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25. A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry Genre: Theater Price: $3.99 Publish Date: November 29, 2004 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Seller: Random House, LLC

"Never before, the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959. Indeed Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of a struggling, working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago connected profoundly with the psyche of black America--and changed American theater forever.  The play's title comes from a line in Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem," which warns that a dream deferred might "dry up/like a raisin in the sun." "The events of every passing year add resonance to A Raisin in the Sun ," said The New York Times .  "It is as if history is conspiring to make the play a classic." This Modern Library edition presents the fully restored, uncut version of Hansberry's landmark work with an introduction by Robert Nemiroff.

24. A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams

A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams Genre: Theater Price: $9.99 Publish Date: September 17, 2004 Publisher: New Directions Seller: W. W. Norton

The Pulitzer Prize and Drama Critics Circle Award winning play—reissued with an introduction by Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman and The Crucible), and Williams' essay "The World I Live In." It is a very short list of 20th-century American plays that continue to have the same power and impact as when they first appeared—57 years after its Broadway premiere, Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire is one of those plays. The story famously recounts how the faded and promiscuous Blanche DuBois is pushed over the edge by her sexy and brutal brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski. Streetcar launched the careers of Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden, and solidified the position of Tennessee Williams as one of the most important young playwrights of his generation, as well as that of Elia Kazan as the greatest American stage director of the "40s and "50s. Who better than America's elder statesman of the theater, Williams' contemporary Arthur Miller, to write as a witness to the lightning that struck American culture in the form of A Streetcar Named Desire? Miller's rich perspective on Williams' singular style of poetic dialogue, sensitive characters, and dramatic violence makes this a unique and valuable new edition of A Streetcar Named Desire. This definitive new edition will also include Williams' essay "The World I Live In," and a brief chronology of the author's life.

23. Antigone - Sophocles

Antigone Sophocles Genre: Theater Price: $0.99 Publish Date: August 16, 2012 Publisher: Ublu Tuba Seller: Trond Knutsen

Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, the late king of Thebes, in defiance of Creon who rules in his stead, resolves to bury her brother Polyneices, slain in his attack on Thebes. She is caught in the act by Creon's watchmen and brought before the king. She justifies her action, asserting that she was bound to obey the eternal laws of right and wrong in spite of any human ordinance. Creon, unrelenting, condemns her to be immured in a rock-hewn chamber. His son Haemon, to whom Antigone is betrothed, pleads in vain for her life and threatens to die with her. Warned by the seer Teiresias Creon repents him and hurries to release Antigone from her rocky prison. But he is too late: he finds lying side by side Antigone who had hanged herself and Haemon who also has perished by his own hand. Returning to the palace he sees within the dead body of his queen who on learning of her son's death has stabbed herself to the heart.

22. Antigone - Sophocles

Antigone Sophocles Genre: Theater Price: $0.99 Publish Date: March 5, 2012 Publisher: Dover Publications Seller: INscribe Digital

Filled with passionate speeches and sensitive probing of moral and philosophical issues, this powerful drama reveals the grim fate that befalls the children of Oedipus. When Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, chooses to obey the law of the gods rather than an unconscionable command from Creon, ruler of Thebes, she is condemned to death. How the gods take their revenge on Creon provides the gripping denouement to this compelling tragedy, still one of the most frequently performed of classical Greek dramas. Footnotes.

