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My Experiences As an Executioner

Product Description: "My Experiences as an Executioner" from James Berry. English executioner from 1884 until 1891 (1852 â 1913).

By James Berry

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9781519597953 | Createspace Independent Pub, November 29, 2015, cover price $14.90 | About this edition: "My Experiences as an Executioner" from James Berry.

9781515173502 | Createspace Independent Pub, July 22, 2015, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

A Story I Am in: Selected Poems

By James Berry

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9781852249175 | Reprint edition (Bloodaxe Books Ltd, February 15, 2012), cover price $26.95

Ajeemah and His Son: (To Find Out How I Survived Seventh Grade)

Product Description: In 1807, at the height of the slave trade, Ajeemah and his son, Atu, are snatched by slave traders from their home in Africa while en route to deliver a dowry to Atu's bride-to-be. Ajeemah and Atu are then taken to Jamaica and sold to neighboring plantations'never to see one another again...read more

By James Berry

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9781439547915 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $13.99 | About this edition: In 1807, at the height of the slave trade, Ajeemah and his son, Atu, are snatched by slave traders from their home in Africa while en route to deliver a dowry to Atu's bride-to-be.

Windrush Songs

Contains poems which aim to give voice to the people who came on the first ships from the Caribbean, whose journeys held strange echoes of earlier sea voyages which brought ancestors from Africa to the slave plantations. This book explores different reasons his fellow travellers had for leaving the Caribbean when they rushed to get on the boat.

By James Berry

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9781852247706 | Bloodaxe Books Ltd, November 15, 2007, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Contains poems which aim to give voice to the people who came on the first ships from the Caribbean, whose journeys held strange echoes of earlier sea voyages which brought ancestors from Africa to the slave plantations.

Classic Poems to Read Aloud

An anthology of poems on many different topics by a variety of authors--past and present.

By James Berry

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Hardcover:

9781856979870 | Kingfisher Books, April 1, 1995, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: An anthology of poems on many different topics by a variety of authors--past and present

Paperback:

9780753456880 | Reissue edition (Kingfisher, October 31, 2003), cover price $8.99 | About this edition: An anthology of poems on many different topics by a variety of authors--past and present.

Reinforced:

9780606305679 | Demco Media, April 30, 2004, cover price $17.85 | About this edition: An anthology of poems on many different topics by a variety of authors--past and present.

A Nest Full of Stars: Poems

Enhanced with black-and-white artwork, a poetry collection provides readers with Caribbean-inspired poetic tales about the diverse joys, sorrows, and struggles of making the transition from childhood to adulthood.

By James Berry and Ashley Bryan (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780060527471 | Greenwillow, February 1, 2004, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: A collection of poems reflecting Caribbean culture include 'Old man called Arawak,' 'Woods whisperings,' and 'Not one weak day.

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9780060527488 | Greenwillow, March 1, 2004, cover price $16.89 | About this edition: A collection of poems reflecting Caribbean culture include 'Old man called Arawak,' 'Woods whisperings,' and 'Not one weak day.

Destiny's Hand

Product Description: Sela had always been told she would be a farmer's wife, have children, and live in the valley she grew up in. But Sela always had the feeling she was destined for something more. On her first trip away from home, Sela stumbles upon a lost magic item of incredible power now needed again in the world of man...read more

By James Berry

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9781413711882 | Publishamerica Inc, February 11, 2004, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Sela had always been told she would be a farmer's wife, have children, and live in the valley she grew up in.

Only One of Me Hb

By James Berry

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9781405021869 | Gardners Books, January 1, 2004, cover price $16.65

Around the World in Eighty Poems

A poetic pilgrimage offers a collection of poems from over fifty countries varying in tone, style, and subject.

By James Berry and Katherine Lucas (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780811835060 | Chronicle Books Llc, July 1, 2002, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A poetic pilgrimage offers a collection of poems from over fifty countries varying in tone, style, and subject.

Cities in the Pacific Rim: Planning Systems and Property Markets

Product Description: The cities of the Pacific Rim are in one of the most dynamic spheres of the global economy. In the twenty first century the focus of global affairs is destined to shift from the West to the East. These cities offer a wide range of different responses to the demands that rapid growth puts on planning and infrastructure : from the laxity that has lead to the urban sprawl of Bangkok to the regulation that is characteristic of Singapore...read more

By James Berry (editor) and Stanley McGreal (editor)

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9780419242802 | Routledge, October 1, 1999, cover price $230.00 | About this edition: The cities of the Pacific Rim are in one of the most dynamic spheres of the global economy.

