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Hudson
by Janice Weaver David CraigHistory has not been kind to Henry Hudson. He's been dismissed as a short-tempered man who played favorites with his crew and had an unstoppable ambition and tenacity. Although he gave his name to a mighty river, an important strait, and a huge bay, today he is remembered more for the mutiny that took his life. The grandson of a trader, Hudson sailed under both British and Dutch flags, looking for a northern route to China. Although none of his voyages led to the discovery of a northwest passage, he did explore what is now Hudson's Bay and what is now New York City.Whatever his personal shortcomings, to sail through dangerous, ice-filled waters with only a small crew in a rickety old boat, he must have been someone of rare courage and vision. In Hudson, Janice Weaver has created a compelling portrait of a man who should be remembered not for his tragic end, but for the way he advanced our understanding of the world.From the Hardcover edition.
Hudson Bay Bound: Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic
by Natalie WarrenThe remarkable eighty-five-day journey of the first two women to canoe the 2,000-mile route from Minneapolis to Hudson BayUnrelenting winds, carnivorous polar bears, snake nests, sweltering heat, and constant hunger. Paddling from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay, following the 2,000-mile route made famous by Eric Sevareid in his 1935 classic Canoeing with the Cree, Natalie Warren and Ann Raiho faced unexpected trials, some harrowing, some simply odd. But for the two friends—the first women to make this expedition—there was one timeless challenge: the occasional pitfalls that test character and friendship. Warren&’s spellbinding account retraces the women&’s journey from inspiration to Arctic waters, giving readers an insider view from the practicalities of planning a three-month canoe expedition to the successful accomplishment of the adventure of a lifetime. Along the route we meet the people who live and work on the waterways, including denizens of a resort who supply much-needed sustenance; a solitary resident in the wilderness who helps plug a leak; and the people of the Cree First Nation at Norway House, where the canoeists acquire a furry companion. Describing the tensions that erupt between the women (who at one point communicate with each other only by note) and the natural and human-made phenomena they encounter—from islands of trash to waterfalls and a wolf pack—Warren brings us into her experience, and we join these modern women (and their dog) as they recreate this historic trip, including the pleasures and perils, the sexism, the social and environmental implications, and the enduring wonder of the wilderness.
Hudson Mack
by Hudson MackFor decades, Hudson Mack has been the face of television news on Vancouver Island. In 2004, when he "crossed the street" from CHEK to The New VI, it was an industry-wide sensation. As he recalls that life-changing event in this autobiography he admits he wasn't sure where his new path might lead. CHEK was established, respected and popular in Victoria, but its senior management had passed Mack over for promotion to news director, more than once. The New VI was high-budget and original, but hadn't exactly earned a reputation for professionalism, especially after one of its anchors dropped an F-bomb on the air. When New VI management offered Mack the chance to rebuild and lead its news department, he couldn't resist the chance to rescue the floundering news program and signed on.Ten years later, after revamping The New VI and leading it to success as A-Channel and then CTV, Mack left the station. "Time is right for a change," he told dismayed viewers at the time. It was true; changes were happening, but there's more to the story, and in Hudson Mack, the broadcast veteran reveals the rest of the truth.And not just career-related truths. There's more to Mack than what you see on TV, and in this memoir he shares his personal stories as well as his professional ones. He tours through some of the lighter moments of his life and career-for example, the day of the royal visit, when Prince Philip put Mack's wife Patty in a very awkward position-but doesn't balk at sharing the tragedies, and also tells of his older brother's accidental shooting and the loss of his father and sister to cancer.Honest, unabridged and told with true journalistic integrity, Hudson Mack is a fix for those who miss Mack appearing on their TVs for the nightly newscast, and explains why he no longer does, at least for now.
Hudson Taylor: Gospel Pioneer To China
by Vance ChristieIn 19th-century England, James and Amelia Taylor famously prayed, "Dear God, if you should give us a son, grant that he may work for you in China." <p><p> Their son, James Hudson Taylor, would go on to become the most influential missionary of the modern missionary movement. Taylor totally changed the way that missionaries worked with indigenous peoples, setting an example that they continue to follow to this day. His pioneering work in China led to the explosive growth of the modern Chinese church. <p> This is the exciting story of a soul consecrated to God's service. Journey with Taylor as he immerses himself in the vibrant local culture and comes to identify with those he served on the mission field. Be inspired to take a new approach to witnessing for Christ in your own life.
Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret (Moody Classics)
by Dr. Howard Taylor Geraldine TaylorA spiritual biography of the "father of modern missions," Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret poses the question: What empowered Hudson Taylor's ministry in China? The answer: a fierce faith that believed God truly would fulfill the promises in His Word. Written by the missionary statesman's son and daughter-in-law, this book is intended for Christians who "need and long for just the inward joy and power that Hudson Taylor found." Hudson Taylor's secret, it turns out, is available to any who call on Christ's name. "An easy, non-self-denying life will never be one of power," Taylor said. "Fruit-bearing involves cross-bearing. There are not two Christs--an easygoing one for easygoing Christians, and a suffering, toiling one for exceptional believers. There is only one Christ. Are you willing to abide in Him, and thus to bear much fruit?"
Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret (Moody Classics)
by Dr. Howard Taylor Geraldine TaylorA spiritual biography of the "father of modern missions," Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret poses the question: What empowered Hudson Taylor's ministry in China? The answer: a fierce faith that believed God truly would fulfill the promises in His Word. Written by the missionary statesman's son and daughter-in-law, this book is intended for Christians who "need and long for just the inward joy and power that Hudson Taylor found." Hudson Taylor's secret, it turns out, is available to any who call on Christ's name. "An easy, non-self-denying life will never be one of power," Taylor said. "Fruit-bearing involves cross-bearing. There are not two Christs--an easygoing one for easygoing Christians, and a suffering, toiling one for exceptional believers. There is only one Christ. Are you willing to abide in Him, and thus to bear much fruit?"
The Hue and Cry at Our House: A Year Remembered
by Benjamin TaylorA memoir of one tumultuous year of boyhood in Fort Worth, Texas, opening with a handshake with JFK, and recalling the changes and revelations of the months that followed. “A marvel of a book—elegant, touching, singular.” —Mary Karr After John F. Kennedy’s speech in front of the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth on November 22, 1963, he was greeted by, among others, an 11-year-old Benjamin Taylor and his mother waiting to shake his hand. Only a few hours later, Taylor’s teacher called the class in from recess and, through tears, told them of the president’s assassination. From there Taylor traces a path through the next twelve months, recalling the tumult as he saw everything he had once considered stable begin to grow more complex. Looking back on the love and tension within his family, the childhood friendships that lasted and those that didn’t, his memories of summer camp and family trips, he reflects upon the outsized impact our larger American story had on his own. Benjamin Taylor is one of the most talented writers working today. In lyrical, translucent prose, he thoughtfully extends the story of twelve months into the years before and after, painting a portrait of the artist not simply as a young man, but across his whole life. As he writes, “[A]ny twelve months could stand for the whole. Our years are so implicated in one another that the least important is important enough . . . Any year I chose would show the same mettle, the same frailties stamping me at eleven and twelve.”
La huella borrada: Una poderosa novela que rescata del olvido la heroica figura de Horacio Hermoso Araujo, el último alcalde republicano de Sevilla
by Antonio FuentesLa apasionante vida novelada del último alcalde republicano de Sevilla. Una ficción basada en hechos reales, rescatada del olvido a partir de los recuerdos de uno de los supervivientes de la historia. Horacio Hermoso Araujo, último alcalde republicano de Sevilla, reflexiona mientras se encuentra cautivo de las tropas franquistas sobre su carrera y cómo ha llegado a esa situación. Mientras, su hermano trata de salvarle de la muerte en una ciudad conmocionada por el Alzamiento Nacional y la primera batalla de la Guerra Civil. La huella borrada constituye una exhaustiva investigación convertida en novela en torno a la figura de Horacio Hermoso a partir de los testimonios de familiares y conocidos. Supone también la recuperación de una poderosa historia real al borde del olvido, una sobre las muchas personas que aún se encuentran en las fosas comunes creadas durante el franquismo. En definitiva, un ambicioso proyecto periodístico convertido en una novela desgarradora.Antonio Fuentes Ruiz (Rota, Cádiz, 1979) es un periodista andaluz, con experiencia en radio y prensa escrita (Onda Cero, Europa Press, Grupo Joly, ...), cuya carrera profesional ha estado enfocada en la investigación y las preocupaciones sociales. Actualmente trabaja en el Defensor del Pueblo Andaluz. Esta es su primera novela.
