Author: Joan AckermannPublisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573695308
Category : Garages
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Stanton's Garage
Author: Joan AckermannPublisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573695308
Category : Garages
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
A Young Actor's Scene Book
Author: Barbara MarchantPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810839021
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Presents more than two dozen play scenes designed to help young actors improve their stage skills, including selections for beginning and more experienced performers.
Remembrance Day
Author: Brian W. AldissPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497608414
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Third in the acclaimed Squire Quartet—from the author of “Supertoys Last All Summer Long,” the basis for the movie A.I.: Artificial Intelligence. Winner of two Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award, and named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Brian W. Aldiss challenged readers’ minds for over fifty years with literate, thought-provoking, and inventive science fiction. Ray and Ruby Tebbutt are a Norfolk couple struggling to pay off a loan they could not afford. Peter Petrik, a small-time Czech film director, is involved with an Irish arms smuggler. Dominic Mayor, a British millionaire with a cold past, made his fortune by manipulating the stock market. All four people’s lives are taken by a terrorist bombing in a small British seaside hotel. In Remembrance Day, an American academic examines the details of the victims’ lives and histories to find the relationship between them and their fate. “In another significant mainstream outing, British science-fiction/fantasy grandmaster Aldiss discovers fresh and arresting nuances in the dichotomy between blind chance and predestination in human affairs…original, disturbing, and memorable.” —Kirkus Reviews This ebook includes an introduction by the author.
The Squire Quartet
Author: Brian W. AldissPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504054466
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 926
Book Description
Four loosely linked realistic novels from “one of Britain’s most accomplished and versatile writers” (The Guardian). A Hugo and Nebula Award–winning science fiction writer, British novelist Brian W. Aldiss also regularly “returned to earth with distinction,” penning realistic works, including the Squire Quartet (The New York Times). Comprised of “loosely interconnected novels following many characters through a twenty-first century landscape of insidious new technology and international political turmoil” (Booklist), here is the complete series from this “ambitious and gifted writer” (The Guardian). Life in the West: Thomas C. Squire, creator of the hit documentary series Frankenstein Among the Arts, one-time secret agent, and founder of the Society for Popular Aesthetics, is attending an international media symposium in Sicily. It is here that he becomes involved with the lovely but calculating Selina Ajdina. Alongside the drama of the conference is the story of Squire’s private life—the tale of his infidelity, the horrifying circumstances surrounding his father’s death, and the threatened future of his ancestral home in England. “[A] novel of ideas that is also eminently readable . . . a virtuoso performance.” —Publishers Weekly Forgotten Life: Analyst Clement Winters is trying to write a biography of his recently deceased older brother, Joseph. Through the writings Joseph left behind—letters, diaries, notes, and confessions—Clement realizes how vastly his perception of his sibling differs from reality. As Clement tries to make sense of Joseph’s life, he uncovers dark corners of his family history and even his own existence. “A realistic novel . . . imaginative richness . . . [a] many-layered venture into the extraordinariness of ordinary lives.” —The New York Times Remembrance Day: When four people are killed by a terrorist bombing in a small British seaside hotel, an American academic examines the details of the victims’ lives and histories to find the relationship between them and their fate. “Aldiss discovers fresh and arresting nuances in the dichotomy between blind chance and predestination in human affairs . . . original, disturbing, and memorable.” —Kirkus Reviews Somewhere East of Life: Architectural historian Roy Burnell has been tasked with traveling the globe and listing architectural gems in danger of being destroyed. But when Burnell is in Budapest, ten years of his memory, including his sexual experiences, are stolen. In this near future, where thieves sell memories on the black market, Burnell tries to resume his life, while also searching for the “bullet” that will restore his memory. “Intelligent, funny, and hopeful in spite of itself.” —Kirkus Reviews
The Whispering Roots
Author: Cecil Day LewisPublisher: Jonathan Cape
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
In Performance
Author: JV MercantiPublisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1495063631
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
(Applause Acting Series). In this thoughtfully curated collection, actors preparing for an audition or searching for quality scenes to hone their chops will find a wealth of contemporary material from American and British plays. Almost all of the works are from the year 2000 to the recent 2014 Broadway production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time , chosen from the point of view of a professional acting teacher, director, and casting director. Along with covering the basics of how to match the best monologue to the actor and how to approach the rehearsal and performance of a piece, the book provides a synopsis of the plays, character descriptions, and lists of questions specific to each monologue that will direct the actor toward shaping a complex, honest, and thoughtful performance with a strong emotional connection, a clear arc, and playable actions. There is also a brief lesson on appropriate rehearsal behavior and preparation.
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Author: Mamakating
Author: Monika A. RoosaPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738554716
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
At first glance, Mamakating appears to be an unassuming township in southeastern New York State, but upon closer examination, it is found to be the home of some landmark sites: the first recognized road in America, now Route 209; the groundbreaking spot for the first million-dollar private corporation formed in the United States, the D&H Canal; and the oldest soaring airport in the country, the Wurtsboro Airport. Mamakating offers a historical perspective of this friendly lake-and-mountain town in the Catskill region that many New York City residents chose, first as a vacation spot and later as their permanent home.
To Kill A Stranger
Author: Jack DevonPublisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1908886617
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
You've lost everything - your home, your partner, even your self-respect. You've hit rock bottom, living rough on London's unforgiving streets. Out of the blue someone from your past offers you a second chance and more money than you ever dreamed of. All you have to do is what you're best at: killing perfect strangers.