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Lawyer Manley

Vol 1 First Time Up

By: Jackie Ranston

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The first in a series devoted to the legal career of the Rt Excellent Norman Manley, QC, MM. This phase of his life spanned some thirty-three years and terminated when Manley became chief minister of Jamaica in 1955. During that time he won a legendary position for himself at the Jamaican Bar appearing in numerous civil and criminal cases, both at first instance, and in the appellate court. Written in narrative style from a court room perspective, First Time Up deals primarily with twenty-four of Manley's early cases from 1922 to 1925. Based on court reports, Manley's legal papers, diaries and letters, the material is revealing historically, legally and sociologically. Manley's cross-examinations were hardly ever without excitement and those of expert witnesses an intellectual treat. Witnesses offer a mass of detail about life in Jamaica in the 1920s and the verdicts dispel the assumption that Manley never lost a murder trial. The reader meets a host of Jamaican personalities, all in their early, formative years, as jurors, clients or hostile witnesses pitting their wits against Manley in the box.

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9766400822

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9789766400828

Lawyer Manley

Vol 1 First Time Up

By: Jackie Ranston

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Vol 1 First Time Up

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Jackie Robinson: My Own Story

By: Jackie Robinson,Wendell Smith

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Jackie Robinson: My Own Story

By: Jackie Robinson,Wendell Smith

Autobiography of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, beginning with his athletic career and dealing particularly with baseball and the first step toward equal participation by African Americans in this great sport. “I believe that a man’s race, color, and religion should never constitute a handicap. The denial to anyone, anywhere, any time of equality of opportunity to work is incomprehensible to me. Moreover, I believe that the American public is not as concerned with a first baseman’s pigmentation as it is with the power of his swing, the dexterity of his slide, the gracefulness of his fielding, or the speed of his legs.”—From Foreword by Branch Hickey

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285

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1786257831

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9781786257833

First Class Citizenship

The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson

By: Jackie Robinson

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First Class Citizenship

The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson

By: Jackie Robinson

These never-before-published letters offer a rich portrait of Jackie Robinson as a fearless advocate for racial justice at the highest levels of American politics. Writing eloquently and with evident passion, Robinson had charted his own course, and had challenged the nations leaders to do the right thing.

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383

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Macmillan

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0805087109

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9780805087109

I Never Had It Made

An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson

By: Jackie Robinson,Alfred Duckett

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I Never Had It Made

An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson

By: Jackie Robinson,Alfred Duckett

Before Barry Bonds, before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke that barrier, striking a crucial blow for racial equality and changing the world of sports forever. I Never Had It Made is Robinson's own candid, hard-hitting account of what it took to become the first black man in history to play in the major leagues. I Never Had It Made recalls Robinson's early years and influences: his time at UCLA, where he became the school's first four-letter athlete; his army stint during World War II, when he challenged Jim Crow laws and narrowly escaped court martial; his years of frustration, on and off the field, with the Negro Leagues; and finally that fateful day when Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers proposed what became known as the "Noble Experiment" -- Robinson would step up to bat to integrate and revolutionize baseball. More than a baseball story, I Never Had It Made also reveals the highs and lows of Robinson's life after baseball. He recounts his political aspirations and civil rights activism; his friendships with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, William Buckley, Jr., and Nelson Rockefeller; and his troubled relationship with his son, Jackie, Jr. Originally published the year Robinson died, I Never Had It Made endures as an inspiring story of a man whose heroism extended well beyond the playing field.

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306

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Harper Collins

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0060555971

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9780060555979

Jackie, Oy!

Jackie Mason from Birth to Rebirth

By: Jackie Mason,Ken Gross

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Jackie Mason from Birth to Rebirth

By: Jackie Mason,Ken Gross

Chronicles the comedian's struggle between the life of rabbinic study charted for him and the world of entertainment, the blow dealt to his career by Ed Sullivan's blacklisting, and his reemergence as a respected and popular entertainer

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290

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Little Brown

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0316549339

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9780316549332

Never Grow Up

By: Jackie Chan

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Never Grow Up

By: Jackie Chan

A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world. Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Whether it’s from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and mind-bending stunts. In 2016—after fifty-six years in the industry, over 200 films, and many broken bones—he received an honorary Academy Award for his lifetime achievement in film. But at 64 years-old, Jackie is just getting started. Now, in Never Grow Up, the global superstar reflects on his early life, including his childhood years at the China Drama Academy (in which he was enrolled at the age of six), his big breaks (and setbacks) in Hong Kong and Hollywood, his numerous brushes with death (both on and off film sets), and his life as a husband and father (which has been, admittedly and regrettably, imperfect). Jackie has never shied away from his mistakes. Since The Young Master in 1980, Jackie’s films have ended with a bloopers reel in which he stumbles over his lines, misses his mark, or crashes to the ground in a stunt gone south. In Never Grow Up, Jackie applies the same spirit of openness to his life, proving time and time again why he’s beloved the world over: he’s honest, funny, kind, brave beyond reckoning and—after all this time—still young at heart.

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352

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Gallery Books

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1982107227

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9781982107222

I Am Jackie Chan

My Life in Action

By: Lung ChOeng,Jackie Chan,Jeff Yang

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I Am Jackie Chan

My Life in Action

By: Lung ChOeng,Jackie Chan,Jeff Yang

The official autobiography of one of the biggest names in action movie-making.

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356

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1864489251

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9781864489255

I Never Had It Made

By: Jackie Robinson,John Roosevelt Robinson,Alfred Duckett

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I Never Had It Made

By: Jackie Robinson,John Roosevelt Robinson,Alfred Duckett

In relating his life, Robinson reveals the struggles of a black athlete in the white-dominated world of American sports

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Penguin Adult HC/TR

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0399110216

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9780399110214

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