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Brighton Beach memoirs
By Neil Simon. 1984
An autobiographical play set in 1937. Eugene, the 15-year-old narrator, dreams of becoming a writer and fulfilling his sexual curiosity.…
Includes strong language and sex. Winner of the 1983 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. 1984.Blood brothers (Methuen Modern Classics Ser.)
By Willy Russell. 2001
Twin brothers are separated at birth because their mother cannot afford to keep them both. She gives one of them…
away to wealthy Mrs Lyons and they grow up as friends, in ignorance of their fraternity until the inevitable quarrel unleashes a blood-bath. Includes strong language. 2001.Belle moral: a natural history
By Kathleen Gallagher, Ann-Marie MacDonald. 2008
Scotland, 1899. Following her father's death, amateur scientist Pearl MacIsaac struggles to discover the secret of her family's past, which…
her father had kept hidden with the help of the family doctor. A story of family secrets that have come to life and of the birth and evolution of ideas, including Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, contemporary medical beliefs and the concept of eugenics. Some descriptions of sex. 2008.Balconville: a play
By David Fennario. 1980
Montreal playwright Fennario presents the lives of people in the poor area of Pointe Saint-Charles. Three families, French and English,…
and Thibeault, the neighbourhood rummy, sit on their balconies and deal with unemployment, an election, and the losing Expos baseball team. Poverty, domestic problems and French-English relations are explored with humour as the characters endure a hot summer in the late 1970's. With French and English dialogue. Strong language.As you like it (Shakespeare, Penguin Ser.)
By William Shakespeare, H. J Oliver. 1968
A pastoral comedy set primarily in the forest of Arden. A duke is exiled by his cruel brother, who later…
banishes his daughter as well. The action switches from the count to the forest where the exiles and friends wander in a maze of romances and mixed identities. For Senior High readers. 1968, c1599.At peace in the light: the further adventures of a reluctant psychic who reveals the secret of your spiritual powers
By Dannion Brinkley, Paul Perry. 1995
Brinkley tells how he adjusted to the psychic ability he acquired after his near-death experiences and found his life's mission…
in helping hospice patients face death. Sequel to "Saved by the light." 1995.Animal farm (SmartPass)
By George Orwell, Phil Viner, Jools Viner, Jonathan Lomas. 2006
Orwell's political fable is told from the viewpoint of its key characters--the animals--who are quizzed and questioned about how 'some…
animals are more equal than others' in this vibrant guided drama. 2006.Arcadia (Acting Edition)
By Tom Stoppard. 1993
In a large country house in Derbyshire in April 1809 sits Lady Thomasina Coverly, aged thirteen, and her tutor, Septimus…
Hodge. 180 years later Bernard Nightingale has arrived at this house to uncover the scandal which is said to have taken place when Lord Byron stayed at Sidley Park. 1993.An American daughter
By Wendy Wasserstein. 1998
Play featuring Dr. Lyssa Dent Hughes, senator's daughter, descendant of Ulysses S. Grant, and wife and mother, who has been…
nominated for surgeon general. During a television interview, her husband and a gay friend both contribute information that creates a scandal leading to withdrawal from her position. Includs strong language. c1998.All about mediumship
By Ursula Roberts. 1994
Afghanistan: théâtre
By Véronique-Marie Kaye. 2013
Il y a huit mois, Axelle et Jim, jeune immigrant, ont passé la nuit ensemble. Depuis cette nuit-là, Jim n'a…
pas revu Axelle qui est maintenant enceinte de lui. À une heure de son départ pour la base militaire de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Axelle vient le retrouver à la salle de quilles où il travaille. Tandis que Jim avoue ses sentiments pour elle et tente de la raisonner afin de sauver leur relation, Axelle refuse de se laisser aller et lui annonce qu'elle donnera son bébé en adoption. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. 2013.Adventures of a psychic: the fascinating and inspiring true-life story of one of America's most successful clairvoyants
By Sylvia Browne, Antoinette May. 1998
Describes how Sylvia Browne at age five learned that she, like many of her relatives, had psychic abilities. With the…
help of her "spirit guide," an Aztec-Inca woman from the 1500s, Sylvia solves police cases, predicts future events, and contacts ghosts. Some strong language. 1998.After life: answers from the other side
By John Edward, Natasha Stoynoff. 2003
Edward, an internationally acclaimed psychic medium, frequent guest on "Larry King Live," and feature of the HBO documentary "Life after…
Life," sets forth, with examples, the premise that the learning process and exchange of energy and love continue in the afterlife. Bestseller. 2010, c2003.A woman alone & other plays
By Dario Fo, Franca Rame. 1991
A collection of twenty monologues from the 1997 Nobel Prize-winning playwright and his actress wife. The plays deal with political…
and sexual themes that are often repressed in traditional Italian society, including rape, the double standard, and trophy wives. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1991.A view from the bridge (Penguin twentieth-century classics)
By Arthur Miller. 1961
Eddie Carbone is an Italian longshoreman working on the New York docks. When his wife's cousins, Marco and Rodolpho, seek…
refuge as illegal immigrants from Sicily, Eddie agrees to shelter them. Trouble begins when his wife's niece, Catherine, is attracted to the glamorous younger brother, Rodolpho. Eddie's baffled jealousy culminates in an unforgivable crime against his family and the Sicilian community. 1961.A streetcar named Desire
By Tennessee Williams. 2008
In this play, a recently widowed, faded southern belle visits her bohemian sister and lusty brother-in-law in the French Quarter…
of New Orleans. Seeking the lost gentility of her early life, she instead faces a mental breakdown because of the insensitivity of those around her. First published in 1947, c2008.A complete guide to magic and ritual: how to use natural energies to heal your life
By Cassandra Eason. 1999
Have you ever touched wood for luck or owned a lucky charm? This text discusses how you can change your…
life by tuning into the magic of plants, flowers and essential oils, or harnessing the energy of the sun, moon and the seasons, in order to attract love or improve family relationships and encourage good health and prosperity. 1999.4 plays (A Black cat book)
By William Inge. 1986
These four plays all deal with seemingly ordinary Midwestern people. Includes: Come back, Little Sheba; Picnic; Bus stop; and The…
dark at the top of the stairs. Some strong language. 1986.The complete book of aliens & abductions
By Jenny Randles. 1999
Written by the Director of Investigations at the British UFO Research Association, this reference examines key cases and episodes of…
alleged alien abduction. It also analyses the phenomenon, nation by nation, and features a comprehensive review of the major theories. 1999.Waiting for Godot: a tragicomedy in two acts
By Samuel Beckett. 2006
This play portrays two tramps, trapped in an endless waiting for the arrival of a mysterious personage named Godot, while…
disputing the appointed place and hour of his coming. They amuse themselves with various bouts of repartee and word-play. First published 1956. 2006.