58432-483-6
Catalog number: B603 |
$20.00 |
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Fieldwork Identities in the Caribbean
Erin B. Taylor
Fieldwork Identities in the Caribbean
What is it really like to do
fieldwork?
Answers to this question are as diverse
as the researchers and the field sites they choose. Anthropologists no longer fit the stereotype of white Westerners going to exotic places to study people very different from themselves. Rather, anthropologists now come from a variety of backgrounds, and their identities are complicated, even
12/15/09, 258pp, Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-58432-600-7
Catalog number: CSP6007 |
$27.50 |
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Belle Ayiti
Mizik Savant Ayisyen - Haitian Classical Music
Zanmi Ansanm Mizik Ayisyen - Friends Together for Haitian Music
Includes Haitian Folk Songs - Erzulie Malade, Erzulie Oh! Erzulie Sa!, Trois Feuilles, Trois racines, Oh! Belle Haiti.
Click here for a Review of the CD
Catalog number: CD12 |
$20.00 |
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Lafami Bonplezi
Maude Heurtelou
An extended Haitian family whose members have a different but challenging destiny in Haiti. They migrated to USA and face different challenges. Touching, lovely. In Haitian Creole. 274pp.Gr. 14-up.
274pp, soft
ISBN: 188183915X
Catalog number: B019 |
$15.00 |
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Education, Assimilation and Identity
The Literacy Journey of the French Caribbean
Marie Léticée
A far-reaching and critical study of the role of education in shaping Caribbean identity. Perceptive studies of the literature and scholarship of French Caribbean writers are framed in the context of the foreign educational curriculum imposed on the people of these islands. Original research and literature analysis are combined in this syncretic approach to the development of the Caribbean identity.
June 2009, 228pp, Perfect binding, soft cover
ISBN: 9781584325543
Catalog number: CSP5542 |
$24.50 |
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L'Histoire d'Haïti en toute Simplicité
Jean Ledan Fils
Connu pour sa célèbre série A propos de l’histoire d’Haïti, saviez-vous que...., en dix volumes, Jean Ledan fils poursuit inlassablement son dialogue avec les événements et personnages de notre histoire en offrant aujourd’hui à la délectation du public un nouvel ouvrage, L’histoire d’Haïti en toute simplicité. Une constance qui honore ce passionné de recherche historique.
April 2008, 216pp, Perfect binding, soft cover
ISBN: 9789993572725
Catalog number: B559 |
$20.00 |
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Chronique de mes dix jours en captivité
Djénane Ledan
Avec « Chronique de mes dix jours en captivité », Djénane Ledan nous offre un récit courageux et poignant, empreint à la fois d’une grande force narrative et remarquable richesse d’analyse psychologique. Témoignage au combien précieux offert à la société avec sincérité et talent.
Au-delà de sa valeur sans doute cathartique pour l’auteur, ce témoignage revêt aussi une double dimension citoyenne
May 2009, 112pp, Perfect binding, soft cover
ISBN: 9789993578697
Catalog number: B560 |
$20.00 |
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Here... There and Beyond
The Work of 16 Haitian Artists of Florida
Christian Nicolas and Fred Thomas
“Here… There and Beyond” presents the work of sixteen Haitian artists in Florida. The book presents a collective effort to define this new breed of artists in the Haitian Diaspora and to provide them the means to access mainstream art world. Each chapter is divided in several themes. Each artist’s biography, styles and art work are presented to give the
2009, 328pp, Perfect Binding, Hard Cover
ISBN: 9781584325314
Catalog number: B520 |
$50.00 |
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PHILIPPE DODARD: The Idea of Modernity in Haitian Contemporary Art
PHILIPPE DODARD: L'Idée de Modernité dans l'Art Contemporain Haïtien
Babacar M'Bow
Read a review by Le Nouvelliste
Read the editor's response to the review
BABACAR M’BOW, Editor
Contributions by:
Franketienne
Nkiru Nzegwu
Babacar M’Bow
Carole Boyce-Davies
Michel Philippe Lerebours
Legrace Benson
Jean-Claude Garoute (Tiga)
Greg Thomas
Gerald Alexis
Carlo A. Celius
Michele Frisch
Bob Corbett
TRANSLATION FROM ENGLISH
Genevieve (Gina) Dodard
Georges Castera
Daniel Supplice
Françoise Bellerice
TRANSLATION FROM FRENCH
BABACAR M’BOW
PUBLISHERS
Educa Vision, Coconut Creek, Florida
Editions Henri Deschamps, Port-au-Prince, Haïti
The work of Dodard stands on its
252pp, Hard Cover
ISBN: 978-1-58432-403-4
Catalog number: B421 |
$69.00 |
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Je suis fou de Vava
Dany Laferrière
Je suis Fou de Vava won the 2007 Governor General of Canada Award.
