The Ethnic Wars were in their ninth year by the time Fazen became Awurade *or Chieftain-in-Charge of Philadelphia....*So begins a story set in the near future, 2021 AD, when central authority in the country has crumbled and various ethnic groups control regions or cities. Philadelphia is under long-term siege and Fazen begins negotiations with Florida, leader of the besieging forces, to find a way out of the stalemate. Their efforts develop into a personal crusade for peace that t...

Two New York advertising executives, Hector and John, journey to the inner city streets of North Philadelphia to negotiate with a local leader and guru. This man, Suliman, has initiated a grassroots campaign against a new brand of cigarette, aimed specifically at black smokers, that the advertising agency plans to test-market. When they arrive, Hector and John find a world based on African religion and art, and on survival in the primal streets of an urban environment. Their business negot...

Actors have always been travelers. So in 1991, when The Peoples Light & Theatre Company, of Malvern, Pennsylvania, decided to take their original production of Achilles, A Kabuki Play to mountain villages in Cyprus and to state theatres in newly-westernized Hungary, they were following an ancient tradition. Peter Carnahan has written a unique travel and production journal of this most unusual play, a verse adaptation of Homers Iliad, done in the style of the 17th century ...

Five years after the end of the Ethnic Wars, in 2033 AD, Audrey Hartwright visits the site of the Battle of Malvern, where her husband died. There she finds a multi-national corporation hard at work on a secret project that turns out to be deadly for those involved. She joins a radical environmental group to fight the corporation, and with her colleagues Laughing Elk, an electronics expert, Chloe, a biological scientist and Penny Lagersmith, an Indiana Supreme Court Justice, pursues the co...

WATCHING OTHER PEOPLE WORK, volume three of an autobiography by Peter Carnahan, covers the 18-plus years the author worked as Director of the Theatre and Literature Programs of The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. This time, from 1972 to 1991, was a period of enormous growth for the arts in Pennsylvania and the nation. Reflecting that growth, the PCA budget grew from $286,000 to $12 million during the period. During the second decade covered by this volume, Carnahan began his next career,...

A decadent rock star. A deeply religious radio host. A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world’s last hope. From the mind of Chuck Wendig comes “a magnum opus . . . a story about survival that’s not just about you and me, but all of us, together” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).NOMINATED FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, The Guardian, Kirkus Reviews, Publisher...

The McCaffertys: ThorneWhen Thorne McCafferty rushes home to the family ranch, he is thinking only about whether his sister Randi will survive the car wreck that has put her in the hospital. He never expects that Randi's E.R. doctor will be Nicole Stevenson.Nicole has never forgotten the teenage passion she shared with Thorne…or the sting of his unexplained rejection. Now she's all grown up-but he still affects her in the very same way. Will they both be able to mo...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Bodrum, Turkey.Bodrum is a town on the southern Aegean coast of Turkey, popular with tourists from all over the world and is the site of the ancient city of Halikarnassus, the location of the famous Mausoleum of Halikarnassus (built after 353 BCE) and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Unfortunately, the ancient monument was damaged by earthquakes in the Middle Ages - some of the remnants can be seen in London's British Muse...

A unique offer for fans of Amy Bloom, bestselling author of Away...sample just one piece from her stunning new collection of interconnected short stories. Available at this special price for a limited time only.Love, in its many forms and complexities, weaves through New York Times bestselling author Amy Bloom’s astonishing and astute new work. Insightful, sensuous, and heartbreakingly funny, Where the God of Love Hangs Out illuminates the mysteri...

This guidebook to the Big Apple goes beyond the traditional tour, offering visitors a fascinating exploration of the city's rich history.New York is a city of superlatives. It has the largest population, greatest wealth, broadest diversity, and most elegant museums in the nation. With that comes an amazing history that you can experience firsthand with this unique guide.George Washington took his first oath of office on the steps of Federal Hall. Visitors c...

"Master of craft and narrative" Walter Mosley returns with this crowning achievement in the Easy Rawlins saga, in which the iconic detective's loyalties are tested on the sun-soaked streets of Southern California (National Book Foundation)It is 1969, and flames can be seen on the horizon, protest wafts like smoke though the thick air, and Easy Rawlins, the Black private detective whose small agency finally has its own office, gets a visit from a wh...

Greece, it has been said, is where art became inseparable from life.The country evokes a richly embroidered tapestry of images, from old monuments rife with history to idyllic isles of glass-blue sea and blinding white stucco dwellings. Greece enchants its visitors with its beauty, tradition, and spirit. In this eloquent collection, women share firsthand experiences of the people, history, and landscape of Greece. Their essays go beyond ordinary travelogue to capture the ways in wh...