Author: Michael Devine
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039154654
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
What if an actor possessed the expressive tools to work across cultures? Actor, director, and playwright Michael Devine (Playing Outside the Lines: Collected Plays I) has spent years bridging cultures in both performance and training. Through an exploration of the core principles of power, control, and joy, BoxWhatBox frees the artist from habits that inhibit their development and their ability to create, and which confine them within the box of their own cultures and lived experience. With case studies, photographs, and engaging games, exercises, and études, BoxWhatBox is the practical handbook for any actor who desires to inspire.
The BoxWhatBox Book
Author: Michael Devine
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039154654
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
What if an actor possessed the expressive tools to work across cultures? Actor, director, and playwright Michael Devine (Playing Outside the Lines: Collected Plays I) has spent years bridging cultures in both performance and training. Through an exploration of the core principles of power, control, and joy, BoxWhatBox frees the artist from habits that inhibit their development and their ability to create, and which confine them within the box of their own cultures and lived experience. With case studies, photographs, and engaging games, exercises, and études, BoxWhatBox is the practical handbook for any actor who desires to inspire.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039154654
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
What if an actor possessed the expressive tools to work across cultures? Actor, director, and playwright Michael Devine (Playing Outside the Lines: Collected Plays I) has spent years bridging cultures in both performance and training. Through an exploration of the core principles of power, control, and joy, BoxWhatBox frees the artist from habits that inhibit their development and their ability to create, and which confine them within the box of their own cultures and lived experience. With case studies, photographs, and engaging games, exercises, and études, BoxWhatBox is the practical handbook for any actor who desires to inspire.
The Greatest Sci-Fi Books - Cyril M. Kornbluth Edition
Author: Frederik Pohl
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
This carefully edited collection Cyril M. Kornbluth Sci-Fi collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Takeoff The Syndic Search the Sky Wolfbane King Cole of Pluto Reap the Dark Tide The Rocket of 1955 What Sorghum Says The City in the Sofa Dead Center! The Perfect Invasion Masquerade The Little Black Bag Iteration The Marching Morons With These Hands The Altar at Midnight The Adventurer The Luckiest Man in Denv Time Bum Ms. Found in a Chinese Fortune Cookie Theory of Rocketry Crisis! The Reversible Revolutions
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
This carefully edited collection Cyril M. Kornbluth Sci-Fi collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Takeoff The Syndic Search the Sky Wolfbane King Cole of Pluto Reap the Dark Tide The Rocket of 1955 What Sorghum Says The City in the Sofa Dead Center! The Perfect Invasion Masquerade The Little Black Bag Iteration The Marching Morons With These Hands The Altar at Midnight The Adventurer The Luckiest Man in Denv Time Bum Ms. Found in a Chinese Fortune Cookie Theory of Rocketry Crisis! The Reversible Revolutions
60 Space Sci-Fi Books
Author: Jules Verne
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 6646
Book Description
DigiCat presents to you this unique SF collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Jules Verne: From the Earth to the Moon Around the Moon Off on a Comet H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds Percy Greg: Across the Zodiac Gustavus W. Pope: Journey to Mars Journey to Venus David Lindsay: A Voyage to Arcturus Edward Everett Hale: The Brick Moon Stanley G. Weinbaum: A Martian Odyssey Valley of Dreams H. Beam Piper: The Terro-Human Future History Series: Uller Uprising Four-Day Planet The Cosmic Computer Space Viking The Return Omnilingual The Edge of the Knife The Keeper Graveyard of Dreams Ministry of Disturbance Oomphel in the Sky A Slave is a Slave Naudsonce Little Fuzzy Philip K. Dick: Second Variety The Variable Man Adjustment Team The Hanging Stranger The Eyes Have It The Skull Mr. Spaceship