“Gloria: A Life is a unique, deeply moving performance created in the hopeful, conversational spirit of its extraordinary subject.” —Sara Holdren, New York Magazine’s Vulture“One part theater, one part consciousness-raising group therapy session, Gloria: A Life offers an experience that promises to be a more intimate recollection of Steinem’s journey, not only because it’s been singularly shaped by the hands of women.” —Noor Brara, VogueF...

“Emily Mann is one of our most urgently engaging, provocative and significant American playwrights.”—Joyce Carol Oates“Elizabeth Packard emerges as a vibrant, passionate force of nature.”—The New York TimesIllinois, 1861: Without proof of insanity, Elizabeth Packard is committed by her husband to an asylum. Based on historical events, Emily Mann’s play tells of one woman’s struggle to right a system gone wrong in this winner of the Kennedy Center Fund for New Ameri...

Warning: The plays of Political Stages do not make for a quiet evening of theatre. These are the plays which got audiences out of their seats, and sometimes out into the streets. Their words and ideas rumbled ominously down the marble hallways of legislatures and challenged, even threatened, and often changed, the thinking of millions. These are the plays which either lit or reflected the fires of those political controversies which blazed across the American Twentieth Century. Individuall...

William Penn was an instrumental and controversial figure in the early modern transatlantic world, known both as a leader in the movement for religious toleration in England and as a founder of two American colonies, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As such, his career was marked by controversy and contention in both England and America. This volume looks at William Penn with fresh eyes, bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines to assess his multifaceted life and career. Contribu...

Nothing could tempt widower Ward Miller from his self-imposed seclusion. Until the private celebrity met his new "handler,"the beautiful, no-nonsense Ana Rodriguez. While he'd only stepped back into the spotlight for the worthy charity Ana ran, having her by his side was the benefit he truly wanted.She claimed she'd never fall for a musician-being starstruck wasn't her style. But that wouldn't stop Ward. Ana made him want things he hadn't wanted in much too long. So he'd pursue her...

From the acclaimed author of Beyond Risk and The Crown Conspiracy**, hailed as a “wild ride” by** Library Journal**, comes an action-packed adventure about a mysterious diary and a thrilling, high-stakes treasure hunt.**Camille Abernathy ignored rumors of The Liar’s Treasure and her family’s connection to it . . . until someone put a target on her daughter’s back. Growing...

Harlequin Desire brings you three sexy, emotional stories from thereader favorite series Dynasties: The Garrisons, by New York Times andUSA TODAY bestselling author Brenda Jackson and USA TODAY bestsellingauthors Emilie Rose and Catherine Mann. Now available in one volume!STRANDED WITH THE TEMPTING STRANGER by Brenda JacksonCutthroat litigator Brandon Washington isn't used to being ignored. Sowhen Cassie Garrison—the newly discovered half sister o...

This book seeks to unfold the complexity within the works of Dambudzo Marechera and presents scholars and readers with a way of reading his works in light of utopian thinking. Writing during a traumatic transitional period in Zimbabwe’s history, Marechera witnessed the upheavals caused by different parties battling for power in the nation. Aware of the fact that all institutionalized narratives – whether they originated from the colonial governance of the UK, Ian Smith’s white minority reg...

One convenient download. One bargain price. Get all October 2009 Silhouette Desire with one click!Sometimes you just can't help falling for the man who seems to be all wrong--an ex, an ex's brother, even a potential spy--but feels oh so right... Discover rich, powerful heroes you won't be able to resist in this bundle of six Silhouette Desire romances from October 2009! Bundle includes Millionaire in Command by Catherine Mann, The Oi...

What is a "musical novel"? This book defines the genre as musical not primarily in terms of its content, but in its form. The musical novel crosses medial boundaries, aspiring to techniques, structures, and impressions similar tothose of music. It takes music as a model for its own construction, borrowing techniques and forms that range from immediately perceptible, essential aspects of music (rhythm, timbre, the simultaneity of multiple voices) to microstructural (jazz riffs, call and res...

Saint Paul, Minnesota, is a quiet and comfortable city rich with history. Little known are the days when prostitution was a thriving business hidden in storefront saunas and health clubs. For decades, madams and business owners made hundreds of thousands of dollars selling sex. But as the twenty-first century drew near, Saint Paul officials were desperate to shut down the trade and rid its city of the stigma surrounding the sex-for-money industry. Special investigation units were formed, s...