![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Described by Edward Albee as ".the greatest American play ever written," the story follows the small town of Grover's Corners through three acts: "Daily Life," "Love and Marriage," and "Death and Eternity." Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, audiences follow the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually-in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre-die. This edition of the play differs only slightly from previous acting editions, yet it presents the version of Our Town as Thornton Wilder wished it performed. Drama / 17m, 7f, extras / Bare Stage In an important publishing event, Samuel French, in cooperation with the Thornton Wilder estate is pleased to release the playwright's definitive version of Our Town. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She must unravel a series of maddening clues hidden by Isaac inside one of her favorite novels, drawing her ever closer to his mathematical treasure. While in Los Angeles for Isaac’s funeral, Hazel realizes she’s not the only one searching for his life’s work, and that the equation’s implications have potentially disastrous consequences for the extended Severy family, a group of dysfunctional geniuses unmoored by the sudden death of their patriarch.Īs agents of an enigmatic company shadow Isaac’s favorite son-a theoretical physicist-and a long-lost cousin mysteriously reappears in Los Angeles, the equation slips further from Hazel’s grasp. But first, she must find where the equation is hidden. ![]() In it, Isaac alludes to a secretive organization that is after his final bombshell equation, and he charges Hazel with safely delivering it to a trusted colleague. ![]() Just days after mathematician and family patriarch Isaac Severy dies of an apparent suicide, his adopted granddaughter Hazel, owner of a struggling Seattle bookstore, receives a letter from him by mail. Happily, there isn’t much math in this book but a wonderful journey of a family coming to terms with their late father’s last wish. A story that has the word “equation” in the title reminds me of Mark Watney in The Martian and how much math I had to do. At first, I was a little skeptical about this book. ![]() ![]() ![]() Fans are calling this trilogy, "The best books to read after Hunger Games and Divergent!" From USA Today bestselling author who brought you The Devil Series, Rachel McClellan, comes a new Dystopian series that fans can't stop talking about. ![]() ![]() ![]() But the deal she made comes with a steep price, and now she only has so much time to fulfill her end of the bargain.Ĭontinue with book three in the Original Series. Finally, she is in a position where she can exact revenge on Ebony and the Institute, while also save the people she loves. So when the leader of the Western resistance shows up and offers her a deal she can't refuse, she eagerly accepts. With Max and Colt still being held by the Institute, Sage is desperate to get them back. Chicago Police Detective Sean Clary returns to active duty after a knife injury only to get an assignment that turns out to be his greatest challenge. Saving Eden (The Eden Hall Series Book 2) Kindle Edition by Sheri Richey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 19 ratings Book 2 of 5: The Eden Hall Series See all formats and editions Kindle 0.00 Read with Kindle Unlimited to also enjoy access to over 3 million more titles 2.99 to buy Paperback 13.99 2 Used from 13.73 7 New from 13. When Eden Halls long time administrator retires and the boys foster home is threatened by possible closure, Ryan Holt steps in as administrator. "Life and love should set your soul on fire." ![]() ![]() ![]() How useful are her ideas today for anyone planning or developing a major American city?. ![]() ![]() How did the ideas that Jacobs expressed in the book affect the way cities were planned and developed over the past half century?.How well or poorly did the Jacobs book respond to the world of large cities in 1961 when she wrote it?.The complexity of the experience of reading “Death and Life,” for me, was due to three questions I was trying to answer: I have to admit that I skimmed much of the last third of the book, chapters in which Jacobs proposes techniques to bolster the vitality of city blocks and eliminate or, at least, blunt the results of bad planning. I approached the Jane Jacobs masterpiece with a bit of guilt since I’d never previously read it, even though I’d spent a career as a newspaper reporter covering urban planning issues and am now writing a history of Chicago.īut then an urban affairs expert I respect told me, “Oh, nobody reads the whole thing.” A half century after its publication in 1961, “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” is a complex document to read. ![]() ![]() ![]() She didn’t say much in that first interview with detectives, and the media filled in the only blanks that mattered: a white baby had died while under the care of a churchgoing black woman and her nine-year-old daughter. When the story includes a character who is not giving us the whole story, by circumstance or by choice, so much the better. Young adult stories are full of characters with passionate aspirations who do not have full agency to act. I write and read young adult literature because I love the tension inherent in that particular time of life. And whether the narrator is hiding some key detail from us or themselves, or leading us on a bit of a wild goose chase on purpose and testing our ability to detect their inconsistencies, I read for the gut-punching revelation. ![]() None of us are perfect historians our egos and penchants make