E. E. "Doc" Smith: Triplanetary First Lensman Galactic Patrol Second Stage Lensmen The Vortex Blaster or, Masters of the Vortex The Skylark of Space Skylark Three Spacehounds of IPC The Galaxy Primes Subspace Survivors Imperial Stars Masters of Space Murray Leinster: Murder Madness The Wailing Asteroid The Forgotten Planet Creatures of the Abyss Operation Terror The Pirates of Ersatz The Fifth-Dimension Catapult The Fifth-Dimension Tube (Sequel) Fritz Leiber: The Big Time The Creature from Cleveland Depths The Night of the Long Knives A Hitch in Space A Pail of Air The Moon is Green Richard Stockham: Perchance to Dream Irving E. Cox: The Guardians Frederik Pohl: Search the Sky Edwin Lester Arnold: Gulliver of Mars John Jacob Astor: A Journey to Other Worlds
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 6646
Book Description
DigiCat presents to you this unique SF collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Jules Verne: From the Earth to the Moon Around the Moon Off on a Comet H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds Percy Greg: Across the Zodiac Gustavus W. Pope: Journey to Mars Journey to Venus David Lindsay: A Voyage to Arcturus Edward Everett Hale: The Brick Moon Stanley G. Weinbaum: A Martian Odyssey Valley of Dreams H. Beam Piper: The Terro-Human Future History Series: Uller Uprising Four-Day Planet The Cosmic Computer Space Viking The Return Omnilingual The Edge of the Knife The Keeper Graveyard of Dreams Ministry of Disturbance Oomphel in the Sky A Slave is a Slave Naudsonce Little Fuzzy Philip K. Dick: Second Variety The Variable Man Adjustment Team The Hanging Stranger The Eyes Have It The Skull Mr. Spaceship E. E. "Doc" Smith: Triplanetary First Lensman Galactic Patrol Second Stage Lensmen The Vortex Blaster or, Masters of the Vortex The Skylark of Space Skylark Three Spacehounds of IPC The Galaxy Primes Subspace Survivors Imperial Stars Masters of Space Murray Leinster: Murder Madness The Wailing Asteroid The Forgotten Planet Creatures of the Abyss Operation Terror The Pirates of Ersatz The Fifth-Dimension Catapult The Fifth-Dimension Tube (Sequel) Fritz Leiber: The Big Time The Creature from Cleveland Depths The Night of the Long Knives A Hitch in Space A Pail of Air The Moon is Green Richard Stockham: Perchance to Dream Irving E. Cox: The Guardians Frederik Pohl: Search the Sky Edwin Lester Arnold: Gulliver of Mars John Jacob Astor: A Journey to Other Worlds
Madis Harrah Mysteries: Books 1-6
Author: Aubrey Elle
Publisher: Aubrey Elle
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
All Madis Harrah wants is to finish her first season of landscaping without any more drama. No more persnickety customers, no more hassle of organizing invoices, and no more equipment hiccups. It’s almost fall, so it should be easy to wrap up her debut year of business without a headache, right? Wrong. As a finale, she begins work on a large estate just outside the small town of Payton. The owner is a former classmate, and while it’s great reuniting with a familiar face, it’s not so nice to discover the property vandalized. This isn’t a one-time incident, either, and when Madis’s project is destroyed, it seems the end of the season will only be soiled with mischief. Can she help identify the vandal before she loses the job? Get the entire series in one spot! Included in this set are Ring Gone 'Round the Roses, Mischief Over Mums, Tumultuous Time to Tulips, Protection by Petunias, Hold Up Hydrangeas, and Danger by Dahlias.
Publisher: Aubrey Elle
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
All Madis Harrah wants is to finish her first season of landscaping without any more drama. No more persnickety customers, no more hassle of organizing invoices, and no more equipment hiccups. It’s almost fall, so it should be easy to wrap up her debut year of business without a headache, right? Wrong. As a finale, she begins work on a large estate just outside the small town of Payton. The owner is a former classmate, and while it’s great reuniting with a familiar face, it’s not so nice to discover the property vandalized. This isn’t a one-time incident, either, and when Madis’s project is destroyed, it seems the end of the season will only be soiled with mischief. Can she help identify the vandal before she loses the job? Get the entire series in one spot! Included in this set are Ring Gone 'Round the Roses, Mischief Over Mums, Tumultuous Time to Tulips, Protection by Petunias, Hold Up Hydrangeas, and Danger by Dahlias.
