Longtime IRP author, colleague and friend, Professor Verene Shepherd, came to the office to talk business last week, but it was also her birthday so we treated her to lunch on the patio and dessert. She is pictured here being presented wiht her birthday cake by Elaine (sales).
She is presently working on Livestock, Sugar and Slavery which is due for publication in September 2008 and Engendering Caribbean History: Cross-Cultural Perspectives which is scheduled for publication in Spring 2009.
Mastering the Craft: Ten Years of Weekes 1948-1958
Excerpt taken from the Sunday Gleaner newspaper, Sunday March 30, 2008
Weekes' tale is the story of West Indies cricket from the inside out. As the young boy grew up, so did his skill and the cricket and his interaction with other players of his time sheds new light on well-known personalities such as Walcott, Worrell, Valentine, Goddard and Gomez….Weekes writing style is brisk, like the run-up of a seasoned fast bowler. Mastering the Craft is and easy and enjoyable read. This should serve as an excellent motivational tool for young inner-city boys who are seeking to aspire.
Beverley Manley's long-awaited autobiography The Manley Memoirs is off to press. Due for release in June, the book chronicles Beverley's life from stationmaster's daughter, to wife of one of Jamaica's most charismatic prime ministers; and her life after Michael Manley. In this captivating chronicle, Beverley Manely tells her story of life, love, triumph and loss; and of her own emanicpation.
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