Bøger af Adam Parker

Lavishly illustrated throughout, this fascinating book reveals the true story of magic in Roman Britain.

Veteran journalist Adam Parker has covered just about everything for The Charleston Post and Courier, though he has spent most of his time writing about race, religion and the arts. His reported articles are not of the standard kind. The stories delve deep, investigating much of what informs life in the American Southeast. They are issue-focused and convey the experiences and perceptions of all kinds of people, from civil rights leaders to Cistercian monks. "Us: A Journalist's Look at the Culture, Conflict and Creativity of the South" is a collection of in-depth articles published by The Post and Courier over the course of nearly 20 years, and it reveals the breadth and scope of Parker's uncanny ability to pull back the scrim and take a hard look at ourselves and our community.

In 1968 state troopers gunned down black students protesting the segregation of a South Carolina bowling alley, killing three and injuring 28. The Orangeburg Massacre was one of the most violent moments of the Southern Civil Rights Movement, and only one person served prison time in its aftermath: a young black man by the name of Cleveland Sellers Jr. Many years later, the state would recognize that Sellers was a scapegoat in that college campus tragedy and would issue a full pardon. Outside Agitator is the story of a Sellers' early activism: organizing a lunch counter sit-in as a 15-year-old in the tiny South Carolina town of Denmark, registering voters in Alabama and Mississippi, refusing the Vietnam War draft, serving as national program director of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and working alongside 1960s civil rights icons Stokely Carmichael, Martin Luther King Jr., H. Rap Brown and Malcolm X. It's also the story of his lifelong struggle to overcome the Orangeburg incident and his slow crawl to justice. That journey takes him to Harvard University, then to a hard-fought position in civil service in Greensboro, North Carolina. And in a triumphant end to his career, a major Southern university elevates Sellers to chair its African-American Studies program, and the historically black college in his hometown respectfully calls him to be its president. Adam Parker's incisive biography is about a proud black man who refuses to be defeated, whose tumultuous life story personifies America's continuing civil rights struggle.

Adam Parker looks at some of the fascinating treasures that have been unearthed around the beautiful county of Yorkshire.

Do you feel like your separation is out of your control?Whether your marriage breakdown was unwanted, or the best thing that ever happened to you, you need to know:- When is the right time to speak to a lawyer?- How do you find a new place to live?- How do you stop bleeding money?- Who you should (and shouldn't) talk to?Written to be applied, not studied, Adam's casual, humorous style is practical and easy to understand. Whether you've just separated, or are already in the midst of divorce, Adam provides practical advice drawn from experts, mates and professionals to help you navigate the next 12 months.If you want to learn ways to: - Talk to your friends, your kids and your ex- Organise your finances, food and free time- Make the right decisions, now and in the futureand deal with every other unexpected event headed your way, then When Two Becomes You is the book you're looking for.