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Hamlet (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)
William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press, 2003

If you want to read Shakespeare its has to be The new folger Library
If you ever thought about reading Shakespeare but was turned off or intimidated by the old english, not so with the new folger editions. Your basically reading the play on all the right sided pages , with the left pages reserved for all the definitions and explanations ...
  
  











  



  
Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library)
William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press, 2003

Yale's may be the best edition of Macbeth
Virtually all editions of Macbeth will have at least some annotations. Rummaging through five different editions, I preferred the Yale University Press version, edited by Burton Raffel, as having the most comprehensive and comprehensible notes, as well as an excellent ...
  
  











  



  
The Dangerous Book for Boys
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden

Collins, 2007

I knew this stuff but...
I am a geezer and things like this were taught when I was young and had to run from dinos to avoid becoming supper while going home for supper BUT The IGGIES put everything right here!! -------- Get 2 copies of this book, one for the young man who needs to know ...
  
  











  



  
Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life
Spencer Johnson

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1998

thought provoking
this is a great little book that has many applications in life who isn't aware that change is our only constant? but this book makes you reflect on how we deal with the changes makes the difference! i liked it so much -i ordered the kids version for my grandkids
  
  











  



  
The Crucible (Penguin Classics)
Arthur Miller

Penguin Classics, 2003

The Devil is Precise
On my walk through the LoA edition of Arthur Miller plays I bypass The Enemy of the People, the Ibsen adaptation, which I think is a waste of everyone's time, and go straight to the Crucible, which I had never read, nor watched on stage or screen. Very odd. It is a ...
  
  











  



  
The Three Theban Plays (Penguin Classics)
Sophocles

Penguin Classics, 2000

Translations
Researching translations is never an easy task, and in this case, where you'll have to search on Amazon for the title and the translator to find what you want, it's particularly difficult. Here's what I've found by comparing several editions: 1. David Grene ...
  
  











  



  
Death of a Salesman (Penguin Plays)
Arthur Miller

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998

Rat Race Lost, State of Denial
Hopeless fathers & sons were a favorite theme of Miller. The pressure of failing aspirations. The horror of failure. Drawn between overconfidence and self-doubt. Flashbacks on scenes from a dreary life. Lies to others and oneself. Failures in job and family. The play ...
  
  











  



  
Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown

HarperFestival, 1991

A Great bedtime story!
My son loves this book so much that he doesnt just want me to read it at night.. he wants me to read it a million times in the day too! my 19 month old loves pointing out all the objects on the page that we are saying good night to. The worlds are flowy.. the pictures ...
  
  











  



  
A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry

Vintage, 2004

What Happens To A Dream Deferred?
Produced in 1959, A RAISIN IN THE SUN was the first Broadway play written by a black woman: Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965), a memorable author who based the central story on an incident that occurred in her own family and which eventually evolved into a landmark ...
  
  











  



  
Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library)
William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press, 2004

Can Love Conquer All?
Innocent love is the most pure... and the sight of those who are in that beautiful whirlwind of its hypnotic clutches is a sight to behold. Is it true? "Is youth wasted on the young." Sometimes, sometimes not. Romeo and Juliet is the most known western love ...
  
  











  



  
Othello (Folger Shakespeare Library)
William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press, 2004

Villainy as art
The most beautiful aspect of the play is Iago's ingenious deception of Othello. In every phrase, Iago knows just what to say to swing his Moor closer to the belief in Desdemona's infidelity. The subtle strategist to his general (and the puppeteer to Roderigo and ...
  
  











  



  
Sophocles, The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone
Sophocles

Harvest Books, 2002

A powerful and moving piece!
~I had to read OEDIPUS REX for my pre-IB sophomore English class, feeling not too happy with another dull, lengthy Greek play (we had to read THE ODYSSEY last year, and it got really redundant). But Sophocles' play...wow, it's totally different! The characters are so ...
  
  











  



  
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Tom Stoppard

Grove Press, 1994

Absurdly Tragic, Tragically Absurd
This play is such a gem. It has entertained me for years (30 years I believe). I cannot recommend it to enough people.
  
  











  



  
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting
Robert Mckee

HarperEntertainment, 1997

Essential reading for any writer
I've read a lot of fiction help books, but most of them are geared at the mechanics and tricks of fiction. None of them, in my opinion, philosophically tackles the concept of story telling and how stories work. Instead, they give tips and techniques like "put in rising ...
  
  











  



  
Harrington on Cash Games, Volume II: How to Play No-Limit Hold 'em Cash Games
Dan Harrington, Bill Robertie

Two Plus Two Publishing LLC, 2008

A pleasure to read
In my opinion the turn and River are the most difficult and misplayed parts in No-Limit Poker. This is why I got this book, to improve these areas of my game. The things I love about this book are the hand examples and analysis. After playing no-limit Texas for a ...
  
  











  



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