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by Enda Walsh (Author)One of the most dazzling wordsmiths of contemporary theater, and one who has a direct conduit to our wanting hearts.--GuardianSuperbly talented.--Paul Muldoon, The Times Literary SupplementA writer who deserves to be better known in this country.--The New York TimesFrom the author of The Walworth Farce and The New Electric Ballroom--works whose joint publication was named one of the best books of 2009 by The Times Literary Supplement--comes an adaptation of Homer's Odyss...

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: Revised by the Author - Paperback

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by Edward Albee (Author)A bitter marriage unravels in Edward Albee's darkly humorous play--winner of the Tony Award for Best Play. "Twelve times a week," answered actress Uta Hagen when asked how often she'd like to play Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In the same way, audiences and critics alike could not get enough of Edward Albee's masterful play. A dark comedy, it portrays husband and wife George and Martha in a searing night of dangerous fun and games. By the evening's end, a s...

Hamlet: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English - Paperback

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Sparknotes (Author)Shakespeare everyone can understand--now in this new EXPANDED edition of HAMLET! Why fear Shakespeare? By placing the words of the original play next to line-by-line translations in plain English, this popular guide makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone. And now it features expanded literature guide sections that help students study smarter. The expanded sections include: Five Key Questions: Five frequently asked questions about major ...

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by Anne Carson (Translator), Aeschylus (Author), Sophocles (Author)In An Oresteia, the classicist Anne Carson combines three different versions of the tragedy of the house of Atreus -- A iskhylos' Agamemnon, Sophokles' Elektra and Euripides' Orestes. After the murder of her daughter Iphigeneia by her husband, Agamemnon, Klytaimestra exacts a mother's revenge, murdering Agamemnon and his mistress, Kassandra. Displeased with Klytaimestra's actions, Apollo calls on her son, Orestes, to avenge hi...

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Report copyright infringementby Carl Miller (Author)A fast-paced and emotionally gripping modern adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic gothic thriller, Carl Miller's Frankenstein places the primal struggle between creator and created in a provocative contemporary setting, exploring Artificial Intelligence, virtual reality, emotional learning and what it means to be post-human.Author BiographyCarl Miller was the Artistic Director of the Young People's programme at the Royal Court Theatre from 1...

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Report copyright infringementby Sarah Rutherford (Author)Sam's dead at fifteen. It's a social media thing. Maybe. When bereaved mother and chaplain Thea sets off on a mission tofollow her daughter somehow, she's joined on her journey by bickeringteen twins Billie and Lenny, plus Gil - a lost soul whose life collideswith theirs in a way that can only ever get messy.Author BiographySarah Rutherford worked as an actor for over a decade before becoming a playwright and screenwriter. She was the i...

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Report copyright infringementby J. a. Carter-Winward (Author)A play about what happens when 3 couples decide to take love off-line. Carter-Winward exposes the chinks in technology's ability to facilitate real and rewarding relationships. The play covers both generational and technological conflicts that are current sources of relationship stress in today's culture. Number of Pages: 56 Dimensions: 0.12 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication ...

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Report copyright infringementby J. a. Carter-Winward (Author)A play exploring what happens when three couples attempt to take love off-line. Carter-Winward explores technology's impact on our notions of romance and fidelity, across generations and across technological platforms. Number of Pages: 56 Dimensions: 0.13 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: August 25, 2014

The Honor Of A Cowboy: A Comedy Drama In Four Acts (1906)

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Ulrich (Author)The Honor of a Cowboy is a comedic drama in four acts, written by Charles Ulrich and originally published in 1906. The play tells the story of a cowboy named Jack, who is falsely accused of stealing a valuable diamond necklace. Despite his innocence, Jack is shunned by his community and must clear his name to regain his honor. Along the way, he encounters a cast of colorful characters, including a scheming villain, a spunky heroine, and a...

Philosophaster, a New Comedy Written in 1606

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Burton (Author), Jr. Jr. Democritus (Author), Democritus Jr. (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that...

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Report copyright infringementby Edouard Schure (Author)The Sacred Drama of Eleusis by Edouard Schure is a book that explores the mysteries of the ancient Greek religious festival known as the Eleusinian Mysteries. The festival was held annually in the city of Eleusis and was considered to be one of the most important events in the ancient Greek religious calendar. The book delves into the history and mythology surrounding the festival, as well as the rituals and ceremonies that were performed...

