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by David Adjmi (Author)From David Adjmi the virtuosic playwright dubbed one of the "best and most original theatre artists of a generation" by Vogue come a wholly original one-woman show. Elective Affinities takes the audience into the apartment of Alice a witty octogenarian offering a funny and savage portrait of cultured life promising to initiate a vital discourse about what it means to be civilized. Number of Pages: 18 Dimensions: 0.04 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: December 31, 2014

The Emmet War - Warriors' End - Paperback

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by Robert A. Liddycoat (Author)In the year 2130 the Emmet War was at a turning point. The Emmets were without a Gyne thanks to Williams' Warriors who had died while luring the Prime Gyne to her death on a lonely mountain. Now the remnants of the Warriors were without cause. Spurned by those they fought to save they seek a haven to retire to. Once the haven was found it turns out that the War has followed them. Once again, they are thrust into a War where local citizens are not friendly. The e...

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by William Shakespeare (Author)Love and Deception--Hortensio and Gremio are competing suitors for the hand of the beautiful Bianca. However Bianca's father will not let her wed until after her older sister Katherina has wed. Unfortunately Katherina is known as an ill-tempered shrew and as a result has no prospects. Hortensio and Gremio agree to work together to find someone to marry Katherina so that they will be free to compete for Bianca. But nothing proceeds as expected. Number of Pages: 1...

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by Hugo Timbrell (Author)Country is cool now - I think it's cool Conor is 17. He lives with his mum in Croydon. He works at a leisure centre. He's gay. Life is not what he expected, and he's worried he might be... well, a loser. He dreams of moving away, of being noticed, of being a somebody. When he hears about an opportunity to perform on stage at the very questionable Croydon People's Day, he hatches a plan to indulge his passion of Country Western dancing and show the world just how cool ...

A Crazy Little Caf? Called Love! - Paperback

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by Luigi Jannuzzi (Author)Comedy! Romance! A fast-paced day. All served up in a crazy little caf?! Linda has a blind date, Bob is casting a movie, the waitress likes the monk, old Mr. Philips wants a s?ance and the bride's dad is livid! Throw in a frantic bride, her theatrical mother, a dancing nun and an apologetic groom, and you have a comic hit! And all happening one crazy day in the one-set Love Caf?. Flexible casting makes it perfect for all theatres, schools, and organizations! Number o...

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by Madelaine Brauner Landry (Author)John Brauner, my father, was a radioman in the Infantry during World War II. He arrived in Italy in early 1945, as part of General Mark Clark's 5th Army. By early spring, he was stationed in Northern Italy, where he met Mafalda Riccadonna, who became his friend and correspondent until 1950. After his death in 1980, my siblings and I began searching through the contents of his US Army trunk, which was filled with souvenirs, memorabilia, and personal letters....

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by Friedrich Schiller (Author)Schiller was profoundly shaken by the failure of the French Revolution and devoted many of his greatest works to debating the true nature of freedom. Here, in scenes alternating between the palace of Westminster and the prison at Fotheringhay, he shows us a captive heroine rising above her suffering to gain in insight and spiritual depth. The deceitful and indecisive Elizabeth, trapped by the cruel demands of Realpolitik, can achieve worldly victory only at a ter...

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by Kate Mulvany (Author)Abigail is a teenager who doesn't quite fit in. She's new in The Rocks, old in her dress sense, and stuck in the middle of her parents' messy separation. She can't wait to get away from all of it. When a street game played by the neighbourhood kids conjures up a mysterious girl, Abigail follows her down twisting alleyways to find herself stuck somewhere strangely familiar and yet entirely strange: The Rocks ... in 1873. Abigail must first work out where on earth she is...

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by Yussef El Guindi (Author)No matter where you live, the ups and downs of married life are universal. For a middle-aged American couple traveling to Egypt on a business trip-slash-vacation, their relationship is put to the test when an old connection leads to new temptation. As the eager tourists strive to connect with Egyptian culture in an authentic way, they end up getting more than they bargained for as long-dormant marital issues begin to percolate. Drawing from the political, cultural,...

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by Oli Forsyth (Author)"A plane fell out of the sky, and we happened to be on it" A man hijacks a plane. The plane begins to fall. Fight or flight. Back on the ground, survivors Ray and Sylvia struggle to reconcile their responses to this life-changing event. As cracks appear in their relationship, one closes themselves off, the other can't focus on anything else. A gripping story of the people we become in the aftermath of catastrophe from writer Oli Forsyth. This edition was published to ...

