Orton: 50 books

Published fifty years after the premiere of Entertaining Mr Sloane in 1964, and with a new introduction, this anniversary edition offers an opportunity to reappraise Joe Orton's reputation, and the status of his first major play, from a twenty-first century perspective. When it first appeared...

Entertaining Mr Sloane was first staged in 1964. Despite its success in performance, and being hailed by Sir Terence Rattigan as 'the best first play' he'd seen in 'thirty odd years', it was not until the London production of Loot in 1966 - less than a year before Joe Orton's untimely death - that...

"Joe Orton's last play, What the Butler Saw, will live to be accepted as a comedy classic of English literature" (Sunday Telegraph) The chase is on in this breakneck comedy of licensed insanity, from the moment when Dr Prentice, a psychoanalyst interviewing a prospective secretary,...

Featured in the book Born to Run, running coach Eric Orton offers a guide for every runner...** Natural running is more than barefoot running. It’s about the joy of running that we were all born with and can reawaken. With a program focused on proper form, strength development, and cardiovascular...

"Tummy Love is a gripping, heartrending exploration of a family torn apart. Alternating between tenderness and tragedy, it’s a promising debut from a talented new voice. I’ll look forward to following Sarah Orton’s work." Charlie Jones, Dazed & Confused magazine Tummy Love...

What would happen if Santa ran afoul of U.S. federal regulations? What will the government tax when its goal of wiping out all vices is finally achieved? Are we really an illiterate "Nation at Risk"? How accurate is pop psychology?These questions and others are asked and answered in op-ed pieces...

WILL "ANGEL BABY" MAKE AMERICANS LAUGH AGAIN? Tuesday, September 18, 2018 What happens if hate wins the White House? How absurd can it possibly become? Sadly, it's not the story of an absurd novel, as Nixon's Ghost almost looks pretty good, maybe even "great" or, "near-great"...

NEWLY EDITED -- January 2014. SUMMARY -- "HOPE FOR CHANGE, BUT SETTLE FOR A BAILOUT" is an absurd comedy that starts with the lead character, Larry van der Bix, winning an enormous lottery jackpot, posing the question: "Does it change you?" Best friend Lori Lewis never strays...

"A $2 Treasure" book, written by a father-to-be awaiting the birth of his daughter. Topics range from "Hope" and "Tomatoes" to "Drugs," "Sex," "Relationships," and "Religion." Includes extensive reader comments and links to the...

Britain in September 1940 has seen the retreat from Dunkirk, and the entry of Italy into the War. The RAF has withstood all that the Luftwaffe could throw at it in the Battle of Britain, but the German Blitzkrieg is just starting. The first bombing raids have hit South Shields and the town prepares...

Tom Duncan, a Scot, joins the South Shields Police fresh from the trenches after the Great War. Little does he realise, when he first walks down the five stone steps into Keppel Street Police HQ (pictured opposite), that fifty years later he will be writing his memoirs at his desk by the fire, a glass...

If someone took everything you live for, how far would you go to get it back? From the award-winning author, D. L. ORTON, comes book three in the Between Two Evils series... Shannon fights to stay alive inside a rogue biodome and discovers something totally unexpected... Peter. Lani...

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, D. L. ORTON, comes book two in the Between Two Evils Series... If someone took everything you live for, how far would you go to get it back? When a faulty time machine deposits Diego at the top of a towering evergreen, he knows he's in the wrong place—but...

Are you feeling stressed? Not working to your potential? Are you pushing through to meet unreasonable deadlines? Are you wondering how to cope Everyday Resilience contains answers to your questions and more. Valerie Orton provides practical tools and tips to build your resources to sustain...