Essays in part one of Theatre History Studies, Vol. 35 address theatrical production in very specific historical contexts, among them German theatre “from the rubble of Berlin” and German nationalist mass spectacles. Essays in part two are devoted to the theme of “Rethinking the Maternal” in contemporary and historical theatre. Also included is the Robert A. Schanke Award-winning essay “Whispers from a Silent Past: Inspiration and Memory in Natasha Tretheway’s Native Guard

What brought you here? A spark of curiosity? A whisper? Or something you can’t quite name?And what if it wasn’t by chance—that detail that made you stop?Some stories aren’t meant to be stumbled upon. They find you. They wait for you.They take you where you didn’t want to go… but where you needed to be.Campfire Stories to Tell in the Dark is a whispered invitation to step into the cracks, where appe...

Satisfy your longing for a closer relationship with God.Jesus wants to give you a heart that burns for Him. This 40-day devotional invites you to discover the beauty of the Lord, the language of worship, the journey of intimacy, and fullness of life. Each day includes a Scripture reading, devotion, prayer, reflective question, and song recommendations. Let Jesus satisfy your soul.Devotions composed by 24 worship leaders and friends of the International House of Prayer. Feat...

In its formative years, from the 1970s through the 1990s, sabermetrics was p- marily an amateur undertaking. Publications were aimed at a relatively small audience of baseball fans. To be sure, this ever-growing group of aficionados brought a lot of sophistication to baseball analysis, and were constantly looking for statistical insights beyond the listings of the top ten batters found in popular newspapers and magazines. But their influence on the baseball profession was very limited. A f...

Wrecking Ball: The Divine Interruption offers a unique perspective on why so many Christians are frustrated, burned out, and left scratching their heads. The basic premise is built around the story found in Genesis 11 which describes the Tower of Babel. By all accounts, the people in the story were united and doing some good work while building that tower. The problem was, God didnt ask them to build a tower.How much of what we are doing as the Church did God really ask us to do? T...

In February 1936, Los Angeles police officers drove hundreds of miles to California’s state borders with one mission: turn back anyone deemed too poor to enter.Myths of the Golden State’s abundance enticed thousands of Americans uprooted by the Depression, but those who created those myths saw only invading criminal “hordes” that they believed just one man could stop: James “Two-Gun” Davis, Los Angeles’ authoritarian police chief.The Golden Fortress

From boardrooms to befuddled aliens, what if the high-tech absurdities of modern life accelerated to warp speed?The stories in Neil Rackham's debut science fiction collection, Elliptical Billiard Balls, explore the worlds of business and tech - not to mention English-speaking dogs and aliens who communicate via smells - to create strange new futures.A cash-strapped religious order turns to a consultant to transform its fortunes; two implanted micro...

Kiss & Tell: Stand Up & Stories About Love, Sex, Etc. is a breakthrough audiobook that combines the brashness of stand-up comedy, the intimacy of oral storytelling and the energy of a live audience to portray a compelling and hilarious take on modern relationships. Coproduced with Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat and hosted by Emmy Award–winning actress Rachel Bloom and Saturday Night Live alum Jay Pharoah, Kiss & Tell presents an incredible lineup of the funniest c...

As the Pussycat Gang start to prepare for the upcoming year, many things are on their minds. Supporting Abigail de Ros, her friends and fellow debs... What to get the Sweet Sixteens for presents... Choosing colleges... Preparing to rob a secure storeroom full of furs or a very full bank vault... and helping a friend facing a deadly threat. And underlying all of this is growing rumours of a second gang using their name, leading to a far more deadly dance. Other books by Kev Pickering and Je...

The fish is hiding in the coral. Can you see it? Connect to the fiction text pair, Baby Dinosaur is Hiding.