![]() ![]() Quentin zeroes in on distorted emotions, marital complexities, and other intimate struggles. That one moved not in a dry circle but on an upward path toward some elevation, where. But underlying it all, I see now, there was a presumption. ![]() ![]() ![]() When you are young you prove how brave you are, or smart then, what a good lover then, a good father finally, how wise, or powerful, or what-the-hell-ever. more and more I see that for many years I looked at life like a case at law. Here the moralist (and retired attorney) Quentin sits in judgment upon his own conscience, his own values, his own actions: The play’s protagonist, Quentin, in whose mind the play’s set pieces take place, subscribes to the simple rule: “You tell the truth, even against yourself.” The play is fabricated as a trial or, more fittingly, an inquest. Arthur Miller’s “After the Fall” takes the form of an investigation into the forces which give rise to incomplete and destructive human relationships. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() a table of contents to ensure all the added materials are easy to find.audiobook features original song "Say Your Name" by acclaimed artist Keith Secola, a song inspired by Olemaun's story.This piece asks readers to be mindful that not all survivors of residential school will wish to talk about their experiences, and that their silence should be respected. With important updates since it first hit the shelves a decade ago, this audiobook edition of Fatty Legs will continue to resonate with readers young and old. ![]() Debbie Reese, noted Indigenous scholar and founder of American Indians in Children's Literature, while Christy Jordan-Fenton, mother of Margaret's grandchildren and a key player in helping Margaret share her stories, discusses the impact of the book in a new preface. Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton's powerful story of residential school in the far North has been reissued to commemorate the memoir's 10th anniversary with updates to the text, reflections on the book's impact, and a bonus chapter from the acclaimed follow-up, A Stranger at Home. The beloved story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies of residential school, now available as an audiobook for a new generation of readers. ![]() ![]() Prescient and wildly imaginative, Out There depicts an uncanny landscape that holds a mirror to our subconscious fears and desires. Meanwhile, in a poignant companion piece, a woman and a blot forge a genuine, albeit doomed, connection. And in the title story, originally published in The New Yorker, a woman in San Francisco uses dating apps to find a partner despite the threat posed by "blots," preternaturally handsome artificial men dispatched by Russian hackers to steal data. A man fleeing personal scandal enters a codependent relationship with a house that requires a particularly demanding level of care. A curtain of void obliterates the globe at a steady pace, forcing Earth's remaining inhabitants to decide with whom they want to spend eternity. ![]() ![]() A medical ward for a mysterious bone-melting disorder is the setting of a perilous love triangle. "Stories so sharp and ingenious you may cut yourself on them while reading."-Kelly Link, author of Get In Trouble ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Kirkus Reviews With a focus on the weird and eerie forces that lurk beneath the surface of ordinary experience, Kate Folk's debut collection is perfectly pitched to the madness of our current moment. A thrilling new voice in fiction injects the absurd into the everyday to present a startling vision of modern life, " if Kafka and Camus and Bradbury were penning episodes of Black Mirror " (Chang-Rae Lee, author of My Year Abroad ). ![]() ![]() A Mad Love is an essential book for anyone who wants to appreciate this living, evolving art form in all its richness. Today, opera is everywhere, from the historic houses of major opera companies to movie theaters and public parks to offbeat performance spaces and our earbuds. ![]() Musician and critic Vivien Schweitzer acquaints readers with the genre’s most important composers and some of its most influential performers, recounts its long-standing debates, and explains its essential terminology. ![]() A Mad Love offers a spirited and indispensable tour of opera’s eclectic past and present, beginning with Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo in 1607, generally considered the first successful opera, through classics like Carmen and La Boheme, and spanning to Brokeback Mountain and The Death of Klinghoffer in recent years. There are few art forms as visceral and emotional as opera - and few that are as daunting for newcomers. ![]() ![]() A lively introduction to opera, from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century ![]() ![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. She lives in stunning and sunny southern California with her rotund dog, Frances.Ī Look Inside Big Words for Little People (Click on Images to Enlarge) She advocates for children around the world and appreciates her friends, family and colleagues. ![]() All eight deal playfully and respectfully with some aspect of kid behavior. She adores her family life, which includes the amazing Annie, the miraculous Tom and the hilarious and loving Christopher. Parents need to know that Big Words for Little People is the eighth book in the Books to Grow By series created by the team of Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. Jamie Lee Curtis loves big words but doesn't know how to spell many of them. With grown-up words like cooperate, respect, patience and considerate, a big, boisterous and zany family celebrates the power of language and discovers that words-big or little-are the bridge that connects us all. The eighth hilarious picture book by the #1 New York Times bestselling team of Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell helps little people communicate in a big person's world. ![]() |