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Eugene O'Neill’s revolutionary 20th century dramas changed the direction of American theatre, introducing European realism and experimental techniques to the US stage. He wrote more than 50 plays, portraying characters on the margins of society and tackling controversial issues, winning a Nobel Prize, and four Pulitzer Prizes.

John Scott has lived a varied life, but whether it's behind the scenes of a regional theatre, working on costumes for Hollywood movies such as Interview with a Vampire or Four Weddings and a Funeral or presenting TV shows like This Morning with Richard and Judy, his love of sewing and the humble needle and thread has run, like a rich seam, through everything he does.

Trapped in a dead-end town, Justin Warren has had his life defined by the suspicious deaths of his grandparents. The unsolved crime happened long before Justin was born, but the ripple effects are still felt after thirty-eight years. Justin always knew he wouldn’t have much of a future. He just never imagined that his life might take him backward.

When Springville residents—at least the ones still alive—are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation . . . Maddy did it. An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she's dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage. Until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy is biracial. She has been passing for white her entire life at the behest of her fanatical white father, Thomas Washington.

The future doesn’t just happen.... Somebody has to build it. Martin L. Shoemaker, author of "Today I Am Paul", presents stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary work. Planning, exploring, constructing...living and growing and dying...across the Solar System.

Rachel Blum and Andy Landis are eight years old when they meet late one night in an ER waiting room. Born with a congenital heart defect, Rachel is a veteran of hospitals, and she's intrigued by the boy who shows up all alone with a broken arm. He tells her his name. She tells him a story. After Andy's taken back to the emergency room and Rachel's sent back to her bed, they think they'll never see each other again.

Imagine exploring the world through the eyes and perspective of a teddy bear. Come along for the fun, when a boy named Buddy learns about the different places of the world from his bear, Travis. Based on a child’s firsthand experiences with an elementary school project, Travis the Traveling Bear is the unique story of an adventurous bear and his letters home from around the globe.

This collection of 35 short poems was first published in 1927, and is a sequel to When We Were Very Young, which was the first anthology of verse dealing with the domestic adventures of Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh.

Four Hispanic college students drive through South Texas on a summer road trip. In the middle of nowhere they are stopped by a small town sheriff who accuses them of being illegal immigrants. Little do they know, he is no sheriff and the town he delivers them to is unlike anything else. The town is hidden in the hills and mountains of Southwest Texas. Each of them goes through their own personal hell as they are subjected to some of the most horrific experiences they never knew existed.

I will not write to you, listener, a synopsis in hopes of hooking you into purchasing my story of fiction. I will tell you only this: The story is set in Nebraska, 1867, and people die.

You know how easy it is to prepare a meal using your slow cooker, but you may never have imagined how you might spice up a party using the same method. The Essential Kitchen Series breaks the ceiling on old-school thinking with the introduction of the Slow Cooker Party Cookbook. Enjoy 30 recipes that will top any snack at your next gathering of friends or work associates.Preparing and cooking, using a crock pot, is perhaps the easiest form of cooking. Ingredients are prepared in advance, placed for a determined length of time in the cooker, and it does the rest. Does it sound overly simple? Yes! That's the point.

Tired of the same ol' salt and pepper seasoning added to your dishes? Want to create meals that will dazzle your taste buds and deliver amazing experiences to everyone who tries your dish? If you said yes, you're going to love growing and using your own fresh herbs with the help of this cookbook.