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Five One Act Plays - The Dear Departed - Fancy Free - The Master of the House - Phipps - The Fifth Commandment - Paperback

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by Stanley Houghton (Author)This early works is a fascinating collection of plays and still an interesting read today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 104 Dimensions: 0.25 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 27, 2009

The Complete Plays - Richard Brinsley Sheridan - Paperback

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by Jean S. Cruickshanks (Author)Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 522 Dimensions: 1.16 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: November 22, 2010

The Art of Playwriting - Being a Practical Treatise on the Elements of Dramatic Construction - Intended for the Playwrite, the Student and the Dramati - Paperback

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by Alfred Hennequin (Author)This classic book offers a lesson in the art of playwriting, and would be a valuable addition on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the subject. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 212 Dimensions: 0.48 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Pu...

Seeing Things: From Shakespeare to Pixar - Paperback

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by Alan Ackerman (Author)Alan Ackerman charts the dynamic history of interactions between showing and knowing in Seeing Things, a richly interdisciplinary study which illuminates changing modes of perception and modern representational media. Number of Pages: 192 Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 20, 2011

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by William Shakespeare (Author)Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's famous play, "Hamlet". Featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare, it is a must for Shakespeare enthusiasts and newcomers alike. Set in Denmark, "Hamlet" is a tale of murder, revenge and madness. Prince Hamlet is visited by the ghostly apparition of his father who instructs him to avenge his death, caused by the hands of Hamlet's uncle, Claudius. As ...

A Beginner's Guide to Screen Writing - Step by Step Instructions to Plot, Character and Continuity. Including Exercises to Complete at the End of Each - Paperback

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by Howard T. Dimick (Author)A classic guide to creating and writing your first screenplay, including chapters on, basic problems, plot and plotting, externalizing the play, surprise or the unforeseen, character development and much more. Number of Pages: 172 Dimensions: 0.4 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: April 06, 2012

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by Ernest Lindgren (Author)Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 62 Dimensions: 0.15 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: April 05, 2012

The Film Camera - A Guide for the Amateur Film Maker in the Basic Control of a Camera - Paperback

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by Arthur Pereira (Author)Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 102 Dimensions: 0.24 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: April 05, 2012

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by Zetta Elliott (Author)girl/power: While in the custody of Child Protective Services, two underage girls compare their relationships with the men accused of exploiting them. Brotherhood: Upon his release from prison, Von returns to his foster mother's home hoping to build a new life with the remnants of his family. But with the house on the brink of foreclosure, Von must confront the forces of change that have transformed the world he left behind. Deluged: A young woman conducting research ...

A Guide to the Amateur Film Director - Including Chapters on the Production Side, Camera Direction and Shot Breakdown - Paperback

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by Various (Author)Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 116 Dimensions: 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: April 05, 2012

Power and Glory - A Drama in Three Acts - Paperback

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by Karel Čapek (Author)Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 98 Dimensions: 0.23 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: September 20, 2012

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by Henry James (Author)This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1895 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Henry James was born in New York City in 1843. One of thirteen children, James had an unorthodox early education, switching between schools, private tutors and private reading.. James published his first story, 'A Tragedy of Error', in the Continental Monthly in 1864, when he was twenty years old. In 1876, he emigrated to London, where ...

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by Charlie Moodie (Author)A collection of short stories and plays links characters on the edge of self-destruction with their favorite watering holes- highlighting their stream of whiskey consciousness. Sidle up to a bar stool and stake a claim. In Next Whiskey Bar: Stories, Plays, and Drunk Talk, Charlie Moodie shares an eclectic collection of entertaining tales that bring to life the kinds of lonely characters who teeter on the periphery of self-destruction, lurk in dark watering holes, and...

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by Kentaro Sato (Editor), Jean Webster (Author)Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1912 novel by an American writer Jean Webster, and is the most well-known work by the author. It is read by people around the world, and is widely considered to be one of the top greatest books of all time.Wiseman Project is proud to present Classics series, new editions of the timeless classics. The series is well suited for young readers and eager students of English as a second language. Some expressions in the original pu...

Conversations with Terrence McNally - Paperback

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by Raymond-Jean Frontain (Editor)Arriving in New York at the tail end of what has been termed the "Golden Age" of Broadway and the start of the Off-Broadway theater movement, Terrence McNally (1938-2020) first established himself as a dramatist of the absurd and a biting social critic. He quickly recognized, however, that one is more likely to change people's minds by first changing their hearts, and--in outrageous farces like The Ritz and It's Only a Play--began using humor more broadly to c...

Lost in the Shelikof: An Alaskan Family's Struggle to Survive - Paperback

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by Bruce Marvin Mitchell (Author), Jeffrey Bruce Mitchell (Author)Skipper Dale Pruitt stood barefoot atop the capsized hull of his fishing vessel. Bobbing in heavy seas, he steadied himself and assessed his situation. His crew was down below him in the water. The crew was his niece, his son, and his daughter. The t-shirt and shorts he wore would provide no protection against the dark, icy waters of the Shelikof Strait. But his options had fallen away quickly in the moments since he had sent o...

Everyman: The Medieval Morality Play For Actors and Directors - Paperback

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by Douglas Morse (Author)Nearly all versions of Everyman use recycled text that hasn't been reexamined in over sixty years. This all new edition returns to the printed texts of the early 1500s and is specifically designed for actors and directors. To that end, the play does not have modern editorial punctuation, stage directions, or critical notes that can clutter the text. This is the ideal edition for use as a company performance text. This edition of Everyman arises out of Douglas Morse's ...