21. At Home - Bill Bryson

At Home A Short History of Private Life Bill Bryson Genre: Art & Architecture Price: $12.99 Publish Date: October 5, 2010 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Seller: Random House, LLC

From one of the most beloved authors of our  time—more than six million copies of his books have been sold in this country alone—a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home. “Houses aren’t refuges from history. They are where history ends up.”   Bill Bryson and his family live in a Victorian parsonage in a part of England where nothing of any great significance has happened since the Romans decamped. Yet one day, he began to consider how very little he knew about the ordinary things of life as he found it in that comfortable home. To remedy this, he formed the idea of journeying about his house from room to room to “write a history of the world without leaving home.” The bathroom provides the occasion for a history of hygiene; the bedroom, sex, death, and sleep; the kitchen, nutrition and the spice trade; and so on, as Bryson shows how each has fig­ured in the evolution of private life. Whatever happens in the world, he demonstrates, ends up in our house, in the paint and the pipes and the pillows and every item of furniture. Bill Bryson has one of the liveliest, most inquisitive minds on the planet, and he is a master at turning the seemingly isolated or mundane fact into an occasion for the most diverting exposi­tion imaginable. His wit and sheer prose fluency make At Home one of the most entertaining books ever written about private life. BONUS MATERIAL:  This ebook edition includes an excerpt from Bill Bryson's One Summer.

20. Ed Sheeran: A Visual Journey - Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran: A Visual Journey Ed Sheeran Genre: Music Price: $12.99 Publish Date: November 18, 2014 Publisher: Running Press Seller: The Perseus Books Group, LLC

Ed Sheeran is the soulful singer-songwriter from England who has captivated American audiences. With words by Ed Sheeran and illustrations by his childhood friend, artist Phillip Butah (who produces artwork for Sheeran’s albums and singles), and accompanying photos, Ed Sheeran: A Visual Journey is an exclusive, fully authorized, first-person account by Ed of how he became an internationally renowned singer-songwriter. In the book, Ed explores his early musical experiences and influences as well as his time recording and touring, right up to the release of his second album, ‘x’. The book reveals what drives and inspires Ed as he continues to evolve as an artist, while coping with stratospheric success. With close to 100 photographs and illustrations this is a book that all Ed Sheeran fans would love to own and cherish.

19. Hamlet - William Shakespeare

Hamlet William Shakespeare Genre: Theater Price: $1.99 Publish Date: October 15, 2014 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Seller: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc.

Each edition includes: • Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play • Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages_facing the text of the play • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases • An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language • An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing_a modern perspective on the play • Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare_Library’s vast holdings of rare books TEACHERS: Lesson plans for this play are available at_www.folger.edu. To receive a curriculum guide for this play, email your request to folger.marketing@simonandschuster.com. Please specify PDF or print version. Essay by Michael Neill The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.

18. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Selected Themes from the Motion Picture - John Williams

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Selected Themes from the Motion Picture Piano Solos Sheet Music John Williams Genre: Music Price: $11.99 Publish Date: November 1, 2002 Publisher: Alfred Music Seller: Alfred Music

Featuring 16 pages of four-color movie photos this movie selections folio is a tremendous value! Titles are: * The Chamber of Secrets * Dobby the House Elf * Family Portrait * Fawkes the Phoenix * Flying Car * Gilderoy Lockhart * Harry's Wondrous World * Hedwig's Theme * Moaning Myrtle * Nimbus 2000 * The Spiders

17. Jeter Unfiltered - Derek Jeter & Christopher Anderson

Jeter Unfiltered Derek Jeter & Christopher Anderson Genre: Photography Price: $11.99 Publish Date: October 28, 2014 Publisher: Gallery/Jeter Publishing Seller: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc.

The only authorized full-color book commemorating Derek Jeter’s iconic baseball career with the New York Yankees, featuring archival images and original photos of his final 2014 season from renowned photographer Christopher Anderson. Derek Jeter’s twentieth and final season in Major League Baseball truly marks the end of a sports era. The New York Yankees’ shortstop—a five-time World Series victor, team captain since 2003, and one of the greatest ballplayers of all time—is a beloved and inspiring role model who displays the indefinable qualities of a champion, on and off the field. Jeter Unfiltered is a powerful collection of never-before-published images taken over the course of Derek’s final season. Fans will have unprecedented access to “The Captain,” as the famously private baseball legend takes us behind the scenes—inside his home, the stadium, the gym, at his Turn 2 Foundation events, fortieth birthday party, and more—as he looks back with candor and gratitude on his baseball career. The result is an intimate portrait bursting with personality, professionalism, and pride. Jeter Unfiltered is Jeter as you have never seen him before: unguarded, unapologetic…unfiltered.

16. Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar William Shakespeare Genre: Theater Price: $5.99 Publish Date: August 16, 2011 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Seller: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc.

Folger Shakespeare Library The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies Each edition includes: • Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play • Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases • An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language • An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play • Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books Essay by Coppélia Kahn The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs.

15. Macbeth - William Shakespeare

Macbeth William Shakespeare Genre: Theater Price: $1.99 Publish Date: October 15, 2014 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Seller: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc.

Each edition includes: • Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play • Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases • An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language • An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play • Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books Essay by Susan Snyder The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.

14. Minecraft Combat Handbook - Minecraft Game Guides

Minecraft Combat Handbook Minecraft Game Guides Genre: Games Price: $2.99 Publish Date: October 8, 2014 Publisher: Minecraft Game Guides Seller: Ember Studios LLC

Get the all new Minecraft Combat Handbook today!  This strategy guide is brought to you from your friends at Minecraft Game Guides. This ultimate guide will help you excel in Minecraft combat. You will learn: 1. Introduction 2. All About Weapons 3. All About Mobs 4. All About Bosses 5. And Much More! Get started now! Please note that we are not affiliated with Minecraft/Mojang AB.

13. Minecraft Construction Handbook - Minecraft Game Guides

Minecraft Construction Handbook Minecraft Game Guides Genre: Games Price: $2.99 Publish Date: October 9, 2014 Publisher: Minecraft Game Guides Seller: Ember Studios LLC

Get the all new Minecraft Construction Handbook today!  This construction guide is brought to you from your friends at Minecraft Game Guides. This ultimate guide will help you excel in Minecraft construction. You will learn: 1. Introduction 2. All About Buildings 3. All About Blocks 4. All About Materials 5. And Much More! Get started now! Please note that we are not affiliated with Minecraft/Mojang AB.

12. Minecraft Crafting Handbook - Minecraft Game Guides

Minecraft Crafting Handbook Minecraft Game Guides Genre: Games Price: $2.99 Publish Date: October 17, 2014 Publisher: Minecraft Game Guides Seller: Ember Studios LLC

Get the all new Minecraft Crafting Handbook today!  This crafting guide is brought to you from your friends at Minecraft Game Guides. This ultimate guide will help you excel in Minecraft crafting. You will learn: 1. Introduction 2. All About Items 3. All The Recipes 4. All About Achievements 5. And Much More! Get started now! Please note that we are not affiliated with Minecraft/Mojang AB.

11. Minecraft Enchanting & Potions Handbook - Minecraft Game Guides

Minecraft Enchanting & Potions Handbook Minecraft Game Guides Genre: Games Price: $2.99 Publish Date: October 19, 2014 Publisher: Minecraft Game Guides Seller: Ember Studios LLC

Get the all new Minecraft Enchanting & Potions Handbook today!  This guide is brought to you from your friends at Minecraft Game Guides. This ultimate guide will help you excel in Minecraft brewing and enchanting. You will learn: 1. Introduction 2. All About Potions 3. All The Recipes 4. All About Enchantments 5. And Much More! Get started now! Please note that we are not affiliated with Minecraft/Mojang AB.

10. Minecraft Essential Handbook - Minecraft Game Guides

Minecraft Essential Handbook Minecraft Game Guides Genre: Games Price: $2.99 Publish Date: October 13, 2014 Publisher: Minecraft Game Guides Seller: Ember Studios LLC

Get the all new Minecraft Essential Handbook today!  This Minecraft guide is brought to you from your friends at Minecraft Game Guides. This essential guide will help you excel in Minecraft activities. You will learn: 1. Introduction 2. All About Items 3. All About Mods 4. All About Survival 5. And Much More! Get started now! Please note that we are not affiliated with Minecraft/Mojang AB.