The Haitian Creole version, Mwen Damou Pou Vava has been nominated for the IBBY Honour List 2010 by the Haitian Section of IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) for the quality of its translation by Lyonel Trouillot.
A wonderful story of a young boy (Vyezo)
50pp, Paperback
ISBN: 2923342085
Catalog number: B483 |
$15.00 |
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Word to Word Dictionary Series
The Word to Word Dictionary Series is a collection of four dictionaries: English-Spanish, English-Haitian Creole,English-Portuguese and English-French. They are practical instruments to help learners improve their language skills and clarify issues of orthography. They contain 27,000 word entries and expressions, many with multiple meanings.
The series is a compilation of frequently used words of the English language that are present
perfect Binding, paperback
ISBN: 158432497X
Catalog number: SP027 |
$90.00 |
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Who is Who in Haitian Diaspora
Fequiere Vilsaint and Maude Heurtelou
The Who’s Who in Haitian Diaspora is a comprehensive reference tool that contains the biographies of outstanding men and women in a wide range of professions and geographic locations outside of Haiti. Each biography details an individual’s accomplishments for use by educators, administrators, researchers, library patrons and the general public, especially by parents who wish to discuss or establish the
252pp, Perfect binding
ISBN: 1584324910
Catalog number: B474 |
$34.50 |
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Gouverneurs de la Rosée
Jacques Roumain
A famous novel written originally in French by Haitian author Jacques Roumain, translated to many languages including English.
1999, 224pp, Paperback
ISBN: 1-58432-054-0
Catalog number: B075 |
$17.50 |
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Haitian Creole for Health Care
Marc Prou & Mel Schorin
A thematic course in Haitian Creole, especially designed for health-care personnel at the beginning-to-intermediate levels. The complete course consists of twenty-four lessons, depicting situations in the context of hospitals, clinics, and health care needs.
Dr. Marc Prou is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies and currently the Director of the Haitian Creole Institute at the university of Massachusetts Boston.
Dr. Mel
170pp, ISBN: 1584324325
Catalog number: B443 |
$18.50 |
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Mwen Damou Pou Vava
Dany Laferrière
Mwen Damou pou Vava has been nominated for the IBBY Honour List 2010 by the Haitian Section of IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) for the quality of its translation by Lyonel Trouillot.
The French version of the book Je Suis Fou de Vava won the 2007 Governor General of Canada Award.
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A wonderful story of a
2007, 50pp, Hardcover
ISBN: 1584324023
Catalog number: B438 |
$18.50 |
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Children Songs On Compact Disk
Chansons d'enfants En Francais et Creole
EVI
A collection of 8 of the most beautiful children songs from Haiti. A perfect companion for school, church, home and memorable reunions.
Click here for accompanying book "Chansons d'enfants en Francais et Creole"
Tracks:
1- Souvni Dayiti
2- Tolalito
3- Choukoun
4- Miyan Miyan
5- Dodo ti Pitit Manman
6- Larèn Solèy Leve
7- Mèsi Bondye
8- Manman m Voye m Peze kafe
ISBN: 1584323116
Catalog number: CD2 |
$12.00 |
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Rire Haitien/Haitian Laughter
A Mosaic of Ninety Miniatures in French and English, translated from the French by Anne Pease McConnell.
Georges Anglade
Les Lodyans de Georges Anglade
Rire Haitien/Haitian Laughter
A Mosaic of Ninety Miniatures in French and English, translated from the French by Anne Pease McConnell.
