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•major productions across the U.S. •New York premiere scheduled for the Manhattan Theatre Club in January 1999. •the 10th title by Fugard published by TCG • Cousins 1559361322, sold 2400. • This title follows the story in Cousins ; this is an extension of the same story. • Author starts, directs, and writes
| Автор | Athol Fugard |
–13th book by Athol Fugard published by TCG -Combined sales of his books top 100,000 copies -One of the world's most produced playwrights
| Автор | Athol Fugard |
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesA career on the stage is deemed unseemly for any lady, let alone a preacher's daughter. But then, actress Hannah Southerland is no ordinary lady.When a foolish elopement threatens her sister Rachel's reputation, Hannah will risk everything to bring her home. Reverend Beau...
| Автор | Renee Ryan |
Victim of an abusive marriage, Iana vowed in her widowhood never again to put her fate in masculine hands. But one man, Henri Gillet, heir to the Trouville dynasty, had aroused her slumbering desires–and endangered her deepest resolve.Love, Henri Gillet pondered, was simple. Noble obligations were not. And now he faced a royal-size dilemma–for though the Lady Iana had saved him from certain death, her shadowed past, so full of the darkest secrets, stood between them and threatened a future...
| Автор | Lyn Stone |
AWAY FROM SOCIETY’S PRYING EYES…After suffering the loss of her beloved husband, quick-witted Lady Margaret Roberts has sworn off the pursuit of passion…that is until she meets Giles Hadley.Bitterly estranged from his family, reluctant viscount Giles knows all too well the devastation of an unhappy marriage. So, whilst he is prepared to indulge in an illicit affair, he must beware – for spirited Maggie awakens in him something even more forbidden: the desire to claim her as his wife!Hadley’s...
| Автор | Julia Justiss |
A young woman disappears. A husband is suspected of murder. Stirring times for all the neighborhood.When the debauched Marquis of Sywell won Steepwood Abbey years ago at cards, it led to the death of the then Earl of Yardley. Now he's caused scandal again by marrying a girl out of his class– and young enough to be his granddaughter! After being married only a short time, the marchioness has disappeared, leaving no trace of her whereabouts. There is every expectation that yet more scandals...
| Автор | Anne Herries |
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesLaurie Kingery makes her home in central Ohio where she is a "Texan-in-exile. "Formerly writing as Laurie Grant for Harlequin Historical books and other publishers, she is the author of sixteen previous books and the 1994 winner of the Readers' Choice Award in the short historical...
| Автор | Laurie Kingery |
The search for a means to an end to apartheid erupts into conflict between a black township youth and his «old-fashioned» black teacher.
| Автор | Athol Fugard |
A South African pastor and a young teacher from Cape Town battle over the fate of an eccentric elderly widow.
| Автор | Athol Fugard |
In his desperate attempt to blow up the bridge at Dong Ha and keep some 30,000 men and 200 tanks at bay, Ripley endured three hours of direct fire to rig some 500 pounds of explosives. Such a story of raw courage and personal resolve is rarely encountered.
| Автор | John Grider Miller |
The story of one of the bloodiest battles in history, resulting in the raising of the American flag on Mt. Suribachi, is documented with a personal touch; the author himself was a member of that company. It is a searing and unique account of that battle, told from the perspective of both the gallant U.S. Marines who invaded the island and the brave Japanese soldiers who defended it.
| Автор | Richard Wheeler |
This book, the result of contributions from a wide range of sports writers, officials and historians, relates the fascinating history of over 100 sports played in Victoria since the 1830s. It also covers the important events, venues, clubs and leagues which characterise Victoria's sporting culture.<br /> <br />Published under the auspices of the Australian Society for Sports History.
| Автор | Группа авторов |
A young woman disappears. A husband is suspected of murder. Stirring times for all the neighborhood.Olivia Roade Burton has lived in obscurity in Steepwood since she brought disgrace on herself by jilting a man of high degree. Now she's grown restless and yearns for excitement. But will any man risk proposing to her? Scarred and disillusioned after his experiences in the Peninsular War, Captain Jack Denning believed he was too tainted to marry a decent girl. Caught in an innocent but...
| Автор | Anne Herries |
"Исторический роман французского писателя американского происхождения написан от лица протагониста – офицера СС Максимилиана Ауэ, одного из рядовых исполнителей нацистской программы «окончательного решения еврейского вопроса». Действие книги разворачивается на Восточном фронте (Украина, Северный Кавказ, Сталинград), в Польше, Германии, Венгрии и Франции. В 2006 году «Благоволительницы» получили Гонкуровскую премию и Гран-при Французской академии, книга стала европейским бестселлером,...
