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The Manley Memoirs in Florida

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:42:40 -0500

Beverley Manley was in South Florida last week on the first of her overseas promotions of The Manley Memoirs. Warmly received, at the two events at the Broward Community College Library and Books & Books in Miami, Beverley is back home in Jamaica recharging before the next slate of events for August.

Read a copy of Dr. Carol Boyce Davis's phenomenal presentation and review of The Manley Memoirs.

Above: Ricardo Allicock and Cheryl Wynter of the

Jamaican Consulte in Miami with Beverley Manely

Sneak Preview

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:49:33 -0500

Wendell Mottley's Trinidad and Tobago Industrial Policy 1959-2008 is set to do very well when it is formally released and launched in September. At the Business Futures of the Americas Conference hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago under the theme Energy and the Environment, last week in Port of Spain (June 26-27), advanced copies of the book prepared specially for the event were sold out at the end of the 2-day conference. The book will be available in hardback in September 2008.

Off Press, launched and almost sold out!

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:59:17 -0500

On June 23, 2008, Bridgetown, Barbados was the setting for the launch of IRP's latest book off press, Truly a Gentleman: The Right Excellent Hugh Worrell Springer by Kean Springer. Hosted by the Barbados Workers Union, of which Sir Hugh was a founding member, over 150 guests were treated to reviews and comments from Historian Professor Emeritus Alvin Thompson, Friend and Former Governor of the Barbados Central Bank, Sir Courtney Blackman, Daughter Richild Springer, Head of the BWU, Sir Roy Trotman and musical renditions from the Barbados String Quartet, Colin and Annette Norville and a surprise pre-release of a new song Excellence by Barbados Calypsonian Red Plastic Bag. Book sales were brisk and as of today, only paperbacks are available from us. Guests included Sir Shridath Ramphal, Sir George Alleyne, members of the Springer family and extended family and Barbados Chief Justice Sir David Simmons and Leader of the Opposition Mia Mottley.

We're more than Books

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:34:10 -0500

Congratulations to our own Kaci Hamilton whose photography hobby has earned her a spot as a finalist in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's National Visual Arts competition 2008. Her photograph The Longest Line taken in Katmandu, Nepal, will be on exhibit at the National Gallery of Jamaica from July 13 to 27 when the awards will be announced.

Kaci is a member of our editorial team and can be contacted at editorial2@ianrandlepublishers.com.

Another great launch

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:51:58 -0500

Business in BIM was launched in Barbados on Monday June 16. Our Chairman and Publisher, Ian Randle was at the event which was very successful and proceedings went without a hitch. There were well over 100 guests present made up mostly of business leaders and quite a few academics from the UWI. Earlier in the day the author Henderson Carter was interviewed on "Good Morning Barbados" the local Breakfast TV programme. The Prime Minister, the Hon. David thompson who gave the feature address and launched the book was generous in his comments both about the book as well as IRP and stayed on for a very long time mingling with guests. Our author was very pleased.

Look out for us in Barbados again on Monday June 23 when we'll be at the launch of our newest book off press Truly a Gentleman: The Right Excellent Sir Hugh Worrell Springer

Don't you Agree?

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:50:22 -0500

On June 5, 2008 our Chairman and Publisher Ian Randle gave the feature address at the launch of Diane Browne's new book The Ring and the Roaring River. His comments were picked up the by the Gleaner Newspaper and published in the June 11 edition.

Reading should be compulsory and tested

Wednesday June 11, 2008

A leading publisher has suggested that the Government make the reading of books in grades four to six compulsory and then test students on them at the end of each grade.
Ian Randle, president of Ian Randle Publishing Limited, said this would improve literacy and encourage reading habits in the society.
"What if we were to introduce a reading/comprehension component into the GSAT (Grade Six Achievement Test) programme that required all children preparing for the GSAT to read and be tested on one book for each of their grade four, five, and six years?" Randle asked recently, while addressing the launch of the novel The Ring and the Roaring Water by Diane Browne.
"And what if by answering a few simple questions at the end of each of those years, to ensure that they had in fact read the book, they were to be guaranteed a small percentage of the total marks towards the final exam, what would be the likely impact on literacy and the reading habit?" Randle continued to ask rhetorically.
A benefit to writers
He noted that this would also benefit writers, who would get a guarantee that 50,000 copies of their books would be sold if they were chosen.
Randle said, while there were logistical challenges, this suggestion would require little or no additional financial outlay on the part of the state, since the acquisition of those books should be entirely borne by parents and students who already happily purchase the "superfluous and often useless practice and test books".
Meanwhile, as a means of encouraging the local writing and production of books and the promotion and preservation of local history and culture, Randle suggested the Government could, on an annual basis, set aside a sum to purchase 2,000 to 3,000 copies of newly, locally published books by authors.
"I put it to you that in money terms, the allotment would actually be quite small but the spin-off benefits are immediately obvious for all to see," he told the gathering.