Haitian Laughter is constructed around the lodyans, a narrative genre that has blossomed in Haiti as an art of miniatures. The substantial reduction in scale that presides over their creation allows only the significant features to remain,
400pp, Hardcover
ISBN: 1584323590
Catalog number: B390 |
$49.50 |
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My Haiti, my Homeland
Julie Callaway
An illustrated children's book that reviews the contributions of Haitian- Americans in historical, U.S. realities.
32pp, ISBN: 1584321814
Catalog number: B204 |
$12.50 |
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Let Haiti Live
Unjust U.S. Policies Towards Its Oldest Neighbor
Edited by Melinda Miles and Eugenia Charles
With a Foreword by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. and an introduction by Edwidge Danticat.
An analysis of social and political development of Haiti and its connection to America's policies.
"This thoughtful, insightful and well-documented book provides the background, the facts, the analysis and the historical perspective needed to understand the problems and issues confronting contemporary Haiti. It particularly helps us understand
ISBN: 1584321881
Catalog number: B216 |
$25.50 |
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Guide to Learning Haitian-Creole (Book only)
Maude Heurtelou and Fequiere Vilsaint
An introduction to Haitian-Creole, using reading-writing approach, vocabulary and grammar practices. 189 pp.
Book and Cd $39.50. CD only $17.00
ISBN: 1584321083
Catalog number: B061 |
$22.50 |
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Sezisman. A novel in Haitian-Creole
Maude Heurtelou
A novel on Haitian mores in which traditions are presented with art and skills. In Haitian-Creole. 206pp. Gr 7-up.
ISBN: 1881839516
Catalog number: B063 |
$15.00 |
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Reversals
(English Version of Sezisman)
Maude Heurtelou
Reversals - English version of Sezisman.
This novel continues the saga of the Bonplezi family, bringing in more characters and situations in the lives of this Haitian family in the U.S. 206pp. Gr 7-up. 1N .
ISBN: 1584320281
Catalog number: B064E |
$17.50 |
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The Bonplezi Family
Maude Heurtelou / Translated by J. Nickrosz
English version of Lafami Bonplezi.
The lively adventures of a Haitian family in the U.S. The novel depicts the hopes, beliefs, and tribulations of Haitians living outside their country. Although fiction, the book is a faithful rendering of social realities and relationships between family members. 242pp. Gr. 7-up/ ESL.
ISBN: 1881839699
Catalog number: B078 |
$17.50 |
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Songs from a Tower
Marie Ketsia Theodore-Pharel
Tale of a Princess' journey through dangerous and difficult times, leading her to reunite with the long-lost love of her life.
40pp, Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-58432-545-1
Catalog number: B521 |
$12.50 |
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Two Mrs. Gibsons
Toyomi Igus
Story about two important women in the life of a little girl, Toyomi - one who was Japanese and another who was African American.
This book teaches children that love can overcome all differences and transcend all boundaries.
32pp, Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-89239-170-7
Catalog number: B533 |
$7.95 |
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Beauty Walks in Nature
Marie Ketsia Theodore-Pharel
Touching story of little girls from all over the world, discovering their individual and unique beauty.
32pp, Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-58432-571-0
Catalog number: B555 |
$8.50 |
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Tales from the Heart of Haiti
Patti Marxsen
Tales from the Heart of Haiti
"These are truly marvelous stories - steeped in the mystery, the terror and beauty of Haitian life."
— Madison Smartt Bell
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"Intertwining the stories of Haitians and the foreigners who wish to help them, Marxsen moves us seamlessly between these two worlds, joining them through tales of love, of spirituality and magic, of connections forged and
2010, 122pp, Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-58432-615-1
Catalog number: B604 |
$17.50 |
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Aventures de la vie paysanne
Le Courage du Negre Haitien
Patrick Charles
Historical novel in French.
08/08/10, 104pp, paperback
ISBN: 9781584326526
Catalog number: B642 |
$15.00 |
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Les Esprits du Vodou haitien
Ackermann, Gautier, Momplaisir
Les Esprits du Vodou haitien
This book, written in French, has chapters on Haitian history and Vodou but is largely a catalog of the names of 2,400 lwa, about half translated from the fon, yorouba, and kikongo languages. This is the first collection of the lwa and their properties and systematic attempt at translation of their names.
08/09/10, 350pp, paperback
ISBN: 978-1-58432-650-2
Catalog number: B632 |
$37.95 |
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Une Saison a Jacmel
suivi de villages (nouvelles).