an unbiased recollection of an event-particularly when that event is personal-practically impossible. Not because I’m hiding bodies (or am I?) or because I lie compulsively (or do I?), but because it’s difficult to be truthful with yourself. ![]() I think I’m drawn to them because I see myself there. I’m suspicious of polarities, of the black and white, and I tend to gravitate toward the grey area where, ironically, not-completely-trustworthy characters reside. ![]() ![]() ![]() With themes of rejection, loss, fear, friendship, rage, hate and love, the characters all feel very real. Point Pleasant does not only offer skin crinkling goose-bumps, but it also highlights present-day issues. But the cops are the least of Ben’s problems when he digs deeper into the legendary monster that has been making a home in Point Pleasant longer than Ben imagines. Ben runs into trouble with the new big, badass bully of a sheriff. Only, the town that is “mighty pleased to have you” does not immediately welcome Ben Wisehart back so easily. After some thinking, Ben decides to return to his roots, back to the home he last saw on his rearview mirror thirteen years ago. Ben is now a thirty-three-year old famous horror writer living in Boston under the pseudonym of Preston James. ![]() ![]() The story starts off in the middle of a hauntingly suspenseful action flashback with the twelve-year-old version of these boys, until it cuts back to Ben’s present day narration. The two boys become best friends throughout their childhood and ultimately become like brothers by the age of twenty. In this small mysterious town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia-the one that’s still trying to show up on the maps-were born Ben Wisehart and Nicolas Nolan on the very same day. There are only a few certain things I’ve found in this world that I’ve grown to love profoundly. ![]() ![]() ![]() A Bad Hair Day Everyday: Book 1 (February 25, 2016).Smoking Hot: (The Diary of a Fire Demon) (November 06, 2014).Fangs Rule: A Girl’s Guide To Being A Vampire (March 1, 2011).The Author Amelia Mah is a snarky, sarcastic and cynical author who has a very popular blog of how she sees the world from the point of view of a modern teenage vampire. Amy is a new and very funny author who blogs about her life as a modern vampire trying to put up with both humans and fellow vampires… The author Amy has been transformed into a manga character by the art of Heby Sim, real photos were changed into the wonderful images you will see in her books. ![]() ![]() The following alphabetical list features some writers in the field of vampire literature (fiction) who are either self-identified Vampyres themselves, or otherwise are individuals who through some association with the VC have published insightful works which address the topic of real Vampyres and vampyrism:Īmy Mah is a writer of vampire fiction based in the UK. ![]() ![]() It was really fun to read the continuing adventures of these great characters, but something about this story didn't quite stand out to me as much. Elmer, using considerably less resources, though just as much ingenuity, is able to help them unearth the mystery that's besetting them so. When the storm calms, Elmer and the dragon find themselves on the shores of Feather Island, inhabited entirely by canaries rules by King Can XI, who is slowly but surely dying of curiosity (as did all his predecessors). After Elmer saves his friend from the animals of Wild Island, they journey to take Elmer home, but become waylaid by a fierce storm at sea. This book picks up directly after the last page of the previous book, and continues the adventures of Elmer Elevator and the baby dragon. If I did, I could remember absolutely nothing about it by now, so it was basically like reading it for the first time. I can't quite remember if I read this one as a child too, but I'm pretty sure I did. ![]() ![]() In “Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy”, Karen Abbott captures the spy-novel quality of Van Lew’s life, along with the undercover lives of three other famous Civil War-era women. ![]() Not only did she hide Northern soldiers in a secret room on the top floor of her mansion but she also passed messages to Union prisoners by using a hidden compartment in a chafing dish, employed a special cipher to send messages to agents in Washington, D.C., about Confederate troop movements and wore disguises to accomplish her espionage work. A wealthy society woman living in Richmond, Va., during the Civil War, Van Lew engaged in extensive undercover work for the Union - right under the noses of the Confederacy. ![]() The story of Civil War spy Elizabeth Van Lew almost defies belief. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rejecting the soliflore (singular floral) fragrances of the era, Chanel’s resulting scent was an aldehydic floral built around a core of costly jasmine, rose, iris, and lily-of-the-valley notes. According to biographer Lisa Chaney, Coco Chanel was inspired by a formula for Catherine de’ Medici, and after close collaboration with pianist and friend Misia Sert, decided to work on a signature scent, enlisting the help of Ernest Beaux. Created in 1921, the fragrance remains the best-selling perfume in the world. It is also the co-star of the newly released The Scent of Empires by German historian Karl Schlögel, which traces the parallel origins and historical ties of the fragrance to its Soviet counterpart, Red Moscow. ![]() It accounts for a third of the house’s annual $12.27 billion revenue. While there are no officially disclosed sales figures, in the UK alone, approximately 1.92 million women used the fragrance in 2019. ![]() |