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The Korean War was the first open conflict of the Cold War. Just five years after the end of World War II, the unresolved divisions between South Korea, backed by the US, and North Korea, supported by the Soviet Union and China, erupted into armed co…
The Korean War was the first open conflict of the Cold War. Just five years after the end of World War II, the unresolved divisions between South Korea, backed by the US, and North Korea, supported by the Soviet Union and China, erupted into armed co…
A cruel conqueror has captured the Spanish city of Fuente Ovejuna. As his reign of terror builds, the townspeople look within themselves to find the courage to overthrow him. The eminent Spanish playwright Lope de Vega based his best-known play on a …
A cruel conqueror has captured the Spanish city of Fuente Ovejuna. As his reign of terror builds, the townspeople look within themselves to find the courage to overthrow him. The eminent Spanish playwright Lope de Vega based his best-known play on a …
In Kenneth Lonergan's Lobby Hero, two menial security guards in a residential Manhattan apartment building are embroiled in an unexpected family fiasco…while the local beat police are divided by their own romantic and political allegiances.
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In Kenneth Lonergan's Lobby Hero, two menial security guards in a residential Manhattan apartment building are embroiled in an unexpected family fiasco…while the local beat police are divided by their own romantic and political allegiances.
An L…
In this new publication, available in an engaging two-volume series by Diego Minoia, we learn about the life and times of the Mozart family. Everything that there is to discover about these extraordinary characters and the epoch in which they lived i…
In this new publication, available in an engaging two-volume series by Diego Minoia, we learn about the life and times of the Mozart family. Everything that there is to discover about these extraordinary characters and the epoch in which they lived i…
The Dry Valley encapsulates one woman's relationship with herself, her alcoholic spouse, and the world, in three different Saskatchewan landscapes. The poems offer a fascinating interplay between mindful explorations of self and immersions in th…
The Dry Valley encapsulates one woman's relationship with herself, her alcoholic spouse, and the world, in three different Saskatchewan landscapes. The poems offer a fascinating interplay between mindful explorations of self and immersions in th…
In the best known of P.G. Wodehouse's Bertie and Jeeves series, Bertie's aunt pressures him to steal a silver creamer, and he nearly gets lynched, arrested and engaged by mistake. As always, Jeeves is on hand with a last-minute brainstorm t…
In the best known of P.G. Wodehouse's Bertie and Jeeves series, Bertie's aunt pressures him to steal a silver creamer, and he nearly gets lynched, arrested and engaged by mistake. As always, Jeeves is on hand with a last-minute brainstorm t…
The murdered body of Sorcha the prophetess is discovered following a lavish banquet at the Maguire castle in 16th-century Ireland. In the present day, a dig commences on the land, and not only is a body discovered, but a sheaf of prophecies. Who kill…
The murdered body of Sorcha the prophetess is discovered following a lavish banquet at the Maguire castle in 16th-century Ireland. In the present day, a dig commences on the land, and not only is a body discovered, but a sheaf of prophecies. Who kill…
Book of the lyrics poems from young poetess about love between two soul as one, belief in sacred destination. Way of the life blocked battle between soul (spiritual) and ego (physical) parts. Try to union all parts in love and will find you path in t…
Book of the lyrics poems from young poetess about love between two soul as one, belief in sacred destination. Way of the life blocked battle between soul (spiritual) and ego (physical) parts. Try to union all parts in love and will find you path in t…
Academy-Award winner Athol Fugard, one of theatre's most acclaimed playwrights, finds humor and heartbreak in the friendship of Harold, a 17-year old white boy in 1950's South Africa, and the two middle-aged black servants who raised him. R…
Academy-Award winner Athol Fugard, one of theatre's most acclaimed playwrights, finds humor and heartbreak in the friendship of Harold, a 17-year old white boy in 1950's South Africa, and the two middle-aged black servants who raised him. R…
A tribute to the courageous chiefs and warriors who fought to protect their people and preserve the Native way of life in the face of European expansion across North America:
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Sequoyah, a Cherokee who invented a system of writing for his people
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A tribute to the courageous chiefs and warriors who fought to protect their people and preserve the Native way of life in the face of European expansion across North America:
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Sequoyah, a Cherokee who invented a system of writing for his people
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"I am going to tell you how we are treated. I am always hungry." – Edward B., a student at Onion Lake School (1923)
"[I]f I were appointed by the Dominion Government for the express purpose of spreading tuberculosis, there is nothing finer …
"I am going to tell you how we are treated. I am always hungry." – Edward B., a student at Onion Lake School (1923)
"[I]f I were appointed by the Dominion Government for the express purpose of spreading tuberculosis, there is nothing finer …
A group of old friends find themselves at Harlem's Ortiz Funeral Home to mourn the death of a beloved nun from their childhood. As they bounce off of each other with old hurts and the harsh realities of grown-up life, a murder mystery (and a few…
A group of old friends find themselves at Harlem's Ortiz Funeral Home to mourn the death of a beloved nun from their childhood. As they bounce off of each other with old hurts and the harsh realities of grown-up life, a murder mystery (and a few…
“A Tricky Game’ is a suspenseful tale of intrigue, romance, and power. It follows a young enigmatic woman, Angela Moreaux, as she navigates complex relationships with three influential men, while dealing with mysterious events, betrayal, and danger. …
“A Tricky Game’ is a suspenseful tale of intrigue, romance, and power. It follows a young enigmatic woman, Angela Moreaux, as she navigates complex relationships with three influential men, while dealing with mysterious events, betrayal, and danger. …
Tom Stoppard's «Arcadia» merges science with human concerns and ideals, examining the universe's influence in our everyday lives and ultimate fates through relationship between past and present, order and disorder and the certainty of knowl…
Tom Stoppard's «Arcadia» merges science with human concerns and ideals, examining the universe's influence in our everyday lives and ultimate fates through relationship between past and present, order and disorder and the certainty of knowl…
The artist Mark Rothko has just hired Ken, an aspiring artist, to be his assistant – and errand boy. Ken discovers that Rothko's temper can run hot; but as he gets to know his boss better, he finds that Rothko has opened him up to more than just…
The artist Mark Rothko has just hired Ken, an aspiring artist, to be his assistant – and errand boy. Ken discovers that Rothko's temper can run hot; but as he gets to know his boss better, he finds that Rothko has opened him up to more than just…
There's something Constance Middleton's friends are dying to tell her: her husband is having an affair-with her best friend! Despite their hints, Constance remains ever cool, and seemingly oblivious. Or is she? In this biting comedy of mann…
There's something Constance Middleton's friends are dying to tell her: her husband is having an affair-with her best friend! Despite their hints, Constance remains ever cool, and seemingly oblivious. Or is she? In this biting comedy of mann…
Moscow, 1921. Tatiana and Sasha meet in a bookstore the night it is bombed and fall in love. Tatiana is a promising young scientist, who soon follows her mentor to the Institut Mozga to study the source of genius. Sasha is an artist, who drifts aimle…
Moscow, 1921. Tatiana and Sasha meet in a bookstore the night it is bombed and fall in love. Tatiana is a promising young scientist, who soon follows her mentor to the Institut Mozga to study the source of genius. Sasha is an artist, who drifts aimle…
"The War with Mexico" written by Justin Harvey Smith is a comprehensive account of the Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the events that led to the conflict, the political and military strategies e…
"The War with Mexico" written by Justin Harvey Smith is a comprehensive account of the Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the events that led to the conflict, the political and military strategies e…
In this darkly comic, poignant, and at times surreal play, two couples in Tunisia – one Muslim and one Jewish – share a deep and complicated friendship before the German takeover of their country in World War 2. Now under a brutal regime, they face t…
In this darkly comic, poignant, and at times surreal play, two couples in Tunisia – one Muslim and one Jewish – share a deep and complicated friendship before the German takeover of their country in World War 2. Now under a brutal regime, they face t…
In 1950's Houston, an affluent couple is transformed by tragedy when their son dies under mysterious circumstances and the husband loses his job of 40 years. Shirley Knight recreates her Tony-nominated performance in this 1995 Pulitzer Prize-win…
In 1950's Houston, an affluent couple is transformed by tragedy when their son dies under mysterious circumstances and the husband loses his job of 40 years. Shirley Knight recreates her Tony-nominated performance in this 1995 Pulitzer Prize-win…