Lochard Noel
In French
2010, 258pp, paperback
ISBN: 978-1-58432-617-5
Catalog number: B607 |
$17.50 |
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La Mal-Aimée
Edition Etats-Unis
Margaret Papillon
La Mal-aimée nous entraîne dans l'Haïti écorchée de Papa Doc puis de Baby Doc et de leurs fameux tontons macoutes. Cet émouvant récit nous fait comprendre la profondeur du malaise ayant existé à une époque où la haine faisait loi sur ce bout de terre bercé par la mer des Caraïbes. Ce roman fleuve, à couper le souffle, va de
350pp, Perfect Binding
ISBN: 1584324961
Catalog number: B482 |
$24.00 |
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Cap-Haitien Excursions dans le temps
Voix capoises de la diaspora
Max Manigat
Vingt-neuf Capoises et Capois dont la plupart ont vécu plus de la moitié de leurs vies en diaspora racontent des pans de leur passé, de leurs jours écoulés dans une ville au caractère unique à cause des ses rues étroites, de son parler typique, de sa cuisine exceptionnelle, de son histoire glorieuse. Nostalgique! Oui, un peu. Émouvant ! A tous
Perfect Binding
ISBN: 1584324937
Catalog number: B476 |
$32.00 |
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Memoir of an Amnesiac
Jan J. Dominique
With a Foreword by Edwidge Danticat. Now available in English, this remarkable narrative of exile, loss, memory and imagination resonates with its readers. The author draws upon her traumatic experiences growing up under the dictatorship of François Duvalier in this exploration of psychological and political oppression and exile.
Grades: High School and up. 306pp
Click Here for the Book
Perfect binding
ISBN: 1584324737
Catalog number: B477 |
$19.50 |
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I want to Dance
Marlène Rigaud Apollon
Perfect Binding
ISBN: 1561673048
Catalog number: B077 |
$10.00 |
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Patamouch
Max Manigat
Patamouch rasanble bon kou sije ki ta pou enterese anpil moùn. Mwen ta an mèrvèy (mo manman m) si etranje kreyolofòn yo ta jwenn li pou yo konnen anpil bagay sou sè avèk frè Ayisyen yo; pou zanmi Ayiti yo k ap aprann pale kreyòl sèvi avè l kankou yon liv lekti avanse ; pou zanmi kanmarad Ayisyen mwen
ISBN: 1584324562
Catalog number: B452 |
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Fine Haitian Cuisine
Mona C. Menager
Fine Haitian Cuisine
A Broad Collection of Haitian Recipes
Mona Cassion Ménager
A wide-ranging collection of Haitian home-style recipes for delicious, authentic, and traditional dishes. The book is the expression of Mrs. Ménager's lifelong love and appreciation of Haitian food. Thoughtful suggestions accompany the recipe and a useful glossary is also provided. Fine Haitian Cuisine is a gastronomic delight, an extraordinary trip through
ISBN: 1584323701
Catalog number: B308 |
$55.00 |
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Revolutionary Freedoms:
A History of survival, strength and imagination in Haiti
C. Accilien, J. Adams, E. Meleance
This new perspective on Haitian history features essays that augment the historical paintings of renowned contemporary Haitian-American artist, Ulrick Jean-Pierre.
Poet, playwright, and scholar Kamau Brathwaite has written the powerful Foreword to this volume, which combines scholarship, experience, and inspiration to reveal the complex history of the island that Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic. Chapters cover pre-Columbian and colonial history;
2006, ISBN: 1584322934
Catalog number: B347 |
$40.00 |
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Hervé Lebreton et la poétique de la femme
Gerard Etienne
Herve Lebreton is a modern Haitian Painter living in Montreal. Gerard Etienne is an art critic also living in Montreal. Etienne explores the mythological and philosophical foundations and uncovers the afro-egyptian cultural bridges. (In French)
ISBN: 1584323582
Catalog number: B400 |
$49.00 |
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Konbit Nèg Figye
Phanor Chesnel
Life in Haitian rural society.
ISBN: 1584322535
Catalog number: B286 |
$15.00 |
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Haitian Art Trivia
in English/Haitian Creole
Marlene Apollon
An introduction to Haitian Art and its connection to history and culture.
