Heart of Practice is a unique and invaluable insight into the workings of one of theatre’s true pioneers, presented by his closest collaborator. This book charts the development of Grotowski’s dramatic research through a decade of conversations with his apprentice, Thomas Richards.Tuscany’s ‘Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards’ is the enduring legacy of a master teacher, director and theorist, and home to much of Grotowski’s most significant work. Interviewed...

A clarion call for taking back the American Revolution from the far right, published for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of IndependenceWho gets to claim the legacy of the American Revolution and the mantle of patriotism that goes along with it? In a sharp, irreverent, deeply informed account of the nation’s founding moment and its enduring legacies, historian Thomas Richards Jr. invites us to see the Revolution not just as a one-time fight for political f...

"Imagine, sir, being born into a world in which nearly every thing you see around you is morally wanting." It is 1722. David Wellbery, a Puritan ship captain who works for the Royal African Company, has just been told he must take command of a slave ship, the Avery. He takes the commission, but his conscience weighs on him, and he frees the Africans on board in a mutiny against the Company. Then, with ship and crew, he roams the Atlantic coast, freeing slaves in transit from Africa to Colo...

How to craft a dynamic personal essay that will get your college application noticed.College admissions—that is, admission to the school of your choice—has become incredibly competitive. Students and their families prepare from grade school onward to shape school "careers" that will give them a leg up in applying to selective colleges. But sterling academic performance, AP classes, high test scores, and sports and other extracurricular activities are no longer enou...

The story of Antigone is a story of two brothers, dead on opposite sides of a civil war in ancient Greece. Creon, ruler of Thebes, forbids the burial of the rebel brother, on pain of death. Their sister goes against the king, and buries him with rites and libations. She is sentenced to death. Here the Antigone of Sophocles becomes a story of the American Civil War. Loudoun County in northern Virginia is torn between blue and gray. In the King family, Gus enlists with the Potomac Brigade, w...

A group of college friends gathers for a Confirmation at the St. Paul Cathedral. But something happened among them, years ago, back at college, something each of them remembers differently, and a dead girl haunts their memories and colors the celebration. A girl named Peggy Gyllensen killed herself back in 1977 when they were in college in Northfield. None of them were there when she did, but they all had a hand in it, and her mother appears at the celebration like a ghost. Pretty Peggy-O ...

Railroads are no longer being built in the United States. Lines are being abandoned everywhere. But the President of the Soo Line railroad wants his son to learn how to build one from the ground up—so he sends him to the Philippines to build the Manila & Lingayen Railroad. Then the Japanese invade. Will Van Severen and the childhood friend his father sent to look after him, Stuart Hearn, are driven into the Bataan Peninsula, where they are trapped with the rest of the Am...

UNFAIR Laws Across the WorldThis Guide is based on the TRUTH and REALITY. It is NOT a novel. The Characters in it are REAL people, though most names have been changed for obvious reasons. I have no intention of harming or insulting anyone. Carm's name and my name are, of course, real. Occasionally I use other Real names because they have either agreed to it or because they have passed away and either don't care or won't know about it. An explanation: in the title of this Guide Book...

`I consider this book a precious report that permits one to assimilate some of those simple and basic principles which the self-taught at times come to know, yet only after years of groping and errors. The book furnishes information regarding discoveries which the actor can understand in practice, without having to start each time from zero. Thomas Richards has worked with me systematically since 1985. Today he is my essential collaborator in the research ...

A reinterpretation of a key moment in the political history of the United States—and of the Americans who sought to decouple American ideals from US territory.Published in Cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist UniversityMost Americans know that the state of Texas was once the Republic of Texas—an independent sovereign state that existed from 1836 until its annexation by the United States in 1846. But few a...

Time travel is accidentally discovered by Zack, who finds himself in the 1800s for only one hour. He tries to use this opportunity to get rich and finds that he changed history to what our world is today. The elite world controllers discover the secret and want to harness it for time travel.He tries to stop them and fix the problems he has caused. Ultimately, he discovers the hidden world of Time Prophets and how God has used these prophets over time.

Dr. Allinson's Cookery Book, Comprising Many Valuable Vegetarian Recipes, is a comprehensive and practical guide to vegetarian cooking, first published in the late 19th century by Dr. Thomas Richard Allinson, a pioneering advocate of wholemeal bread and natural diets. This classic volume offers a wide array of recipes designed to promote health, nutrition, and simplicity in the kitchen, making it an invaluable resource for both novice and experienced cooks interested in plant-based cuisine...