Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Goodreads best non-fiction book of 2016 From Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda comes a backstage pass to his groundbreaking hit musical Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as revolutionary as its subject the poor kid from the Caribbean who fought the British defended the Constitution & helped to found the United States Fusing hip-hop pop R&B & the best traditions of theater this once-in-a-generation show broadens the sound of Broadway reveals the storytelling power of rap & claims the origins of the United States for a diverse new generation HAMILTON THE REVOLUTION gives readers an unprecedented view of both revolutions from the only two writers able to provide it Miranda along with Jeremy Mc Carter a cultural critic & theater artist who was involved in the project from its earliest stages
- since before this was even a show according to Miranda
- traces its development from an improbable perfor-mance at the White House to its landmark opening night on Broadway six years later In addition Miranda has written more than 200 funny revealing footnotes for his award-winning libretto the full text of which is published here Their account features photos by the renowned Frank Ockenfels & veteran Broadway photographer Joan Marcus; exclusive looks at notebooks & emails; interviews with Questlove Stephen Sond-heim leading political commentators & more than 50 people involved with the production; & multiple appearances by Presi-dent Obama himself The book does more than tell the surprising story of how a Broadway musical became an international phenomenon It demonstrates that America has always been renewed by the brash upstarts & brilliant outsiders the men & women who don't throw away their shot

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'HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!' Frank Cottrell Boyce ' Hilarious' Tim Minchin ' Danny Wallace & Jamie Littler's books contain all the wit & warmth of Dahl & Blake at their best Irresistible' Phil Earle ' Like David Walliams Danny Wallace is a comedian turned children's author Of the two Wallace's writing is funnier' The Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week Another hilarious adventure from bestselling author Danny Wallace brought to life with illustrations from Jamie Littler perfect for fans of David Walliams Roald Dahl David Baddiel & David Solomons! This may look like just a completely & utterly ordinary book But it's not This book knows something terrifying that the people of Earth face their gravest grimmest threat yet! When Hamish finds his mum & his brother floating ON THE CEILING he knows there's something seriously wrong (again) in the town of Starkley What is the strange burping noise he keeps hearing? Why are weird seeds suddenly falling from the sky? & should he be worried about the odd woman with a cone around her neck? All Hamish & his gang the PDF can be sure of is that an adventure is coming & that means two things You have to be prepared You have to prepare a sandwich ...

'HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!' Frank Cottrell Boyce ' Hilarious' Tim Minchin ' Danny Wallace & Jamie Littler's books contain all the wit & warmth of Dahl & Blake at their best Irresistible' Phil Earle ' Like David Walliams Danny Wallace is a comedian turned children's author Of the two Wallace's writing is funnier' The Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week A hilarious adventure from presenter & bestselling author Danny Wallace brought to life with illustrations from Jamie Littler perfect for fans of David Walliams Roald Dahl David Baddiel & David Solomons! Nobody knows it yet but the people of Earth are in big big trouble Like
- HUGE trouble Oh come on where's your imagination? Double what you're thinking! It involves a shadowy figure an enormous tower some sinister monsters an army of huge clanking & thundering metal oddballs & people who are just like you but not like you at all So now you have a decision to make read this book & discover a secret that will change your life FOREVER or run away screaming while you can
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'HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!' Frank Cottrell Boyce ' Hilarious' Tim Minchin ' Danny Wallace & Jamie Littler's books contain all the wit & warmth of Dahl & Blake at their best Irresistible' Phil Earle ' Like David Walliams Danny Wallace is a comedian turned children's author Of the two Wallace's writing is funnier' The Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week A hilarious adventure from presenter & bestselling author Danny Wallace brought to life with illustrations from Jamie Littler perfect for fans of David Walliams Roald Dahl David Baddiel & David Solomons! What would YOU do if the whole world just stopped? Yes the WHOLE WORLD Birds in the air Planes in the sky & every single person on the planet
- except you! Because that's what keeps happening to ten-year-old Hamish Ellerby & it's being caused by The World Stoppers & their terrifying friends The Terribles! They have a PLAN! They want to take our world for their own Oh & they hate children Especially if you're a child who knows about them Hang on
- You know now don't you? Oh dear Can Hamish & his friends save us from the World Stoppers? Only time will tell!

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Robert Carlyle (TRAINSPOTTING THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH) stars as Hamish Mac Beth the put upon bobby in seaside town Lochdubh This complete collection features all three series of the popular show ...

Shakespeare's classic story retold for children growing in reading confidence & ability When a ghostly figure appears to Prince Hamlet he discovers the dreadful truth about his father's death His quest for revenge leads him into a world of mayhem madness & murder Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton ...

This outstanding historical recording made in 1941 for radio is widely regarded as one of the finest Hamlet performances ever & one of John Gielgud's greatest moments Though he went on to record it for commercial release nothing matched this recording in the BBC studios made before the days of editing ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics ‘ Though this be madness yet there is method in&t’ Considered one of Shakespeare’s most rich & enduring plays the depiction of its hero Hamlet as he vows to avenge the murder of his father by his brother Claudius is both powerful & complex As Hamlet tries to find out the truth of the situation his troubled relationship with his mother comes to the fore as do the paradoxes in his personality A play of carefully crafted conflict & tragedy Shakespeare’s intricate dialogue continues to fascinate audiences to this day ...

From the Royal Shakespeare Company – a fresh new edition of Shakespeare&s most celebrated play This book
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Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play In this Royal Shakespeare Company production the titular prince of Denmark returns home to his family&s castle of Elsinore after years of attending school in Germany to find out his father has died & his uncle Claudius is the new king To make matters worse Claudius has married Hamlet&s mother Queen Gertrude whom he has unusually strong feelings for Hamlet is visited by his father&s ghost who asks him to seek revenge for his murder ...