The Magic of Love Series
Author: Margaret Locke
Publisher: Locked on Love
ISBN: 1946553026
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
All three of Margaret Locke's highly acclaimed, award-winning books in the Magic of Love series in one convenient box set! How far would you go for friendship, self-discovery, and second chances? A Man of Character: A thirty-five-year-old bookstore owner must choose between fantasy and reality after discovering the men she's dating are living versions of fictional characters she'd created long ago. 2017 Kindle Book Review Semi-Finalist, Romance 2016 HOLT Medallion Certificate of Merit winner for Best First Book 2015 LYRA Winner for Best General Fiction A Matter of Time: A modern-day Austenite's dream comes true when she lands in the arms of a Regency duke, only to learn some fantasies aren't all they're cracked up to be when he proves less than a Prince Charming. 2016 HOLT Medallion Winner for Best Paranormal Romance 2016 RONE Finalist for Best Paranormal Romance A Scandalous Matter: A scandal-scarred duke's sister travels from Regency England to present-day Virginia in pursuit of the education and independence she's long desired, but unexpectedly finds herself entangled with a career-consumed professor. Can they blend past and present into a mutual future? 2017 Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize Finalist 2017 Desert Rose RWA Golden Quill Finalist 2017 Orange County RWA Book Buyer's Best Finalist Three independent novels with recurring characters. One laugh-evoking, tear-inducing, thought-provoking series.
Publisher: Locked on Love
ISBN: 1946553026
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
All three of Margaret Locke's highly acclaimed, award-winning books in the Magic of Love series in one convenient box set! How far would you go for friendship, self-discovery, and second chances? A Man of Character: A thirty-five-year-old bookstore owner must choose between fantasy and reality after discovering the men she's dating are living versions of fictional characters she'd created long ago. 2017 Kindle Book Review Semi-Finalist, Romance 2016 HOLT Medallion Certificate of Merit winner for Best First Book 2015 LYRA Winner for Best General Fiction A Matter of Time: A modern-day Austenite's dream comes true when she lands in the arms of a Regency duke, only to learn some fantasies aren't all they're cracked up to be when he proves less than a Prince Charming. 2016 HOLT Medallion Winner for Best Paranormal Romance 2016 RONE Finalist for Best Paranormal Romance A Scandalous Matter: A scandal-scarred duke's sister travels from Regency England to present-day Virginia in pursuit of the education and independence she's long desired, but unexpectedly finds herself entangled with a career-consumed professor. Can they blend past and present into a mutual future? 2017 Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize Finalist 2017 Desert Rose RWA Golden Quill Finalist 2017 Orange County RWA Book Buyer's Best Finalist Three independent novels with recurring characters. One laugh-evoking, tear-inducing, thought-provoking series.
The Prelate
Author: Isaac Henderson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Bayou Secrets
Author: Jennifer Dawn
Publisher: World Castle Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1958336882
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 537
Book Description
Caroline Morgan is a woman riddled with dreams she cannot explain. She runs away, leaving everyone and everything she’s known behind, including her best friend, Maggie. She must confront her dreams and the mysteries that plague her very existence. This search takes her down a winding and torrential journey, leading her into the backwoods of the Louisiana Bayous. It is there that she faces lost love, heartache, and even more secrets; a lost daughter, Sara, the death of another daughter, and a mysterious man named, Gator. Traveling into the realms of voodoo, magic, and werewolves, she ventures deeper and deeper into the dark Bayou Secrets that have been locked within her for far too long. Facing death, blood, evil, and danger, she must confront her past, find the meaning of her tormenting dreams, and unlock the shrouded mystery behind her existence. She must discover who, or what, she truly is.
Publisher: World Castle Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1958336882
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 537
Book Description
Caroline Morgan is a woman riddled with dreams she cannot explain. She runs away, leaving everyone and everything she’s known behind, including her best friend, Maggie. She must confront her dreams and the mysteries that plague her very existence. This search takes her down a winding and torrential journey, leading her into the backwoods of the Louisiana Bayous. It is there that she faces lost love, heartache, and even more secrets; a lost daughter, Sara, the death of another daughter, and a mysterious man named, Gator. Traveling into the realms of voodoo, magic, and werewolves, she ventures deeper and deeper into the dark Bayou Secrets that have been locked within her for far too long. Facing death, blood, evil, and danger, she must confront her past, find the meaning of her tormenting dreams, and unlock the shrouded mystery behind her existence. She must discover who, or what, she truly is.
