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Lindsay Oliver Donald here bringing the news in 2020 that POALAOF is heading for a second printing. 

BOB MARLEY DAY!!

H.E. Aloun Ndombet-assamba, Jamaican High Commissioner to London, Hon. Minister Damion Crawford, Minister of State, Ministry of aTourism and Entertainment, Lindsay Donald and Colin Oliver Leslie. Bob Marley Day, Bob Marley Museum. Lindsay presents his book, 'Portrait of a Legend and other Folks' to the Minister.

WHO WOULD BELIEVE?

Portrait of a Legend and other Folks.
Who would believe that the young man standing on stage in the background during a school play production in 1979, would be the proud owner of yet another Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.
Once again, well done Mr Ziggy Marley.
Photograph © Lindsay Oliver Donald.

Congratulations to Ziggy and his band in winning 2014 Grammy for Best Reggae Album - Ziggy Marley In Concert.

Congratulations to Ziggy on his 6th GRAMMY!!!

A VISUAL SAMPLE

A visual sample from the book Portrait of a Legend and other Folks published by Jamaican photojournalist Lindsay Oliver Donald in August, 2013.

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BUY IT NOW!!

BUY IT: ~ PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS by LINDSAY OLIVER DONALD ~ BUY IT @ http://www.poalaofthebook.com/
BUY IT NOW!

Portrait of a Legend and other Folks.
330mm x 280mm
Hardback bound in black Colorado
300 pages.
240 black and white photographs printed on 170gsm silk paper.
Gloss laminated Dust Jacket
End paper grey.
ISBN:978-0-9576518-0-7

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LOOKING FORWARD TO 2014

Greetings.
Before I decided to self-publish Portrait of a Legend and other Folks I did my research and continually update my knowledge about the book market. I decided to choose as my model probably the largest market on the planet, The United States of America.
Here are some key facts, as of July, 2013.
THE U.S. BOOK MARKET: Information about the U.S. economic situations in numbers: Area: 9,826,675 km2 Population: 316,278,000 Literacy rate: 97.9% Gross Domestic Product: $15.685 trillion Inflation rate: 1.8 (June 2013) Unemployment rate: 7.6 (May 2013)
"While all genres were strong, US publishers’ titles for children and youth, particularly Young Adult Fiction, showed powerful growth in nearly every international market and especially in Asia. The numbers were driven by contemporary authors and titles as well as perennial classics, both of which have strong global footholds. Fiction sales were particularly strong in print paperback editions. The consistent growth of e-books demonstrates that publishers have successfully evolved the technology environment for their content more so than other historically print-based content industries. E-books grew 45% since 2011 and now constitute 20% of the Trade market, playing an integral role in 2012 Trade revenue. The most pivotal driver of e-books remains Adult Fiction, with Children’s/Young Adult also showing strong numbers. While e-books keep growing, hard-cover and trade paperback formats continued to hold steady in 2012. The audio-book format, which has shown momentum over the past few years with the rise of mobile devices and interest in purchasing quality downloadable content for them, also remains solid." ~ GBO-New York.
According to BookStats figures released recently by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the Book Industry Study Group (BISG), books generated $25 billion in revenue in 2012, up 6.9% from the year before.
Conclusion:
In 2014, POALAOF publishing will focus primarily on the US market.
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DEAR FRIENDS

