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"'Don't let the white man take the house.' These are the last words King Solomon says to his son before he dies. Now all four Solomon siblings must return to North Carolina to save the Kingdom, their ancestral home and 200 acres of land, from a development company, who has their sights set on turning the valuable waterfront property into a luxury resort. While fighting to save the Kingdom, the siblings must also save themselves from the secrets they've...
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How does a part-time college student/full-time construction worker survive an outbreak of Rage Virus? Behind a veil of darkness. Follow Michael Moore as he struggles to survive in a world of ultra-violence. How will he deal with the paralyzing fear? Can he trust others? Will the government come to the rescue, or is it being consumed by power hungry politicians, after all, how many times have we heard it said, "Never waste a good crisis?"When there...
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"She found a love worth more than money. When Olivia Cameron set out to renovate the house left to her by her great-aunt, the last thing she expected to find behind the walls was millions of 1929 dollars. As the director of a charter school, to reap this much money would be life changing, so long as it's hers to keep. When FBI agent Sloan Kendrick comes to question her, the instant attraction thrumming between them gives Olivia nervous butterflies....
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The story of one of Savannah's first and most prominent Jewish families, the son who died on the battlefield, and the house that remembers it all.
Gratz Cohen's ghost seemed to haunt the apartment as its new owner worked to bring it back to life. As the work progressed, Jason Friedman became obsessed with understanding who the Cohens were, and how their story fit into existing narratives about the Jewish South and the Civil War. Liberty Street: A...
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For the Unnamed was originally entitled 'For the Unnamed Black Jockey Who Rode the Winning Steed in the Race Between Pico's Sarco and Sepulveda's Black Swan in Los Angeles, in 1852'. That title provided the full narrative in a nutshell: we know the names of the owners of the two horses, we know the horses' names, the place and date of the race. But apart from his colour, and his victory, we know nothing about the jockey who made the whole thing happen.Fred...
10) Noir Pays
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Rentrer chez soi est censé apporter du bonheur. Après avoir trimé à New York où il a fini par faire fortune, décidé à ne plus se laisser enfermer dans une vie étriquée, Julien s'envole pour son île natale afin de renouer des liens avec sa mère qui le déteste. Personne ne doit savoir qu'il est devenu riche, ni sa mère ni sa compagne. Cela fausserait leurs relations. Comme lui,
...11) A Wake
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A wake is being held at the home of the deceased. The younger people treat the circumstances lightly playing a charade featuring a famous saying about death. The older folks take their behavior as a show of disrespect. But as furniture made by the now dead Gianni collapses beneath his mourners, and they gag on his homemade wine, the youth can't help but wonder at the legacy being left to them by their elders. The play was inspired by Bertold Brecht's...
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In "The Father's Daughter," poet B. Shurn delves deep into the intricate tapestry of the black woman's experience, weaving together themes of faith, identity, and the struggle against the seven deadly sins. With poignant verses that resonate with raw emotion, Shurn fearlessly confronts the harsh realities of our world, including the tragic loss of black lives at the hands of police brutality.
Through over twenty powerful poems, "The Father's...
14) FreeDumb
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Something is troubling Sue. Two older acquaintances, Henry who used to work with her father and is now retired and Elsie the owner of the diner where the action takes place, engage her in conversation because they are concerned that she may do herself harm. Turns out her concerns also involve her boyfriend Joe who recently received notification of stop-loss on his military service with orders to return to combat. When a federal agent arrives at the...
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Recently there has been a rash of campus sex harassment reports. Surprisingly, many have been tied to that backwater of the humanities, University Philosophy Departments, where students are taught about justice, morality and other high-minded things. When a prominent Yale University professor is implicated as a serial seducer, the women professors in the department decide they need to talk.
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On October 15, 1996, I decided to kill myself. Why? This is my story.
This is the Author's third book. It is a detailed sequel to her first book titled "A Victim of
Boards of Directors - Based On A True Story" published by iUniverse in 2011.
In 1980, Noie earned her MBA degree from the University of California, Berkeley, a top
ranked university in the United States. Between May 1981 and May 1995, she had a successful
career as a senior...
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Vera thinks the world is going to hell and wants to build a revolutionary party that is free from past mistakes and that uses modern methods to get the message across. Justin, her liberal brother, attempts to stop her by arguing that it's all just a symbolic attack on their capitalist father. But when Justin visits his father, Hardy, during one of his firms' marketing sessions he gets to see why many people would love to see a system change. Finally,...
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Six short humorous scripts about the high school experience for students and teachers. They can be used together for a variety show or individually for classroom or competition use. No elaborate sets are needed. Individually, they are 2 to 5 minutes and performed together are approximately 25 minutes.
20) Hedgehog
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In an SRO stuffed with people living on the margins of society is Leo, a young man who spent years in a mental institution because his epilepsy was judged a mental illness. The experience left Leo with a morbid attachment to a fictional character that suffered the same misdiagnosis. This fascination often causes him to revert to a Myshkin like personality in his relations with his fellow residents. But Leo is so likable that even the down and out...
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