This new translation offers readers of English a unique look at eighteenth century London and England generally, compared to... More > Paris and France in the same period. It was written by the sharp-tongued and observant journalist Linguet, who had moved there to start a French periodical far from French censorship. His observations range from overviews of official institutions like the Law and religion to descriptions of houses, furniture, markets. etc. This new translation offers readers of English a unique look at eighteenth century London and England generally, compared to Paris and France in the same period. It was written by the sharp-tongued and observant journalist Linguet, who had moved there to start a French periodical far from French censorship. His observations range from overviews of official institutions like the Law and religion to descriptions of houses, furniture, markets. etc. < Less

This new translation offers readers of English a unique look at eighteenth century London and England generally, compared to... More > Paris and France in the same period. It was written by the sharp-tongued and observant journalist Linguet, who had moved there to start a French periodical far from French censorship. His observations range from overviews of official institutions like the Law and religion to descriptions of houses, furniture, markets. etc. Some samples: "Paris being approximately round, one must not be surprised to find London very long..."; "Vegetables boiled in water, an enormous roast, and which is reused, by the family, as long as it lasts; at most on ceremonial occasions, fish cooked like the vegetables, this is what the English cooking comes down to." < Less

One of the most complete histories of wine in France was written in the eighteenth century, a long chapter within Le Grand... More > d'Aussy's work on French food and wine, the “History of the private life of the French from the origin of the nation until our days”. Le Grand starts with the Gauls, Greeks and Romans and the introduction of wine into France before discussing its development over the centuries and the appearance of the retail trade. Starting with the first earthen vessels and wineskins used to transport wine, he traces the appearance of that useful microtechnology, the bottle.
Drawing (as he does throughout) on a wealth of earlier authors, Le Grand lists the various wines that had been most popular over the centuries and then gives a brief look at some of the most commonly used grapes.
He looks at some foreign wines before describing the ways in which wine could be used as a gift or payment and the celebrations associated with it. < Less

Edgar Allan Poe's classic work of graphology, which includes as much literary criticism as it does handwriting analysis, and... More > also serves as an overview of the major literary figures of his time - some still well-known, many forgotten. This edition includes an introduction and a Biographical Dictionary of Poe's Subjects. < Less

A collection of original monologues, exploring the issues around suicide from multiple viewpoints. Grouped into four... More > sections, for use individually (for class, performance, auditions, etc.) or as a complete production. < Less

Monologues for young adult actors (teens and twenties) - excerpted from Jim Chevallier's original collection "The Monologue Bin"

A chapbook of photographs of the redwoods along the Avenue of the Giants. Ten color images with accompanying text.

A collection of over 100 original monologues for teen and adult actors. Includes all the monologues from "Monologues for Teens and Twenties".

“Your heart's pounding, you sweat, and you feel like you're going to vomit..."
Tom Cruise


Tom Cruise is far from the... More > only celebrity to overcome bullying to attain huge success. If bullying is a problem for many in high school, it is even more of a problem for those who are different - which often means those who are particularly gifted in some way. What a bully makes a curse may later turn to be a great gift. But too many young people give up before that can happen, turning to substance abuse or even suicide.
This collection of monologues looks at this national problem from many different points of view: those of the victims and the bullies, of teachers and parents, of bystanders who may or may not step in. It focuses on high school, but also looks at how bullying occurs in college and the adult world, and at the scars it may leave years later. The book is intended both for actors and for those who want to make others aware of the issues around an experience that is too familiar to too many. < Less

Paris, art, poetry - they go together so well.
This original collection includes a number of poems on Paris, the Seine, the... More > gargoyles of Notre Dame, the shifting moods of the city and the nostalgia it inspires. A quirky homage to garlic ("Saloon") is followed by a number of poems on great art (Picasso, Renoir, Japanese prints). The collection ends with an elegy to the author's mother.
The works includes traditional forms (sonnets and haiku), short and long free verse and a semi-parody of Wallace Stevens ("Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Gargoyle"). < Less