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Midnight on Mourn Street: A Play in Two Acts - Paperback

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by Christopher Conlon (Author)Reed Waters keeps his small Washington, D.C. apartment tidy. In the morning he goes to his simple job and at night he heads straight home. Virtually his only real human contact comes through his friendship with a local boy, Will. Reed Waters is a quiet man. He has to be, because he is a man with secrets. One rain-drenched night a stranger steps into his life-Mauri Dyson, a teenage runaway who is as explosive and unpredictable as Reed is cautious and discreet. And...

Tamburlaine the Great, Parts I & II, and the Massacre at Paris - Hardcover

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by Christopher Marlowe (Author) Number of Pages: 290 Dimensions: 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: December 02, 2009

How I Survived Working at RTD/Metro: (Watch Your Back!) - Paperback

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by Darlene Thompson (Author)"How I Survived Working at RTD/Metro" reflects Darlene's 32 years experience working for RTD/Metro which includes the good, the bad, the ugly, The ups and the downs while working in an environment that was predominantly men. In this book you'll find truth, humor, challenges, triumphs and events that you're sure to relate to. Number of Pages: 108 Dimensions: 0.26 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN Publication Date: December 24, 2019

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by Kurt Kelers (Author)Born in the twilight of the Russian Tsar's Empire, Karlis is raised on the fertile plains of Courland. Though poor, through hard work and good farming sense, the family becomes wealthy, only to lose everything when Russia and Germany invade Latvia.Between two Giants is a moving historical novel that spans Karlis Kohler/Kelers and his extended family's journey through life. It is a tale of the ultimate triumph of human spirit over ideological fanaticism and evil.Based on...

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by Steve Carter (Author)This collection includes two full-length plays, DAME LORRAINE and HOUSE OF SHADOWS, a long one-act, ONE LAST LOOK, and two short pieces, MIRAGE and TEA ON INAUGURATION DAY. DAME LORRAINE: Picton and Dorcas, ancient now, came to this country with an internal, eternal love that made them blind to the fact that the darker aspects of the elusive Dame Lorraine found homes in the hearts of their eight sons. Their first-born and only surviving male child comes home today afte...

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by Edward de Vere (Author)This edition of the classic text is rendered in superbly readable form and properly ascribed to its true author, Edward de Vere. Having staged numerous plays at the court of Queen Elizabeth I in his youth, Edward de Verewent on to write, from the sanctum of anonymity, the plays and sonnets that have heretofore been ascribed to the Elizabethan actor and merchant, William Shakespeare. This rendering of Twelfth Night is presented in recognition of his authorship. A brie...

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by John Noe (Author)I didn't "go West young man" seeking fame and fortune. I had no ambition to be a screenwriter. I never dreamed I could do it. Fact is, I had never seen a screenplay, lest of all read one. Instead, Hollywood came to me-"out of the blue." That initial encounter ended up consuming the better part of a twelve-year period in my life, and a hefty sum of money as well.Twenty years have now passed since my initial encounter with Hollywood. And I still receive inquiries asking, "Wh...

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by William Micheal Ried (Author)Ansel Tone has been named "The Golden Boy of Popular History." He teaches propaganda at Columbia University and hawks a series of "Redux Revisionist History" best-sellers on late night talk shows. He trades on his good looks and family wealth to drive fast cars and run with glamorous women, though his personal life is poised between an overbearing father and a son he hardly knows. Ansel attends a reunion of six friends who studied at Trinity College in Dublin, ...

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by Babatunde Olaniran (Author)About this book Unseen Depths of the Heart is the first book in the series "Tales of An African Dynasty" This creative work of literature, storytelling and art will take you on a ride through the systematically guided journey of a Yoruba dynasty by the natural and supernatural. The journey of a King's vision of progress in early organized society although love, deception and betrayal turned out to be challenges that always found a way of getting in the way. This ...

Al Fooles: a Comedy, Presented at the Black Fryers, and Lately Before His Maiestie. - Paperback

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by George 1559?-1634 Chapman (Created by)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 may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be pr...