Dear friends.
Over a five year period I created a small publishing company named POALAOF.
In August 2013, and in the presence of the Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Mrs Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, POALAOF published its first book, Portrait of a Legend and other Folks. This is a 300 page, gold embossed, hard cover book containing my original work over thirty-five years and with words by Jamaican legend Bob Marley. It is a reasonably priced book to both individuals and corporations and the self-published author is a trend that will become a mandatory element in the publishing business in the future. At this time POALAOF has succeeded in start-up but is still short of an important goal of obtaining adequate working capital.
I would now like to extend to my friends a golden opportunity to become a part of this potentially incredibly profitable business. To ease any concerns you might express about the risk involved, keep in mind that I am not asking for any large investment as I plan to offer a percentage of the profit after expenses. As a sole-trader, I can explain in more detail what that means, but rest assured that it will serve to allay any concerns you have about your own economic risk.
POALAOF has already separated itself from the competition because Portrait of a Legend and other Folks contains probably some of the last unpublished photographs of Bob Marley. POALAOF will also utilize the many social media outlets available on the Internet and will shortly have a dramatic web presence that is currently being created by a reputable web-site designer. Therefore, POALAOF will not be limited and will potentially have a global customer base. Market research has indicated that because there is a high Bob Marley fan base worldwide, Portrait of a Legend and other Folks will become affordable because with adequate investment, the printing of a larger stock of books will dramatically lower the cover price. POALAOF intention is also to fill the gap between the high-end, prohibitively expensive customized books, and the lack-lustre paper back lower end market. POALAOF will therefore offer an exciting alternative in the form of a memorable book that will also be affordable.
The global book market dwarfs those of films and music combined and the American market alone generate sales in excess of US $27 billion each year. Companies and multi-national corporations are experiencing more and more needs for gifts: congratulatory gifts, sympathy gifts, gifts to welcome a new high-level employee or simply to give thanks to a long-standing employee. In addition, the clientèle for corporate gifts is constantly expanding. Practically any kind of business represents an opportunity to provide steady revenue from an adequately priced book.
POALAOF cash flow is admittedly constricted and currently non-existent during this initial phase. Once adequate investment is secured for the production of a larger stock of books, revenues will begin to flow and POALAOF can then move toward publishing more affordable books and ebooks. Cash flow difficulties are faced by all new businesses and POALAOF is therefore not exempt. POALAOF also applied for a Small Business loan but currently there is an enormous amount of competition for these loans and with no adequate collateral POALAOF application was refused. Despite that however, I have pursued all possible avenues for investment capital and after three months, I believe it is now time to take a chance to ask those friends with long term visions to think positively about this opportunity.
Over a period of five years I conducted a great deal of research and am well aware of the risks involved in any new venture, but I firmly believe that this is a business opportunity that is bound to grow. Currently, there is very little competition and none of them have the unpublished images that adorn Portrait of a Legend and other Folks.
Please consider helping with much needed working capital because Portrait of a Legend and other Folks will become an important piece of documentary work in the future.
Thanking you.
Lindsay Oliver Donald. November, 2013.
Photograph: Mr Ron Vester.


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MY CHRISTMAS WISH LIST

DEAR SANTA,
HERE IS MY CHRISTMAS WISH LIST.

 

 

 

 

http://www.poalaofthebook.com/

 

 

 

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/kalikata-mbula.html

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8848203

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Steppin-Razor-Life-Peter-Tosh/dp/144175251X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384629540&sr=1-1&keywords=JOHN+MASOURI+STEPPING+RAZOR

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Bob-Marley-The-Making-Legend/dp/B00A30R8MU

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/A-Movement-Oku-Onuora/dp/B00CWGBVAS

 

http://www.amazon.com/Neville-Garrick/e/B001HD14VS

http://www.amazon.com/Bob-Marley-Son-Cedella-Booker/dp/product-description/0878332987

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Bob-Marley-Complete-Annotated-Bibliography/dp/0578039400

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/On-Road-Bob-Marley/dp/0615760961

A MAGNIFICENT PIECE OF ART AND HISTORY

'It is an absolute honour to have such a magnificent piece of art and history in my possession.....time and time again I look at those photographs and am blessed to see the people and places that are the Legends of my lifetime'. Maria Cherry - Lincolnshire, UK


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POALAOF IS A PICTORIAL BOOK

PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS is a PICTORIAL BOOK.
What is a PICTORIAL BOOK?

It is a book with "a page size big enough to carry a given image’s dynamic. The eye must be required to move about within the boundaries of the image, not encompass it all in one glance."

It is for display and is used to inspire conversation or alleviate boredom.

These books are usually quite large and filled primarily with photos, although they usually include some text to go with the images. A good PICTORIAL BOOK is equal parts decoration, affectation, and education.

