Avenue of the Americas 2W 3M | Comedy | 50 minutes - A woman on the lam from a New Jersey mental institution becomes the queen of Madison Avenue as her ad campaigns are wildly popular. Still, her commercials wreak havoc with her boss, the Catholic Church, and certain cat owners. Avenue of the Americas is a dark, comic ride that asks: how far would you go to have it all? Driving Green 1W 1M | Comedy | 10 minutes - A politically opposite married couple tries to survive going green and a morn...

AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 2W 3M | Comedy | 50 minutes - A woman on the lam from a New Jersey mental institution becomes the queen of Madison Avenue as her ad campaigns are wildly popular. Still, her commercials wreak havoc with her boss, the Catholic Church, and certain cat owners. Avenue of the Americas is a dark, comic ride that asks: how far would you go to have it all? DRIVING GREEN 1W 1M | Comedy | 10 minutes - A politically opposite married couple tries to survive going green and a morn...

1M | Musical | 50 minutes - For school and adult audiences - a one-man musical adapted from talks Dr. Washington gave his students at Tuskegee University. He offered timeless wisdom for people of all ages about how to live a productive life. Booker T. Washington was an African American educator, orator, author, and advisor to presidents of the United States.

Heart-stirring and inspiring...Character Building is a theatrical testament to one of the most influential characters in Black History. It's a reminder of what matters in the character one calls one's own--this powerful and pertinent musical is a hugely rewarding experience. -DC Metro ArtsA beacon of hope and a historical reminder of strength in the midst of adversity...Character Building's messages are invaluable lessons of courage and fortitude. -DC Theater SceneInsights ...

Keys, wallet, cell phone . . . ready to go! Cell phones have become ubiquitous fixtures of twenty-first-century life—suctioned to our ears and stuck in our pockets. Yet, we’ve all heard whispers that these essential little devices give you brain cancer. Many of us are left wondering, as Maureen Dowd recently asked in the New York Times, “Are cells the new cigarettes?”Overpowered brings readers, in accessible and fascinating prose, through the science, indicating b...

Creating Engagement between Schools and their Communities: Lessons from Educational Leaders addresses how educational leaders have made efforts to reconnect their schools to their communities and the varied goals they achieved. The contributors of this book are educational leaders who have stayed committed to their neighborhoods and who have seen the moral imperative to provide equal opportunity to all students. This book shares their experiences, particularly looking at community-based sc...

International Dagger Award shortlisted author of The Murderer in Ruins, Cay Rademacher, delivers a beautifully atmospheric new story with a captivating main character in Murderous Mistral: A Provence Mystery.Capitaine Roger Blanc, an investigator with the anti-corruption-unit of the French Gendarmerie, was a bit too succesful in his investigations. He finds himself removed from Paris to the south of France, far away from political power. Or so it would seem....

Andrea déteste sortir de sa routine et perdre ses repères. Pourtant, ouvrir un cabinet d’acupuncture est une nécessité qui va le forcer à chercher de nouvelles habitudes. C’est ainsi qu’il est amené à fréquenter le Recoin Gourmand, le café qui se trouve sous son cabinet.Si le lieu lui plaît instantanément, l’un des serveurs, Léo, l’intrigue. Ses cheveux blancs et ses grosses lunettes à verres fumés l’ont d’abord perturbé, mais sa méfiance se transforme rapidement en un mélange de cu...

16 celebrated chefs create mouth-watering recipes with the UK's finest ingredientsGreat British Food Revival is back to champion more of Britain's unique produce and delicious ingredients. Essential varieties and breeds that have been here for centuries are in danger of disappearing, forever. Under threat from tasteless foreign invaders, market forces and food fashion, produce that has been part of our national food heritage could die out within a generation. So to...

On attend d’un médecin qu’il écoute, rassure, explique et s’efforce de « Guérir parfois. Soulager souvent. Consoler toujours ». On attend d’un médecin qu’il soigne.En France, la réalité est autre : de la violence verbale aux jugements de valeurs, de la discrimination au refus de prescription, des épisiotomies arbitraires à la chimiothérapie imposée, bon nombre de médecins brutalisent les patients, à commencer par les femmes.Ces brutes en blanc trahissent la déontologie et enfreignent les l...

Hat unbegrenzte Macht einen schädlichen Einfluss auf die menschliche Psyche? Diese Vorstellung ist im populären Diskurs moderner Gesellschaften jedenfalls weit verbreitet. Im deutschsprachigen Raum findet sie sich verdichtet im Begriff des 'Caesarenwahns', seit Ludwig Quidde (1858–1941) am Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts am Beispiel des Kaisers Caligula und mit Blick auf Wilhelm II. ironisch aufzuzeigen versuchte, dass Autokraten ihrer Machtstellung wegen besonders anfällig für psychische Störun...

This book focuses on the lives and works of two of the very first women of European American ancestry to practice architecture in North America during the 19th century. Mother Joseph du Sacré-Coeur, a Sister of Providence, born Esther Pariseau, in St. Elzéar, Quebec, is credited with works built in the present states of Washington, Idaho, Montana, northern Oregon, and in the province of British Columbia. For her contributions, Mother Joseph was honored by the State of Washington as one of ...