The Healer's Saga Books One to Four
Author: Helen Pryke
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504073959
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1251
Book Description
Four novels in the powerful saga about multiple generations of gifted women and the connection that binds them across centuries. Moving between past and present, these tales of a cottage in Italy and the healers who have occupied it include: The Healer’s Secret Fired and on the brink of divorce, Jennifer seeks salvation at the bottom of a wine bottle. At her mother’s insistence, she reluctantly agrees to explore her Italian roots in Tuscany. Staying in her family’s centuries-old cottage, she becomes embroiled in a mysterious tragedy involving her great-grandmother. As she delves further into her ancestors’ history, she discovers that ghosts from the past could give Jennifer something she thought she’d never have: a future . . . The Healer’s Curse In 1348, the plague is set to sweep through England. Unaware of what awaits, Agnes is in love and betrothed. But her life is about to be torn apart. In the present day, Jennifer has settled in with her boyfriend, Francesco, and her Italian relatives when disturbing visions of a pregnant girl lead her to once again travel into the past to find answers. This time, though, she’s afraid she may not come back . . . The Healer's Awakening Since Ginevra Innocenti’s death, the cottage has lain empty and abandoned in the woods. Until the day Ginevra’s granddaughter, Sara, sees a dragonfly in the depths of winter. Intrigued, she follows it and discovers the forgotten cottage. There, Sara learns her grandmother was once a healer. Could these events mean the end of the family legacy? The Healer’s Betrayal Morgana Innocenti was born on the cusp of the 1600s. Deaf after a childhood illness and able to see shadows where no shadow could be, she has learned strength and determination. But a three-hundred-year-old vow of revenge and a terrible secret revealed on her grandmother’s deathbed throw her life into turmoil, and she must marry a man she hardly knows. Then rumours arrive from England of witch hunters who leave a trail of death and devastation. When her daughter is born with the mark of the devil, Morgana lives in fear that they will come to Italy. She once had to marry to save her family’s name. What will she sacrifice to save her daughter?
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504073959
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1251
Book Description
Four novels in the powerful saga about multiple generations of gifted women and the connection that binds them across centuries. Moving between past and present, these tales of a cottage in Italy and the healers who have occupied it include: The Healer’s Secret Fired and on the brink of divorce, Jennifer seeks salvation at the bottom of a wine bottle. At her mother’s insistence, she reluctantly agrees to explore her Italian roots in Tuscany. Staying in her family’s centuries-old cottage, she becomes embroiled in a mysterious tragedy involving her great-grandmother. As she delves further into her ancestors’ history, she discovers that ghosts from the past could give Jennifer something she thought she’d never have: a future . . . The Healer’s Curse In 1348, the plague is set to sweep through England. Unaware of what awaits, Agnes is in love and betrothed. But her life is about to be torn apart. In the present day, Jennifer has settled in with her boyfriend, Francesco, and her Italian relatives when disturbing visions of a pregnant girl lead her to once again travel into the past to find answers. This time, though, she’s afraid she may not come back . . . The Healer's Awakening Since Ginevra Innocenti’s death, the cottage has lain empty and abandoned in the woods. Until the day Ginevra’s granddaughter, Sara, sees a dragonfly in the depths of winter. Intrigued, she follows it and discovers the forgotten cottage. There, Sara learns her grandmother was once a healer. Could these events mean the end of the family legacy? The Healer’s Betrayal Morgana Innocenti was born on the cusp of the 1600s. Deaf after a childhood illness and able to see shadows where no shadow could be, she has learned strength and determination. But a three-hundred-year-old vow of revenge and a terrible secret revealed on her grandmother’s deathbed throw her life into turmoil, and she must marry a man she hardly knows. Then rumours arrive from England of witch hunters who leave a trail of death and devastation. When her daughter is born with the mark of the devil, Morgana lives in fear that they will come to Italy. She once had to marry to save her family’s name. What will she sacrifice to save her daughter?
