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  McReele

  Stephen Belber

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  When death row prisoner Darius McReele transforms into a charismatic front-runner in the Delaware senate race, the spin starts spinning out of control. Is he doing the right thing for the wrong reasons, or the wrong thing for the right reasons? Does it ultimately matter?  
   
  
  
  
  Directed by Jenny Sullivan
  Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
  An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording starring:
  Chris Butler as Darius McReele
  Deidrie Henry as Opal
  Charles Janasz as Jim Cragen/Donald Smathers/Gerry Phillips
  Eric Stoltz as Rick Dayne
  Lauren Tom as Katya
  
  Associate Producer: Brendon Fox
  Recording Engineer, Sound Designer and Mixer: Mark Holden
  Stage Manager and Live Sound Effects: John Lovick

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  Gondola

  Donna Leon

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  The international bestselling author delivers “a delightful look at the gondola as cultural icon, marvel of construction and object of romance and mystery” (Judith Malafronte, Opera News). 
   
  Of all the trademarks of Venice—and there are many, from the gilded Basilica of San Marco to the melancholy Bridge of Sighs—none is more ubiquitous than the gondola. In Gondola, the acclaimed “American with the Venetian heart,” tells the fascinating story of this famous boat, complete with gorgeous full-color illustrations (The Washington Post). 
   
  First used in medieval Venice as a deftly maneuverable getaway boat, the gondola evolved over the centuries into a floating pleasure palace, bedecked in silk, that facilitated the romantic escapades of the Venetian elite. Sumptuary laws turned it black—a gleaming, elegant hue for a boat manned by robust gondolieri in their iconic black-and-white-striped shirts and straw hats. 
   
  Each boat is carefully fashioned in a maestro’s workshop—though Leon also recounts a tale of an American friend who attempted to make a gondola all on his own. Once its arched prow pushes off from the dock, the single Venetian at its oar just might break out in a barcarole, the popular songs sung by gondolieri.  
   
  Please note this ebook edition does not include audio recordings.

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  Living in the Woods in a Tree -...

  Sybil Rosen

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  Living in the Woods in a Tree is an intimate glimpse into the turbulent life of Texas music legend Blaze Foley (1949-1989), seen through the eyes of Sybil Rosen, the woman for whom he wrote his most widely known song, "If I Could Only Fly." It captures the exuberance of their fleeting idyll in a tree house in the Georgia woods during the countercultural 1970s. Rosen offers a firsthand witnessing of Foley's transformation from a reticent hippie musician to the enigmatic singer/songwriter who would live and die outside society's rules. In a work that is part-memoir, part-biography, Rosen struggles to finally come to terms with Foley's myth and her role in its creation. Her tracing of his impact on her life navigates a lovers' roadmap along the permeable boundary between life and death. A must-listen for all Blaze Foley and Texas music fans, as well as romantics of all ages, Living in the Woods in a Tree is an honest and compassionate portrait of the troubled artist and his reluctant muse.

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  Dimensions - Relaxation Music...

  Empowered Living

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  Relax and Immerse yourself in your favorite sounds. Drift into a peaceful presence while listening to this unique Relaxation Audio Dimensions. 
  Running Time: 60 minutes

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  Cities

  John Reader

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  A “vastly entertaining” history of urban centers—from the ancient world to today (Time).   From the earliest example in the Ancient Near East to today’s teeming centers of compressed existence, such as Mumbai and Tokyo, cities are home to half the planet’s population and consume nearly three-quarters of its natural resources. They can be seen as natural cultural artifacts—evidence of our civic spirit and collective ingenuity.   This book gives us the ecological and functional context of how cities evolved throughout human history—the connection between pottery making and childbirth in ancient Anatolia, plumbing and politics in ancient Rome, and revolution and street planning in nineteenth-century Paris. This illuminating study helps us to understand how urban centers thrive, decline, and rise again—and prepares us for the role cities will play in the future.   “A superb historical account of the places in which most of us either live or will live.” —Conde Nast Traveller

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  Curtain Calls

  Jerry Devine

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  Based on the childhood of writer/director/actor Jerry Devine, the Brophy family reunites in New York, after two years apart. Dan Brophy has been traveling with his actor's trunk for years, searching for a breakout performance. Kitty is ready for the family to settle down, while John only wants to play with kids his age and get in a few games of baseball. All three flesh out their roles on the great stage of life in this theatrical tale.

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