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by David Lindsay-Abaire (Author)A Pulitzer Prize-winning play about carrying on in the shadow of loss.Author BiographyDavid Lindsay-Abaire is the Pulitzer-winning author of Rabbit Hole, which was made into a feature film. He is the author of Good People, Fuddy Meers, Wonder of the World, A Devil Inside and Kimberly Akimbo, as well as the book and lyrics to Shrek the Musical. He has written the screenplays for Rabbit Hole, Rise of the Guardians and Oz: The Great and Powerful. Born in South Bos...

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Report copyright infringementby Stephanie Riggs (Author)For centuries, Western storytellers have centered stories around character and plot-and interactive media has largely followed. But as technology transforms how we create and experience stories, these traditional frameworks create an unavoidable conflict. Riggs weaves together insights from science, storytelling, and today's technology to unlock new possibilities for story, offering a bold new direction for the future. Revolutionary, res...

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Report copyright infringementby Yvonne Akpofure (Author)Meet the lawyer who swapped legal briefs for love letters - and occasionally, a strongly worded text.In this witty, laugh-out-loud memoir on dating and friendships, she spills the tea on holiday antics, Hinge disasters, and the wild ride of modern love - which is almost always the talking point of the girls' group chat.With a passport busier than her love life, a wardrobe full of party outfits, and a heart that refuses to give up, she's...

Fleabag: The Special Edition (Tcg) - Paperback

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by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Author)Adapted into the Hit TV Series, Winner of Six 2019 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Celebrate the incredible journey of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's outrageously funny, blazingly forthright Fleabag, from fringe theatre hit to international cultural phenomenon, in this special edition--featuring the original playscript, never-before-seen color photos, and exclusiv...

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Report copyright infringementby Willie Gibbs (Author), Dameon Gibbs (Contribution by)Experience and relive The Hole, it is a true inspiring story in which a young man desperately struggled to overcome The Hole. To him the streets of Baltimore city was The Hole, it was a place that had bind and consumed his life, it gave some but took more. Surviving in the streets he had to watch as the drug game sucked many of his friends and family down into its dark abyss like the black hole it truly was. ...

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Report copyright infringementby Callista Bowright (Author)ABOUT THE BOOKOlivia comes from a simple Lancashire background, where her terrible, traumatic childhood leads on to further drama, pain, and tragedy, which mould her into a tough, beautiful fighter. Sophie is raised in wealth and comfort; she has the education, talent, and intellect but no confidence. She struggles, in her hippy way, through similar life experiences - and appalling losses - with nervous bravery. Both are sensual, raunc...

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Report copyright infringementby Samantha Barrett (Author)Forgive me, father, for I am a sinner...I have three masked men who ravish me.I want to do dirty things with my stepbrothers.I made a naughty video with my masked men.But I pictured them as my stepbrothers the whole time.Forgive me, Father, my sins have names, and they are all brothers. But some sins feel too damn good to regret. Number of Pages: 138 Dimensions: 0.32 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: Oc...

Four Great Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew/A Midsummer Night's Dream/Twelfth Night/The Tempest - Paperback

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by William Shakespeare (Author)Four of the Bard's most famous comedies--including The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, and The Tempest. "Comedies," as one of William Shakespeare's contemporaries wrote, "begin in trouble and end in peace." This is certainly true of the four masterworks selected for this collection, each of which represents a significant stage in the Bard's development as a writer. Reading these plays, we sample the whole comic spectrum of the Eliz...

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Sgaglio (Author) Number of Pages: 326 Dimensions: 0.81 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: August 30, 2025

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by Christopher Marlowe (Author), Sylvan Barnet (Editor), Sylvan Barnet (Introduction by)The classic Elizabethan play, with new material From the Elizabethan period's second-biggest dramatist comes the story of Faustus, a brilliant scholar who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for limitless knowledge and powerful black magic.Author BiographyChristopher Marlowe (1564-1593) was born in Canterbury the year of Shakespeare's birth. Like Shakespeare, he was of a prosperous middle-class famil...

