Thursday, May 7, 2009

The Duchess of Padua



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One of Oscar Wilde’s lesser known plays, the five act melodramatic tragedy is set in Padua and written in blank verse. It was written for the actress Mary Anderson in early 1883 while in Paris. After she turned it down, it was abandoned until its first performance at The Broadway Theatre in New York under the title Guido Ferranti on the 26th January 1891, where it ran for three weeks.

This edition of the Oscar Wilde’s play includes a short critical commen... More >>

The Duchess of Padua

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800



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A demand for a Second Edition of the "Illustrated History of Ireland," within three months from the date of the publication of the First, consisting of 2,000 copies, is a matter of no little gratification to the writer, both personally and relatively. It is a triumphant proof that Irishmen are not indifferent to Irish history--a fault of which they have been too frequently accused; and as many of the clergy have been most earnest and generous in their efforts to pro... More >>

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member



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Writing from solitary confinement, a former member of Los Angeles's notorious gang, The Crips, recounts his baptism by violence into the gang at age eleven and his evolution behind bars into a militant black nationalist. Reprint. ... More >>

Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member

Friday, May 1, 2009

Enrique's Journey


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In this astonishing true story, award-winning journalist Sonia Nazario recounts the unforgettable odyssey of a Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States.
When Enrique is five years old, his mother, Lourdes, too poor to feed her children, leaves Honduras to work in the United States. The move allows her to send money back home to Enrique so he can eat better and go to school past the third grade.
Lourdes p... More >>

Enrique's Journey

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts



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Mule Bone is the only collaboration between Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, two stars of the Harlem Renaissance, and it holds an unparalleled place in the annals of African-American theater. Set in Eatonville, Florida--Hurston's hometown and the inspiration for much of her fiction--this energetic and often farcical play centers on Jim and Dave, a two-man song-and-dance team, and Daisy, the woman who comes between them. Overcome by jealousy, Jim hits Dave wit... More >>

Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America



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This national best-seller chronicles the true story of two brothers coming of age in the Henry Horner public housing project in Chicago over a two-year period. Lafeyette and Pharoah Rivers are eleven and nine years old when the story begins in the summer of 1987. Living with their mother and six siblings, they struggle to survive gun battles, gang influences, overzealous police officers, and overburdened and mismanaged bureaucracies. Through extensive research, Ko... More >>

There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America

Monday, April 27, 2009

Night; with Connections



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An autobiographical narrative, in which the author describes his experiences in Nazi concentration camps.Amazon.com Review
In Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, a scholarly, pious teenager is wracked with guilt at having survived the horror of the Holocaust and the genocidal campaign that consumed his family. His memories of the nightmare world of the death camps present him with an intolerable question: how can the God he once so fervently believe... More >>

Night; with Connections