A PICTORIAL BOOK offers a person the chance to subtly define elements of his or her personal tastes and interests. If a person's passion is reggae or photography then POALAOF is a must.

The PICTORIAL BOOK provides an experience that the Kindle cannot compete with.

Why does a PICTORIAL BOOK cost so much?

Beauty sells, and costly books are all about beauty, usually in the form of art or photography. The book itself becomes a piece of art, "something tactile, that you can hold and feel and see the quality of."

Are PICTORIAL BOOKS important for your children?

YES! They’re fantastic windows into worlds that most kids just don’t have the ability to experience on their own. While picture books often present big, lush illustrated landscapes – sometimes based on real life, but normally fictionalized – PICTORIAL BOOKS  present a completely different experience. PICTORIAL BOOKS are all about curation. They’re about collecting perspectives on the real world, gathering together that material, showing the connections between that material, and then presenting those collections in the most visually appealing way possible.

WHY SHOULD YOU INVEST IN PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS?

Because it makes a personal statement about yourself. When you invest in PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS  you are saying ‘This is what I like,’ and ‘This is what I know,’ and there’s no other type of book that can do that.”
There is something about a PICTORIAL BOOK that can tie a whole room together and bring it to another place.

PURCHASE PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS DIRECTLY FROM MY WEB PAGE.
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A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

WHY RASTA NO WRITE ABOUT HIMSELF? I AM HERE TO TELL YOU RASTA JUST DID. A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS. PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS.
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Over a whole heap of time now everyone write about Rasta. Well Rasta no write about himself. Over a whole period of time with talking to a lot of journalist to show them the right thing and they only read the wrong thing. I say we might as well try to see if we can really write some right things. That way people really can see that JAH comes from the right source more than it comes from what a man thinks you say. Ini say something and you don’t understand but if I would write it and you could read it and can understand it. You dig?

 

 

They say our blood run through our line. That means from Solomon. That lineage of that blood and our hearts are pure. And the prophets say Rasta come in for a longer time. It come up among conscious.

 

We are in touch with each other. We might have what you call the differences in the teachings of Rastafari. I believe that every house that His Majesty has must be united. Some men believe that only this house is right and that one is wrong and all the rest are wrong. I know that God never make a mistake. If H.I.M. have  a Twelve Tribe and H.I.M. have a Nyabinghi and H.I.M. have this then there must be a man somewhere that can bring all of this thing together. This is what kind of causes this thing with some people. Some Rastaman is more like, some Rasta goes to the work in a sense of do the work. I personally believe that I must help and do the work. Some men believe why all of this, leave everything to God. I don’t believe like that. I believe God helps those who help themselves. That means if something is going on I must make a move to change it although we are Rasta. It is what we call commitment. We want to get the whole thing together.

When we started this thing we were forever Rastas. We had no doubt about this. Is the world power that fight against Rasta. World power is the Devil and the Devil fight against God and God name is Rastafari.

You have to dance to JAH music. It is the whole thing that is in your head. You just have to forget your troubles and dance. Dance to JAH music and get your culture. From your culture we move to progress. What you are going to do is dance to JAH music. Dancing to JAH music is educating yourself culturally towards His Majesty. Rasta it is not just dance it is dancing to JAH music. They can walk JAH walk and talk JAH talk. Run JAH run and doing the things JAH way. Just do it JAH way which is righteous. Dance a righteous dance.

Some of the people that it would be good to hear are Burning Spear, Bunny Livingston, Black Disciples, Dennis Brown, Israel Vibration and Culture.

Everybody have to stay root. Because you have root there like Aston Barrett and Carlton Barrett. You can’t return to the roots. You have to be the root. Because if you were to return to the root then you were a leaf and they you would drop off. You must be the root.

It is roots we deal with. If one man gets to giddy and another man getting giddy that means you are going to get psychedelic.

