Theatre is a hugely competitive industry. Formal training is inaccessible to many. So how can you get your foot in the door?This book reveals the secrets of starting, developing and sustaining a career as a theatre director.In 100 short, entertaining notes on everything from fundraising to failure, award-winning artistic director James Grieve uncovers the steps you need to supercharge your career. It's not what you know or who you know - it's how much you w...

Kneel and beg for another ruinous day of existence . . . because EC Comics rules over this kingdom now! Fear not: Our methods are harsh but fair . . . and all of the torture is in the telling as sadistic scribes John Arcudi (B.P.R.D.), Sarah Gailey (Eat the Rich), and James Lowder (Hack/Slash) join devilish artists Ramón F. Bachs (Daredevil: Born Again), SOM (In Your Skin), And Craig A. Taillefer (EC’s Cruel Universe 2) to regale you with tales of dragons, sprites, and bloodthirsty cursed ...

The mob has inventions from the Omega Book and Cless now has pages of it. Inventions and pages that nobody in this day and age should have. Everything Alexander feared has come true, and he must resort to desperate measures, even if it means having his own son Brady use the most advanced machine created by the book. A machine that could kill him. But the book must be destroyed and by any means necessary!

A BRAND NEW steamy, forbidden billionaire romance from KA JamesLove is easy. Trust is everything.Evie Olsen has spent her life trapped beneath the iron grip of her ruthless billionaire grandfather. Falling for Teddy Anderson, the enigmatic partner at Manhattan's most elite mergers and acquisitions firm, was never part of the plan.Neither was marrying the only man who's ever made her feel truly free.After a whirlwind escape t...

A new era rises from the ashes of the House of Slaughter in this thrilling new chapter!The House of Slaughter has suffered war, betrayal, and the shattering revelations that brought its legacy to the brink—but in the aftermath of those final events and with the destruction of their house, new threats still await and a dangerous question begins to rise:What happens when the monsters aren’t the only things worth fearing?Eisner- and GLAAD-nominated wri...

A soul-sustaining poetry collection to turn to when you need strength and clarity—an invitation to pause, awaken to your surroundings, and find wonder in the smallest moments, from bestselling editor James Crews.Slow down, awaken to your surroundings, and draw strength from the divine in the smallest details of your life. In The Sacred Everyday, award-winning poet James Crews invites us to find the pause in every moment and heal by cultivating a sense of w...

James O. Heath’s Deep South Democrats is the story of three men who redefined the southern political landscape through unique voting records in health, housing, labor, and education. Olin Johnston of South Carolina and John Sparkman and Lister Hill of Alabama contributed to the massive impact of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal in the southern states, though the reforms didn’t affect just their constituents: the New Deal’s characteristics of federal intervention and economic empowerm...

Pumpkins' Glow: 200+ Eerie Tales for Halloween is a masterful collection of spine-chilling stories that weaves together the literary prowess of some of the most significant authors in the Gothic and horror genres. This anthology spans centuries and continents, featuring a spectrum of styles from the terse, unsettling realism of Ambrose Bierce to the rich, elaborate prose of Edgar Allan Poe. The works within explore the shadowy depths of the supernatural and the human psyche, making for a r...

The Sad Book is a funny and heartfelt picture book that gives sadness a voice—and helps children see that sad feelings don’t last forever.Everyone feels sad sometimes—even this book! The Sad Book speaks directly to the reader, at first moody and uncooperative, then slowly opening up about its feelings.With humor, honesty, and gentle vulnerability, the book itself becomes the main character, guiding children to recognize sa...

James Harvey Robinson (1863 – 1936) was an American historian, who co-founded New History, which greatly broadened the scope of historical scholarship in relation to the social sciences. Robinson endeavored to reform the modern study of history, making it relevant and useful to contemporary peoples. A quintessential Progressive, he combined astute in erudite thinking with a penchant for activism in order to challenge his professional colleagues' "obsolete" conception of history and to demo...

Legislative activity in Washington, D.C., has fallen to historic lows, while partisanship has surged to heights not seen since Reconstruction. In The Bipartisan Path Forward, Quinn James Cunniff traces the evolution of American governance from the post-World War II era to today, revealing how decades of institutional shifts and political incentives have pushed the nation toward escalating division and how everyday voters still hold the power to change its trajectory.

Arrhythmia doesn’t forgive. It makes the undead uncoordinated and unbelievably hexed.Being undead was supposed to make Logan Richards dangerous. A vindictive witch had other plans.A year after a stranger turned him into a vampire and dumped him at the edge of Arrhythmia, Texas, Logan has accepted that immortality comes with blood bags, loneliness, and an alarming inability to remain upright. He is the town joke, the bar keeps a first-aid ki...