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by Andrew Davies (Author), Jane Austen (Based on a Book by)This delightful stage adaptation of Austen's most popular novel was written by Andrew Davies, author of the iconic 1995 BBC TV adaptation. In Georgian England, when it was customary for only male heirs to inherit an estate, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet live in some comfort, but as they have five daughters and no son, it is imperative that the girls marry well. Hopes rise when Mr. Bingley, a rich bachelor, rents the nearby Netherfield estate. H...

Deathtrap: 'A Thriller in Two Acts' - Paperback

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by Ira Levin (Author), Nicholas Levin (Introduction by)Ira Levin's Broadway triumph Deathtrap melds gasp-out-loud thrills with laugh-out-loud laughs in a murderously entertaining "who'll-do-it" of a play, within a play, within a ... Once-successful Sidney Bruhl has only a string of recent flops to his credit when he's sent an instant hit of a thriller written by a former student. Is Sidney desperate enough to kill in order to claim the work as his own? Envy, ambition, betrayal, and hidden age...

Shibari Suspensions: A Step by Step Guide - Paperback

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by Gestalta (Author)The art of Japanese-style rope bondage has become increasingly popular in recent years both for its beautiful visual aspect, and for the intimacy it creates between tying partners. This detailed reference book of fundamental suspension techniques will help you understand both the ties and the body that is tied. Its easy-to- use structure encourages you to think creatively and adapt everything to your own needs. It emphasises learning for both riggers and models by explaini...

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by Khaled Hosseini (Author)Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, the #1 New York Times bestseller A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love. "Just as good, if not better, than Khaled Hosseini's best-selling first book, The Kite Runner."--Newsweek Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful,...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Sylvan Barnet (Editor)The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's incomparable tragic play. "To be, or not to be: that is the question" There is arguably no work of fiction quoted as often as William Shakespeare's Hamlet. This haunting tragedy of a troubled Danish prince devoted to avenging his father's death has captivated audiences for centuries. This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes: - An overview of Shakespeare's life, worl...

Carson the Magnificent - Library Binding

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by Bill Zehme (Author), Mike Thomas (Author) Dimensions: 1.12 x 8.65 x 5.84 IN Publication Date: November 27, 2024 Large Print: Yes

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by William Shakespeare (Author), René Weis (Editor)This edition offers a fully modernized text of one of Shakespeare's most fascinating plays. Henry IV, Part 2 is the only play in the canon whose structure almost exactly mirrors that of its predecessor, and thereby affords unique perspectives on Shakespeare's art and craft. Far from being the impoverished country cousin of an illustrious work, Part 2 introduces unforgettable new characters like Pistol and Shallow, and memorable minor players ...

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by Henrik Ibsen (Author), Christopher Fry (Author), Johann Fillinger (Author)This translation is based upon the Norwegian text in the Centenary Edition of Ibsen's collected works. It provides a close account of the quality of Ibsen's play by reproducing as nearly as possible not only the meaning in the literal sense but the verse forms that constitute so much of the substance and dramatic structure of the original. It makes an important contribution to those studying Peer Gynt in English, as ...

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by David Shrigley (Author)Get Your Sh*t Together is the first book that exclusively features recent artwork in color by beloved British artist David Shrigley. This volume celebrates Shrigley's absurd, deadpan sensibility through both his signature drawing style and accompanying text. Organized by chapters with titles such as Stupid, Nonsense, Dirt, Fear, Paranoia, Love, and Self Delusion, this collection is sure to delight die-hard Shrigley fans and new ones alike. This is the largest-format ...

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by Ricko Donovan (Author) Number of Pages: 316 Dimensions: 0.71 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 28, 2024

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by Levon Rider (Author)Esmeralda "Emmy" Martinez is a girl of many dreams: designing clothes, falling in love, and having a family. There's only one thing in the way of all that: her father, George. George dreamed of being a successful musician but couldn't manage to succeed. After learning of his daughter's talent, he turns his dream into a family project. Now Emmy's whole life has consisted of school, work, and not much else. Then Aiden Richards joins the band, broadening Emmy's whole world...