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9781138873902 | Reprint edition (Routledge, June 8, 2015), cover price $49.95 | About this edition: The cities of the Pacific Rim are in one of the most dynamic spheres of the global economy.

Isn't My Name Magical?: Sister and Broter Poems

A heartwarming collection of poems captures the different perspectives two siblings have on life, their view of the world, and their relationship with each other.

By James Berry and Shelly Hehenberger (illustrator)

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9780689800139 | Simon & Schuster, June 1, 1999, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A collection of poems depict the family relationships, friendships, and favorite activities of an African American sister and brother.

We Couldn't Provide Fish Thumbs

Product Description: The third title in the "five poets" anthology series which started with "One Of Your Legs Is Both the Same" and "Another Day On Your Foot And I Would Have Died".

By James Berry

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9780330352369 | Pan Books Ltd, January 1, 1998, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: The third title in the "five poets" anthology series which started with "One Of Your Legs Is Both the Same" and "Another Day On Your Foot And I Would Have Died".

First Palm Trees: An Anancy Spiderman Story

Anancy Spiderman, the West Indian trickster, attempts to persuade the Sun-Spirit, Water-Spirit, Earth-Spirit, and Air-Spirit to create the world's first palm trees in order to collect a vast reward from the king.

By James Berry and Greg Couch (illustrator)

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9780689810602 | Simon & Schuster, December 1, 1997, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: The West Indian trickster Anancy Spiderman tries to persuade Sun-Spirit, Water-Spirit, Earth-Spirit, and Air-Spirit to create the world's first palm trees so that he can collect a reward from the king

Everywhere Faces Everywhere: Poems

Interweaving reminiscences of his Caribbean childhood with incisive observations on modern young people, an award-winning poet presents forty-four poems that explore the theme of diversity in sections on growing up, nature, change, the magic of myths, and a society unwilling to embrace diversity.

By James Berry and Reynold Ruffins (illustrator)

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9780689809965 | Simon & Schuster, April 1, 1997, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A collection of poems exploring the diversity found in a childhood in Jamaica and later observations of young people in England.

Rough Sketch Beginning

A dual exploration of the human creative process combines elements of traditional poetry with illustrations of natural subjects, in a picture book demonstration of a work of art in progress.

By James Berry and Robert Florczak (illustrator)

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9780152001124 | Harcourt Childrens Books, June 1, 1996, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: A descriptive poem about an artist's thoughts and visions as he prepares a sketch for a painting

Hot Earth Cold Earth

Product Description: In this large selection by one of Britain's leading poets and cultural activists, the new poems celebrate the divided world of a lifelong outsider, a poet of two tongues, 'Hot Earth' Creole and 'Cold Earth' English. Growing up in Jamaica, Berry felt as much disturbed by his African background as by the European slave-trade and its aftermath in his childhood...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By James Berry

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9781852243302 | Bloodaxe Books Ltd, March 1, 1996, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: In this large selection by one of Britain's leading poets and cultural activists, the new poems celebrate the divided world of a lifelong outsider, a poet of two tongues, 'Hot Earth' Creole and 'Cold Earth' English.

Don't Leave an Elephant to Go and Chase a Bird

Anancy Spiderman trades various items with the people he encounters, until he himself is distracted by a bird and ends up empty-handed

By James Berry and Ann Grifalconi

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9780671890216 | Simon & Schuster, March 1, 1996, cover price $25.01 | About this edition: Anancy Spiderman trades various items with the people he encounters, until he himself is distracted by a bird and ends up empty-handed

9780689804649, titled "Don't Leave an Elephant to Go and Chase a Bird" | Simon & Schuster, February 1, 1996, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Anancy Spiderman trades various items with the people he encounters, until he himself is distracted by a bird and ends up empty-handed

International Directory of Hemp Products & Supplies

Product Description: Book by Berry, James

By James Berry

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9781572820050 | Espirit Bridge, March 1, 1996, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Book by Berry, James

European Cities, Planning Systems and Property Markets

By James Berry and Stanley McGreal (editor)

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9780419189404 | Routledge, January 1, 1995, cover price $200.00

The Future-Telling Lady

Product Description: From the author of Ajeemah and His Son, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction, comes a collection of six stories that transport readers to the richly textured world of Jamaica. The stories interweave the fantastic with the everyday, and offer a wealth of detail about life in the West Indies...read more

By James Berry

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9780064404716 | Reprint edition (Trophy Pr, January 1, 1995), cover price $3.95 | About this edition: From the author of Ajeemah and His Son, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction, comes a collection of six stories that transport readers to the richly textured world of Jamaica.

