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Braithwaite, Eustace Adolphe was born on June 27, 1922.
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An uplifting story of the triumph of love, inspiration and hope against all odds, laced with the song and dance of austere, 1940s Britain. Ricky Braithwaite, an ex-RAF fighter pilot and Cambridge graduate, arrives in London in 1948. Despite his First Class degree in electronic engineering he is turned down for job after job in his chosen profession and discovers the reality of life as a black man in post-war England. Taking the only job he can get, Ricky begins his first teaching post, in a tough but progressive East End school. Supported by an enlightened headmaster, the determined teacher turns teenage rebelliousness into self-respect, contempt into consideration and hate into love, and on the way, Ricky himself learns that he has more in common with his students than he had realized. "Funny and tough... an unlikely tale, beautifully told." - Express "Stark and engaging... a poetic period piece." - Whatsonstage.com "A clever re-working... beautifully judged with warmth and a lot of humour." - British Theatre Guide Ayub Khan-Din is a British Pakistani actor and playwright. His play East is East won the John Whiting and Writers' Guild Awards and the film version won Best Film at the British Comedy Awards. Other work includes Last Dance at Dum Dum and Notes on Falling Leaves, both staged by the Royal Court.
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1976 - 29th Big Printing - Pyramid #V4114 - Fiction - To Sir, With Love - By E.R. Braithwaite - Movie Tie In Paperback - Stars: Sidney Poitier, Lulu, Judy Geeson - Vg Condition - Out of Print - Collectible
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(A River Ran Out Of Eden A family living in happy isolati...)
A River Ran Out Of Eden A family living in happy isolation on a remote & lovely island find their tranquil lives threatened when a stranger arrives The Surgeon lung surgeon shows the manner in which professionals, patients & materials interact in a hospital setting Smith And Jones within the precarious conditions of the Cold War, diplomats Smith & Jones are not to be trusted, they have friends in high places Escape From Red China the experiences of a man who lived under Chinese Communism, rising to a position of importance before his decision to flee And Presumed Dead the telegram read, "Missing in action and presumed dead", Julie Thorpe did not believe it To Sir, With Love classic about a dedicated teacher in a tough London school who slowly & painfully breaks down the barriers of racial prejudice
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( From the bestselling author of To Sir, With Love comes ...)
From the bestselling author of To Sir, With Love comes the moving personal memoir of a westernized black man who journeys to Africa in search of his roots and discovers a vibrant and extraordinary society on the verge of monumental change In the early 1960s acclaimed British Guianese author E. R. Braithwaite embarked on a pilgrimage to the West African countries of Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and across Sierra Leone just as the emerging nation was preparing to declare its independence. What Braithwaite discovered was a world vastly different from the staid, firmly established British society in which he had spent most of his life. In a place as foreign to him as the dark side of the moon, he was overcome by colorful sights, sounds, and smells that vividly reawakened lost memories from his childhood. Entering the intimate circles of the local intelligentsia, Braithwaite was able to view these newly evolving African societies from the inside, struck by their mixtures of passion and naïveté, their political obsessions and technological indifference. The author discovered a world that fascinated, excited, and, in some cases, deeply troubled him—and in the process he discovered himself. E. R. Braithwaite’s A Kind of Homecoming is at once an enthralling personal journey and an eye-opening chronicle of a time of great change on the African continent that helps us to better understand the West Africa of today.
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( E. R. Braithwaite, the acclaimed author of To Sir, With...)
E. R. Braithwaite, the acclaimed author of To Sir, With Love, poignantly recounts his time as a social worker dedicated to London’s abandoned minority children Despite his Cambridge education and a sterling record with the British Royal Air Force during World War II, E. R. Braithwaite, a black man, was unable to find employment as an engineer in post-war London. Instead he accepted a position as a teacher in a tough East End school and wrote of his experiences in his classic bestseller To Sir, With Love. Nine years later, Braithwaite once again found himself assuming an unfamiliar professional role as a social worker charged with finding homes for London’s orphaned, abused, or abandoned “coloured” children. While he lacked formal training, Braithwaite possessed qualities essential for the job: compassion, determination, and a deep, abiding understanding and love for the helpless, lost, and disregarded. In Paid Servant, E. R. Braithwaite shares his experiences in London’s Department of Child Welfare, focusing on the case of his four-year-old client Roddy, a bright, handsome mulatto boy who was rejected for adoption by both black and white families because he was not their “own kind.” Everywhere he turned, Braithwaite encountered racial prejudice. But he was willing to fight for what he believed in, and he believed in Roddy. Writing with great power, warmth, and a deep belief in human dignity and worth, Braithwaite offers a heartbreaking yet hopeful look into a society’s attempt to care for its youngest, most vulnerable citizens.
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( In London, racial hatred leads to a mugging, a murder, ...)