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:32:50 -0500

We continue our feature interview by Publisher Ian Randle with author Fred Kennedy on his forthcoming work Daddy Sharpe: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Samuel Sharpe, A West Indian Slave, Written by Himself

IR: You are not known as either a historian or a fiction writer. Who is Fred Kennedy and how did your background, training and experiences prepare or qualify you to undertake this ambitious work?

FK: You are correct, I’m none of those things although my confidence has been bolstered by the backing I received from the professional historians; advice from friends and colleagues and first class editing. The consciousness and sensitivity that led me to undertake this work were first awakened when I took my first degree in History and English at the UWI Mona campus and came under the influence of persons like Eddie Baugh, Kamau Brathwaite, Elsa Goveia, Ken Ramchand and others. Then, as a teacher I had a stint at Trench Town Comprehensive High School where I faced the challenge of getting underprivileged children from the inner city to achieve.Later after taking my Masters and Doctorate degrees in Education at the University of Toronto I returned to Jamaica as Principal of St. George’s College (2004-2006) where I achieved with teachers, parents and students, more than modest success in moving a school in crisis to be one of the top national achievers in terms of CXC results in English and Mathematics. So writing this book has been a process and I feel satisfied with the end result.

IR: As a first time author what has the experience been like working with a publisher? Is there any advice you would give other would-be authors seeking to have their works published?

FK: The most difficult part of the process for me was signing the contract because it gave me the feeling that I was surrendering something that was mine to another party.But as I developed a relationship of trust with the publisher I became less and less fearful especially as it became clear that they too held respect for the work and clearly wanted to preserve its integrity.To other writers I would say:
· Work with the publisher from as early a stage as possible
· Get personally involved in all efforts to enhance the quality and appeal of the work
· Seek the advice and endorsement of other writers especially those with established reputations · Be sensitive and responsive to criticism of your work from critics and professional editors

IR: Now that DADDY SHARPE is behind you is there anything else in the pipeline? Where do you go from here?

FK: I have a notion to do a book that focuses on the early Spanish colonial period in Jamaica and their relationship with the indigeneous Taino people. The story would be about one of the Caciques and how he led the resistance to the Spanish.The approach would be similar to DADDY SHARPE.I have already begun extensive research as part of this project.

IR: If readers (especially researchers and students) wanted to contact you for information, advice or simply to discuss aspects of the book, how might they reach you?

FK: I now live between Canada and Jamaica but can easily be reached by e-mail. I have created a special e-mail address to facilitate this. It is daddysharpe2008@yahoo.ca.
I also have plans to create a special web site but that is to come.

Daddy Sharpe - Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:19:17 -0500

Fred Kennedy's Daddy Sharpe: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Samuel Sharpe, A West Indian Slave written by Himself is due off press in July.

This is no dull historical biography. In this 2 part interview with his publisher Ian Randle, author and former St Georges College Principal, Fred Kennedy explains why he took the unusual approach to tell the Sam Sharpe story as part autobiography and part fiction.

IR: Fred, who is DADDY SHARPE and why is the story of his life important?

FK: Daddy Sharpe is the name by which Sam Sharpe one of Jamaica’s seven National heroes was known.The designation of “Daddy”signified a position of leadership in the Baptist Church and the respect with which he was held by other leaders of the church.Sam Sharpe is of course best known for the leadership role he played in what has become known as the ‘Christmas Rebellion’ of 1831 involving tens of thousands of slaves from the five western parishes of Jamaica. While there were numerous rebellions throughout the slavery period in Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean the 1831 rebellion led by Sam Sharpe was different in that it was conceived as a peaceful stoppags of work rather than an outright plan to kill and destroy. The concept of a slave withdrawing his labour was a unique one, in a sense taking on the element of a labour movement which would be the first in Jamaica’s history. But perhaps more important is the fact that most historians attribute the Christmas Rebellion as giving momentum to the passing of the Abolition Act passed a couple years later ending slavery in the British colonies.

