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My Name is Runaway

By: Jessica Shubert

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It's day 2 of the extermination of the worst criminals in Tersatellus, and things aren't looking much easier for anyone involved. Temporarily exiled in Hudson Bay, the criminals in question have to deal with all sorts of cultural divides, from language barriers to locals trying to kill them, not to mention the wildlife trying to eat them and automobile malfunctions trying to fry them. And that's just when the two established gangs aren't fighting. Well, technically only two. When new participants turn out to be old friends interested in a treasonous alliance, Rat manages to find herself in even deeper trouble, which is impressive for someone who started her Monday blowing up an island and being revealed as one of the greatest saboteurs of her country's history. With her own past unravelling beyond her control and her future turning less certain by the hour, this longtime fugitive of the law has to figure out where her loyalties lie and what things she can't escape from.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1644626799

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9781644626795

My Name is Criminal

By: Jessica Shubert

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My Name is Criminal

By: Jessica Shubert

The great northern nation of Tersatellus is supposed to be perfect. They have vehicles that drive themselves. They power everything with lightning. They even have a digital Plexus of codes that connect every citizen together via chips implanted in their heads. However, some citizens find this idea sketchy (or they're up to something and don't want to get caught), and they choose to have themselves extracted from this Plexus. From there, the cutouts, as they're called, have approximately two options: die slowly without knowing what to do on their own, or turn against the law. For one cutout in particular, the second option has always served her well. Then the law turns back on her with a special offer meant to correct or eliminate all criminals in her tier of infamy. Out of greed, pride, and dumb curiosity, she can only accept and soon finds herself thrust into unknown territory with a bunch of fellow felons almost as crooked as she is. Sure, Death and other surprises wait around every corner, but to a thief like Rat, that's all a part of the job.

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410

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Page Publishing Inc

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1640271015

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9781640271012

Claude Rains

An Actor's Voice

By: David J. Skal,Jessica Rains

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Claude Rains

An Actor's Voice

By: David J. Skal,Jessica Rains

The first full-length biography of the actor known for his roles in The Invisible Man, Casablanca, and other classics, based on newly released interviews. Given his childhood speech impediments and his origins in a destitute London neighborhood, the ascent of Claude Rains to the stage and screen was remarkable. Rains’s difficulties in his formative years provided reserves of gravitas and sensitivity, from which he drew inspiration for acclaimed performances in The Invisible Man, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Casablanca, Notorious, Lawrence of Arabia, and other classic films. In this book, noted Hollywood historian David J. Skal draws on more than thirty hours of newly released Rains interviews to create the first full-length biography of the man nominated multiple times for an Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor. Skal’s portrait also benefits from the insights of Jessica Rains, who provides firsthand accounts of the enigmatic man behind her father’s refined screen presence and genteel public persona. As Skal shows, numerous contradictions informed the life and career of Claude Rains. He possessed an air of nobility and became an emblem of sophistication, but he never shed the insecurities that traced back to his upbringing in an abusive and poverty-stricken family. Though deeply self-conscious about his short stature, Rains drew notorious ardor from female fans and was married six times. His public displays of dry wit and good humor masked inner demons that drove Rains to alcoholism and its devastating consequences. Skal’s layered depiction of Claude Rains reveals a complex, almost inscrutable man whose nuanced characterizations were, in no small way, based on the more shadowy parts of his psyche. With unprecedented access to episodes from Rains’s private life, Skal tells the full story of the consummate character actor of his generation. “This highly readable biography, written with the help of his daughter, Jessica Rains, reveals the witty, talented man behind this universally respected Hollywood legend.” —Tucson Citizen

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505

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University Press of Kentucky

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081313885X

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9780813138855

Echoes of the Holocaust on the American Musical Stage

By: Jessica Hillman

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Echoes of the Holocaust on the American Musical Stage

By: Jessica Hillman

With chapters on The Sound of Music, Milk and Honey, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, The Rothschilds, Rags, Ragtime and The Producers, this book examines both direct and indirect references to, or resonances of, the Holocaust, tracing changing American attitudes through the chronological progression of these musical productions and their subsequent revivals. Despite the abundance of writing on both musical theatre history and on the difficulties of Holocaust representation, history and theatre scholars alike have thus far ignored the intersections of these areas. The academy thereby risks excluding precisely those works that shed the most light on our culture's evolving response to the Shoah, an event that still helps to define American identity. This book redresses this lapse by focusing on the theatrical form seen by the greatest amount of people--musicals--which either trigger or reflect changing American mores.

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225

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McFarland

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0786492686

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9780786492688

Performing Arts Management (Second Edition)

A Handbook of Professional Practices

By: Tobie S. Stein,Jessica Rae Bathurst,Renee Lasher

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Performing Arts Management (Second Edition)

A Handbook of Professional Practices

By: Tobie S. Stein,Jessica Rae Bathurst,Renee Lasher

Do you know what it takes to manage a performing arts organization today? In this revised second edition of the comprehensive guide, more than 100 managers of top nonprofit and commercial venues share their winning strategies. From theater to classical music, from opera to dance, every type of organization is included, with information on how each one is structured, key managerial figures, its best-practices for financial management, how it handles labor relations, and more. Kennedy Center, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Lincoln Center, the Mark Morris Dance Company, the New Victory Theater, the Roundabout Theater, the Guthrie Theater, Steppenwolf Theater Company, and many other top groups are represented. Learn to manage a performing arts group successfully in today’s rapidly changing cultural environment with Performing Arts Management.

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642

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Simon and Schuster

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1621536955

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9781621536956

Revolutionary Freedoms

A History of Survival, Strength and Imagination in Haiti

By: Cécile Accilien,Jessica Adams,Elmide Méléance

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Revolutionary Freedoms

A History of Survival, Strength and Imagination in Haiti

By: Cécile Accilien,Jessica Adams,Elmide Méléance

A History of survival, strength and imagination in Haiti. This new perspective on Haitian history features essays that augment the historical paintings of renowned contemporary Haitian-American artist, Ulrick Jean-Pierre. Poet, playwright, and scholar Kamau Brathwaite has written the powerful Foreword to this volume, which combines scholarship, experience, and inspiration to reveal the complex history of the island that Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic. Chapters cover pre-Columbian and colonial history; critical events and people of the Haitian Revolution; the tangle of U.S.Haitian relations, including the special relationship with Louisiana; Haitian connections to South America; and the contested border with the neighboring Dominican Republic. Revolutionary Freedoms also includes an interview with the artist, a section on women in the nations history, and suggested reading. The Editors of the book, Ccile Accilien, Jessica Davis, and Elmide Mlance, have assembled a distinguished collection of writers and scholars, such as Edwidge Danticat, Max Beauvoir, Marc Christophe, Lauren Derby, Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Rgine Latortue, Carolyn Morrow Long, Margaret Mitchell Armand, Richard Turits, and Philippe Zacar. 2006, Caribbean Studies Press, 266pp, 45 full-color reproductions, Hardcover. ISBN 1-58432-293-4

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Educa Vision Inc.

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1584322934

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Echoes of the Holocaust on the American Musical Stage

Echoes of the Holocaust on the American Musical Stage

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Performing Arts Management (Second Edition)

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