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Report copyright infringementby Misha Jones (Author)In this raw and powerful memoir, the author takes you on a journey through life's most challenging moments, revealing stories of betrayal, resilience with unflinching honesty and a fierce spirit, she stands tall and gives a voice to those who have been silenced and forced to live in pain they didn't deserve to carry. Number of Pages: 420 Dimensions: 0.86 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: July 16, 2025 ...

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Report copyright infringementby J. Steven Osborne (Author), Becky Brower Osborne (Author)A true story of Cincinnati native Steve, who began searching for his Native American ancestry in 2021. A DNA test led to an astonishing discovery-a surprise first cousin in Prince Edward Island, Canada-an impossible connection given his Kentucky-based heritage. What was meant to simply map his genetic makeup instead unraveled a lifetime of family secrets.With the help of his wife Becky, a part-time forens...

Citta Morta, The Dead City: A Tragedy (1902) - Paperback

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by Gabriele D'Annunzio (Author), Gaetano Ettore Raffaele Mantellini (Translator)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 are true to the original wo...

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Report copyright infringementby Alexandre Dumas (Author)Three musketeers. Two enemies. One major battle.' 'All for one and one for all!' Country boy d'Artagnan is desperate to join the King's elite band of bodyguards, the Musketeers. And when his fiery loyalties (which often get him into trouble) and incredible sword skill (which get him out again) manages to impress brash Porthos, foppish Aramis and melancholy Athos, the three musketeers and d'Artagnan become friends for life.When they disco...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Stephen Orgel (Introduction by), Stephen Orgel (Editor)The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now in a dazzling new series design Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books 50 Covers competition Gold Medal Winner of the 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 14This edition of Macbeth is edited with an introduction by series editor Stephen Orgel. and was recently repackaged with cover art by Manuja Waldia. Waldia received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illust...

How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare - Paperback

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by Ken Ludwig (Author)Winner of the Falstaff Award for Best Shakespeare Book, How To Teach Your Children Shakespeare is a foolproof, enormously fun method of teaching your children the classic works of William Shakespeare by Tony-Award winning playwright, Ken Ludwig. To know some Shakespeare provides a head start in life. His plays are among the great bedrocks of Western civilization and contain the finest writing of the past 450 years. Many of the best novels, plays, poems, and films in the ...

Appropriate/An Octoroon: Plays (Revised Edition) - Paperback

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by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Author)Includes Revised Broadway version of AppropriateWinner of three 2024 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a PlayA double-volume containing two astonishing breakout plays from one of the theatre's most exciting and provocative young writers.In Appropriate, strained familial dynamics collide with a tense undercurrent of socio-political realities when the Lafayettes gather at a former plantation home to sift through the belongings of their deceased patriarch. A...

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by Brian Friel (Author)It is 1936 and harvest time in County Donegal. In a house just outside the village of Ballybeg live the five Mundy sisters, barely making ends meet, their ages ranging from twenty-six up to forty. The two male members of the household are brother Jack, a missionary priest, repatriated from Africa by his superiors after twenty-five years, and the seven-year-old child of the youngest sister. In depicting two days in the life of this menage, Brian Friel evokes not simply t...

Othello: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English - Paperback

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Sparknotes (Author)Read Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance--and understand what every word means! Don't be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard's plays accessible and enjoyable. Each No Fear guide contains: The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language A complete list of characters, with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary Author BiographyWILLIAM SHAKES...

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by Neil Labute (Author)Reasons to Be Happy features the same four characters--Greg, Steph, Carly, and Kent--picking up their lives three years later, but in different romantic pairings as they each search desperately for that elusive object of desire: happiness. New York City's MCC Theater will produce the world premiere in May 2013.Author BiographyNeil LaBute is arguably the most challenging, provocative, and acclaimed playwright of his generation. In works like "bash," "The Shape of Things,...