2001, 136pp, color illustrations, Paperback
ISBN: 1-58432-145-8
Catalog number: B165 |
$19.50 |
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Haitian Art in the diaspora
Emile Viard
A book to promote art in the Haitian community and help develop a market for the artist of the Diaspora and educate the public to become better art consumers, by Vie & Art Collections, Inc
Hardcover
ISBN: 1584321644
Catalog number: B197 |
$35.00 |
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Calling the Doves
El Canto de las Palomas
Juan Felipe Herrera
A story about a migrant worker family who picks fruits and vegetables for a living. Their son overcomes this hard life by his imagination and listening to the songs of his father and learning from the healing traditions of his mother.
Winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award
Bilingual, English and Spanish
32pp, Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-89239-166-0
Catalog number: B621 |
$7.95 |
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Sajès Ayisyen
Ansyen Pwovèb Kreyòl
Max Manigat
Koleksyon Koukouy
Enspirasyon Pou Lavi Modèn
2010, 150pp, Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-58432-597-0
Catalog number: B581 |
$15.00 |
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Pale Kare
Dizon Ayisyen Pou Tout Okazyon
Rony Joseph
"Pale Kare: Dizon ayisyen pou tout okazyon” literally means: “Speak Squarely: Haitian Phrases for all Occasions”. Pale Kare means “Say it”, “Speak your mind” or “Tell the truth”.
The book is not just a collection of Haitian Creole phrases. The author explains each phrase, and each definition is followed by a short story that further clarifies the way the phrase
October 2009, 298pp, Paperback
ISBN: 9781584325918
Catalog number: B588 |
$19.50 |
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The Caribbean Woman Writer as Scholar
Creating, Imagining, Theorizing
Edited by Keshia N. Abraham with a Preface by Carole Boyce Davies
The Caribbean/African Diaspora Series
The Caribbean Woman Writer as Scholar
Creating, Imagining, Theorizing
“What does it mean to be a Caribbean woman writer? Shall I write about being from the Caribbean or about being a woman?...And in what ways am I to differentiate being a writer from being a scholar? Should any such differentiation be made?”
The first volume in The Caribbean / African Diaspora Series,
09/2009, 462pp, Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-58432-565-9
Catalog number: CSP5658 |
$40.00 |
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The WaterFire Duck
Kiki Latimer
The WaterFire Duck
Story of Little Duck, who was looking for her own special song in the wind.
She ventured north into Narragansett Bay, past Prudence Island, up the Providence River to find people, music, fires and happiness!
"There's a place where the rivers meet the sea.
There's a city that waits for you and me.
Fires dance on the waters
And music fills the
September 2009, 44pp, Illustrated by Bunny Griffeth, hardcover, 11" x 10.25" x 0.5"
ISBN: 978-1-58432-573-4
Catalog number: B582 |
$17.75 |
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Reclaiming Choukoun
An Ayitian Classic for the Stage
Bob Lapierre
RECLAIMING CHOUKOUN is a true Ayitian Classic, exploring and celebrating Ayiti's folklore and surrealistic mythology, twisted with the land's genuine love story between a bard, Charles Alexis Oswald Durand (1840-1906) and the Creole beauty, Marie-Noel Belizaire (1863-1924)
Dr. Andre Lapierre Pardo (aka Bob Lapierre)is a thespian, a theatre scholar who has written and directed several important Ayitian Classic pieces. He is
2008, 194pp, 100, Perfect
ISBN: 1584325968
Catalog number: B536 |
$30.00 |
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Proverbes Créoles Haïtiens du dix-neuvième siècle
Transcription moderne- Traduction française Annotation
Max Manigat
Héritage Culturel Haïtien (HCH)
Cent trente ans après la publication de ce Recueil de Proverbes, des centaines de milliers de nos compatriotes, créolophones unilingues mais lettrés, auront le plaisir de le lire dans l’orthographe qu’ils connaissent. En 1877, seuls quelques mandarins purent se délecter de ces maximes. Cette considération a lourdement pesé dans ma décision d’entreprendre ce travail.
