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  Circumstances Affecting the Heat...

  Amanda Quaid

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  You may not know her name, but Eunice Newton Foote made groundbreaking discoveries about the greenhouse effect in the 1850s. Her experiments showed that different gases, including carbon dioxide, absorb and trap heat, an early milestone in the history of climate science. And even though her findings were published in a leading scientific journal – a rarity in the days of a male-dominated field – her work remained virtually unknown until recently. Now, thanks to playwright Amanda Quaid, we have a dramatized portrait of the scientist’s life at the time she published her pioneering study, which lends its name to the title of the play.
   
  
   
  This play is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
   
  
   
  Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in November 2024.
   
  
   
  Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson
   
  Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
   
  
   
  An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:
   
  
   
  Geoffrey Arend as Elisha Foote
   
  Tara Lynne Barr as Augusta Foote
   
  Scott Brick as the Narrator and Joseph Henry
   
  Jake Green as the Glazier
   
  Monica McSwain as Mary Foote
   
  Emily Swallow as Eunice Newton Foote
   
  
   
  Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson
   
  Prepared for audio by Mark Holden
   
  Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogenson
   
  Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll
   
  Designed by Mark Holden and Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood
   
  Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin
   
  Foley Artist: Stacey Martinez

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  The Book of Truths - Words to...

  James Mooney

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  Embrace a unique journey as The Wandering Paddy shares his thoughts and experiences on the challenges we all face, on mental health, and on the invaluable life lessons he has learned along the way in this distinctive collection.The Book of Truths will inspire you to appreciate the beauty and fragility of life. It's all about living and loving with gratitude and compassion, cherishing the time we have together rather than taking it for granted.Exploring love, belonging, spirituality and hope, this powerful poetry will shine a spotlight on the importance of seeking truth in our lives and show you how to make the most of every precious moment.

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  So that you know

  Mani Rao

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  'Here I am, weightless / 
  now take me home' 
  So That You Know is the quintessential Mani Rao collection. These are poems that hold the playful exuberance of youth and the dazzling insight of age; that are at times measured, at times extravagant. What unites them is their commitment to mining deep into the recesses of the heart and offering moments of ecstatic revelation. 'Every morning you would breathe me fly,' says the poet, and one can feel the words take wing. 
  Mani Rao's work has, over the years, acquired a reputation for battering against the doors of poetic convention, experimenting with form and language, and untethering images so they run fast and thick. Part visual, part text, So That You Know stands testimony to the mischief and anarchy of her poetry. 
  If Mani Rao's language has been described as 'molten lava', here is the book that reminds you why. Each stanza-searing, incandescent, unstoppable.

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  The Tempest

  William Shakespeare

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  What happens when revenge gives way to mercy?
  
  The Tempest is one of William Shakespeare's most enchanting and thought-provoking plays. Set on a mysterious island after a violent storm, the story follows Prospero, a wronged duke who wields magical power to control fate, enemies, and even nature itself.
  
  As shipwrecked nobles confront betrayal, ambition, and illusion, Shakespeare weaves a tale rich with magic, music, and wonder. Through unforgettable characters such as Ariel and Caliban, the play explores themes of authority, freedom, colonization, forgiveness, and the healing power of compassion.
  
  Often considered Shakespeare's farewell to the stage, The Tempest blends fantasy with deep human insight, offering a hopeful vision of reconciliation and renewal.
  
  Inside this eBook, you'll experience:
  
  A magical island world filled with wonder and mystery
  
  Themes of power, forgiveness, and transformation
  
  Lyrical language and unforgettable characters
  
  One of Shakespeare's most imaginative and symbolic plays
  
  Widely studied and performed across the world, The Tempest remains essential reading for anyone interested in classic literature, theater, and the power of imagination.
  
  Enter the storm, and discover the calm beyond it. Buy now and experience one of Shakespeare's most visionary masterpieces.

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  Tam O'Shanter A Tale - This...

  Robert Burns

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  Many nations have produced outstanding poets who they would gladly have represent their Culture.  But can any Nation say they have an equivalent of Robbie Burns?  Rabbie. The Ploughman Poet.  The Bard (Of Scotland).  This one poet is indelibly linked and intertwined with the culture and people of Scotland.  His life, loves, politics, verse and songs speak as them and for them.  
  From humble roots, the eldest son of seven born in 1759 to parents, both from tenant farming stock, the family endured both hardship and poverty.   Burns endured the test and began to write first at 15 and to publish his first volume some two years later.    
  He wrote in both true Scottish, dialect and English as well as turning his hand to song.  Politically he was an inspiration to both liberalism and socialism as well as a Scottish parliament.  His unique ability enabled him to appeal to all and quite rightly to be viewed as the National poet.    
  As well as creating his own great works he was also an avid collector of Scottish Folk Songs preserving for posterity the works of others.  
  However his own life was short dying at the young age of only 37.   What further greatness would have lain before him is impossible to say.  But, poetically, on the day of his death his son, Maxwell was born.    
  His fame today is worldwide and celebrated in January each year with the Traditional Burns night.  Each New Years Eve friends and families the world over link arms to ‘Auld Lang Syne’, giving immortality to his words and aims.  
  As former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan says:  Burn’s poems dignify and illuminate the struggle faced by the vast majority of the world’s population today.

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  The Importance of being earnest

  Oscar Wilde

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  The Importance of Being Earnest is a play by Oscar Wilde that mocks the culture and manners of Victorian society. It is a farcical comedy that relies on satire and a comic resolution to make that mockery more palatable to viewers. The play is about friends Jack and Algernon's double-lives interfering with their romantic pursuits. It is considered Wilde’s greatest dramatic achievement and a satire of Victorian social hypocrisy.Robin

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