Odessa on the Delaware: Introducing FBI Agent Marsha O'Shea - Paperback

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by John a. Hoda (Author)A Russian mob enforcer is on a murderous rampage to take over the entire Phila. mob scene. A homeless Vet doesn't know that he has the proof or that he is next on the list. FBI agent Marsha O'Shea is back in her hometown quietly finishing out her career but now is drawn into this case with a secret pushing her doggedly to follow the clues. Number of Pages: 280 Dimensions: 0.59 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: January 24, 2019

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by Tyrell Plair (Author)Alicia Johnson, a strong, independent, well renowned Corporate Attorney for one of the largest law firms in Atlanta is a woman haunted by her past. The facade that she is forced to portray is unbeknownst to those closest to her in order to cover up a dark secret that she's had to deal with since childhood. Love and Men don't coincide in her world, being that relationships in her eyes only end in heartache and pain. Thinking that by changing her name and location that i...

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by Alan Bennett (Author)This hilarious and unusual play satirizes the ridiculous propensity we often have to show less interest in an artist's work than in meaningless details of his private life, such as his sex life. It begins with Kafka near the end of his life making his famous request to his friend Max Brod that his works be burned at his death. We then flash forward to the present, where Kafka fanatic Sydney, an insurance salesman, is laboring away at an article on Kafka for 'Small Prin...

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by A. E. Housman (Author)A Shropshire Lad, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work, and hence their text is clear and readable. Thi...

Zoe: Inspired by a true story - Paperback

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by Cristina Balau (Author), Jeanpaulmozart (Editor)"She felt as if everything had been erased, as if nothing was really as she had remembered it.As though her marks had never remained on him, As if he had never been on her."A story inspired by true events.By Cristina Balau Number of Pages: 98 Dimensions: 0.2 x 8 x 5.25 IN Publication Date: December 01, 2023

Maroon Town Girl: A Descendant of Transatlantic Slaves - Hardcover

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by Gloria Hamilton-Forde (Author)Gloria was the third child of Mr. Charles and Mrs. Patience Le-Grand Hamilton of 28 Percival Street, Freetown Sierra Leone. After a happy childhood, she travelled to the United Kingdom to complete her tertiary studies. She settled in England on marrying Fg. Off. Winston Forde RAF in 1966 whom she had known from the age of 11. They have four grown-up children, eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Following the celebration of her 80th birthday, sh...

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by Joanne Lau (Author)It's not stealing if it's from a dead person. Hours before their mother's funeral, the Yeung siblings gather in the family home for the first time in years, only to discover their inheritance is missing. With seemingly 44 to her name and her house due to be repossessed, where has all the money gone? Tensions escalate as they race to find it, uncovering ugly truths and shocking family secrets along the way. Inspired by true events, Joanne Lau's WORTH takes a darkly comic...

The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare: With A Life Of The Poet, Explanatory Footnotes, And A Glossarial Index; Volume 10 - Paperback

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by William Shakespeare (Author)A comprehensive edition of all 38 plays and 154 sonnets of William Shakespeare, with a biographical sketch of the author, detailed annotations, and an extensive glossary. The edition was edited by the renowned 19th-century Shakespeare scholar Henry N. Hudson and includes critical apparatus and interpretive essays. This edition is a must-have for lovers of Shakespeare and literary scholars alike.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally importan...

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by Gary Lennon (Author)Blackout takes place on Christmas Eve at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. A diverse group has gathered to share their stories of hope and madness. They crave strength, integrity, and friendship as they struggle to make sense of their lives after years of drinking, drugging, and excess. A unique sense of family, love, and home prevails. Richard Lewis, Dianne Wiest, Faye Dunaway, Spalding Gray, and Howard Rollins, Jr. star in the movie version which is titled. Number of P...

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by Octavio Solis (Author)Al has to take the rap for his pal Duane's botched robbery, but before he goes, he leaves his drunken ex-beaty queen wife Sylvie in the care of his father Jefe. In the year he is gone, Jefe and Sylvie fall in love, and when Al is granted early parole, he enlists Duane in a mad and murderous hunt for the fleeing lovers. In the course of their search, they meet China, a weird changeling who wields a water gun filled with ammonia and purports to know where his wife has b...

Elegy on His Grace John Duke of Argyle, Etc. ... with Other Pieces in Verse. - Paperback

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by George Galloway (Author)Title: Elegy on his Grace John Duke of Argyle, etc. ... With other pieces in verse.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along w...