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9780606075541 | Demco Media, January 1, 1995, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: From the author of Ajeemah and His Son, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction, comes a collection of six stories that transport readers to the richly textured world of Jamaica.

Celebration Song: A Poem

Set against a Caribbean background, a poem by the award-winning author of Ajeemah and His Son resonates with the cadences of the West Indies as it creates an intimate portrait of Mary and Jesus as Mother and Child.

By James Berry and Louise Brierley (illustrator)

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9780671894467 | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 1994, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Set against a Caribbean background, a poem retells the story of the nativity and creates an intimate portrait of Mary and Jesus as mother and child

Ajeemah and His Son

A father and his eighteen-year-old son are each affected differently by their experiences as slaves in Jamaica in the early nineteenth century

By James Berry

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9780060210434 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, October 1, 1992, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A father and his eighteen-year-old son are each affected differently by their experiences as slaves in Jamaica in the early nineteenth century

Paperback:

9780064405232 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, January 1, 1994, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: A father and his eighteen-year-old son are each affected differently by their experiences as slaves in Jamaica in the early nineteenth century

Library:

9780060210441 | Harpercollins, October 1, 1992, cover price $13.89 | About this edition: A father and his eighteen-year-old son are each affected differently by their experiences as slaves in Jamaica in the early nineteenth century

Reinforced:

9780606057264 | Demco Media, January 1, 1994, cover price $13.59 | About this edition: A father and his eighteen-year-old son are each affected differently by their experiences as slaves in Jamaica in the early nineteenth century

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9780785723196 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.75 | About this edition: A father and his eighteen-year-old son are each affected differently by their experiences as slaves in Jamaica in the early nineteenth century

The Future-Telling Lady: And Other Stories

Product Description: Evoking a vivid portrait of life in the West Indies, six diverse tales recount the stories of a future-telling lady who reveals the key role of Jamaican healers, a young girl who meets some unusual ghosts, and others.

By James Berry

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9780060214340 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, January 1, 1993, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Evoking a vivid portrait of life in the West Indies, six diverse tales recount the stories of a future-telling lady who reveals the key role of Jamaican healers, a young girl who meets some unusual ghosts, and others.

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9780060214357 | Harpercollins, January 1, 1993, cover price $13.89 | About this edition: Evoking a vivid portrait of life in the West Indies, six diverse tales recount the stories of a future-telling lady who reveals the key role of Jamaican healers, a young girl who meets some unusual ghosts, and others.

When I Dance: Poems

A collection of fifty-nine poems for young adults celebrating life in inner-city Britain and in the rural Caribbean

By Karen Barbour (illustrator) and James Berry

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9780152955687 | Harcourt Childrens Books, March 1, 1991, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A collection of fifty-nine poems for young adults celebrating life in inner-city Britain and in the rural Caribbean

A Thief in the Village: And Other Stories

A collection of nine short stories about life in contemporary Jamaica, on such subjects as a young boy's desire to buy shoes for the cricket team and a girl's adventures on a coconut plantation (view table of contents)

By James Berry

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Hardcover:

9780531057452, titled "A Thief in the Village and Other Stories" | Orchard Books, March 1, 1988, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A collection of nine short stories about life in contemporary Jamaica, covering such subjects as a young boy's desire to buy shoes for the cricket team and a girl's adventures on a coconut plantation.

Paperback:

9780140343571, titled "A Thief in the Village and Other Stories" | Puffin, January 1, 1990, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: A collection of nine short stories about life in contemporary Jamaica, on such subjects as a young boy's desire to buy shoes for the cricket team and a girl's adventures on a coconut plantation

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9780613272261 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 1990, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A collection of nine short stories about life in contemporary Jamaica, on such subjects as a young boy's desire to buy shoes for the cricket team and a girl's adventures on a coconut plantation

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