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by Tammie Campbell (Author), Everett Escobar (Illustrator), Aerias Hurd (Editor in Chief)In No Place Like Home, readers find a deeply compassionate guide designed to uplift, encourage, and empower survivors of sexual, mental, emotional, and physical abuse. This transformative book is created for those who are ready to reclaim their voices and embark on a journey of healing. It acknowledges the depth of pain that comes from trauma and offers a path forward, balancing introspection, self-love,...

The Routledge Companion to African American Theatre and Performance - Paperback

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by Kathy A. Perkins (Editor), Sandra L. Richards (Editor), Renée Alexander Craft (Editor)The Routledge Companion to African American Theatre and Performance is an outstanding collection of specially written essays that charts the emergence, development, and diversity of African American Theatre and Performance-from the nineteenth-century African Grove Theatre to Afrofuturism. Alongside chapters from scholars are contributions from theatre makers, including producers, theatre managers, choreog...

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by Moira Buffini (Author)Set in a city named Thebes, somewhere in the 20th century, the play is introduced by a militia sergeant named Miletus and two child soldiers under his command, Scud and Megeara. They discover the body of Polynices, a warlord in the recently-ended civil war and brother of Antigone and Ismene. Meanwhile, Ismene and the new female president of Thebes, Eurydice, widow of Creon get ready for the arrival of Theseus, fi rst citizen of the powerful democratic state of Athens,...

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by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Author), Jeremy McCarter (Author)A backstage pass to the groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Eleven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, including the award-winning libretto, behind-the-scenes photos and interviews, and exclusive footnotes from composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda, now streaming on Disney+ with the original cast. Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as revolutionary as its subject...

Springboard Shakespeare: Macbeth - Paperback

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by Ben Crystal (Author)Macbeth is one of the most popular and bloody of Shakespeare's tragedies. This accessible introduction offers a springboard into the play, taking a hands-on, performance-based approach, exploring the challenges and the rewards it presents to actors, audiences and students. Springboard Shakespeare: Macbeth has a three-part structure: whether you're watching or reading, Ben Crystal takes you through exactly what you need to know Before, During and After the play. He comb...

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production - Hardcover

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by J. K. Rowling (Author), Jack Thorne (Author), John Tiffany (Author)The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later. Based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne, a play by Jack Thorne.It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and father of three school-age children.While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son, Albus, must strug...

Nkjv, Reference Bible, Compact, Leathersoft, Teal, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version - Imitation Leather

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by Thomas Nelson (Author)An easy-to-carry Bible that easily fits in a purse or backpack with cross references allowing this Bible to be an ideal choice to take with you wherever you go.Reading the Bible on the go? This compact-sized edition was designed with you in mind. Even though this Bible is small, you don't have to compromise size for readability. Plus, thousands of cross references are conveniently located at the end of verses to help you make connections throughout Scripture.Trusted b...

KJV, Pew Bible, Large Print, Hardcover, Burgundy, Red Letter Edition - Hardcover

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by Thomas Nelson (Author)The Thomas Nelson KJV Pew Bible Large Print Edition has long been a trusted and durable Bible for use in churches and various worship settings. This edition is published in large KJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to be the most readable at any size.The classic King James Version, one of the most influential and beautiful works of art in the English language, continues to be the standard translation for numerous churches and milli...

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by Richard Bean (Author)"'For Those in Peril on the Sea' makes dying at sea sound like something noble, patriotic. Whereas their husband, son or father has died for one half of a fish and chip supper..." February 1976. In freezing weather off the coast of Iceland, the sidewinder Graham Greene ices up, heels over, and sinks in seconds, taking fifteen of her crew with her. Such are the realities of the brutal world ofarctic fishing. On impulse, despised trawlerowner Donald Claxton flies to Reyk...

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by Arzhang Pezhman (Author)I'd be hunted there, for the greed of this nation and they won't even give me a place to hide here... but yes, tell me about home, why not? How is home? Rebin, an Iraqi-Kurd with no safe passage home, has been stuck in the UK immigration system for almost a decade, which has given him plenty of time to get into a routine. Work. The local hand carwash, under the nurturing eye of the manager, Destan, an Iranian-Kurd and the discerning eye of the owner- Shapur, a proud...

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by Aubrey Taylor (Author)Like Father, like Son. Ryan Cody fell in love the day he laid eyes on Lorraine Field and loved her with every piece of his DNA until the day she died. This is their story. Number of Pages: 136 Dimensions: 0.32 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: January 01, 2025