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by Pedro Calderon de La Barca (Author)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 may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be pre...

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by Harry L. II Williams (Author)Blessed is the story of Wood, a young man in his early 20's who grew up in the hood, and despite having loving and nurturing parents, found himself dealing drugs on the street corners. Wood is a well-known, and even respected member of the community. He thinks his life is just fine the way it is, despite its illegal and dangerous nature. One day, Wood finds himself fighting for his life after being gunned down in his own neighborhood over a drug related turf wa...

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by Percival Christopher Wren (Author) Number of Pages: 350 Dimensions: 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 23, 2010

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by Stephen Belber (Author)This collection contains three full-length plays: TAPE, THE TRANSPARENCY OF VAL, and GEOMETRY OF FIRE. "When it comes to reminding us just why we leave our homes on a cold winter's night and seek the special joys of a live theatrical performance, playwright Stephen Belber has the big boys beat."Wall Street Journal "Mamet is angry and has a point of view-two points of view, really-while Belber's subject is points of view."Roger Ebert "Belber favors fast-talkers who us...

Historia del teatro para principiantes: con ilustraciones de Alejandro Ravassi - Paperback

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by Nerio Tello (Author)Desde los rituales que intentaban conjurar lo desconocido hasta la tragedia griega que reflejó, como pocas expresiones, el drama existencial del hombre; y desde la originalidad shakespeareana hasta las controvertidas estéticas del siglo xx, la expresión teatral ha recorrido un derrotero sinuoso, singular e imprevisible.Historia del Teatro para Principiantes reseña este largo camino, apoyado, primero, en la figura del dramaturgo y en las sucesivas expresiones estéticas, ...

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by Seoras Wallace (Author)The vast Wolf and wildcat forest, covers' almost the entire two thousand square miles of the ancient Kingdom of Galloway. Regarded and feared by the English as a pagan place of evil demons and revenants, but for those men and women violently displaced by draconian English governance, it is a safe haven, a home to villains, outlaws and the notorious Brigand chief William Wallace. As Edward Longshanks, the King of England, prepares for a war against Philip, the King of...

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by Henrik Ibsen (Author), Joe Hill-Gibbins (Adapted by)There are ghosts everywhere. There are ghosts here right now. Plagued by the ugly truth of her late husband's legacy, Helene vows to erase the past and start again. Ignorant to the reality of his father's character, Osvald, her son, returns home to face an uncertain future. But when the ember of an illicit romance stands to ruin Helene's plans to play happy family, she is forced to make a decision that threatens to engulf what's left of h...

Maroon Town Girl: A Descendant of Transatlantic Slaves - Paperback

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by Elijah Young (Author)We're family. We don't have to like each other. Things are never easy for Ellis when the family gets together. A dad who doesn't get him, a cousin who can do no wrong, a (not-so-passive) aggressive grandma, his dad's latest intolerable girlfriend and a grandpa in an urn are just some of the things Ellis has to contend with. When it begins to become tradition at these occasions for true feelings to be unearthed, is it finally time for Ellis to cut ties? Set in the back ...

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by No? Coward (Author)The roaring twenties. A world in flux. The magnetic Florence Lancaster draws people to her like moths to a flame. But when her son Nicky arrives home from Paris with an unexpected fianc馥 and a secret, it sets off a chain of events which threatens to pull them all into a maelstrom. No? Coward's brilliantly witty and stinging portrait of the darkness beneath the glittering surface of the Jazz Age is as vivid today as when it premiered, causing a sensation and catapulting i...

Sagittae Angelorum: Arrows of Angels; A Collection of Poetry, Short Stories, and Drama - Hardcover

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by David C. Bellusci (Editor)Sagittae Angelorum, "arrows of angels," offers a collection of literary works in poetry, short stories, and drama by four innovative authors--Jeremy Joosten, Joelle Joosten, Dominic Nootebos, and Lucas Smith. Jeremy Joosten engages his readers by creating narratives with animal and nature metaphors. The reader/listener cannot escape his call to existential reflection on life and relationships. He achieves personal self-examination in his one-act play, Kintsugi. Jo...