IR: Until he gained significance as leader of the Christmas Rebellion, details of the early part of Sam Sharpe’s life have remained sketchy; does this work shed any clearer light on his life?

FK: Well we know he was born into slavery around 1801 at Coopers Hill in St. James into the Sharpe family who were relatively small landowners. The closest present day landmark would be the site of the Cornwall Regional Hospital just outside Montego Bay. He was a favoured slave and was thus given the opportunity to read and write giving him access to the Bible but also to the anti-slavery writings of persons like Robert Wedderburn.This in turn, gave him the leadership skills and explains his involvement in the Baptist Church.

IR: You have chosen a fascinating and difficult method of telling the Sam Sharpe story. It is part biography, part history, and strung together in Sam Sharpe’s own words through imaginative leaps of fiction.Why did you not simply write a factual historical account?

FK: I chose to do this simply because they are so many gaps in our historical knowledge of Sharpe’s life. I was influenced by the slave narratives of Fredrick Douglass, Equiano and by the life story of Nat Turner which have all been very successful. I wanted to adopt Sharpe’s persona and to give him a voice which I thought would be more effective for the reader.

IR: How much historical research did you have to do and how long did the entire process take up to completion of the manuscript?

FK: The entire project from beginning to end lasted for about six years, three to four of which involved the actual research. Much of the initial research was done at the University of Toronto and later in the Special Collections of the UWI library at Mona, the Institute of Jamaica and through site visits to various estates including Croydon where Sam Sharpe was actually the Head Slave. My research also took me to revivalist meetings and involved many hours of taped interviews. Secondary sources were also important. I consulted works by people like Devon Dick and Kamau Brathwaite both of whom had researched the British Parliamentary Papers and got valuable advice from Swithin Wilmot of the UWI History department. The late Shirley Gordon was especially helpful in coaching me to capture with some authenticity Sam Sharpe’s voice.

IR: Did your research unearth any previously undocumented facts about Sam Sharpe?

FK: No, I cannot make such a claim. What I can say however is that it provides fresh insights into Sam Sharpe’s character and allows different interpretations of the period. We can ask the question for example”Why did Sam Sharpe turn himself in? “ “ What was the role of the other Baptist Ministers in the Rebellion and how did they view Sam Sharpe?” “ Was he the sacrificial lamb for others involved in the rebellion?”.

IR: Has the research and actual writing changed your perceptions or opinions of Sam Sharpe?

FK: When I embarked on this work, I wanted to tell a Jamaican story and I felt that of all the national heroes, Sam Sharpe represented a story of hope and victory of how oppressed people can overcome odds. I believe Sam Sharpe looms large in Jamaica’s history and while I don’t necessarily want to ascribe the title of martyr to his actions, it was as if Sam Sharpe saw his own execution as necessary to secure the freedom of his people. Nothing in the Sam Sharpe story is negative and although he was an ordinary man everyone spoke with admiration about him. I believe that if students and young people in general understood the qualities of a Sam Sharpe -audacity, bravery, hope, sacrifice-to name a few, they would have greater respect for our heroes and have a greater sense of purpose.

The Launch that Was

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:22:33 -0500

On an overcast but sunny morning, about 150 guests gathered on the lawns of Jamaica House on Sunday June 1, to celebrate the publication of The Manley Memoirs with Beverley Manley. The mimosas flowed, the music was easy listening and the good vibes were unending. Surrounded by family, friends, colleagues and and well-wishers, Beverley thanked all of her supporters including all of 'her' children, the Manley children, Natasha and David, Rachel, Jo and Sara. Only Rachel could not attend.

Veteran actress and broadcasting colleague Leonie Forbes steered the proceedings along, Dr. Glenda Simms gave the feature address praising Beverley for her contribution in giving a voice to the role of women in society, and Della Manley thrilled guests with her stirring music. The formal programme was rounded out by our MD Christine Randle's closing remarks on the unprecedented response to the book.

