Bøger af Kamau Mahakoe

So the question is: how DO you choose your jewellery?Do you even wear jewellery?In this the first in a series of anthologies entitled, "This is Kamau," I explore the many facets of love, the raw pain and the unbridled ecstasy, the highs and lows of the world's most popular emotion. Love is the star - both villain and victor - and I am the (not too) innocent victim, eager to volunteer, to try, to err, to learn, to grow, to share."I Choose My Men The Same Way I choose My Jewellery" (I hope) stays true to the tenets that I hold dear: honesty, authenticity, sincerity; regardless of the pain, the shame, the vulnerability.How do you choose your jewellery?Me, I prefer diamonds.Kamau Mahakoe

I tell my children, all scraps of paper found in the house belong to me

"I had the best of hopes for him, and he died, and I had the worst of hopes for her, and she survived. What is the lesson in that?" This is the question that Nathaniel poses to his friend, Clarence, after life forces him into introspection. The death of his infant son, Juju, plunges Nathaniel into a thirty year depression and a morbid preoccupation with death. He abandons his beloved farm in Walkers Wood for the slums of Kingston. Ultimately, he chastises God, whom he refers to as Mr. Spiteful, for taking Juju - the one boy who was willing to stay on the farm and feed the nation. But is Nathaniel blaming the wrong guy for Juju's death? Is he the one who is to be blamed, and not Mr. Spiteful? "I lost a child, too," says Hortense, Nathaniel's wife. It is well known what happens to a woman after she loses a child. A part of her dies with that child. The other part of her wobbles through life on auto pilot. Eventually, she may even learn to laugh again. But what happens to a man when he loses his beloved boy?

Nommo Bawillka: Is he the Devil's Advocate or the Devil Incarnate? A rogue...or a redeemer?You will either love him to death or hate him like poison.Nommo is the charismatic and influential university lecturer, beloved of his students and almost worshipped by his women...of whom there are many. He lures them to his harem to sleep on his bed soaked in love-juice...or was it his sacred sanctuary? He has a bevy of exploits. Some leave, some stay, some observe from the sidelines. Whichever kind of woman you are, you will be able to relate to at least one woman in "I Love All My Wives." And if you're a virile, red-blooded stud, you'll certainly relate to Nommo.The backdrop is the heart of Kingston, Jamaica...not the exotic tropical paradise that most are accustomed to reading about, but the real-life innercity tenement, as turbulent and as volatile as Nommo's relationships.Nommo is also the Spearhead of the Lodge, Jamaica's response to the Black Power movement and the struggle for racial empowerment.Nathan Reece, Nommo's jealous arch-rival, thinks of him as an arrogant vagabond, who needs to be flushed from the university at all costs. Will Reece's efforts to remove Nommo backfire?Insightful and comprehensive, all the questions that have ever been asked about Polygamy and promiscuity; all the emotions that have ever been felt by those on the outside or within; all the arguments for and against; are delicately woven into the tapestry of this gem of a novel.So then, is he the ultimate womanising Casanova, or the valiant knight rescuing damsels in distress? Only you can decide.

She poses nude - not naked; there's a difference.Prudence is anything but. She lacks the foresight, discretion, tact and - well - prudence, that would save her from some very sticky situations. She is a liberal-minded and uninhibited guitarist and part-time artist's model who is in love with her best friend, Leroy. Leroy's sexual orientation is, well, ambiguous, at least to those who think they know him well.In drops the stunningly beautiful sixteen-year-old, Cheyenne, fleeing from abuse in Montego Bay and seeking refuge in Greater Portmore, a community on the verge of plummeting into full-scale crime. Inspector Lloyd is kept on his toes, what with all the drugs, guns and sex being passed around. Will he be able to rescue the innocents from the clutches of violence?Set in the "Sunshine City" of Portmore, "There's Something You Should Know About Leroy" is a contemporary satire on this dynamic Jamaican community that is bursting at the seams. Will their lovers' triangle morph into a plain old square; or a circle, perhaps? The cycle of innocence merging into experience, teaching us that we know not what we think we know.

Do you LOVE to walk barefooted? Of course you do!!Do you also love to ACT barefooted and THINK barefooted? It's highly recommended.In a world so swaddled and pretentious, Barefooted And Clean is simply the naked truth, as observed by Kamau, a nature-loving free-thinker who just loves to jump out of the box!A collection of inspirational gems and poems, Barefooted And Clean is very grounded, while the spirit hovers to ponder itself and its place in the natural order of things.

