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Echoing the international "dolce vita" scandals of mid-20th century, the novel follows New York socialite Kirsten de Furia's flight from celebrated American husband and brilliant son to the arms of ……続きを見る

A Spanish civil war veteran lives with a piece of shrapnel embedded under his skull. His disconnected reality sees apples, cider, and flashes of old memories that to him, seem to belong to strangers……続きを見る

World famous cognitive scientist John Paulus, inspired by a Spanish short story, practices magical conjurations in order to bring about the death of his wife, Claire. After Claire dies in a house fi……続きを見る

Terry Pratchett's infamous city of Ankh-Morpork is under threat from a 60-foot fire-breathing dragon, summoned by a secret society of malcontented tradesmen. Defending Ank-Morpork against this threa……続きを見る

For Memorial Day weekend, an electrical engineer, who suffers from allergies, visits his troubled brother to help him sort through his life. When he leaves, he carries with him in a cooler one of hi……続きを見る

In Necessary Evils, Hal, an L. A. cop driven to avenge the murder of his three partners, finds himself blindfolded and stripped to the waist, on his knees, his hands bound behind him, surrounded by ……続きを見る

Artemis Bridge is the know-to, go-to guy, the amoral fixer in 2028 Los Angeles with the connection for your illicit desires. When an associate dies in his arms, he is burdened with a damaging video ……続きを見る

Benjamin Jonson (1572-1637) was a Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor, known best for his satirical plays and lyric poems. His career began in 1597 when he held a fixed engagement in "The Admiral'……続きを見る

Los Secretos de Lavinia es una novela que nos presenta la problemática de una mujer joven, de atractivo inmejorable, trabajaba en un laboratorio, investigada por el Comisionado influyente de la ciud……続きを見る

Tao stammer. En lidelse han opfatter som uoverskuelig og ydmygende, og som derfor invaliderer hans tilvaerelse saa meget, at han for det meste blot forsoger at holde det talte ord fra sig saa meget ……続きを見る

Wycherley's four comedies are admired for their satirical wit, farcical humour, vivid characterization, and social criticism.Love in a Wood, a lively comedy of intrigue, established him as a brillia……続きを見る

In a community gripped by fear, tragedy begins with a whisper, a rumor, an accusation. "Sex Offender Lives Here" is a suspenseful tale of divorce, child custody battles, and America's obsession with……続きを見る

The three plays collected in this volume depict the faults, errors and foibles of ordinary people with exuberant humour, savage satire and acute observations. Volpone portrays a rich Venetian who pr……続きを見る

Tammy Mattheis makes a living fighting for those with no voice, but he is beginning to feel the effects of his work after only a short period. "Like supermodeling or high impact sport, the retiremen……続きを見る

Relationship with people can be cruel, just because of the nature of human beings. A bond with a cat can be purer, especially both of you are young. Harshness of not knowing comes out in a child. Ev……続きを見る

This early work, originally published in 1922, is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. Written by the German dramatist Georg Kaiser, one the most successful Expressionist dramatists……続きを見る

The legend of Faust grew up in the sixteenth century, a time of transition between medieval and modern culture in Germany. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) adopted the story of the wandering c……続きを見る

My God, Russian soldiers being shot with Chinese bullets. Sometimes the world is so beautiful. As the Soviet army burns its way through Afghanistan and toward the critical Pakistani border, CIA ope……続きを見る

Ирине, младшей из трех сестер Прозоровых, исполняется двадцать лет. «На дворе солнечно, весело», а в зале накрывается стол, ждут гостей ー офицеров расквартированной в городе артиллерийской батареи ……続きを見る

События происходят в первой половине XIX в., в вымышленном приволжском городке Калинове. Первое действие ー в общественном саду на высоком берегу Волги. Местный механик-самоучка Кулигин беседует с м……続きを見る

Sara Stewart suffers three years of hell with an alcoholic and abusive father who treats her as a domestic slave and housekeeper, as well as making her work their family farm almost by herself. When……続きを見る

Explore this incredible tale of an Indian woman and her familys erotic and dramatic journey to a foreign land to seek a spouse and to embrace a better future in the Western world. The story revealed……続きを見る

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George Duchner died in 1837 at a tragically early age, and his three works for the stage remained virtually unknown for half a century. Today all three, especially Danton's Death, his great play abo……続きを見る

Imagine what it would be like to go back in time to the 15th century Venice. And imagine what it would be like to meet your lifelong hero, Michelangelo. And imagine what it would be like if, on firs……続きを見る

'Why does he write those ghastly plays that the whole of Paris flocks to see? And why does he paint such lifelike portraits that everyone recognizes themselves?' Moliere, The Impromptu at Versailles……続きを見る

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus (1604) a play by Christopher Marlowe is based on the medieval legend of a German scholar and magician. Faustus sells his soul to the devil for knowledge and po……続きを見る

Henrik Ibsen (20th March, 1828 23rd May, 1906) is often referred to as the father of realism and ranked just below Shakespeare as Europes greatest ever playwright especially as his plays are perfor……続きを見る

In this story of intrigue and romance; Portland detective, Kyle Morrell and a modern day samurai geisha, Aiko, take on the city’s corrupt underworld. Aiko and Kyle’s chance encounter occurs when the……続きを見る

Books for All Kinds of Readers. ReadHowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand, accessible format editions on the market today. Our 7 different sizes of EasyRead™ are optimized by increasin……続きを見る