That is what I really work for. My success is black people unity and the unity of all black people coming together. That makes me to be who I want to be. I want to be a man living with my people feeling free and I unity. It is what him supposed to really require for them life. Because of economic struggle really can’t reach a certain stage. It is not money. Money in not black man redemption. Seen. Money is not unity. Black people unity is the power of god. Black people have to know that. No money can do this thing. It has to be unified and unity is strength. We have to unite. The people who make us united them force us to be united because them set up them own things. It’s either you agree with them or something else if you agree. We have to unite ourselves. Who are we talking about? Rome or Rome strategy. Rome claim them conquer. InI say no. His Majesty is the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah. Seen. All I really want is the peace. We call it peace. We want to call it black man unity. Rastafari represent blackness and righteousness. Anytime a black man can’t find his roots, his roots are Rastafari. Seen. Your black roots are Rastafari and from that you have life. Your roots are Rastafari and that is why I speak so much about black. It is because InI black and black is right. Seen. You couldn’t say white or something else. If we say black it is because black right. When a black man respects his own dignity and can find himself with Rastafari, in the lineage of King Solomon and David. If he can’t find his roots there he doesn’t have any roots. If a black man don’t find his roots in the roots of King Solomon and King David up to His Imperial Emperor Haile I Selassie I then him don’t have no roots. I would like him to try to search his roots. Don’t search in the wrong place. The black man has no roots in Rome.

 

Reggae is heart music and it comes from the people in Jamaica. It is a music within its own self. Music is family and you cannot separate it. You can separate lyrics but not music.

Am I a new Haile Selassie, a prophet leader? No mon, no mon… no… no… no. A man never turn his own corner and try it. It is just some philosophy. Do you know what I mean? That means it save everyone you see. I respect them. Just like when I get my vision it feel like every man a get to their own turf. Then you would know that God, our God and no one else. Mad mon. You can’t be them type a thing, you must be one of these things and you not a prophet. I know I sing a couple of truths and I educate my own self. And through God so help the living and to make other people listen.

  

Your conscious comes in front of your eye. Smoking herb is freedom. If you want to be free, just smoke herb.

I wouldn’t say reggae and Rasta is the same thing. Reggae is the beat of the music that carries on RASTA. It is a way of expressing Rasta way of thinking. It is a way of communicating to more people because sometimes when you listen to reggae you might not hear the words. You hear the bass line, you might hear the drummer and you love that. You keep listening and you are going to hear the words. One day you understand what I say so Rasta is reggae and reggae is a beat that carry Rasta.

 

 

When you unite you have to come together. You can’t live in a bastion and unite. The whole 144,000 have to unite in one place together and sing one song or say one prayer. No one knows about it or has experienced what that is going to be. Seen. That is what prophecy says must happen. The people have to unite and the only thing that can unite the people right now is reality himself, which is God. God said H.I.M. shall return with a new name which is Rastafari.

Where two or more gather in my name God is there. That means the people that come want to know one thing and that is Rasta. Even for the hour or the half hour it is one vibe in Rastafari and it is good for them.

 

Do I feel any closer to my own sons than to somebody else? To tell you the truth I really love all children. No one is special.

I will tell you something. If I would go to Africa today I would draw a million people.

Rasta is Christianity. It is not like the church thing because the church is the church. A church is a building and people go to the church now and praise God. The people in the church believe they have to die and they don’t go to heaven. The Rastaman believe in life after going through all this sufferation to accept life for whatever it is. Life is life.

 

I feel very strongly about this album because it is for the right cause. It brings back the beautification of all Africans like Marcus Garvey preached about. The album is really about the unity.

Clean up your heart from pure wickedness and remember Rasta.

Well I feel very strongly about this album. Because  the unification of all Africans like Marcus Garvey preached about. So that is what happen  and what we really deal about. The Unity.

 

  

We don’t have any friends. We don’t look for sympathizers. Rasta doesn’t want any sympathizers. You are either Rasta or you are not. Rasta is not a thing you can sympathize with.

 

 

The artist is always for the people at all times.

 

We had a brother Joe Higgs used to tutor us but at that time it was Ska.