Huerfano: A Memoir of Life in the Counterculture
by Roberta PriceIn the late 1960s, new age communes began springing up in the American Southwest with names like Drop City, New Buffalo, Lama Foundation, Morning Star, Reality Construction Company, and the Hog Farm. In the summer of 1969, Roberta Price, a recent college graduate, secured a grant to visit these communities and photograph them. When she and her lover David arrived at Libre in the Huerfano Valley of southern Colorado, they were so taken with what they found that they wanted to participate instead of observe. The following spring they married, dropped out of graduate school in upstate New York, packed their belongings into a 1947 Chrysler Windsor Coupe, and moved to Libre, leaving family and academia behind. Huerfano is Price's captivating memoir of the seven years she spent in the Huerfano ("Orphan") Valley when it was a petrie dish of countercultural experiments. She and David joined with fellow baby boomers in learning to mix cement, strip logs, weave rugs, tan leather, grow marijuana, build houses, fix cars, give birth, and make cheese, beer, and furniture as well as poetry, art, music, and love. They built a house around a boulder high on a ridge overlooking the valley and made ends meet by growing their own food, selling homemade goods, and hiring themselves out as day laborers. Over time their collective ranks swelled to more than three hundred, only to diminish again as, for many participants, the dream of a life of unbridled possibility gradually yielded to the hard realities of a life of voluntary poverty. Price tells her story with a clear, distinctive voice, documenting her experiences with photos as well as words. Placing her story in the larger context of the times, she describes her participation in the antiwar movement, the advent of the women's movement, and her encounters with such icons as Ken Kesey, Gary Snyder, Abbie Hoffman, Stewart Brand, Allen Ginsburg, and Baba Ram Dass. At once comic, poignant, and above all honest, Huerfano recaptures the sense of affirmation and experimentation that fueled the counterculture without lapsing into nostalgic sentimentality on the one hand or cynicism on the other.
Huey: Spirit of the Panther
by David L. Hilliard Keith Zimmerman Kent ZimmermanHuey P. Newton remains one of the most misunderstood political figures of the twentieth century. As co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party for more than twenty years, Newton (1942-1989) was at the forefront of the radical political activism of the 1960s and '70s. Raised in poverty in Oakland, California, and named for corrupt Louisiana governor Huey P. Long, Newton embodied both the passions and the contradictions of the civil rights movement he sought to advance. In this first authorized biography, Newton's former chief of staff David Hilliard teams up with best-selling authors Keith and Kent Zimmerman to tell the whole story of the man behind the organization that FBI director J. Edgar Hoover infamously dubbed "the greatest threat to the internal security of the country."
Huey: Spirit of the Panther
by Kent Zimmerman David Hilliard Keith Foreword by Fredrika NewtonHuey P. Newton remains one of the most misunderstood political figures of the twentieth century. As cofounder and leader of the Black Panther Party for more than twenty years, Newton (1942-1989) was at the forefront of the radical political activism of the 1960s and '70s. Raised in poverty in Oakland, California, and named for corrupt Louisiana governor Huey P. Long, Newton embodied both the passions and the contradictions of the civil rights movement he sought to advance. In this first authorized biography, Newton's former chief of staff David Hilliard and best-selling authors Keith and Kent Zimmerman team up to tell the WHOLE story of the man behind the organization that FBI director J. Edgar Hoover infamously dubbed "the greatest threat to the internal security of the country. "
Huey Morgan's Rebel Heroes: The Renegades of Music & Why We Still Need Them
by Huey MorganThe defining sounds of popular music - blues, rock 'n' roll, punk, hip-hop - were shaped and driven by rebel voices: whether that was Robert Johnson and Billie Holiday in the 1920-40s, or the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Joe Strummer in the 1960s and 70s. Truly ground- and rule-breaking voices have been drowned out by pop-by-numbers acts in more recent years, and in Rebel Heroes, Huey Morgan investigates where music started to lose its soul, and why the lessons of those renegade spirits of yesteryear are still so vital. The book is steeped in Huey's love for, and knowledge of, music and is full of personal anecdotes and stories of some of the greatest musicians to have graced us with their talent.
