A guide to the acting profession by a leading American playwright. He advises aspiring actors on topics such as judging a role, approaching the part, working with the playwright, undertaking auditions, & the relationship with agents & the business in general. ...

True at First Light opens on the day Ernest Hemingway's close friend Pop, a celebrated hunter, leaves him in charge of the safari camp & news arrives of a potential attack from a hostile tribe. Drama continues to build as his wife, Mary, pursues the great, black-maned lion that has become her obsession. Equally adept at evoking the singular textures of the landscape, the thrill of the hunt & the complexities of married life, Hemingway waves a tale that is rich in laughter, beauty, & profound insight. True at First Light is the breathtaking final work from one of this nation's most beloved & important writers. ...

Dear Kelsey: I realise you might be surprised to hear from me...

Kelsey Byden, divorced at just twenty-six, isn't looking

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Sookie Stackhouse is a cocktail waitress in a little bar in Bon Temps, a small town deep in Louisiana. She's funny & pretty & well-mannered, but she doesn't have that many close friends
- mind you, that's not so surprising when you consider how few people can appreciate her abilities as a mind-reader. It's not a quality that has the guys beating down her door
- well, unless they're vampires or werewolves or the like... but they're not just supernatural freaks, some of them are friends, even family... The box contains: Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World, Dead as a Doornail, Definitely Dead, All Together Dead, From Dead to Worse, Dead & Gone, A Touch of Dead.

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Sookie Stackhouse may be a bubbly blonde from Bon Temps, Louisiana, but she's not your typical Southern belle. For a start, she can read minds, which makes dating a mite difficult
- after all, what guy wants his gal to know exactly what he's thinking? & then Bill Compton moves into Bon Temps. He's tall, & he's dark & he' handsome, & Sookie can't hear him, not at all. In fact, she can't hear any vampire... which means, all of a sudden (now the vampires have come out of the closet, so to speak) there are all these cute guys, hungering for a date with Sookie. & in a town like Bon Temp, that means Sookie'll have to watch her back
- & her neck... Since hitting TV screens in 2008, the True Blood adaptations of the best-selling books by Charlaine Harris have grown into a massive international hit. This fantastic box set contains the first ten books in this thrilling series, starting with the very first Sookie Stackhouse novel, Dead until Dark & is a must-have for every True Blood fan. Books included in this set are Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World, Dead as a Doornail. Definitely Dead, All Together Dead, From Dead to Worse, Dead & Gone & Dead in the Family. This special yellow boxset features a unique colourful edition of the best-selling novels with special cover designs & illustrations by Patrick Knowles. Approx size of boxset is 18cm x 21cm x 11.3cm

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Read by John Bedford Lloyd. In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making, Senator Edward M. Kennedy tells his extraordinary personal story
- of his legendary family, politics, & fifty years at the center of national events. The youngest of nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy & Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, he came of age among siblings from whom much was expected. As a young man, he played a key role in the presidential campaign of his brother John F. Kennedy. In 1962 he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he began a fascinating political education & became a legislator. His life has been marked by tragedy & perseverance, a love of family, & an abiding faith. There have been controversies, too, & Kennedy addresses them with unprecedented candor. At midlife, embattled & uncertain if he would ever fall in love again, he met the woman who changed his life, Victoria Reggie Kennedy. Facing a tough reelection campaign against an aggressive challenger named Mitt Romney, Kennedy found a new voice & began one of the great third acts in American politics.
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Edward M. Kennedy is widely regarded as one of the great Senators in the nation's history. He is also the patriarch of America's most heralded family. In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making, Senator Kennedy speaks with unprecedented candour about his extraordinary life. He writes movingly of his brothers & their influence on him; his marriage to the woman who changed his life, Victoria Reggie Kennedy; his role in the major events of our time (from the civil rights movement to the election of Barack Obama); & how his recent diagnosis of a malignant brain tumour has given even greater urgency to his long crusade for enhanced health care for all Americans. Written with warmth, wit, & grace, True Compass is Edward M. Kennedy's inspiring legacy to readers & to history. ...

True Crime: Gangsters takes a compelling look at the dark underbelly of society where bootlegging, robbery, crime sprees, threats are corruption are part of everyday life.

The infamous Al Capone paid more than $75 million a year to bribe politicians & the police to maintain his illegal empire. Making sales of $60 million a year from the sale of illegal alcohol alone, Capone considered bribery a worthwhile investment.

True Crime: Gangsters features some of the notorious individuals who have ruled through dear & examines the background behind their criminal empires.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781912456147
• Author: Claire Welch
• Publisher: Aspen Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 210
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2cm











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Lust, power, madness & money drive us all in our daily lives, yet we know the difference between right & wrong, & most of us dont act on our impulses...

But there are people we mix with every day who are certifiable psychopaths, lacking empathy & remorse. Mix this cold-heartedness & disconnection from society with the pressures of everyday life & you have the makings of a serial killer.

True Crime: Serial Killers details cold-hearted serial killers from Jack the Ripper to Blue Beard & La Bestia, right through to modern day horrors.

From the earliest recorded accounts right up to the modern day & using shocking first-hand evidence, this book delves into the horrific psychology of multiple killers to expose to the reader the horrific reality of these cold-hearted psyches.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781912456154
• Author: J. F. Derry
• Publisher: Aspen Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 212
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2cm













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Explore the most mysterious crimes through history that remain unsolved...

This book takes a look at numerous unsolved

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