Ivan: 285 books

A Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity-these are the elements of Aldous Huxley's caustic and entertaining satire on man's desire to live indefinitely. With his customary wit and intellectual sophistication, Huxley pursues...

When Aldous Huxley's Brave New World first appeared in 1932, it presented in terms of purest fantasy a society bent on self-destruction. Few of its outraged critics anticipated the onset of another world war with its Holocaust and atomic ruin. In 1948, seeing that the probable shape of his anti-utopia...

Aristophanes' great anti-war drama glorifies the power of fertility in the face of destruction. Mr. Rudall's new translation recaptures the splendid variety of diction in Aristophanes, so that instead of a heavily poetic presentation the play becomes highly theatrical.

In order to create a living character on the stage, the actor needs more than masterful technique. He must work on the play in a way that will enable him to understand the meaning of each of the roles in it, and the nature of the relations between these roles. Stanislavsky developed his method of...

The China Plot dramatizes an epic that could well stand as a sequel to The Last Emperor . It reveals an enthralling chapter in Asian history that has been overlooked for eighty years. In the l930's Pu-chieh, brother of the last emperor of China, was used by the Japanese military in an effort to establish...

Russia is a multinational and multicultural state, where people used to live friendly with each other, without xenophobia or any other hate to foreigners.  Russians have great sense of humor, they can laugh on your jokes about their weak sides, their habits and lifestyle.  This dictionary...

During a blizzard in New York City, an army of zombies is unleashed on the population. Dillon Waters, a ten year old boy, must grow up quickly and face the threat head on when the zombies infest his Manhattan apartment building. This segment takes place during the events of Zombies! Episode 10: State of Emergency.

Terry McCabe, himself an accomplished stage director and teacher of theatre arts, here attacks what he calls the growing decadence that plagues contemporary stage directing. He argues for a radical reorganization of the director's view of his role. It has become an article of faith in the theatre,...

Mama is a battle-hardened beauty of Tokyo’s famous nightclub circuit - her life spent feeding the egos of politicians, businessmen and celebrities. With Tokyo in trouble, suicides are rising so she decides to act in her own novel way, stumbling into a lot of lives and laughs while she and her bumbling old barman Kenji embark on a scheme to enrich her failing nightclub.

Nicholas Rudall, whose acclaimed translations of Ibsen and the Greek classic playwrights have brought a fresh perspective to the American theater, turns his talents to one of the Norwegian dramatist's most provocative plays. In a rebuke to the Victorian notion of community as well as to the blessings...

In his second collection of poems, Adam Kirsch examines the world we live in now, a world in which the dangers of history have invaded the pleasures of private life. His connected poems use traditional forms to create a free, contemporary music amidst the omens of the post-September 11 world. Mr....

Here is a practical, accessible introduction to one of the most complex jobs in theatre. Linda Apperson clearly and concisely leads the reader through the procedures and responsibilities of stage management, from auditions to closing night. What is “blocking”? How do you “call” a show? Who...

Hear What the Critics are Saying“Wow, very inspirational and powerful; everyone must read this book. Hell: A Place Without Hope, is by far one of the best Christian books to have come out in the last decade. A Must Read.”-Mary Jones – Valley Daily News“I give this book...

While Lance Naughton works to track down Amber Sunsweet and her alleged army of zombies, both Francis Culph and Malcolm Arrick continue their searches for the elusive John Arrick. In the subway tunnels beneath the City of New York, these people are all on a collision course toward each other, and toward the largest horde of zombies any of them has ever seen.