9. Minecraft House/Structure Ideas: A collection of blueprints for great house ideas in this Minecraft house guide - Entertainment 727

Minecraft House/Structure Ideas: A collection of blueprints for great house ideas in this Minecraft house guide Entertainment 727 Genre: Games Price: $2.99 Publish Date: January 28, 2013 Publisher: Entertainment 727 Seller: Chris Enriquez

★★Ultimate"How-To" Guide for Amazing Houses/ Structures★★ WITH PICTURES!  ➤Want the Ultimate House/ Structure Guide for Minecraft? Well, Look no further! In this Guide we give you detailed instructions on how to build Amazing Homes and Structures!  ☛Detailed Pictures included!  Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: The “Standard” House Starting small – Basic small hut Bigger and better – Outline, top and bottom, furniture, a cosy fireplace With all the trimmings – Plan ahead, ground floor rooms (and cellar), the upper levels Gardens – Surroundings, paths, plants and water features CHAPTER 2: The Evil Fortress of Doom Pick your spot – Good biomes, locations Building your fortress – The basic shape, rooms, dungeons Decorative features – Lava, fire, heads CHAPTER 3: Fluffy Cloud Castle Up in the sky – Building above tree level, access, shadows Building the castle – Wool, shape, air and light CHAPTER 4: Underground Warren Why underground? – Concealed entrances, natural cave systems, building deep Labyrinthine passages – Lighting, tunnels and dimensions, signposts CHAPTER 5: Treehouse In the jungle... – Growing trees Building the treehouse – Platforms, climbing and crossing CHAPTER 6: Tower Basic considerations – The benefits of narrowness, getting up and down Building the tower – Themed floors, what’s on top

8. Minecraft Redstone Handbook - Minecraft Game Guides

Minecraft Redstone Handbook Minecraft Game Guides Genre: Games Price: $2.99 Publish Date: October 13, 2014 Publisher: Minecraft Game Guides Seller: Ember Studios LLC

Get the all new Minecraft Redstone Handbook today!  This Minecraft guide is brought to you from your friends at Minecraft Game Guides. This Redstone guide will help you excel in Minecraft Redstone activities. You will learn: 1. Introduction 2. All About Redstone 3. All About Traps 4. All About Achievements 5. And Much More! Get started now! Please note that we are not affiliated with Minecraft/Mojang AB.

7. Minecraft Seeds Handbook - Minecraft Game Guides

Minecraft Seeds Handbook Minecraft Game Guides Genre: Games Price: $2.99 Publish Date: October 21, 2014 Publisher: Minecraft Game Guides Seller: Ember Studios LLC

Get the all new Minecraft Seeds Handbook today!  This guide is brought to you from your friends at Minecraft Game Guides. This ultimate guide will help you travel through Minecraft and explore a variety of wonderful worlds. You will find: 1. Introduction 2. Tons of Seeds 3. More Seeds 4. EVEN MORE SEEDS! Get traveling now! Please note that we are not affiliated with Minecraft/Mojang AB.

6. Minecraft Traps Handbook - Minecraft Game Guides

Minecraft Traps Handbook Minecraft Game Guides Genre: Games Price: $2.99 Publish Date: October 22, 2014 Publisher: Minecraft Game Guides Seller: Ember Studios LLC

Get the all new Minecraft Traps Handbook today!  This guide is brought to you from your friends at Minecraft Game Guides. This ultimate guide will help you dominate Minecraft by unleashing a variety of dangerous traps on your enemies. Inside you will find: 1. Introduction 2. Trap Basics 3. Tons of Great Traps Get trapping now! Please note that we are not affiliated with Minecraft/Mojang AB.