J’ai décidé, aussi, de m’atteler à cette
344pp, Perfect Binding
ISBN: 9781584325444
Catalog number: B519 |
$25.00 |
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Immigration and Politics in the Caribbean Japanese and Other Immigrants in the Dominican Republic
Valentina Peguero
A revealing study of 20th century immigration and racial politics in the Dominican Republic. The little-known settlements of Japanese immigrants in the Dominican Republic are the basis for this richly informed history of 20th century migration to the Caribbean and Latin America. Yet the connection of Japan to the region is strong, with a considerable volume of trade and approximately
2008, 310pp, paperback
ISBN: 1584324821
Catalog number: CSP4829 |
$24.50 |
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Caribbean Landscapes
An Interpretive Atlas
Brothers, Wilson, Dwyer
Caribbean Landscapes
An Interpretive Atlas
Click here to read a review by the Journal of Latin American Geography
Caribbean Landscapes is an introduction to the cultural and physical diversity of the Caribbean through the lens of geography. The authors, geographers from Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, combine published research and their own first-hand field experience to trace the evolution of Caribbean Landscapes for
250pp, ISBN: 978-1-58432-459-1
Catalog number: CSP4591 |
$59.00 |
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Mommy, Tell me about Haiti
Jeanine Agnant
Jeanine Agnant shares her memories about Haiti, the land, and the culture with her granddaughter, Josephine, to connect the generations.
"A beautiful and valuable book. It will help not only Haitian and Haitian-American children better understand their history and culture, but will also enlighten children from other
cultures about ours. A must read also for parents who are lucky enough to be
2008, 32pp, Hard cover perfect binding
ISBN: 158432466X
Catalog number: B465 |
$19.50 |
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Haitian Art Series
EVI
This series contains 4 titles( Akwarèl, Atis Ayisyen, Haitian Art in diaspora, Zanmi lekòl)
ISBN: 1584324775
Catalog number: SP025 |
$60.00 |
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A Dreamer's Journey
Dr. Phyllis Baker
Dr. Phyllis Baker is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College and is Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at Florida International University.
She is the recipient of the National Leadership Award given by the American Association for Community Colleges and The Innovator of the Year Award presented by the National League of Innovators.
Phyllis is also
144pp, ISBN: 1584324716
Catalog number: B504 |
$20.00 |
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When Night Falls, Kric! Krac!
Liliane Nérette Louis
Haitian Folktales
Hardcover
Edited by Fred Hay, Ph.D.
"Authentic, tasty, Haitian treats-stories and recipes- told in a Creole Style with warmth and wit." Diane Wolkstein, author, The Magic Orange Tree.
Cover design Joan Garner
Cover Painting by Jean Albert Bernard
Courtesy of Haitian Art Company
188pp, ISBN: 1563085798
Catalog number: B108 |
$28.50 |
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Haïti, Portrait d'un pays
Kedal Daniel
In this book I recite all that I feel and perceive, the sky, the sea, the blues, the greens, the valleys, the mountains, the laughter, the toil, the joy, the poverty, the love, the friendship, glistening black skin and brilliant white smiles,….. it is all in this book.
Let your imagination roam, and put it all together as you wish, it
ISBN: 9993523011
Catalog number: B214 |
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The Ayitian Theatre
Bob Lapierre
This book ia an authoritative reference on the Ayitian theatre.
This book, "Ayitian Theatre", does not only give a sequential history of the African continent's theatre in the Western hemisphere, it is also a complete synthesis, a mini-encyclopedia of Ayiti's theatrical works, from antiquity through medieval to the modern times. These include dramas and dramatists, plays and playwrights, poets and
170pp, ISBN: 1584324600
Catalog number: B458 |
$25.00 |
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Journal of Haitian Studies collection
From 1995 to date
Journal of Haitian Studies Association
Editorial Committee-Journal of Haitian Studies
Editor: Carrol F. Coates, Binghamton University-SUNY
Associate editors: Patrick D. Bellegarde-Smith, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Alix Cantave, Univ. of Massachusetts-Boston
Leslie G. Desmangles, Trinity College
Carole Bérotte Joseph, City College of New York
Claudine Michel, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara
Marie-José N'Zengou-Tayo, Univ. of West-Indies-Mona
Book Review Editor: Alex Dupuy, Wesleyan University
Consulting Editor: Féquière Vilsaint, Coconut Creek, Florida
Editorial Assistant: Matthew Talmage, University of California,
Catalog number: B457 |
$150.00 |
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Istwa ak Kont Kreyòl
Written by an excellent teacher, Maud P. Fontus
A collection of short story and folktales from Saint Marc, Haiti. 64 pages.