Leonie Forbes

Beverley with Bob Marley's widow, Rita Marley

Beverley with fellow former first lady Mitsy Seaga

Della Manley

Dr Glenda Simms

It's off Press!

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:04:37 -0500

New book number 9 for 2008, Telford Georges: A Legal Odyssey is off press and on its way to the warehouse. The latest in our Biography & Memoir collection, this book chronicles the life and career of an outstanding Commonwealth jurist.

Other new books published and available:

Aluminium Smelting
Kelsen in the Grenada Court
Atlantic Interactions
*Trinidad and Tobago Civil Proceedings Rules
The Political History of CARICOM
The Manley Memoirs
Practical Spanish Pronunciation
Business in BIM

* Published for and on behalf of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago - No stock on hand.

A cool launch

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:15:11 -0500

On Saturday May 10, the Blue Mountains provided the perfect backdrop to the official launch of the Natural History Society of Jamaica's Guide to the Blue and John Crow Mountains. The air was crisp and cool, the remarks and addresses were informative and enlightening, and the camaraderie evident as guests and IRP staff mingled and delighted in Strawberry Hill's wonderful views of the Mountains and sumptuous fare. Hopefully the Guide will bring more people, Jamaicans and visitors laike, to see another side of Jamaica.

What a Buzz!

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:09:37 -0500

The publication date for The Manley Memoirs is set for Monday May 26, 2008 and the pre-orders are coming in fast and furious following Beverley's appearance on TVJ's Profile with Ian Boyne and the serialization of the book in the Gleaner newspaper.

The book will be officially launched in Kingston on June 1, 2008, but Beverley will make her first public appearance at the Calabash Literary Festival in Treasure Beach, May 23-25. Signing events are also planned for Montego Bay, USA and the UK. Watch this space for further details.

Back from Bologna

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:03:01 -0500

We don't publish children's books but Ian Randle was invited to the Bologna Children's Bookfair at the beginning of April. The fair is host to over 1,300 exhibitors from 66 countries, all industry professionals - publishers, agents, TV & film producers, distributors, printers and illustrators.

Birthday visit

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:30:24 -0500

Longtime IRP author, colleague and friend, Professor Verene Shepherd, came to the office to talk business last week, but it was also her birthday so we treated her to lunch on the patio and dessert. She is pictured here being presented wiht her birthday cake by Elaine (sales).

Professor Shepherd is the author and/or collaborator of several now well established books on Caribbean history. These include:

Caribbean Slavery in the Atlantic World
Caribbean Freedom
Questioning Creole
Busha's Mistress Or Catherine the Fugitive: A Stirring Romance from the days of Slavery
Working Slavery Pricing Freedom
I Want to Disturb my Neighbour
Trading Souls
Saving Souls

She is presently working on Livestock, Sugar and Slavery which is due for publication in September 2008 and Engendering Caribbean History: Cross-Cultural Perspectives which is scheduled for publication in Spring 2009.

Why can't every day be Friday?

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:49:23 -0500

Elaine (sales), Shelly-Gail (production), Kaci (editorial) and Nils (warehouse)

Publishing, though enjoyable, is stressful business so last Friday some of the IRP gang celebrated the end of the work week with drinks - alcoholic of course!

Lisa (marketing), Latoya (sales) and Toni-Ann (production)

We were recognised

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:43:28 -0500

The Jamaica National Bicentenary Committee presented Ian Randle Publishers with a Gold Award for supporting the work of the committee during the bicentennial of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Trade in Africans. The award was presented by former Prime Minister of Jamaica PJ Patterson and accepted by Latoya West on behalf of IRP, at a ceremony on Sunday March 31, 2008.

BOOK REVIEW

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:54:05 -0500

Mastering the Craft: Ten Years of Weekes 1948-1958

Excerpt taken from the Sunday Gleaner newspaper, Sunday March 30, 2008

Weekes' tale is the story of West Indies cricket from the inside out. As the young boy grew up, so did his skill and the cricket and his interaction with other players of his time sheds new light on well-known personalities such as Walcott, Worrell, Valentine, Goddard and Gomez….Weekes writing style is brisk, like the run-up of a seasoned fast bowler. Mastering the Craft is and easy and enjoyable read. This should serve as an excellent motivational tool for young inner-city boys who are seeking to aspire.

