A desperate L.A. professional couple, unable to have children, arrange to buy the unborn baby of a dirt-poor Louisiana pair. Emotions run high and relationships hang by a thread in this passionate and heartbreaking Off-Broadway drama by Mad Man writer Jane Anderson. “It is a play that audiences will take home with them; it might provoke disagreement, as do the issues themselves.” The New York TimesAn L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring David Ellenstein, Valerie Lands...

Revised and expanded to reflect the most recent innovations in the field, ***The Scientific Examination of Documents, Fourth Edition***is a handy, accessible volume detailing current best-practices for forensic document examination.Since the first edition published in 1989, there have been drastic changes in the field of forensic document examination—both from the use of the analytic techniques available to the professional examiner—and the changes to technology in office and print...

Bring mindfulness into your work.The benefits of mindfulness include better performance, heightened creativity, deeper self-awareness, and increased charisma—not to mention greater peace of mind.This book gives you practical steps for building a sense of presence into your daily work routine. It also explains the science behind mindfulness and why it works and gives clear-eyed warnings about the pitfalls of the fad.This volume includes the work of:

From disagreement over an Islamic Center in New York to clashes between Christians and Muslims in Egypt, tension between the three Abrahamic faiths often runs high. Yet for all their differences, these three traditions—Judaism, Islam, and Christianity—share much in common. Three Testaments brings together for the first time the text of the Torah, the New Testament, and the Quran, so that readers can explore for themselves the connections, as well as the points of departure, between the thr...

Bank Street Best Children's Book of the YearThis is the kind of love story that starts with a lie.John Paul Reyes wants to escape the worst truths in his life-other people's pity since his dad died, and everyone else's expectations about what he should do with his life now that he's graduated high school. When he arrives at the Majestic Mountain resort with his Tita Abrigo's wealthy family, he sees a way to escape-he can be...

The unmatched guide—and perfect gift—for stymied scribes and working wordsmiths everywhere, now expanded and updated.A singular and indispensable reference tool, The Describer's Dictionary—now expanded and updated—has served for over twenty years as the go-to resource for writers who are determined to capture the world in just the right words.The dictionary uses a unique reverse definition-to-term format that makes it easy to zero in on the term yo...

This book is a guide to help workplace organizers get started, keep going, and get unstuck when things aren’t going as expected.Organizing is full of challenges and dilemmas. How do you decide who to talk to, if your coworkers all seem scared or apathetic? What if you invite people to a meeting and no one comes? What should you do when your organizing committee is splitting apart? What if your own union leaders break your heart? This book will help you evaluate any...

A Deep Dive into Feminism: A 26-Book Collection encapsulates an impressive spectrum of feminist discourse, showcasing an eclectic array of literary styles from plays and essays to narratives and manifestos. This anthology traverses time and borders, assembling works that critique, narrate, and envision the complexities of gender equality. The thematic range is striking, encompassing early feminist ideologies to more contemporary reflections, which collectively highlight historical and soci...

Bloomsbury presents Tell Me Every Lie by Ellen Hagan and David Flores read by Rosanna Pilcher and Grayson VillanuevaThis is the kind of love story that starts with a lie.John Paul Reyes wants to escape the worst truths in his life—other people's pity since his dad died, and everyone else's expectations about what he should do with his life now that he's graduated high school. When he arrives at the Majestic Mountai...

This edited book significantly contributes to the knowledge on how to address gang problems from a broad community perspective, which takes into account criminal justice agencies, social service providers, and community leaders, along with police, who have implemented collaborative anti-gang policies and practices. As community-wide efforts become more common, it is increasingly important to investigate effective strategies to address social problems. Beyond Suppression: Community Strategi...

Finalist for the NBCC Award in Criticism, this collection is riotous, especially the piece about smashing a minibar.

A Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre productionIn this beloved children’s tale, Dorothy, her dog Toto, and their Kansas farmhouse are carried away by a tornado to a faraway country called Oz. It’s a magical, fantastical land of Munchkins, wizards, and wicked witches. But it’s no place like home …Desperate to return to Kansas, Dorothy and Toto, and their newfound friends Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion, set out on a perilous journey along the yellow brick road in search o...