ISBN: 15840451063
Catalog number: B111 |
$7.50 |
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Vodou a Sacred Theatre
Marie Jose Alcide Saint-Lot
This important study examines the relationship between Vodou and theatre, demonstrating that Vodou, like other rituals, encompasses theatrical and dramatic elements that give it the character of sacred theatrer. This work is not limited to a theoretical analysis of various elements of the theater in relation to Vodou, but presents observations on actual Vodou ceremonies and interviews and testimonies from
ISBN: 1584321776
Catalog number: B203 |
$40.00 |
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Children Songs in French and Creole
Chansons d'enfants En Francais et Creole/ Chante Timoun
Educa Vision
Children songs in French and Haitian Creole
Chansons d'enfants en Français et en Creole/ Chante Timoun
A collection of 87 of the most beautiful children songs from a time long past, collected in this book and presented with musical notations for many of them. These classic songs are a perfect companion for home, school, church and for memorable reunions.
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148pp, Paperback
ISBN: 1584322594
Catalog number: B266 |
$19.50 |
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Haitian Vision Video and Book
Crizmac
Audiovisual Program. Give a survey of the cultural traditions of Haitians and their art. Contains 1 VHS 30 minute tape, teachers guide, color map of Haiti, Historical timeline, reproducible student booklet
Catalog number: V701 |
$85.00 |
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Audio Tapes Special (5 Tapes)
EVI
Choose any 5 Audio Tapes from the following list:
T405 Health, nutrition and growth
T405-1 Pregnancy and lactation
T406 Health and sickness
T407 Fever
T409 Diarrhea and vomiting
T405-3 Lead poisoning
T412 Eye and ear infection
T411 accine: what, when and why
T404 Diabetes
T408 Dehydration, diarrhea and vomiting
T414 Head injury, ringworm and head lice
T405-2 Lime diseases
T722 High blood pressure
T1000 Aids
T718
Catalog number: SP004 |
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Haitian Kite design
EVI
Kite design and kite making, with list of materials and steps
Catalog number: G501 |
$2.50 |
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Marie-Merci au defilé du carnaval/ Mari-Mesi nan defile kanaval
Dessureault/Pierre
Les Amis de Chez Nous
Text in French AND Haitian Creole
Dans une semaine aura lieu la Carifesta dans les rue de Montréal. Il y aura des musiciens et des danseurs d'origine antillaise et même sud-américaine et africaine. Sa mère à promis a Marie-Merci qu'elle participerait au défilé cette année. Pour rien au monde, elle ne voudrait rater ça.
24pp, ISBN: 2-922691-47-0
Catalog number: B411 |
$14.50 |
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Manno Charlemagne 30 ans de Chansons
Manno Charlemagne
For over thirty years, Joseph Emanuel "Manno" Charlemagne has been the vocal conscience of Haiti. As a singer, songwriter, political activist, and one-time mayor of Port-au-Prince, he constantly challenged the status quo and stood up for the millions of poor Haitians who otherwise would have had no voice.This book is a visual and textual representation of his performances, philosophy and
ISBN: 1584323876
Catalog number: B417 |
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Mots Creoles du Nord d'Haiti
Max Manigat
Mots créoles du Nord'Haïti est une promenade dans les rues du Cap de ma jeunesse. Ce livre n’a aucune prétention scientifique. C’est plutôt un exercice de mémoire qui, au fur et à mesure, est devenu un devoir de mémoire.
Exercice de mémoire car j’essaie d'y consigner mes souvenirs de cette période ; devoir de mémoire car nos anciens partent
ISBN: 158432399X
Catalog number: B424 |
$30.00 |
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Intérieurs d'Haiti
Stephenson/Fouchard
Photographers: Roberto Stephenson and Marie-Louise Fouchard
Hard cover
ISBN: 9993558001
Catalog number: B426 |
$45.00 |
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Atis Ayisyen
Educa Vision
ISBN: 1584322845
Catalog number: B450 |
$14.00 |
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Mémoires d'un Révolutionnaire
Raymond Cassagnol
A memoire of a famous pilot who participates in several attempts to over throw Duvalier. A window in recent Haiti social revolution through the eye of a political actor. 404pp
ISBN: 1584321725
Catalog number: B217 |
$29.50 |
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Haiti's Development Through Expatriate Reconnection
Conditions and Challenges
Tatiana K. Wah
A conceptual framework for examining strategic processes of utilization of expatriates in furthering Haiti's development.