In London, racial hatred leads to a mugging, a murder, and a mystery in a powerful novel of intolerance, loss, and self-discovery by the bestselling author of To Sir, With Love Identical twins Jack and Dave Bennett enjoy nothing better than a rowdy night out in London—listening to hot jazz, hoisting a few pints, flirting with girls . . . and then finishing off the evening by roughing up a stranger. But one night they ambush the wrong victim, a young black man who fights back. Suddenly bottles break and a knife is drawn, and when it’s over, Jack stumbles home alone—only to awaken the next morning to discover his brother’s bed empty and policemen at the door. The police are investigating a fatal car accident that left two people dead, their bodies burned beyond recognition. One of the dead was apparently the car’s owner, a young black doctor, but the only clue to the second corpse’s identity is a knife engraved with Dave Bennett’s name and address. And no words are spoken of a man found slain in an alley on the other side of town. With his life brutally upended, Jack finds that his search for answers is drawing him closer to the dead doctor’s beautiful sister, Michelle, and causing him to question everything he’s ever believed about race, justice, family, and the violent urban world around him.
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( Acclaimed author E. R. Braithwaite (To Sir, With Love) ...)
Acclaimed author E. R. Braithwaite (To Sir, With Love) chronicles the brutality, oppression, and courage he witnessed as a black man granted “Honorary White” status during a six-week visit to apartheid South Africa As a black man living in a white-dominated world, author E. R. Braithwaite was painfully aware of the multitude of injustices suffered by people of color and he wrote powerfully and poignantly about racial discrimination in his acclaimed novels and nonfiction works. So it came as a complete surprise when, in 1973, the longstanding ban on his books was lifted by the South African government, a ruling body of minority whites that brutally oppressed the black majority through apartheid laws. Applying for a visa—and secretly hoping to be refused—he was granted the official status of “Honorary White” for the length of his stay. As such, Braithwaite would be afforded some of the freedoms that South Africa’s black population was denied, yet would nonetheless be considered inferior by the white establishment. With Honorary White, Braithwaite bears witness to a dark and troubling time, relating with grave honesty and power the shocking abuses, inequities, and horrors he observed and experienced firsthand during his six-week stay in a criminal nation. His book is a personal testament to the savagery of apartheid and to the courage of those who refused to be broken by it.
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(A river ran out of Eden, he book is about Darwinian evolu...)
A river ran out of Eden, he book is about Darwinian evolution. Escape from Red China, The experiences and attitudes of a man who lived under Chinese Communism, rising to a position of importance before his decision to flee to the West, whose story describes much of life and society under Maoism. The Surgeon, is an extremely warm and detailed book about the successes and failures of a surgeon in a large metro center. Smith and Jones, Within the precarious conditions of the Cold War, diplomats Smith and Jones are not to be trusted. They have friends in high places and they are sent across the Iron Curtain. However, when they defect, the threat of absolute treachery means that immediate action has to be taken. At all costs and by whatever means, Smith and Jones must be silenced.To sir with love, based on true events concerned with Braithwaite taking up a teaching post in a school there. Presumed dead, A smooth suspense story goes to hotel where her mother-in-law is staying, in the hope that her husband, missing in action, may be alive, in East Germany. Evaded, followed, menaced, she finally realizes that she is just one of many victims in an extortion-murder skin game.
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A River Ran Out of Eden, Escape from Red China, The Surgeon, Smith and Jones, To Sir with Love, ....and presumed dead
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Braithwaite, Eustace Adolphe was born on June 27, 1922.
Degree, New York University. Master of Science, Cambridge University.
School teacher, London, 1950—1957. Welfare officer London County Council, 1958—1960. Human rights officer World Veterans Foundation, Paris, 1960—1963.
Lecturer & educational consultant United Nations Educational, 1963—1966. Permanent representative of Guyana to United Nations, 1967—1968. Ambassador to Venezuela, 1968—1969.
With Royal Air Force, World World War II.
(A River Ran Out Of Eden A family living in happy isolati...)
( In London, racial hatred leads to a mugging, a murder, ...)
( From the bestselling author of To Sir, With Love comes ...)
( An uplifting story of the triumph of love, inspiration ...)
(A River Ran Out of Eden, Escape from Red China, The Surge...)
(1976 - 29th Big Printing - Pyramid #V4114 - Fiction - To ...)
(First American edition of 1962 British edition by the Bod...)
(A river ran out of Eden, he book is about Darwinian evolu...)
(The author's experiences as a teacher in the slums of Lon...)
( Acclaimed author E. R. Braithwaite (To Sir, With Love) ...)
( E. R. Braithwaite, the acclaimed author of To Sir, With...)
Author: To Sir, With Love, 1959 (Ainsfield Wolff Literature award), (films), 1967, A Kind of Homecoming, 1961, Paid Servant, 1962, A Choice of Straws, 1965, Reluctant Neighbours, 1972, Honorary White, 1976.