Who says boys don't keep diaries? This one certainly does!Delroy is a man on a mission. Make that, a twelve-year-old boy on a mission. His probing eyes look around and see so much vice and so much malady, in the lives of humans and animals alike. He takes it upon himself to rescue the innocents and restore order. But he's up against some formidable odds!Delroy gives us a sneak-peek into his private world, his secrets, his plans and his clandestine scientific experiments.Inspired by the great liberators that he reads about at the library, Delroy takes on the sacred duty to set the captives free.But as it has been with most visionaries, every one around him thinks he's nuts! Do you?

"How does a teacher transform the brightest, most well-behaved Grade Six class into the most boisterous, lowest-performing group, within one term?!" asked Principal Wedderburn. This sounds like a job for Mr. Daye! Peter Daye poses as his deceased brother, Alfred, so that he can get a teaching job and "become somebody." He is assigned to a Grade Six class, the Crème de la crème, formerly the domain of the very proficient and very accomplished Mrs. Purdy. Of course, Mr. Daye has no idea what he is getting himself into! He seems to have a knack for bringing out the worst in the pupils, and they seem to be drifting further and further away from the high standards set by Mrs. Purdy. With external exams on the horizon, who knows where this train is headed? Will it be stopped in the nick of time by Miss Nessa, the diligent young teacher with whom Mr. Daye is infatuated? Or, will the enraged Principal Wedderburn be forced to take matters into his own hands? What will become of Mr. Daye? What will become of Mrs. Purdy's precious charges? Open the book and find out, as Mr. Daye does, what this teaching thing is all about!

It's all fun and games - until a child becomes pregnant.A passing remark and a coincidental birthmark leads one man to believe that he is the Son of God; one twelve-year-old boy to believe that he is a disciple; one teen-aged girl pregnant and insane; one mother frustrated and angry; and one tiny village caught in the throws of deceit and confusion.Set in Castleton, rural St. Andrew, at the dawn of Jamaica's independence, "Yellow and Me" is an honest and insightful coming-of-age probe into the mind of Rodney, a boy already perplexed by the death of his father and the merciless changes of puberty. Add to that the influence of Yellow, the albino "king of the idlers" and self-proclaimed prophet, who is as unwitting as he is manipulative.Will Yellow suffer the fate of the other false prophets, a victim of vigilante justice? Will Castleton emerge unscathed by the two-year reign of the man who was sent by God?We are compelled to agree with Rodney as he reflects: If it wasn't for the matter of Pauline, it all would have been so funny.

Caribbean Mathematics for Secondary Schools Graphs is a series of Graph workbooks that are designed for Caribbean students preparing for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate CSEC/CXC Mathematics exams. The workbooks give clear and detailed instructions and examples on the basic concepts of Graphs, from the introductory to advanced levels. The aim is to help students achieve straight A profile in the CSEC Math exams.

Caribbean Mathematics for Secondary Schools Graphs is a series of Graph workbooks that are designed for Caribbean students preparing for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate CSEC/CXC Mathematics exams. The workbooks give clear and detailed instructions and examples on the basic concepts of Graphs, from the introductory to advanced levels. The aim is to help students achieve straight A profile in the CSEC Math exams.

Caribbean Mathematics for Secondary Schools Graphs is a series of Graph workbooks that are designed for Caribbean students preparing for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate CSEC/CXC Mathematics exams. The workbooks give clear and detailed instructions and examples on the basic concepts of Graphs, from the introductory to advanced levels. The aim is to help students achieve straight A profile in the CSEC Math exams.

About the Series: The Garveyite: Workbooks One to ThreeThe Garveyite workbook series is a set of three books (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) based on the life and work of the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Pan-African leader and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). The workbooks are designed for use in schools, from primary through to tertiary, as well as for adults who are interested in the study of Garvey's ideology.ABOUT THE AUTHORKamau Mahakoe is the principal and co-founder of the Kemet-Maasai Academy, a primary-level institution, located in Portmore, Jamaica. An educator for over two decades, Kamau is the 2014 recipient of the UNIA Marcus Garvey Centennial Award (Jamaica Chapter) for contribution to the field of Education. Kamau is a 2014 recipient of the prestigious "Outstanding Educator" award from the University of Chicago. She is a two-time Adult Champion in the Jamaica Library Service National Reading Competition. Kamau has also had over seven years' experience as a journalist and feature writer. She is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Mathematics Education. With over thirty published books, Kamau gives voice to an authentic Caribbean experience while exploring themes that are universal and complex.