Huey Morgans Rebel Heroes: The Renegades Of Music And Why We Still Need Them
by Huey MorganThe defining sounds of popular music - blues, rock 'n' roll, punk, hip-hop - were shaped and driven by rebel voices: whether that was Robert Johnson and Billie Holiday in the 1920s and 30s, or the likes of Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Joe Strummer in the 1960s and 70s. In more recent years those truly ground- and rule-breaking voices have been harder to hear, and in Sinners, Chancers & Renegades, Huey Morgan shines a spotlight on the rebel spirits of music in the last century and looks at why there are so few around today. The book includes personal anecdotes from Huey of his experiences listening to these artists as a child, and of meeting - and in some cases playing with - some of them as a musician himself in later years.
Huey Morgan's Rebel Heroes: The Renegades of Music & Why We Still Need Them
by Huey MorganThe defining sounds of popular music - blues, rock 'n' roll, punk, hip-hop - were shaped and driven by rebel voices: whether that was Robert Johnson and Billie Holiday in the 1920-40s, or the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Joe Strummer in the 1960s and 70s. Truly ground- and rule-breaking voices have been drowned out by pop-by-numbers acts in more recent years, and in Rebel Heroes, Huey Morgan investigates where music started to lose its soul, and why the lessons of those renegade spirits of yesteryear are still so vital. The book is steeped in Huey's love for, and knowledge of, music and is full of personal anecdotes and stories of some of the greatest musicians to have graced us with their talent.(p) 2015 Octopus Publishing Group
The Huey P. Newton Reader
by Donald Weise David Hilliard Fredrika NewtonThe first comprehensive collection of writings by the Black Panther Party founder and revolutionary icon of the black liberation era, The Huey P. Newton Reader combines now-classic texts ranging in topic from the formation of the Black Panthers, African Americans and armed self-defense, Eldridge Cleaver's controversial expulsion from the Party, FBI infiltration of civil rights groups, the Vietnam War, and the burgeoning feminist movement with never-before-published writings from the Black Panther Party archives and Newton's private collection, including articles on President Nixon, prison martyr George Jackson, Pan-Africanism, affirmative action, and the author's only written account of his political exile in Cuba in the mid-1970s. Eldridge Cleaver, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and Geronimo Pratt all came to international prominence through Newton's groundbreaking political activism. Additionally, Newton served as the Party's chief intellectual engine, conversing with world leaders such as Yasser Arafat, Chinese Premier Chou Enlai, and Mozambique President Samora Moises Machel among others.
Hugh Despenser the Younger and Edward II: Downfall of a King's Favourite
by Kathryn WarnerHugh Despenser the Younger and Edward II tells the story of the greatest villain of the fourteenth century, his dazzling rise as favorite to the king and his disastrous fall.Born in the late 1280s, Hugh married King Edward I of Englands eldest granddaughter when he was a teenager. Ambitious and greedy to an astonishing degree, Hugh chose a startling route to power: he seduced his wifes uncle, the young King Edward II, and became the richest and most powerful man in the country in the 1320s. For years he dominated the English government and foreign policy, and took whatever lands he felt like by both quasi-legal and illegal methods, with the kings connivance. His actions were to bring both himself and Edward II down, and Hugh was directly responsible for the first forced abdication of a king in English history; he had made the horrible mistake of alienating and insulting Edwards queen Isabella of France, who loathed him, and who had him slowly and grotesquely executed in her presence in November 1326.