Mother Warned You: Tantrum, Cottonmouth, Mike's Place - Hardcover

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by Erick W. Miller (Author) "Mother Warned You" is a violent dose of reality with a Christian message throughout. Adult content, just enough to make it real, also make it interesting. Before you ever get to read it, I want to say that I never had any formal training as a writer. I have heard that a little of the author goes into every character. I'm sure that is natural. Teachers also tell you to write about what you know. I did just that. Those are dismal thoughts for me to digest, but, oh w...

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by Erick W. Miller (Author) Number of Pages: 304 Dimensions: 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 25, 2011

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by Erick W. Miller (Author) Number of Pages: 304 Dimensions: 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 25, 2011

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by George Bernard Shaw (Author)This collection chronicles the fiction and non fiction classics by the greatest writers the world has ever known. The inclusion of both popular as well as overlooked pieces is pivotal to providing a broad and representative collection of classic works. Number of Pages: 68 Dimensions: 0.14 x 10 x 8 IN Publication Date: April 27, 2011

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by A. Don Diva (Author)A STORY ABOUT A WOMAN WHO WAS ABUSED BY THE MAN SHE TRUSTED. A JOURNEY THROUGH A MATRIMONY OF DESTRUCTION. AND COURAGE SO DEEPLY IMBEDED U HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER GANGSTA. A DONS DIVAS GREAT ESCAPE......FRM HELL...RYDE WITH HER AS SHE SHOWS U WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE TRAPPED. Number of Pages: 40 Dimensions: 0.08 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: March 18, 2011

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by Marilyn Joseph (Author)Launching Global News Channel in 2005 was Mitch and Amanda McGill's first return to normalcy since Matthew's death in 2002. Its avant-garde venue provided the media podium they envisioned for a cable network. Persevering Anne McGill's unrelenting comments was easy compared to Amanda not understanding the change in her husband. Mitch had become unpredictable, irrational and not the man she married. She was astounded when he informed her he did not want to remain at GN...

Navy Seal: Death Is Not an Option - Paperback

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by Liliane Colburn (Author)On a fateful day in May of 1997, Mark Colburn, a Navy SEAL with the elite Leap Frog parachuting team, prepared to make the last jump of the day with his two team members. Mark jumped from a plane at 12,000 feet in the sky above Brown's field in Otay Mesa, California. After free-falling to three-thousand feet, Mark opened his chute. But the SEAL above him did not and continued free-falling at ninety miles an hour. The other jumper tore through Mark's chute, hitting h...

How to Write a Screenplay in 10 Weeks - Paperback

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by Marilyn Horowitz (Author)The Horowitz System shows how to turn an idea into the first draft of a screenplay in 10 weeks or less - 80 percent of students who have used the method have completed original, well-structured scripts, many of which have gone on to win screenplay competitions, be optioned, or get produced. Used as a textbook at New York University for over 10 years, How to Write a Screenplay in 10 Weeks Using the Horowitz System teaches screenwriters to better fulfill their creati...

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by Ronald Raptor (Author) Number of Pages: 322 Dimensions: 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 01, 1900

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by Michael Haskins (Author)Mick Murphy returns a phone call that leads him into the world of a hit man for Boston gangster Whitey Blugler. Dick Walsh is on the run from witness protection now that Bulger is in custody and some think he knows where the money is hidden. However, others think he could be the long-missing Cold War agent that walked away with millions in diamonds. Soon these diverse characters arrive in Key West and want to talk with Murphy. Murphy's black bag friend, Norm, shows ...

Forgotten Hostages: A Personal Account of Washington's First Major Terror Attack - Paperback

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by Paul Green (Author)Along with 125 of his colleagues, Paul Green faced threats of beheading and death from the Hanafi Muslim terrorists who violently captured the B'nai B'rith building on March 9, 1977. Men and women were shot, stabbed, beaten and assaulted as the attack gained momentum. Across town, from a second attack, the future mayor of Washington, Marion Barry, almost died from a shotgun pellet near his heart and a young reporter, Maurice Williams, was killed. A third location, a mosq...

Revolution of Love: Tragedy of Mem U Zin - Paperback

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by Kamal Mirawdeli (Author) Number of Pages: 236 Dimensions: 0.54 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 13, 2012

Williams Plays: 4: Sucker Punch; Category B; Joe Guy; Baby Girl; There's Only One Wayne Matthews - Paperback

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by Roy Williams (Author)'[Williams's] plays have brought the experience of black urban youth onto the stage' ObserverSucker Punch: 'As usual with Williams, the dialogue is crisp and bespoke: motives are mixed, nobody is a hero, nothing is just black and white.' The TimesJoe Guy: 'Williams's dialogue ricochets around the stage like gunfire . . . energetic, exciting and entertaining.' StageCategory B: 'Category B is a harrowing play, but one shot through with both dark humour and tentative flic...

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by Rachel De-Lahay (Author)Anka got in and is here for good.Olufemi is being coached to break back in.Bashir has been here forever but he's just been sent to limbo.Lisa wants to send them all home. Welcome to England. A journey into to the heart of what it is to be a citizen, and finding a place where you belong. A cutting new play about immigration and exile, and what happens when people fall through the cracks, Routes opens up the borders of friendship and family.Author BiographyRachel De-l...

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by Gary Henderson (Author)I'm not afraid, Tom. Sooner or later your life becomes parched. Its rivers run thin. Its mountains have melted into the distance as blue and cool as memories. An ordinary couple with an extraordinary love relive their darkest secrets, deepest passions and heart-breaking truths. Throughout all the moments of doubt that life has thrown at them, as long as they can be together, they wouldn't change a thing. This is their final opportunity to say all the things they neve...