5. Minecraft Ultimate Secrets Handbook - Minecraft Game Guides

Minecraft Ultimate Secrets Handbook Minecraft Game Guides Genre: Games Price: $2.99 Publish Date: October 19, 2014 Publisher: Minecraft Game Guides Seller: Ember Studios LLC

Get the all new Minecraft Ultimate Secrets Handbook today!  This guide is brought to you from your friends at Minecraft Game Guides. This ultimate guide will help you excel in Minecraft by sharing with you amazing Minecraft secrets. You will learn: 1. Introduction 2. Cool Hacks 3. Sneaky Glitches 4. Tons of Secrets 5. And Much More! Get started now! Please note that we are not affiliated with Minecraft/Mojang AB.

4. Oedipus Rex - Sophocles

Oedipus Rex Sophocles Genre: Theater Price: $0.99 Publish Date: August 18, 2012 Publisher: Ublu Tuba Seller: Trond Knutsen

To Laius, King of Thebes, an oracle foretold that the child born to him by his queen Jocasta would slay his father and wed his mother. So when in time a son was born the infant's feet were riveted together and he was left to die on Mount Cithaeron. But a shepherd found the babe and tended him, and delivered him to another shepherd who took him to his master, the King of Corinth. Polybus being childless adopted the boy, who grew up believing that he was indeed the King's son. Afterwards doubting his parentage he inquired of the Delphic god and heard himself the word declared before to Laius. Wherefore he fled from what he deemed his father's house and in his flight he encountered and unwillingly slew his father Laius. Arriving at Thebes he answered the riddle of the Sphinx and the grateful Thebans made their deliverer king. So he reigned in the room of Laius, and espoused the widowed queen. Children were born to them and Thebes prospered under his rule, but again a grievous plague fell upon the city. Again the oracle was consulted and it bade them purge themselves of blood-guiltiness. Oedipus denounces the crime of which he is unaware, and undertakes to track out the criminal. Step by step it is brought home to him that he is the man. The closing scene reveals Jocasta slain by her own hand and Oedipus blinded by his own act and praying for death or exile.

3. Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare Genre: Performing Arts Price: $5.99 Publish Date: August 23, 2011 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Seller: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc.

The authoritative edition of Romeo and Juliet from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, is now available as an eBook. Features include: · The exact text of the printed book for easy cross-reference · Hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation · Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play · Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play · Scene-by-scene plot summaries · A key to famous lines and phrases · An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language · Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books · An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play

2. Scar Tissue - Anthony Kiedis & Larry Sloman

Scar Tissue Anthony Kiedis & Larry Sloman Genre: Music Price: $3.99 Publish Date: October 1, 2004 Publisher: Hyperion Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

The New York Times bestseller by one of rock's most provocative figures Scar Tissue is Anthony Kiedis's searingly honest memoir of a life spent in the fast lane. In 1983, four self-described "knuckleheads" burst out of the mosh-pitted mosaic of the neo-punk rock scene in L.A. with their own unique brand of cosmic hardcore mayhem funk. Over twenty years later, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, against all odds, have become one of the most successful bands in the world. Though the band has gone through many incarnations, Anthony Kiedis, the group's lyricist and dynamic lead singer, has been there for the whole roller-coaster ride. Whether he's recollecting the influence of the beautiful, strong women who have been his muses, or retracing a journey that has included appearances as diverse as a performance before half a million people at Woodstock or an audience of one at the humble compound of the exiled Dalai Lama, Kiedis shares a compelling story about the price of success and excess. Scar Tissue is a story of dedication and debauchery, of intrigue and integrity, of recklessness and redemption--a story that could only have come out of the world of rock.

1. The Tempest - William Shakespeare

The Tempest William Shakespeare Genre: Theater Price: $5.99 Publish Date: August 23, 2011 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Seller: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc.

The authoritative edition of The Tempest from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, is now available as an eBook. Features include: · The exact text of the printed book for easy cross-reference · Hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation · Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play · Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play · Scene-by-scene plot summaries · A key to famous lines and phrases · An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language · Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books · An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play.