In the Big Apple, a highly skilled street illusionist named Adam blows the minds of crowds with logic-defying acts, while surreptitiously using his artistry to steal from corrupt Wall Street investment bankers and re-distribute their ill-begotten wealth to those in need. He's a modern-day Robin Hood, but his travails garner the attention of the local authorities. While evading their pursuit, Adam is confronted by three suits and quickly ascertains that freedom has a cost-in order to mainta...

Harmony in Adversity: The Journey of a Virtuous ManIn the heart of the serene village of Serenity, Solomon is known for his peace, honesty, and harmony. Despite his virtues, he becomes the target of John, a jealous villager who spreads malicious rumors. As Solomon faces mounting challenges, his unwavering commitment to goodness helps him navigate the storm.Through acts of kindness and selflessness, Solomon gradually wins back the villagers' trust, exposing ...

This sweeping history opens with England's greatest sea-rovers and the world they revealed, drawing on the voyagers' own journals to turn exploration into vivid adventure. From Columbus's daring theory of a westward route to Asia and the skeptical laughter that greeted him, the narrative follows the widening age of discovery through Cabot, the Portuguese route around Africa, Brazil, the Amazon, and the Moluccas, where Spain and Portugal struggled to divide the globe and claim new empires. ...

This gripping maritime chronicle follows English circumnavigators as they chase profit, survival, and glory through the most dangerous waters of the age. Beginning with the rich but perilous Manila-Acapulco trade, it shows why Spanish galleons, privateering, and the lure of the South Seas drew ambitious seamen into a world where fortune and ruin sailed side by side. At the center is a carefully organized expedition—backed by Bristol merchants and shaped by Dampier's experience—whose well-a...

After the shocking reveal of what truly happened to his mentor and father figure Blackstone, Adam reluctantly agrees to join the ranks of the CLOAKS black-ops organization and is immediately thrown into his first mission: hunting down his predecessor on the team, someone who Adam can't help but find familiar...

Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control and Guidance for Aerospace demonstrates the attractive potential of recent developments in control for resolving such issues as flight performance, self protection and extended-life structures. Importantly, the text deals with a number of practically significant considerations: tuning, complexity of design, real-time capability, evaluation of worst-case performance, robustness in harsh environments, and extensibility when development or adaptation...

It's the final showdown in the Cloisters: Evy and her team against Adam and CLOAKS. But with a few tricks (and secrets) up her sleeves, does Adam stand a chance? And what would failure mean for Adam's future with the organization, and with Blackstone?

Object of this book is to present clearly and accurately facts and principles in the lives of some of the chief founders and builders of America which would be of interest for everyone interested in history. Contents: Columbus John and Sebastian Cabot Balboa, Ponce De Leon, and De Soto Sir Walter Raleigh Captain John Smith Captain Henry Hudson Captain Myles Standish Lord Baltimore Roger Williams King Philip William Penn General James Oglethorpe Benjamin Franklin George Washington Daniel Bo...

Throughout his career, David Henry Hwang has explored the complexities of forging Eastern and Western cultures in a contemporary America. Over the past twenty years, his extraordinary body of work has been marked by a deep desire to reaffirm the common humanity in all of us. This volume collects a generous selection of Mr. Hwang’s plays, including FOB, The Dance and the Railroad, Family Devotions, The Sound of a Voice, The House of Sleeping Beauties

Lorina, a young schoolgirl, is led by a black rabbit through a wood to a magical land. There she finds a race of green people, who are all overworked, starving and suffering from the toxic fumes billowing out of a nearby castle. She decides to gain access to the castle for the poor green people, and within its walls she meets the "insiders", selfish creatures who hoard all the resources and treat the outsiders as slaves. Her quest leads her to encounter the bureaurat, the superviper, the f...

Many scientists claim that if science can't explain it, it doesn't exist. Yet David Patton will show that many things do exist that science can't explain! He will also try to prove God's existence and that there is order in His creation-if man would just leave things alone!

• David Henry Hwang is the leading Asian-American playwright • Broadway opening April 1998 • Has been developed at numerous theatres around the country • His first Broadway production since M. Butterfly • Produced originally at the Public Theatre in NYC>