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Report copyright infringementby Dana Modano (Author)Crisis CALLINGby Dana Modano is a gripping novel that delves into the life of a Crisis Prevention Intervention Program Manager. The story follows a dedicated coordinator as she navigates the complexities of human emotions, conflicts, and emergencies. Through her eyes, readers witness the challenges and triumphs of preventing crises and ensuring the safety and well-being of individuals in various settings. Inspired by the author's own experie...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), A. R. Braunmuller (Introduction by), Stephen Orgel (Editor)The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now in a dazzling new series design Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books 50 Covers competition Gold Medal Winner of the 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 14 This edition of Hamlet is edited with an introduction by series editor A. R. Braunmuller and was recently repackaged with cover art by Manuja Waldia. Waldia received a Gold Medal from the Society of...

The Detroit Project: Three Plays - Paperback

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by Dominique Morisseau (Author)Three provocative dramas, Paradise Blue, Detroit '67 and Skeleton Crew, make up Dominique Morisseau's The Detroit Project, a play cycle examining the sociopolitical history of Detroit. Each play sits at a cross-section--of race and policing, of labor and recession, of property ownership and gentrification--and comes alive in the characters and relationships that look toward complex, hopeful futures. With empathetic storytelling and an ear for the voices of her h...

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by Joseph Pearce (Author), William Shakespeare (Author)Though a staple in high school English classes, Julius Caesar is not a simple play. Seemingly irreconcilable forces are at work: fate and free will, the changeableness and stubbornness of ambitious men, the demands of public service and the desire for private gain. Drawn from history as recorded by Plutarch, the major characters-Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, and Mark Antony-are complex, as are the twists and turns of their fortunes. What kind ...

Nasty Things, Murders - A Play for Women - Paperback

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by Arthur Lovegrove (Author)The four ladies in the Home for Retired Gentlewomen are upset when their TV breaks down at the climax of a real life murder drama. They talk about the murder. To the horror of three of them, it appears that the fourth, gentle Mary, may have been the murderess. When Mary leaves the room, the others consult the Matron as to what steps should be taken; however, on Mary's return a most unexpected telephone conversation sets their fears at rest and leaves them feeling r...

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by August Wilson (Author), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Preface by)From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Fences and The Piano Lesson, August Wilson's Jitney is a richly textured play that follows a group of men trying to eke out a living by driving unlicensed cabs, or jitneys. When the city threatens to board up the business and the boss's son returns from prison, tempers flare, potent secrets are revealed, and the fragile threads binding these people together may come undone at last. ...

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by Luis Valdez (Author)Drama. Latino American Studies. Luis Valdez is a leading figure in Hispanic theater with outstanding achievements from a variety of venues from flatbed truck and conventional stages to the silver and small screens. With his many successes Valdez has remained a rebel and an innovator, as well as the re-creator of Hispanic traditions. This book contains three of the most important and critically acclaimed Valdez plays. "Zoot Suit" is a play that deals with the infamous "P...

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by Aeschylus (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)From the perspective of the townspeople and the queen, Clytemnestra, Agamemnon follows the emotional journey of grief, rage, and revenge. Agamemnon had dedicated much of his life to a war that his brother started. He vowed to do whatever it takes to win--committing war crimes and killing innocents. But, even in victory, Agamemnon feels unsatisfied and plagued by the bloodshed he caused. Because of this, he decides to perform a ritual to c...

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

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by Thomas Nelson (Author)The Thomas Nelson KJV Pew Bible 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 millions of Christians. T...

The Sum of Our Days: A Memoir - Paperback

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by Isabel Allende (Author)"An inspiring and thought-provoking work."--Denver PostThe sequel to Isabel Allende's beloved bestselling Paula--a loving portrait of a makeshift extended family whose beating heart is its remarkable matriarch--a strong, stubborn, fiercely loyal, and loving woman--who must carry on after an unbearable loss.In this powerful memoir, Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her life after the death of her daughter, Paula. But The Sum of Our Days is not a trage...

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by George C. Wolfe (Author)George C. Wolfe's iconic play on the black experience of the 1980s. The Colored Museum has electrified, discomforted, and delighted audiences of all colors, redefining our ideas of what it means to be black in contemporary America. Its eleven "exhibits" undermine black stereotypes old and new, and return to the facts of what being black means. " Mr. Wolfe is the kind of satirist who takes no prisoners. The shackles of the past have been defied by Mr. Wolfe's fearle...