And it's off

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:07:29 -0500

Beverley Manley's long-awaited autobiography The Manley Memoirs is off to press. Due for release in June, the book chronicles Beverley's life from stationmaster's daughter, to wife of one of Jamaica's most charismatic prime ministers; and her life after Michael Manley. In this captivating chronicle, Beverley Manely tells her story of life, love, triumph and loss; and of her own emanicpation.

Reserve your copy by emailing us at sales@ianrandlepublishers.com or call us toll free at 1-866-330-5469 (from the USA) or 1-800-744-114 from the Caribbean.

Enriching caribbean bookshelves

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:41:54 -0500

Excerpt from Ricky Singh's article in The Sunday Observer Newspaper, Sunday March 23, 2008

Collection on CARICOM enriching Caribbean Bookshelves

ANYONE - Caribbean national or otherwise - with little more than a passing interest in today's Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) will find a treasure trove of information and analyses in the latest collection of books released by Ian Randle Publishers as a joint project of the Caricom Secretariat and the University of the West Indies.

What could also inspire reading of the collection of seven publications - all of which should now be available at leading bookstores across the Caribbean region, including the UWI's - is a book just released separately by Ian Randle titled The Political History of Caricom by Anthony Payne.
First published in 1980, it is a significantly revised and updated new edition of developments since then, spanning the past 27 years in Caricom's political and economic history penned by the author, professor of politics at the University of Sheffield who has written extensively on Caribbean politics and international relations.
In this latest work, Payne has managed to avoid the path of burdensome quotes, clichés and jargon to offer a narrative on the background to the formation of Caricom, its struggles for survival, progress and failures that makes easy and compelling reading. In addition, there is a wealth of useful references, select bibliography and index.

READ RICKY SINGH'S FULL ARTICLE here.

Out for Easter

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:24:50 -0500

Our offices in Kingston will be closed on Good Friday [March 21] and Easter Monday [March 24]. We will reopen, business as usual, on Tuesday March 25.

On the way to the Warehouse

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:31:36 -0500

Lloyd Best: Enduring Relevance of Independent Thought, Caribbean Freedom is off press and on its way to our warehouse.

Best was well known as a Caribbean icon. Outspoken and prolific, he sought to move Caribbean thought away from the European 'ideal' and instead through the New World Group and his theory of the Plantation Economy, identified the realities of Caribbean society, politics and culture.

Following his death in 2007, tributes poured in for Best and his contribution to the development of Caribbean Thought. In this collection, Best’s eloquent tributes to other Caribbean intellectuals and their contribution to the creation of a Caribbean Civilisation are brought together for the first time.