Hugh Martin: The Boy Next Door
by Hugh MartinThis book is an enchanting jaunt through the Golden Era of Broadway and the MGM musicals. This firsthand account captures the energy and excitement of those special times, with eyewitness tales of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, and dozens more. Hugh recounts the origins of some of America's most beloved songs, including the perennial favorite, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." Martin also reveals some secrets that only he could know: the truth about his composition partner Ralph Blane, his addiction to the infamous Dr. Feelgood, Max Jacobson; how he was instrumental in turning Gene Kelly from a performer to a choreographer during the staging of Best Foot Forward; and what it was really like to be part of the MGM musical production machine. <p><p> As Hugh enters his 96th year, this could be America's last chance to hear these stories from a living source. They are full of his signature charm, grace, musicality, and poeticism.
Hugh Trevor-Roper
by Adam SismanHugh Trevor-Roper's life is a rich subject for a biography - with elements of Greek tragedy, comedy and moments of high farce. Clever, witty and sophisticated, Trevor-Roper was the most brilliant historian of his generation. Until his downfall, he seemed to have everything: wealth and connections, a chair at Oxford, a beautiful country house, an aristocratic wife, and, eventually, a title of his own. Eloquent and versatile, fearless and formidable, he moved easily between Oxford and London, between the dreaming spires of scholarship and the jostling corridors of power. He developed a lucid prose style which he used to deadly effect. He was notorious for his acerbic attacks on other historians, but ultimately tainted his own reputation with a catastrophic error when he authenticated the forged 'Hitler Diaries'. Adam Sisman sheds new light on this fascinating and dramatic episode, but also shows that there was much more to Hugh Trevor-Roper's career than the fiasco of the Hitler Diaries hoax that became his epitaph. From wartime code-breaking to grilling Nazis while the trail was still fresh in 1945 (and finding Hitler's will buried inside a bottle), to his wide-ranging interests, his snobbery and his malice, his formidable post-war feuds with Evelyn Waugh, Tawney, Toynbee, Taylor and many others, and his secret and passionate affair with an older, married woman. A study in both success and failure, Adam Sisman's biography is a revealing and personal story of a remarkable life.
Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos and Letters
by Richard HackHoward Hughes (1905-1976) was a true American original: legendary lover, record-setting aviator, idiosyncratic film producer, talented inventor, ultimate eccentric—and, for much of his lifetime, the richest man in the United States. His desire for privacy was so fierce and his isolation so complete that even several decades after his death, inaccurate stories continue to circulate about him. Richard Hack explodes the illusion of Hughes' life and exposes the man behind the myth--a playboy whose sexual exploits with Hollywood stars were legendary, an entrepreneur without ethics, an explorer without maps, and ultimately, an eccentric trapped by his own insanity. Drawing on secreted letters, declassified FBI files, autopsy reports, more than 110,000 pages of court testimony, and exclusive interviews, Hack reveals a man so devious in his thinking and so perverse in his desires that his impact continues to be felt even today. From entertainment to politics, aviation to espionage, the influence and manipulation of Howard Hughes has left an indelible and unique mark on the American cultural landscape.
Hugo Chávez
by Cristina Marcano Alberto Barrera TyszkaHe is one of the most controversial and important world leaders currently in power. In this international bestseller, at last available in English, Hugo Chávez is captured in a critically acclaimed biography, a riveting account of the Venezuelan president who continues to influence, fascinate, and antagonize America. Born in a small town on the Venezuelan plains, Chávez found his interests radically altered when he entered the military academy in Caracas...
Hugo Chávez: mi primera vida
by Ignacio RamonetPocos personajes de la historia reciente han tenido el impacto de Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (1954-2013). Presidente de Venezuela desde 1999 hasta 2013, su mensaje de las realizaciones de la Revolución Bolivariana inició un movimiento en América Latina que abrió el camino para dirigentes nuevos, de origen sindical, militante social, militar o hasta guerrillero: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva y Dilma Rousseff en Brasil, Evo Morales en Bolivia, Rafael Correa en Ecuador, Néstor Kirchner y Cristina Fernández en Argentina, Tabaré Vázquez y José "Pepe" Mujica en Uruguay, y tantos otros. En este revelador libro, fruto de cinco años de trabajo y más de doscientas horas de conversaciones con Chávez, Ignacio Ramonet logra retratar al dirigente venezolano a través de sus propias palabras. ¿Quién era Chávez antes de convertirse en una personalidad pública universalmente conocida? ¿Cómo fue su infancia? ¿Cómo se formó? ¿Cuándo se inició en la política? ¿Cuáles fueron sus lecturas? ¿Qué influencias recibió? ¿Cuál era su visión geopolítica? ¿Qué corriente ideológica reclamaba? Estas memorias dialogadas, centradas en la primera etapa de la vida del presidente venezolano, clave y explicación de su posterior trayectoria, son una obra de historia insoslayable para quien quiera entender el arranque del siglo-- en América Latina y el mundo.
Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution
by Richard GottThe authoritative first-hand account of contemporary Venezuela, Hugo Chávez places the country's controversial and charismatic president in historical perspective, and examines his plans and programs. Welcomed in 1999 by the inhabitants of the teeming shanty towns of Caracas as their potential savior, and greeted by Washington with considerable alarm, this former golpista-turned-democrat took up the aims and ambitions of Venezuela's liberator, simón Bolivar. Now in office for over a decade, President Chávez has undertaken the most wide-ranging transformation of oil-rich Venezuela for half a century, and dramatically affected the political debate throughout Latin America. In this updated edition, Richard Gott reflects on the achievements of the Bolivarian revolution, and the challenges that lie ahead.
Hugo Chávez sin uniforme
by Alberto Barrera TyszkaPrimera biografía profesional sobre uno de los más polémicos estadistas de América Latina, Hugo Chávez Frías. El libro logra mantenerse a distancia, con una mirada objetiva, frente a la realidad polarizada que vive hoy Venezuela. Nunca se ha elaborado una biografía sobre el presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez Frías tan profesional y exhaustiva como la que escribieron los periodistas Cristina Marcano y Alberto Barrera Tyszka. ¿Quién es, en definitiva, Hugo Chávez? ¿Es un verdadero revolucionario o un populista pragmático? ¿Hasta dónde llega su sensibilidad social y hasta dónde llega su propia vanidad? ¿Es un líder sincero que intenta construir un país sin exclusiones o un caudillo autoritario que ha secuestrado el Estado venezolano y sus instituciones? ¿Quién es este hombre que agita un crucifijo mientras cita al Che Guevara y a Mao Tse Tung? Los lectores tienen numerosos desafíos por delante y el primero será superar sus apreciaciones en torno al personaje. Demócrata o dictador, demagogo o líder carismático, esta biografía descubre la personalidad y los detalles humanos de Hugo Chávez, sin duda uno de los líderes más conocidos en América Latina y el mundo. Hugo Chávez sin uniforme es una pieza fundamental para escapar a las visiones preestablecidas sobre uno de los gobernantes más controversiales de América latina.
Hugo! The Hugo Chàvez Story from Mud Hut to Perpetual Revolution
by Bart JonesRuling elites in Venezuela, the United States and Europe, and even Hugo Chávez himself though for different reasons, have been eager to have the world view him as the heir to Fidel Castro. But the truth about this increasingly influential world leader is more complex, and more interesting.. The Chávez that emerges from Bart Jones' carefully researched and documented biography is neither a plaster saint nor a revolutionary tyrant. He has an undeniably autocratic streak, and yet has been freely and fairly re-elected to his nations presidency three times with astonishing margins of victory. He is a master politician and an inspired improviser, a Bolivarian nationalist and an unashamed socialist. His policies have brought him into conflict with the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and major oil companies. They have also provided a model for new governments and social movements in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Argentina. When in September 2006 he declared at the United Nations that 'the devil came here yesterday ... the President of the United States', it was clear that he was taking on challenging the most powerful nation on earth, in conscious imitation of the Liberator, Simon Bolivar.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Hugo Sánchez (Superstars of Soccer SPANISH)
by Eduardo Martínez AlanízMuchos están de acuerdo con que Hugo Sánchez es uno de los mejores futbolistas mexicanos en la historia. Fue la estrella de la selección nacional y jugó para el Real Madrid, uno de los mejores equipos del mundo. Entérese como Sánchez llegó a la fama en su país... y más allá. Aunque está retirado, éste ícono del balón pie ha hecho la transición de jugador a técnico y hoy por hoy, después de cuarenta años en el deporte, sigue siendo una figura de renombre.