Elizabeth Mayer: 10 books

Book cover of Islam and Human Rights

Islam and Human Rights

Tradition and Politics

by Ann Elizabeth Mayer
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018

Islam and Human Rights is a probing examination of how the Islamic tradition has been exploited for political ends by regimes and institutions seeking to legitimize policies inimical to human rights. Ann Elizabeth Mayer critically appraises Islamic human rights schemes that dilute the human rights...
Book cover of Escape to Australia
by Elizabeth Mayer
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018

In 1968, the peaceful country of Czechoslovakia became occupied by the Russian army. They crossed the borders with their heavy cannons and machine guns, causing riots and chaos and instilling fear in the countrys citizens, making life unbearable. Escape to Australia is a powerful and emotional journey...
Book cover of The Four Orphans

The Four Orphans

Edited by Sonya Mayer-Cox

by Elizabeth Mayer
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2017

Set during the early 1900s in a European town full of old traditions, The Four Orphans is an empowering and emotionally charged family history that evokes many thoughts and feelings within the reader as they follow the lives of the Gacek family. Following the tragic loss of their parents, newly orphaned...
Book cover of Albert Murray and the Aesthetic Imagination of a Nation
by Barbara A. Baker, Louis A Rabb, Roberta S. Maguire
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010

  This collection consists of essays written by prominent African American literature, jazz, and Albert Murray scholars, reminiscences from Murray protégés and associates, and interviews with Murray himself. It illustrates Murray’s place as a central figure in African American arts and...
Book cover of Risky Business

Risky Business

An Insider's Account of the Disaster at Lloyd's of London

by Martin Mayer, Elizabeth Luessenhop
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010

In this fascinating insider’s account, an American woman who became an investor alleges that irresponsibility, incompetence, greed, and fraud at Lloyd’s, the world’s most glamorous insurance enterprise, have caused the company to lose $12 billion in the last ten years. Lloyd’s of London...
Book cover of Extraordinary Knowing

Extraordinary Knowing

Science, Skepticism, and the Inexplicable Powers of the Human Mind

by Elizabeth Lloyd Mayer
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2007

In 1991, when her daughter’s rare, hand-carved harp was stolen, Lisby Mayer’s familiar world of science and rational thinking turned upside down. After the police failed to turn up any leads, a friend suggested she call a dowser—a man who specialized in finding lost objects. With nothing to...
Book cover of SLAVERY: Hundreds of Documented Testimonies of Former Slaves, Influential Memoirs, Records on Living Conditions and Customs in the South & History of Abolitionist Movement
by Frederick Douglass, Solomon Northup, Willie Lynch
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017

This unique collection of "SLAVERY: Hundreds of Documented Testimonies of Former Slaves, Influential Memoirs, Records on Living Conditions and Customs in the South & History of Abolitionist Movement" has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. Contents: Narrative...
Book cover of The Faces Behind the Chains: Thousands of Recorded Interviews, Memoirs & Life Stories of Former Slaves

The Faces Behind the Chains: Thousands of Recorded Interviews, Memoirs & Life Stories of Former Slaves

Including Historical Documents & Legislative Progress of Civil Rights Movement

by Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Solomon Northup
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018

Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created collection of thousands memoirs & life stories of former slaves. "The Faces Behind the Chains" strongly conveys the circumstances and brutal reality of a slave's life to a reader. This unique collection consists of the most influential...
Book cover of The Unchained: Powerful Life Stories of Former Slaves

The Unchained: Powerful Life Stories of Former Slaves

Thousands of Recorded Interviews, Memoirs & Narratives of Former Slaves (Including Historical Documents & Legislative Progress of Civil Rights Movement)

by Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Solomon Northup
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018

This unique collection consists of the most influential narratives of former slaves, including numerous recorded testimonies, life stories and original photos of former slaves long after Civil War: Recorded Life Stories of Former Slaves from 17 different US States Narrative of the Life of Frederick...
Book cover of Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten – The Most Powerful Slave Narratives, Historical Documents & Influential Novels

Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten – The Most Powerful Slave Narratives, Historical Documents & Influential Novels

The Underground Railroad, Memoirs of Frederick Douglass, 12 Years a Slave, Uncle Tom's Cabin, History of Abolitionism, Lynch Law, Civil Rights Acts, New Amendments and much more

by Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Harriet Beecher Stowe
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2017

This carefully crafted ebook: "Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Memoirs Narrative of Frederick Douglass 12 Years a Slave The Underground Railroad Up From Slavery Willie Lynch Letter Confessions of Nat...
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