REVIEW - I Want to Disturb my Neighbour

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:34:27 -0500

Review taken from Sunday Gleaner newspaper, March 9, 2008

There is nothing riotous about I Want to Disturb My Neighbour. Well, not in an unlawful way. For it is a scholarly collection of 21 lectures and speeches on slavery, emancipation and postcolonial Jamaica, delivered locally and internationally, from 1998-2005 by Professor A. Shepherd, lecturer and renowned social historian at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona.
The papers are arranged thematically in five main sections: Historiography and Knowledge Production in Jamaica and the Wider Caribbean; Enslavement and Resistance; Emancipation and Migration - Negotiating Free Society; Slavery's legacy in Postcolonial Jamaica; and 'I Want to Disturb my Neighbour' - Activism in an Age of Individualism.
In the preface, Professor Shepherd says while "the primary responsibilities of the university academic are to teach and advise graduate and undergraduate students, attend to examination duties, conduct research and publish the findings of such research ... historians at the UWI are among those who refuse to imprison themselves within the walls of academia, becoming heavily involved in public service ... and delivering public lectures locally, regionally and internationally".
So, in keeping with that philosophy, she has been making the rounds on the lecture circuit and has amassed volumes of written work. The lectures and speeches were given on different occasions to specific audiences of various backgrounds, suasions and sensibilities. Some have been published before, but the main purpose for publishing this particular compilation was "to share these lectures with a wider audience, especially those unexposed to the history of the Caribbean and to undergraduates who will benefit from these summaries and interpretation".
Between its glossy covers, there is something for every one. Apart from the deep intellectual academic issues, the collection addresses topics that are still current and relevant. There is The Case for Reparation - Historical Basis, in which Shepherd outlines three bases for reparation: "That the Caribbean was a primordial site of slavery"; "That slavery in Jamaica took its toll on the enslaved population", and "That the trade in captives, and slavery were crimes against humanity (as defined by the Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal) as recognised a century earlier by anti-slavery activists".
In I Want to Disturb My Neighbour (from which the compilation is named) and The Man at the Door - In an Age of Individualism, Shepherd tells the 2002 graduating class of Brown's Town Community College "to become activists in the Jamaican society and adopt as your motto, as Bob Marley has done, 'I want to disturb My Neighbour'. She said that motto "can simply be a metaphor for adopting an activist stance in the age of liberalism".
The performance of boys in the Jamaican education system, which is a very hot topic, is discussed, among other things, in Challenging Masculine Myths: Gender, History Education and Development in Jamaica. Professor Shepherd says, inter alia, "obviously, the mass media must share a large part of the responsibility for how young men see themselves; how they construct their self-identity and masculinity". That was in November 2002 at the Planning Institute of Jamaica Dialogue for Development Lecture at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel.
This lecture could have well been given yesterday, today or tomorrow. More issues of gender are dealt with in Sex in the Tropics (Sect I); Petticoat Rebellion, and Beside Every Successful Man (Sect II); My feet is {sic} my Only Carriage (Sect III); and, Dear Mrs Seacole (Sect IV).
The joy of I Want to Disturb My Neighbour is that the selections are quite dynamic in their treatment; they are reflective, penetrative, instructive, yet all are underscored by the analytic approach that Shepherd is known for. Quite a few are punctuated with humour, such as the letter, Dear Mrs Seacole, delivered at the Institute of Jamaica's function to honour Mary Seacole, 'doctoress' of international renown, on November 21, 2005, to mark the bicentenary of Seacole's birth.
The letter reads in part: "Now, a single black woman roaming all over the world like Digicel and Cable and Wireless, and carrying herbs would certainly have attracted attention including a body scan! As an attractive Jamaican woman, brown or not, you would perhaps, have been mistaken for a drug mule, sniffed by colour-prejudice dogs and have your ample body 'feel-feel' up by strange men and women."
Well, men and women - strange and not so strange - should go and get a copy of I Want to Disturb My Neighbour; it's a must-have, even for the front cover, which is actually a pretty portrait of the professor herself.
BUY this book at www.ianrandlepublishers.com

Keep them Coming

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:07:10 -0500

Well it's off to press soon but the advance orders are pouring in. Business in Bim: A Business History of Barbados 1900-2000 is set to do well once its released next month. Read about the book here or contact us at marketing@ianrandlepublishers.com for more information.

It's Mango Time

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:57:29 -0600

Mango Time: Folk Songs of Jamaica was published about a year ago and has been enjoying good sales. Compiled by noted Musical Director Noel Dexter and Godfrey Taylor, this charming collection of traditional Jamaican folk songs with both lyrics and muscial score, is colourfully illustrated and the songs are briefly explained by short introductions. Mango Time is a must have for every Jamaican household at home and abroad.

The book also received a favourable review in the Sunday Gleaner this past weekend.

Do you have your copy?

It's in the House

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Randle Publishers) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:53:43 -0600

The Political History of CARICOM is off press and available for sale. We told you about this book last month.

Our posting for January 25 read:

The Political History of CARICOM was sent to press this week. In this revised, expanded and updated edition, of his earlier work, The Politics of the Caribbean Community 1961-79: Regional Integration amongst new States, Anthony Payne traces the origins and establishment of the Caribbean Community, the issues and structures of the organization and the events that have shaped the community up to early 2007. The book gives an overview of the Regional Integration movement and its antecedants. Look for The Political History of CARICOM on www.ianrandlepublishers in March.

Buy this book now buy visiting our website at http://www.ianrandlepublishers.com/ or call us toll free from the US 1-866-330-5469 and from the Caribbean 1800-744-1114