Political Theater

In the tradition of John Hersey’s Hiroshima, a terse and piercing look at a critical episode in the Ukraine War, from the award-winning author of They Will Have to Die Now. In March of 2022, three weeks after invading Ukraine, Russian forces bombed the shelter housed in the Donetsk Regional...

Folk musician, Broadway composer, and disability advocate Gaelynn Lea's warm, funny, poignant memoir is a love letter to every kind of body, to music, and to making it work––inviting us to embrace all of life's experiences with heart and determination. Read by the author and featuring...

This is a qualitative dissertation of interest to those in Southwest Licking County, Ohio, or those involved with a small government organization. The topics are destructive Leadership styles, Change, and Psychological Safety. (theoretical framework: Padilla, Lewin, Edmondson). This study investigated how toxic leadership, change, and psychological safety shaped stability within a small municipal government organization. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) revealed the lived experiences of 12 former employees and residents of Etna Township, Ohio. Between January 2022 and December...

The second volume of the Episodios Nacionales — the great historical novel cycle of Spain The Court of Carlos IV plunges young Gabriel Araceli into the treacherous world of Madrid's theatrical and aristocratic circles on the eve of Spain's greatest political crisis. It is 1807, and Gabriel, now sixteen, serves as errand boy and general factotum to Pepita González, a spirited actress at the Teatro del Príncipe. Through her, he enters a dazzling and corrupt world: rival actresses, jealous leading men, aristocratic patrons whose drawing rooms double as nests of political conspiracy, and ...

Bread and Puppet Theater: A Complete Guide to the History, Art, and Legacy of America’s Radical Puppet Troupe explores one of the most important and enduring voices in political performance art. Founded by Peter Schumann in 1963, Bread and Puppet combined giant puppets, ritual, music, and fresh-baked bread to create a theater of resistance. This book traces the troupe’s journey from its origins in New York City’s countercultural ferment to its long-standing home in Vermont, where it hosted the legendary Domestic Resurrection Circus and inspired audiences from around the world. ...

London, winter of 1589. The city is alive with intrigue, and anticipation. The players of Lord Strange’s Men are rehearsing a daring new play, penned by one of their promising young actors, William Shakespeare. But excitement turns to disaster when the authorities shutter the theatre over a trivial offense, plunging Will into uncertainty and despair. Determined to press on, he begins crafting a grisly revenge tragedy—Titus Andronicus—hoping to sell it to another troupe. But before he can do so, his entire collection of playscripts is stolen. His reputation, his career—everything is ...

A memoir by Academy Award–winning actress Lee Grant, detailing her starring roles in Valley of the Dolls and Shampoo, her twelve years on the Hollywood blacklist, and a singularly unpredictable life...

We live in a world of scarecrows. Leaders, anchors, experts, and institutions stand upright, speak confidently, and project authority. They look like guardians of meaning and stability. Yet behind the performance there is only costume and rehearsal—a culture trained to simulate leadership rather than embody it. In Scarecrow: The Age of Performed Reality, Dr. Erik Gray examines how modern Western society replaced substance with appearance. Drawing on media theory, political psychology, and cultural history, the book traces the rise of a civilization governed by optics: scripted newsrooms, ...

Theater of Lies provides an in-depth examination of the lies, misinformation, and propaganda in our lives. For centuries, we’ve been persuaded to trust the lies told by our governments, businesses, and religions to manage how we think and act, to their benefit, not ours. Filled with real-life examples, Theater of Lies demonstrates the impact lies and misinformation have had through the centuries and today on topics including racism, gender debates, entrenched political divides, and the status of women.

Düsterer Nervenkitzel aus Wien:. Teufels Tanz ist der 3. Band von Ursula Poznanskis Krimi-Reihe um die Wiener Mordgruppe: Ein Mord am Straßenstrich zwingt den geheimnisvollen "Kuckuck" dazu, endlich sein wahres Gesicht zu zeigen. Keine 100 Meter von einem der letzten Straßenstriche Wiens wird ein 80-Jähriger ermordet. Der Täter, ein Zuhälter, ist schnell gefunden – aber damit hört das Sterben nicht auf! Bald ermittelt Fina Plank in mehreren Mordfällen an 80-jährigen Männern. Obwohl die Opfer sich offenbar nicht kannten, ist Fina überzeugt, dass sie mehr als nur ihr Alter verbindet.