A founding member of Monty Python and creator of Spamalot discusses his absurdly funny memoir of his remarkable journey from childhood in an austere boarding school, coming of age as a writer and comedian during the sixties and seventies, and his successful career in comedy, television, theater, and film. In conversation with David Hyde Pierce. (Added bonus: Eric is bringing his guitar, and there just might be a sing-along....)

He broke the chains. Then he broke the world….A decade ago Darrow led a revolution, and laid the foundations for a new world. Now he’s an outlaw.Cast out of the very Republic he founded, with half his fleet destroyed, he wages a rogue war on Mercury. Outnumbered and outgunned, is he still the hero who broke the chains? Or will he become the very evil he fought to destroy?In his darkening shadow, a new hero rises.Lysander au Lune, the displac...

One day after reading a book about a wilderness adventurer, David Pierce’s fifteen-year-old daughter Chera announced that she wanted to climb a mountain. What David heard behind that wish was a bold declaration: “I’m growing up, Dad–what are you going to do about it?”A few weeks later they bought matching backpacks.Over a three-year period they climbed five mountains and ran in two marathons. Together they suffered sore muscles, bitter cold, sprung knees, shin splints, and ...

The classic book on acting, in an attractive updated editionSince its original publication in 1973, Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting has remained a durable classic and a must-read for all students of acting. As an acting instructor at the Herbert Berghof Studio, Hagen helped to develop the talents of world-class actors like Robert DeNiro, Matthew Broderick, Gene Wilder, Amanda Peet, Austin Pendleton, Whoopi Goldberg, and more. In this book, Hagen offers an i...

Short Story - Supernatural HorrorJohn Walker visits his favorite subterranean restaurant and gets more than he bargained for. Jeremiah, Gourmands' proprietor, is not only dead set on serving Walker the best meal of his life, he wants his old friend to mend his way before it's too late.Will Walker change his glutonous ways or will Jeremiah be disappointed.

Short Story - Light Sci-FiDeep in debt with a paper diploma that's not worth the paper it's written on, Miss Parker has 15 minutes to changer her life for the better. A decrepit old robot and a job interview are all that stand between her and happiness.

Drawing from Thai history, cultural studies, Buddhist religion, and yogic practices, as well as a modern understanding of anatomy and physiology, this guidebook bridges the gap between theory and practice while presenting bodywork as it is understood in Thailand--as a therapeutic medical science. Presenting detailed analysis of each step in a Thai massage routine, the history, spiritual traditions, and ethical codes are offered in an engaging, informal style. Numerous photographs and diagr...

`Is there one who understands me?'So wrote James Joyce towards the end of his final work, Finnegans Wake. The question continues to be asked about the author who claimed that he had put so many enigmas into Ulysses that it would `keep the professors busy for centuries' arguing over what he meant. For Joyce this was a way of ensuring his immortality, but it could also be claimed that the professors have served to distance Joyce from his audience, turning his writin...

In "A Voyage to Arcturus," David Lindsay embarks on an audacious exploration of metaphysical ideas through a fantastical narrative. Blending elements of science fiction with philosophical inquiry, the novel follows the protagonist, Maskull, as he journeys to the distant star Arcturus, encountering bizarre landscapes and existential dilemmas. The narrative is imbued with rich, poetic language and vivid imagery, reflecting Lindsay's interest in the interplay between reality and the dreamlike...

The legacy began 100 years ago, when Ocilla beat Fitzgerald ... in football! It was a point in time when progressives in the region had drubbed Ocilla industrially. For many reasons, Ocilla, a little-known farming town, could not compete with anyone for growth and manufacturing jobs. Then Ocilla Hi started up football, and ... wham! Nobody saw Ocilla coming. At last, she had found her equalizer. The economic impact of football in Ocilla was nil, but from 1923 to 1928, the little school's b...

Austin is a distinguished Bostonian with a WASP pedigree, an unbeatable squash game, and a frightening secret. After he meets up with his old flame Ruth, they begin a comic and painful voyage of self-discovery.Directed by Robert RobinsonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergAn L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording starring:Valorie Armstrong as The Other WomenDavid Dukes as AustinJudith Ivey as RuthDavid Hyde-Pierce as The Other Men

'The Meditations' is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, which records his private notes to himself and his ideas on Stoic philosophy. A major theme of Meditations is the importance of analyzing one's judgment of self and others and the development of a cosmic perspective.