Senator Eddie Bowman cannot see the point of invading a miniscule Caribbean island to rescue a bunch of overly tanned medical students. But as the 1983 invasion of Grenada gets underway, the Senator finds himself at odds with a mysterious foreign-policy specialist who cultivates roses, the Presidents's sexy new speechwriter-and his own son.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Anne Archer, Ed Begley Jr., Samantha Bennett, Lyvingston Holmes, Richard Masur, Jon Matthe...

A portrait of one of the greatest American food writers of the 20th century, Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher, whose writing transcended recipes and reviews to probe our deep-seated relationship to our appetites. Assembled from diaries, journalism, and short stories, Kelly Nespor's play creates a vivid tableau of the life of this preeminent and influential gourmet.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production featuring: Anne Archer, Kurt Ehrmann, Jennifer Friedmann, Lily Shaw and David Tie...

Giving people straight welfare would actually shrink the state, since, when welfare is taken away from people who need it, fake jobs have to be manufactured for those same people. Probation officer jobs and intake coordinator jobs have to be "dummied up" as a way of funneling still-needed welfare dollars to them.

'Attempts to see the conflict from the perspectives of those who fought.' – History TodayThe Battle of Agincourt still rings down through the centuries as a quite incredible victory by the outnumbered, happy few of England, enfeebled by disease and exhaustion, against the might of French chivalry. For many commentators then and now, it was the English archers who won the day for Henry V. This history re-tells the story of the battle and He...

In our complex, consumerist societies, the intricacy of personal interactions and the number of goods and products available often prevents us from direct knowledge of what lies ‘behind’ food behaviors, ingredients, and the origins of the modern food and agriculture supply chain. Over the last decade or so, scholars, lawyers and engaged lay vegans have had many discussions about vegan rights and discrimination as issues intrinsic to animal rights, but the final frontier remains intact: the...

Lady Josephine Watkins had never envisioned herself aiming a bow at the formidable Duke of Constantan. Consumed by remorse and unwavering in her commitment to his recovery, she stands resolute, unwilling to abandon his bedside. Little did she anticipate that beneath his roguish exterior, beat the heart of a gentleman that would lay claim to her affections.Devon Mowbray, esteemed Duke of Constantan, ventured to Favershame Abbey driven by intrigue. His intentions were simple: an enco...

Sociology and Catholic Social Teaching: Contemporary Theory and Research contains essays by key scholars in the territory where Catholic social thought and secular sociology meet, and offers a much needed alternative to the relativism and individualism that so often characterize social scientific analysis today. Contributors to this volume argue that Catholic social teaching, as articulated so powerfully today in recent papal encyclicals and major summations such as the Compendium of the S...

COME CURARE E CURARSI TRAMITE IL CAMPO ENERGETICO UMANO. «Mani di luce» è un libro illuminante che spalanca le porte sulle infinite possibilità dell’uomo «intero», l’uomo in cui spirito e materia sono uniti e si potenziano a vicenda. È un messaggio di amore e di accettazione nei confronti di se stessi e dell’universo. Una dimostrazione estremamente convincente della compatibilità fra intelligenza e visione positiva dell’esistenza. Una prospettiva che concilia il mondo della scienza e quell...

One of the most serious challenges to environmentalism that has emerged in the 1990s is the so-called Wise Use movement. While operating under the guise of an independent movement of small landowners, it is in reality a backlash against environmental protection measures, funded and organized by corporations with a vested interest in preventing further environmental gains. Let the People Judge collects the writings of a wide range of thinkers on the Wise Use movement and the contro...

His deepest erotic fantasies...What would you do if you were a struggling college student offered one million dollars for thirty days of unforgettable passion with the hottest most eligible bachelor in New York?The catch: It will involve his deepest erotic fantasies…Problem: You’re a smart-mouthed virgin who refuses to be bought.Strong-willed aspiring relationship therapist Cleo Samuel’s life will never be the same again. ...

His deepest erotic fantasies...What would you do if you were a struggling college student offered one million dollars for thirty days of unforgettable passion with the hottest most eligible bachelor in New York?The catch: It will involve his deepest erotic fantasies…Problem: You’re a smart-mouthed virgin who refuses to be bought.Strong-willed aspiring relationship therapist Cleo Samuel’s life will never be the same again. ...

In a world of unwavering resolve...Lady Georgina Seton, a spirited force of nature, carries within her the echoes of heartache and an unyielding determination. Fueled by her past, she charts a course to seize control of her destiny, shattering conventions as she forges ahead. Her aspiration: to etch her name into history as England's most remarkable female archer, a shield against the constraints of marriage.Bound by ambitions…Felton Crauford, a man driven by a hung...