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The Home and the World (1916) is a novel by Bengali author Rabindranath Tagore. Written after Tagore received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, the novel dramatizes the Swadeshi movement for Indian independence from British rule. Through the lens of one family, Tagore illuminates the conflict between Western culture and Indian nationalism while exploring the complex relationships of men and women in modern India.
Concerned for his wife, who spends...
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The King of the Dark Chamber is a symbolic drama exploring themes of faith, power, citizenship, and love. Part meditation on human government, part reflection on humanity's connection to god, Tagore's play is a masterpiece of Indian literature. "My faith is, to go on obeying the King- it does not matter whether he is a real one or a pretender. What do we know of Kings that we should judge them! It is like throwing stones in the dark-you are almost...
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The premise of this witty and insightful "play on history" is that Karl Marx has agitated with the authorities of the afterlife for a chance to clear his name. Through a bureaucratic error, though, Marx is sent to Soho in New York, rather than his old stomping ground in London, to make his case. Zinn introduces us to Marx's wife, Jenny, his children, the anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, and a host of other characters. Marx in Soho is a brilliant introduction...
5) Homecoming
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Alanna is surprised by the return of her step-brother and former lover, Kyle, when he shows up to work at the newspaper she writes for as the new head photographer. Unbeknownst to him, they have a daughter from the night before they last saw each other eight years previous. Can they forgive each other and rekindle the trust and love they once shared?
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In 1969 a young chemist, Arthur Weiss, is recruited by an anti-war group to convert uranium into plutonium for the construction of a nuclear bomb. Arthur is told the bomb's only purpose is to establish a bargaining position with the government-that it will not be detonated. But as Arthur's involvement deepens, particularly relative to the group's attractive leader, Billie Lee, his life begins to spin out of control.
7) Plays
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TRIFLES - First performed by the Provincetown Players at the Wharf Theatre, Provincetown, Mass., August 8, 1916. GEORGE HENDERSON (County Attorney), HENRY PETERS (Sheriff), LEWIS HALE, A neighboring farmer. MRS PETERS, MRS HALESCENE: The kitchen is the now abandoned farmhouse of JOHN WRIGHT, a gloomy kitchen, and left without having been put in order-unwashed pans under the sink, a loaf of bread outside the bread-box, a dish-towel on the table-other...
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The Post Office (1914) is a play by Rabindranath Tagore. Published following his ascension to international fame with the 1912 Nobel Prize in Literature, the play was introduced to an international audience by W. B. Yeats. When the Irish poet discovered Tagore's work in translation, he felt an intense kinship with a man whose work was similarly grounded in spirituality and opposition to the British Empire. Brought to Dublin's Abbey Theatre in 1913,...
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Between 1939 and 1945, Nazi forces inside occupied countries confiscated an untold amount of treasure, including a flawless, 47.05 carat blue diamond known as the Blue Regina. Later, it was mistakenly sent to the United States, and arrived just prior to the start of World War II. Throughout the duration of the war and after, its whereabouts remained unknown. In 1951, a well-funded U.S. bound expedition is formed by a noted Berlin gemologist. Unfortunately,...
10) Emma
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A play in two acts about Emma Goldman, American Anarchist. In this play, historian and playwright Howard Zinn dramatizes the life of Emma Goldman, the anarchist, feminist, and free-spirited thinker who was exiled from the United States because of her outspoken views, including her opposition to WWI. With his wit and ability to illuminate history from below, Zinn reveals the life of this remarkable woman.
11) Vegas
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This second book in the 1 Law 4 All series dives into the heart of political corruption with a remarkably diverse band of characters. Vegas dances from adventure to adventure beginning with the mysterious disappearance of Mark's twin sister, Janelle. From American Samoa, Kitiona calls on her 1 Law 4 All Foundation pals to investigate. The fledgling 1 Law 4 All Foundation parleys the missing person's report into a web of political deceit. Soon they...
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THIS lyrical drama was written about twenty-five years ago. It is based on the following story from the Mahabharata. In the course of his wanderings, in fulfilment of a vow of penance, Arjuna came to Manipur. There he saw Chitrangada, the beautiful daughter of Chitravahana, the king of the country. Smitten with her charms, he asked the king for the hand of his daughter in marriage. Chitravahana asked him who he was, and learning that he was Arjuna...
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A drug dealer who doesn't want to deal anymore, Brazilian hit men, two shrewd trailer trash brothers, a mafia boss with a bad leg and a Chinese bodyguard fly through the pages of The Ariel. When it crashes, with 300 kilograms of pure cocaine, the trip is just beginning. Paul Hewlett is an Ivy League stockbroker crawls from the wreckage salvaging half the cargo. He has to unload it and disappear before the mob makes him disappear. The flight path takes...
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Scan the QR codes to reveal the answers in the coolest quiz book craze sweeping the internet! This interactive quiz book allows you to instantly find out the answer just by scanning the QR code with your mobile phone. The answers are contained within the QR code - just scan the code and it will pop up in your app. Use any QR code scanner app for Blackberry, Android, iPhone or Windows devices. If you don't have one already installed then find out where...
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Song of the Bamboo: O South Wind, the Wanderer, come and rock me, Rouse me into the rapture of new leaves. I am the wayside bamboo tree, waiting for your breath to tingle life into my branches. O South Wind, the Wanderer, my dwelling is in the end of the lane. I know your wayfaring, and the language of your footsteps. Your least touch thrills me out of my slumber, your whisper gleans my secrets. (Enter a troop of girls, dancing, representing birds.)...
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Author, Eiram, provides a detailed account of bizarre occurrences she experienced (over a 15-year time period), as a young woman starting her career in the South. She risks everything to share this story, including her career and close associations with colleagues, friends, and even family. The text is based on actual events but sometimes reads as science fiction as she provides excerpts from her journal writings. She delivers very complex and sensitive...
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In October of 1956, my twelve year old newly adopted orphan babysitter, Janet Cash and I were staying the night alone on my uncle's northern California ranch. During the night, we were attacked by three men, two of them were us navy sailors. Janet was beaten and gang raped by the three men throughout the night, and I was tortured and assaulted. In the morning, Janet was taken to an area called the flats and viciously murdered by the two us navy sailors....
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Ken is about to become the leader of his state, his beautiful wife Cathy perfect at his side. His policies promise a new life with new opportunities, to rid the streets of crime, violence, immorality and corruption and a government that cares for its citizens. Ken has won the hearts of the people, except that is for a few. Some are determined to see his demise before ever the election is held by using whatever methods are available to them. Just a...
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In this final climax to Tony Bertot's Assassin Trilogy we are once more drawn into the life of the Assassin as he looks to complete his assignment of eliminating Felicia Giordano; the head of the Giordano Family. Follow Tyler Santiago as he soon discovers the secrets to his past life and also begins to track the Assassin. You will not able to hold yourself back as the characters come to life with the turn of each page and you find yourself cheering...
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Follow the conflict between two warring crime families and the assassin hired to take out one of the mob bosses. An assassin whose loyalty is to no one and who can take a life as easy as swatting a fly. Follow a young boy growing up on the streets of New York City as he is exposed to both the good and bad of urban life. His future is determined by his relationship with his uncle; a police officer, who takes him in when tragedy strikes. Watch as the...
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