250pp, ISBN: 1584321806
Catalog number: B222 |
$35.00 |
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Jacmel en Photos ( Tome 3)
Jean-Elie Gilles
Text and color photographs of historical Jacmel
ISBN: 1584321857
Catalog number: B226 |
$38.00 |
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Spoken Haitian Creole (Kreyol Pale)
Marc Prou, Ph.D
A book organized around five major themes, which feature dialogues, oral conversation activities, and reading comprehension for intermediate learners.
ISBN: 1584321377
Catalog number: B155 |
$29.95 |
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Jacmel (Tome 1)
Jean-Elie Gilles
An anthology that valorizes the talented poets, artists and women of Jacmel, a historical town in Haiti. 621pp.Tome 1,
ISBN: 1584321482
Catalog number: B158 |
$29.50 |
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Fifty Days on Slave Vessel
Pascoe G. Hill.
The story about life on a slave ship as recorded in the journal of a doctor in board.70pp. Reprint.
ISBN: 0933121466
Catalog number: B163 |
$14.50 |
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Guides Panorama Haïti
Guide
Haiti a Panoramic guide to Jacmel and Southeast Region, in English and French. Full color. 88pp
Catalog number: B184 |
$16.00 |
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The butterfly's way
Edwige Danticat
This anthology of a variety of Haitian writers presents a collection of experiences where Haitian immigrants celebrate their origin
ISBN: 1569472181
Catalog number: B134 |
$17.00 |
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Istwa Etazini / U.S. History
EVI
The History of The United States from Columbus to Modern time, with some illustrations. In Haitian-Creole.
76pp, ISBN: 1881839192
Catalog number: B027 |
$15.00 |
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Di yon vèb, tire yon kont
Emmanuel Védrine
In Haitian-Creole. 8.5x11 inches, 105 pages. .
ISBN: 1584323620
Catalog number: B031 |
$14.00 |
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Haitian History & Culture
In collaboration with the Center for Applied Linquisities (CAL
A basic introduction to the people, history and culture of Haiti for service providers with Haitian clients or students. 42pp.
ISBN: 188183946X
Catalog number: B036 |
$7.50 |
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Mache Chache
C. Paul, Ph.D
A lively presentation of writing styles: prose, poetry, play, proverb and letter, with exercises. In Haitian-Creole
101pp, ISBN: 1881839443
Catalog number: B039 |
$12.00 |
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Haiti Notebook
Vilsaint
A guide to learning basic research skills as well as learning about the story culture and geography of Haiti. (In English) 80 pp.
ISBN: 1881839605
Catalog number: B042 |
$14.00 |
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African Fashion Illustrations
F. Vilsaint and M. Heurtelou
Line art illustration of African clothing design.
1995, 56pp, black and white, Paperback
ISBN: 1-88183-945-1
Catalog number: B053 |
$5.99 |
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Li Konprann Ekri
Michel-Ange Hyppolite
A guide to teaching literature, text comprehension and analysis. In Haitian Creole. 244pp, grade 7-up.
ISBN: 188183963X
Catalog number: B057 |
$19.50 |
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Haiti Trivia
Marlène Rigaud Apollon
Questions and answers about Haiti on different themes: geography, history, people, etc. in three languages with an introduction to each section. 76 pp.
ISBN: 1881839656
Catalog number: B076 |
$7.50 |
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Information Pack for Teachers
The Haitian Creole Resource Center
A compilation of references relevant to Haiti and Haitians. . .
ISBN: 1881839214
Catalog number: B006 |
$12.00 |
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My Name is Nadine
Mwen rele Nadine
Maude Heurtelou
An introduction to cultural diversity. Gr. 3-5. 16pp.
Bilingual - English, Haitian creole
Paperback
ISBN: 158432368x
Catalog number: B149KE |
$8.50 |
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