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by Seneca (Author), Emily Wilson (Translator)Here is a lively, readable, and accurate verse translation of the six best plays by one of the most influential of all classical Latin writers--the only tragic playwright from ancient Rome whose work survives. Tutor to the emperor Nero, Seneca lived through uncertain, oppressive, and violent times, and his dramas depict the extremes of human behavior. Rape, suicide, child-murder, incestuous love, madness, and mutilation afflict the characters, who ...

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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...

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by Aeschylus (Author), Robert Fagles (Translator), Robert Fagles (Introduction by)In the Oresteia Aeschylus addressed the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos. As they move from darkness to light, from rage to self-governance, from primitive ritual to civilized institution, their spirit of struggle and regeneration becomes an everlasting song of celebration. In Agamemnon, a king's decision to sacrifice his daughter and turn the tide of war inflicts lasting damag...

The Playwright's Voice: American Dramatists on Memory, Writing and the Politics of Culture - Paperback

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by David Savran (Editor)This new volume of interviews with contemporary playwrights attests to the fact the dramatic art is alive and well in America and celebrates the art and talent of fifteen of the theatre's most important artists. In extensive interviews, they discuss their work, influences and their craft and how the art form relates to our cultural heritage, as well as the state of theatre-its-meaning and purposes as we approach the 21st Century. David Savran lays out their remarkable ...

The Wizard of Oz (non-musical) - Paperback

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by L. Frank Baum (Author), Claude Townley (Adapted by)From the moment the spotlight focuses on Dorothy and her clever dog, Toto, this enchanting tale begins to spin as the sounds of a tornado are heard, and you'll fall in love all over again with this clever, modern and exciting stage version of Dorothy's adventures in the wonderful land of Oz. Terrific fun! Number of Pages: 72 Dimensions: 0.15 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: March 31, 2022

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by Paul Freed (Author)Members of the newly renovated Meadowbrook Health Resort are dropping like flies, including famed chef Edith Chiles On the eve of the grand re-opening, this is not the best advertisement. It's up to John Stone, the manager, to find the cause and the murderer. Delightfully sarcastic and cynical, Stone finds himself teaming up with Ed Parlor, mystery writer and amateur sleuth, in a wacky race against time. The clues point to a sinister box of chocolates, and the suspects ...

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by Larry Blamire (Author)Characters: 14 male, 7 female, plus extras, doubling possible Scenery: representational setsBlamire has synthesized the conflicting legends and ballads about the outlaw folk hero and created a hysterical, sprawling, action-packed drama. Besides ably retelling the legend, he has created roles that challenge and reinvent the myth. Includes a wise-cracking, superior swords person in Marian, and a Robin who only by chance finds himself a hero. But true to the legend, of c...

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by Daniel Sullivan (Author)A Christmas Carol meets The Government Inspector meets Noises Off in this hilarious hit from Seattle. Number of Pages: 118 Dimensions: 0.25 x 8 x 5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: April 07, 2017

Mother Courage and Her Children - Paperback

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by Bertolt Brecht (Author), Eric Bentley (Author), Eric Bentley (Adapted by)Full Length, Drama w/music / 18m, 5f, extras /Int./5 Exts. This German play was written in 1939 and was first produced in Zurich in 1941. In America, it was published in English right away (1941, by New Directions) but did not reach Broadway till 1963 - in a memorable production directed by Jerome Robbins and starring Anne Bancroft. It had, of course, by that time been produced to much acclaim all over the world. When...

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by Jane Martin (Author)Monologues Jane MartinCharacters: 11 female Bare Stage. These extraordinary monologues received a standing ovation at Louisville's Actors Theatre. Idiosyncratic characters amuse, move and frighten, always speaking from the depths of their souls. They include a baton twirler, a fundamentalist snake handler, an ex rodeo rider and an actress willing to go to any length to get a job. 1982 winner of the American Theatre Critics Association Award for Best Regional Play Number...

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas - Paperback

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by Carol Hall (Composer), Larry L. King (Author), Peter Masterson (Author)Musical Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson. Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall. Characters: 13 male, 14 female, extras. Unit set This happy go lucky view of small town vice and statewide political side stepping recounts the good times and the demise of the Chicken Ranch, known since the 1850s as one of the better pleasure palaces in all of Texas. Governors, senators, mayors and even victorious college football teams ...