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This book contains channeled messages from beyond. Paul Newman and Karampal Singh discuss complex matters in a "down-to-Earth" manner. While each contributor speaks with a unique and distinct voice they jointly describe their experiences and insights since moving on to the higher planes. They...

Angélique sait fort bien qu’elle aime Dorante, mais elle ne veut pas en convenir. Fille d’un marquis, elle ne peut pas déroger et épouser un simple bourgeois, quelque riche et bien élevé qu’il soit. Elle a fait partager ses sentiments, non à son père, qui verrait ce mariage avec...

Clairville prie son ami Dorval, un jeune homme d’origine inconnue mais riche, beau, estimé et vertueux, de plaider sa cause auprès de Rosalie qu’il adore. Lorsque celui-ci le fait, Rosalie dit à Dorval que c’est lui qu’elle aime. Bien accueilli dans la famille de Clairville où vit également...

Saint Albin est amoureux de Sophie, une modeste ouvrière d’origine inconnue, et veut l’épouser. Ses projets sont contrariés par son père et celle du beau-frère de celui-ci, le vieux Commandeur d’Auvillé, ancien militaire, très conservateur, qui essaie de faire enfermer Sophie au couvent....

Les Mamelles de Tirésias est une pièce de théâtre de Guillaume Apollinaire, créée au Théâtre Maubel le 24 juin 1917 dans une mise en scène de Pierre Albert-Birot. Apollinaire a sous-titré sa pièce: drame surréaliste (mot qu'il invente pour l'occasion et qui fut repris par la suite avec...

Should neighborhoods change? Is wearing a suit a good way to quit smoking? Why do people think that if you do one thing, you're against something else? Is monogamy a trick? Why isn't making the city more fun for you and your friends a super-noble political goal? Why does a computer last only three...

Lucille Ball has inspired and paved the way for many women in the modern comedy; including Ellen DeGeneres, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and others. Lucille was one of the first women to run her own production company (Lucille Ball Productions - it came from Desilu Productions). Back in the days interracial...

Inside this book are 111 teenagers, each one waiting to talk to you eager to let you know what's on their minds. Listen, and you'll definitely learn a few things about their world...and yours. Expressly designed for honing the interpretive skills of actors ages 12-21, The Ultimate Audition...

A practical guide to conducting improvisation sessions, for teachers, directors and workshop leaders. The Improvisation Book takes you step-by-step, session-by-session through a graded series of improvisation exercises. Starting with the very first class, it adds a new element at each stage...

Roger Allam discusses playing Falstaff, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2 - Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles. In each volume of the Shakespeare On Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes of a landmark Shakespearean production, recreating in detail...

This work explores the success of great films of the early post World War Two era by exploring the links and dimensions of young men impoverished by the Great Depression seeking fame and fortune as professional boxers. Their efforts are examined alongside the control of professional boxing by major mob elements.

From the New York Times bestselling author—the shooting script to his award-winning film, with an original Introduction and vivid stills from the movie. Jenny is a 16-year-old girl stifled by the tedium of adolescence; she can’t wait for her sophisticated adult life to begin. One rainy...

Why does Shakespeare write in the way he does? And how can actors and directors get the most out of his incomparable plays? In Speaking the Speech, Giles Block - 'Master of the Words' at Shakespeare's Globe - sets out to answer these two simple questions. The result is the most authoritative,...

Moving to NYC can be beyond excitingbut also overwhelming, extremely expensive, frustrating, and confusing. Where do you find the best apartments?and how much should you really pay a month? Where exactly should you live in order to be close to auditions? Should you live right in the City or Commute?...