| Автор | Джонатан Литтелл |
Приближаясь к последней черте, можно сказать к финишу, отмеренной мне судьбой жизненной дистанции, я всё более и более мучительно переживал, что после моей смерти никто и никогда не узнает о той тайне, которую хранил все эти годы, не поведав о ней даже самым близким мне людям. Борясь с сомнениями, я всё-таки принял решение поделиться с вами уважаемые читатели сведениями и фактами, которыми владею и располагаю. События, описанные в этой книге, основаны на рассказах окружающих меня людей, на...
| Автор | Анатолий Лубичев |
A history of the Melbourne Jewish Holocaust Centre, one of the earliest permanent memorial museums which was set up in 1984 by survivors of the Holocaust. The book provides a history of the Centre's early days and examines its transformation from a collection of artefacts into an organisation that focuses on exhibitions, remembrance and education.<br />
| Автор | Steven Cooke |
Chippewa Customs, first published in 1929, remains an authoritative source for the tribal history, customs, legends, traditions, art, music, economy, and leisure activities of the Chippewa (Ojibway) Indians of the United States and Canada.<br /><br />Praise for Chippewa Customs<br /><br />"Densmore . . . has done a valuable piece of work for posterity by collecting this material."—Minnesota History
| Автор | Frances Densmore |
Книга посвящена одному из малоизвестных, но весьма важных для понимания истории России событию. Зажиточный купеческий город Стерлитамак летом 1918 года оказался на переломе гражданской войны, когда солдаты Чешского легиона и Народной армии Комуча столкнулись с мужеством и твёрдостью горожан, вставших на защиту своего права на свободу и самоуправление. Обезумевшие от безсильной злобы и страха каратели учинили гнусную расправу над сотнями жителей города и уезда, перед тем как позорно сбежать от...
| Автор | В. В. Ивлев |
Dark warrior, rebellious bride… Taken prisoner by the Norman invaders who destroyed her home and family, Lady Ashlynn finds her life in jeopardy – until her saviour comes in the form of a powerful Scottish warlord. Black Iain may be fierce, yet Ashlynn feels strangely safe in his arms…Iain McAlpin’s reputation is well deserved, and no one will capture his heart. Having loved and lost once before, Iain wants only to be free of the rebellious, enticing Ashlynn. But then a decree from the King...
| Автор | Joanna Fulford |
His tempting captive!Captain Pierre Dammartin is a man of honour, but his captive, Josephine Mallington, is the daughter of his sworn enemy…and his temptation. She is the one woman he should hate, yet her innocence brings hope to his battle-weary heart. Josephine senses that the hard-faced Captain both despises and desires her. Although she should fear him, her growing passion will not be ignored.But as the Peninsular War rages on, can the strength of their love conquer all that divides them?
| Автор | Margaret McPhee |
STOLEN FROM THE CALIPHThrown into a frightening and unfamiliar world after her capture by corsairs, Lady Harriet Sefton-Jones thinks help has arrived in the form of dashing Lord Kasim. But it’s out of the frying pan and into the fire…Kasim may once have been an English nobleman, but there is nothing noble about his intentions to purchase Harriet for his master the Caliph’s pleasure. Harriet must resign herself to a life of enslavement… But Kasim has a plan of his own: he wants her for himself!
| Автор | Anne Herries |
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesShe had found her man… Miss Laura Middlebrook wanted the chance to experience all that life could offer. For that, she needed a husband – fast. Dangerous daredevil Sean Wilder had to help her! Laura’s marriage would take her from the seedy underworld of turn-of-the-century Paris to the...
| Автор | Lyn Stone |
The chapter on the First Minnesota's moment of supreme sacrifice at Gettysburg is the best thing of its kind that I have ever read. –James M. McPherson??This excerpted e-short would include a reworked introduction of the regiment, its call-up at Fort Snelling, the powerful chapter on the July 2-3, 1863 Battle at Gettysburg, and a revised prologue.
| Автор | Richard Moe |
This is an engaging, richly detailed biography of a family of Norwegian immigrant homesteaders in eastern North Dakota in the late 1800s. Educator and world traveler Aagot Raaen wrote this reminiscence late in her life. Like Giants in the Earth and Old Jules, Grass of the Earth deals frankly with a darker side of pioneer life on the prairie.
| Автор | Aagot Raaen |