Four Great Tragedies: Hamlet; Othello; King Lear; Macbeth - Paperback

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Sylvan Barnet (Introduction by)The greatest tragic plays of William Shakespeare--including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. What is tragedy? The Elizabethans defined it as a "lofty" play showing "personages of great state" caught up in a "lamentable" action that "beginneth prosperously and endeth unfortunately." Whether judged by this or any other standard, the plays selected for this collection are considered to be the four central works of Shakespear...

The Garden Party: And Other Plays - Paperback

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by Vaclav Havel (Author), Vaaclav Havel (Author)Back JacketGathered together here for the first time are seven plays that span Havel's career from his early days at the Theater of the Balustrade through the Prague Spring, Charter 77, and the repeated imprisonments that made Havel's name into a rallying cry and propelled him to the leadership of his country. They include The Garden Party, The Increased Difficulty of Concentration, Mistake, the Vanek trilogy of Audience, Unveiling, and Protest,...

The Vagina Monologues: 20th Anniversary Edition - Paperback

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by Eve Ensler (Author), Jacqueline Woodson (Foreword by)A landmark in women's empowerment--as relevant as ever in the age of #MeToo--that honors female sexuality in all its complexity It's been more than twenty years since Eve Ensler's international sensation The Vagina Monologues gave birth to V-Day, the radical, global grassroots movement to end violence against women and girls. This special edition features six never-before-published monologues, a new foreword by National Book Award winner...

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...

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by Jesse Eisenberg (Author), John Patrick Shanley (Introduction by)The Revisionist, the second play by the award-winning actor and regular New Yorker contributor Jesse Eisenberg, is a stunning exploration of obsession, secrets, and the nature of family. The play had its world premiere at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York in spring 2013, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Vanessa Redgrave and directed by Kip Fagan. In The Revisionist, young writer David arrives in Poland with a crippling case of w...

The Maid Of The Oaks: A New Dramatic Entertainment. As It Is Performed At The Theatre-royal, In Drury-lane

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Report copyright infringementby John Burgoyne (Author)A one-act comic play by John Burgoyne, a late 18th century British playwright and politician. The play explores themes of love and class struggle, and was well-received in its time.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you m...

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Report copyright infringementby Adams Actor (Author), Misty Garcia (Editor)America's liberal youth is captivated by the Spiritualist phenomenon sweeping the country during the prohibition era of 1923. Tipping tables, levitating chairs and rapps on walls raise national attention.At the height of the movement are the most prominent mediums and channelers the United States has ever come to witness. Edgar Cayce, Helena Blavatsky and Three Spanish Dames are at the center of announcement, but anoth...

Just Play Like You Do in the Basement: Coming of Age as the Drummer for the Greatest Entertainer in the World

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Report copyright infringementby Rick Porrello (Author)This trade paperback edition features more than fifty B&W photographs, including numerous never-before-seen images of Sammy Davis, Jr.In this intimate and inspirational coming-of-age memoir, Ricky Porrello takes readers from the basement music room of his boyhood to glittering showrooms and theaters around the world. He recounts his unlikely rise from a dedicated young jazz drummer to performing with top-tier musicians in the orchestra...

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Report copyright infringementby Breasjia McCoy (Author)From her very first breath, Breasjia McCoy's life was a fight. Born into chaos, betrayal, and heartbreak, she never knew safety, comfort, or peace - only survival. Pain from the Very Beginning is a raw and unfiltered memoir about growing up without love, hustling in the streets at twelve, facing abandonment from family, enduring toxic relationships, homelessness, and heartbreak - and still finding the strength to rise. Through every strug...

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Report copyright infringementby Verilyn Jackson-Downing (Author)Verilyn Jackson-Downing grew up in Louisiana within a close-knit Black community with strong family values and church involvement. As an older child, her family relocated to Pennsylvania, where she faced the realities of race, school integration, and self-discovery. After college, where Verilyn majored in Recreation, she broke barriers when she was hired as the first Black female Correctional Activities Specialist working with ma...

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by Euripides (Author), Michael Collier (Editor), Georgia Machemer (Editor)The Greek Tragedy in New Translations series is based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves, or who work in collaboration with poets, can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of the great Greek writers. These new translations are more than faithful to the original text, going beyond the literal meaning in order to evoke the poetic intensity and rich metaphorical texture ...