 

  

Am I married? No. Do I have any children? Yes I have a couple of children in Jamaica. I can’t deal with the western ways of life. I must live by the laws of His Majesty. If it is not the laws of His Majesty then I can make my own law. I don’t say I got to make you love me. It is either His Majesty’s law or I can make my own. What I know is all those other laws are made by men and I am a man too. I don’t think they are a great law to me.

  

I went to reasoning sometimes for Rasta. Planno is a strong Rasta, very strong. What we are talking about is food for the spirit. The more you about this the more you are stronger. If you don’t talk about it you get weak.

We don’t overwork ourselves. We don’t deal with the clock in time.

 

They fight against everything that is good. They fight against the herb. Do you know why them fight against the herb? Because when you smoke herb you can communicate better with each other. You start to realize the same being living in this is living in that. So you get InI instead of me, you and him. The god that bring division. But if it is I, then who says one I? That means God live in I and is God living in the I.

 

Am I competing with Peter Tosh? Well I don’t compete. I don’t compete. I don’t compete.

  

Smile you are in Jamaica because we’re African.

 

 

Woman is our mother.

 

 

The government sometimes don’t like how we talk. We are outspoken. They want to keep hiding things. Now we just get up and say black man you are from Africa. Meanwhile they say you must be Jamaican. You have to be a Jamaican and we know the truth is we are Africans. Because it is so important for them to tell you we have to be Jamaicans. It is important for us to be who we want to be. I want to be Africa. We Africans can live peacefully. So just don’t try to tell me and don’t put me in something you want me to be in. I have to be what I am. And that is what causes the problem and causes violence sometime.

 

  

JAH RASTAFARI. His Majesty is the Prince of Peace and through history and the future we know that this peace is the Inity of black people and it must start in Jamaica. In Jamaica the Rastamon know Rastafari from a knownful dignity and a Rastamon’s roots. The peace that the youth call for today is to unite black people univershally over the earth in their own roots which is Rastafari. We know that black people must be united and the only power that can unite black people is God. Black people are very, very near to God. Seen. God said He shall return with a new name and it shall be RASTAFARI. This peace has come about through His Imperial Majesty. Because H.I.M. gave the youth a work to do and that is to unite black people univershally through the spirit of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile I Selassie I Rastafari.

 

The root of black culture is really here in Jamaica. The Rastamon represent the root of blackness. Noah has three sons. Ham, Shem and Japheth. Seen. The black man has his own culture. The white man has his own way of doing things. The man from Shem has his own way of doing things. The black people know from going through slavery and all the bad treatment that has come upon us for such a long time up till now. When people go to school they learn of Marco Polo instead of learning of Haile Selassie and Marcus Garvey or Simeon Rueben, Levi, Issachar and all of these Sons of Jacob. Instead they learn about men named Christopher Columbus and Marco Polo. You find the people can’t get that kind of feeling and I am a little bit worried, because they really can’t get through this education. For it really comes to Rasta. Rastafari come’s as a new teaching because when them get this old wine it is hard for them to see these things. I mean think about what they have been taught. Seen. Forget that and go with Rastafari is God. God wouldn’t fool anyone. If H.I.M. should return as King of Kings Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah then he will return as that and no one can stop it. We have great faith in God because we know God. We know when God say I shall return with a new name and my name shall be dreadful and powerful among the heathen and H.I.M. shall return as King of Kings Lord of Lords Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah. We know that no one else could come in this name except His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile I Selassie who had revealed himself as Christ in his kingly character. Seen. And is God. Seen. He set the example of how man should live and follow. That is whole way to truth and life and peace and ever live and love and everything.

 

 

We truly express Rasta through reggae. Music is a univershal language.

  

Plenty parts in Kingston is like government land and we capture it an build little small shanty houses. You know what shanty houses is? You just make them up and live there then after a while government come an chase we off the land.  We go somewhere an capture again. Is certain part of Kingston is slum applied. You know Ghetto business.

 

There are reggae artists and they play quality music. QUALITY REGGAE. Every song is a sign. What happens is that it is God inside of you.