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  Recruiting Officer

  George Farquhar

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  The author was himself a recruiting officer, and possibly gathered all the materials for this play on the very spot where he has placed his scene—Shrewsbury. He has dedicated the piece "to all friends round the Wrekin," and has thanked the inhabitants of the town for that cheerful hospitality, which made, he adds, "the recruiting service, to some men the greatest fatigue on earth, to me the greatest pleasure in the world."The life of Farquhar was full of adventures.—As a student, he was expelled from the college of Dublin, for adventuring profane wit upon a sacred theme, given to him by his tutor for his exercise. As an actor, he forsook the stage in grief and horror, on having unknowingly made use of a real sword, instead of a counterfeit one, by which he wounded a brother performer, with whom he had to fence in a tragedy, nearly to the loss of his life.As a dramatic writer, Farquhar was eminently successful; and in his military capacity, he was ever honoured and beloved—whether fighting with a great army in Flanders, or recruiting with a small party in Shropshire.(Mrs Inchbald (In preface to the publication)) Cast list:Captain Plume, Recruiting Officer: Peter TuckerCaptain Brazen, Recruiting Officer: NegatronMr Worthy, a gentleman of Shropshire: TriciaGSerjeant Kite: ToddHWThomas Appletree, recruit: SteveTonerCostar Pearmain, recruit: Zames CurranJustice Balance: Kristin GjerløwJustice Scale: Zames CurranJustice Scruple: catharmaidenBullock, a Country Clown: alanmapstoneConstable: Anna SimonServant: John N. DailySteward: SteveTonerWelsh Collier: NewgatenovelistSylvia, daughter to Justice Balance: Beth ThomasRose, a Country Wench: Elizabeth KlettMelinda, a Lady of Fortune: AvailleLucy, Melinda's Maid: Mary KayWife: AvailleWoman: Rapunzelina Stage Directions: MaryAnnEditor and Coordinator: ToddHW

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  Marvel Comics - The Untold Story

  Sean Howe

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  The defining, behind-the-scenes chronicle of one of the most extraordinary, beloved, and dominant pop cultural entities in America’s history -- Marvel Comics – and the outsized personalities who made Marvel including Martin Goodman, Stan Lee, and Jack Kirby.  “Sean Howe’s history of Marvel makes a compulsively readable, riotous and heartbreaking version of my favorite story, that of how a bunch of weirdoes changed the world…That it’s all true is just frosting on the cake.”  —Jonathan LethemFor the first time, Marvel Comics tells the stories of the men who made Marvel: Martin Goodman, the self-made publisher who forayed into comics after a get-rich-quick tip in 1939, Stan Lee, the energetic editor who would shepherd the company through thick and thin for decades and Jack Kirby, the WWII veteran who would co-create Captain America in 1940 and, twenty years later, developed with Lee the bulk of the company’s marquee characters in a three-year frenzy. Incorporating more than one hundred original interviews with those who worked behind the scenes at Marvel over a seventy-year-span, Marvel Comics packs anecdotes and analysis into a gripping narrative of how a small group of people on the cusp of failure created one of the most enduring pop cultural forces in contemporary America.

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  Hidden Eyes - Based on a true story

  SuzanneGill

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  Welcome to the chilling world of "Hidden Eyes"... 
  Do you ever feel a shiver down your spine, as if unseen eyes are watching you? Do whispers from your past ever echo in the silent corners of your mind? Take a step into a world where your reality comes undone, a world where the past doesn't stay buried, and the invisible makes itself seen. 
  My latest horror offering, 'Hidden Eyes', takes you on a journey where the veil between the natural and supernatural blurs, leaving you in a realm that is eerily unsettling and strangely fascinating. Embark on a terrifying journey into the past and present, all intricately woven around a spectral Ouija board. But in this world, darkness isn't your enemy. The true terror lies in what the darkness conceals. With every page you turn, with every tale you unveil, you'll be pulled deeper into the haunting shadows of a past life that refuses to fade away. 
  Are you prepared to uncover the enigmatic secrets that have been hidden from human sight? Are you courageous enough to plunge into the heart of terror, waiting silently just for you? Venture deeper if you dare. But be warned: once you have stepped into this realm, there's no turning back. 
  Unravel the mystery of "Hidden Eyes" today and embark on an unforgettable journey into the spine-chilling realms of the paranormal. 
  Will you brave the terror that lies within these pages? 
  Welcome to "Hidden Eyes". You have been warned...

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  Nightfly - The Life of Steely...

  Peter Jones

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  Donald Fagen will forever be associated with Steely Dan, the band he formed with Walter Becker and four other musicians in 1972.The smooth, radio-friendly veneer of the duo's songs made Steely Dan internationally popular and famous in the 1970s, but the polish glossed over the underlying layers of anger, disappointment, sleaze, and often downright weirdness lurking just beneath the surface. The elliptical lyrics were—and continue to be—an endless source of fascination. What kind of person was capable of writing such songs?Fagen has always kept his true self hidden behind walls of irony, confounding most journalistic enquiries with a mixture of obscurity and sarcasm. Nightfly cracks open the door to reveal the life behind the lyrics and traces Fagen's story from early family life in suburban New Jersey, to his first encounter with Walter Becker at Bard College, their long struggle for recognition as songwriters, and the formation of Steely Dan. The band's break-up in 1981, reformation in 1993, and Fagen's parallel solo career are covered in detail.

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  Digital Art through the Looking...

  Oliver Grau (Hg.)

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  Digital art challenges archiving, collecting and preserving methods within and outside of gallery, library, archive and museum (GLAM) institutions. By its media, art in the digital sphere is processual, contextual, modular and ephemeral, and its creative process is collaborative. From artists, scholars, technicians and conservators—to preserve this contemporary art is a transdisciplinary task.
  This book brings together leading international experts from digital art theory and preservation, digital humanities, collection management, conservation and media art histories.
  In a transdisciplinary approach, theoretic and practice-based research from these stakeholders in art, research, education and exhibition are presented to create an overview of present preservation methods and discuss demands and opportunities for the future. Finally, the need for a new appropriate museum and archive infrastructure is shown to preserve the art of our time.

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  Van Dyck

  Percy M. Turner

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  A biography and critique of Van Dyck in The Masterpieces in Colour series. The Plates of the paintings are fully described and the artistic periods in his life's work are given as well as his place in history. (Summary by Susan Morin)

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