Edge of the Shadow (The Wisdom Court Series, Book 1)
Author: Yvonne Montgomery
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
ISBN: 1614176450
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
When forensic artist Andrea Bellamy receives a 1-year, all expenses paid grant from Wisdom Court, she jumps at the chance to pursue her delayed dream to become a painter. The only catch: she must move to Wisdom Court. Upon arrival at the century-old Colorado mansion, Andrea learns that Caldicott Wyntham, Wisdom Court's founder, has died. The housekeeper, Aura Lee Witherspoon, is demanding a séance to contact Caldicott while the court's other associates try to explain away "strange happenings." Andrea turns to her easel, intent on fulfilling her grant, only to discover she keeps painting the same unknown face, contorted in fear she can't explain. Now Andrea faces a terrifying choice: believe her trance-painting is evidence of a mental illness, or side with Aura Lee and agree that Wisdom Court is haunted by an evil set in motion a century before. THE WISDOM COURT SERIES, in order: Edge of the Shadow A Signal Shown All in Bad Time THE FINNY ALETTER MYSTERIES, in order: Scavenger Hunt Obstacle Course
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
ISBN: 1614176450
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
When forensic artist Andrea Bellamy receives a 1-year, all expenses paid grant from Wisdom Court, she jumps at the chance to pursue her delayed dream to become a painter. The only catch: she must move to Wisdom Court. Upon arrival at the century-old Colorado mansion, Andrea learns that Caldicott Wyntham, Wisdom Court's founder, has died. The housekeeper, Aura Lee Witherspoon, is demanding a séance to contact Caldicott while the court's other associates try to explain away "strange happenings." Andrea turns to her easel, intent on fulfilling her grant, only to discover she keeps painting the same unknown face, contorted in fear she can't explain. Now Andrea faces a terrifying choice: believe her trance-painting is evidence of a mental illness, or side with Aura Lee and agree that Wisdom Court is haunted by an evil set in motion a century before. THE WISDOM COURT SERIES, in order: Edge of the Shadow A Signal Shown All in Bad Time THE FINNY ALETTER MYSTERIES, in order: Scavenger Hunt Obstacle Course
The Viper and the Urchin: Books 4-6
Author: Celine Jeanjean
Publisher: Celine Jeanjean
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1063
Book Description
Revolution in the streets. A deadly weapon stolen. A wardrobe too wide to fit up the stairs. All is most definitely not well… As they attempt to get to the bottom of it all, Rory, Longinus, and the gang set off a chain of events that ensures life will never be the same again. And not just because Rory and Longinus attempt to move into a new house as roommates. There may a few arguments… Join the gang for over 1000 pages full of banter, rich settings, and of course, quirky misfits. >> Book 4 – The Doll Maker: You might be tempted to discount the grubby little toyshop. But wait, look at the mechanical dolls, see how their beetle-black eyes follow you as you move. Take the time to talk to the creepy doll maker skulking in the shadows at the back. Beneath the dust and the eccentricities, there are secrets to be uncovered… >> Book 5 – The White Hornet: Discover the icy city of Bel Stadd, capital of the Airnian Empire. To try and get into the palace, you’ll infiltrate the House of Bel, a decadent, exclusive club for Airnian high society. Take your time. This labyrinth of rooms caters to every possible vice. But be warned that all is permitted in the House of Bel, and if you don’t know the rules, you could end up playing a very dangerous game… >>Book 6 –The Shadow Palace: Step into the shadowy world of the Airnian court, which is as rotten as it is luxurious. Courtiers might seem lavishly dressed from a distance, but the flowers and fruits decorating their complex wigs are slowly decomposing, and their obscenely expensive clothes are old and stained. They grasp and scheme, as dangerous as a nest of vipers. They might seem dangerous, until you realise that the real danger is what lurks beneath the ground, in the palace’s bowels. Come and escape into the wondrous world of The Viper and the Urchin series—scroll back up to grab the boxset now!
Publisher: Celine Jeanjean
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1063
Book Description
Revolution in the streets. A deadly weapon stolen. A wardrobe too wide to fit up the stairs. All is most definitely not well… As they attempt to get to the bottom of it all, Rory, Longinus, and the gang set off a chain of events that ensures life will never be the same again. And not just because Rory and Longinus attempt to move into a new house as roommates. There may a few arguments… Join the gang for over 1000 pages full of banter, rich settings, and of course, quirky misfits. >> Book 4 – The Doll Maker: You might be tempted to discount the grubby little toyshop. But wait, look at the mechanical dolls, see how their beetle-black eyes follow you as you move. Take the time to talk to the creepy doll maker skulking in the shadows at the back. Beneath the dust and the eccentricities, there are secrets to be uncovered… >> Book 5 – The White Hornet: Discover the icy city of Bel Stadd, capital of the Airnian Empire. To try and get into the palace, you’ll infiltrate the House of Bel, a decadent, exclusive club for Airnian high society. Take your time. This labyrinth of rooms caters to every possible vice. But be warned that all is permitted in the House of Bel, and if you don’t know the rules, you could end up playing a very dangerous game… >>Book 6 –The Shadow Palace: Step into the shadowy world of the Airnian court, which is as rotten as it is luxurious. Courtiers might seem lavishly dressed from a distance, but the flowers and fruits decorating their complex wigs are slowly decomposing, and their obscenely expensive clothes are old and stained. They grasp and scheme, as dangerous as a nest of vipers. They might seem dangerous, until you realise that the real danger is what lurks beneath the ground, in the palace’s bowels. Come and escape into the wondrous world of The Viper and the Urchin series—scroll back up to grab the boxset now!