This full-cast performance of Dracula offers a new way to experience Bram Stoker's seminal vampire story, which follows Abraham Van Helsing's efforts to track down Lucy Seward after she becomes the victim of Count Dracula. Originally written by Irish playwright Hamilton Deane, this stage play was the first authorized adaptation of the 1897 epistolary novel Dracula. Beginning a tour in England in 1924, it was then revised by American writer John L. Balderstone for a Broadway production that...

Where Angels dare to tread, humanity hangs in the balance...Unable to get spirit guide Lindsay Featherstone out of his head, billionaire Cole Hollingsworth is drawn back to the mysterious island that he and Lindsay helped spawn in the Caribbean Sea over six months ago, while searching for his deceased parents. Cole is convinced Lindsay lives on inside the mountain. Determined to find her, Cole abandons his CEO position at his publishing empire in a desperate attempt to rec...

The Earth has the appearance of great age, but the Bible talks of creation as happening in six days. Is there a way for the two to be reconciled? My theory is that when God is creating things in the six days, he is actually creating the design of that thing, and that the actual things form at a later time.There is a gap after the creation account between when a mist came up and water the whole ground and when Adam was created. Is the gap a few days or billions of years? While I don...

A definitive interpretation of the literal, historical, and symbolic meaning of the Book of Amos. This is a book of a call for the Nation of Israel to repent of their sins, and judgments that were imminently upon them. Amos is one of the Minor Prophets but is a longer book than Daniel.Amos was living at a time when there was gross immorality in Israel and Judah, but the prophecy is centered on the northern kingdom of Israel. After a brief introduction, he lists a series of eight "fo...

Hosea is the first book of what is known as the minor prophets. This book will offer a deep dive into the meaning of the text using the literal meaning, symbolic meaning, and historical context. Hosea's wife Gomer is a symbol for the Northern Kingdon of Israel. Like all of us, Israel had been disobedient to God. As Israel had been unrepentant, they were coming under judgment. Hosea warns for the judgment and future hope of restoration through the grace of God.

This is a deep dive into the Book of Habakkuk, looking at the literal and symbolic or spiritual interpretations. Habakkuk questions God about the question of evil as he doesn't think that God is doing anything, but then God tells him he is sending the Babylonians to judge Judah. Once he hears this, he questions God why he would send a more evil nation to judge those more righteous than they were. God answers that he will then judge Babylon. He then looks forward to the coming Messiah and j...

In Adaptive Curiosity: How Humans Find Purpose in the Age of Intelligent Machines, behavioral scientist Dr. Diane Hamilton provides a structured method for rebuilding direction when automation displaces the roles, routines, and identities that once organized professional life. Drawing on her Curiosity Code Index® and research across thousands of organizations, Hamilton shows how curiosity becomes a stabilizing force during disruption.Hamilton identifies four FATE inhibitor...

A book that explores the meaning of the Book of Jonah, the minor prophet in a historical, literal, and symbolic fashion. Jonah is a rebellious prophet who tries to escape the authority of God and ends up having an impact on the lives of unbelievers. It is more than just a fish story, it is a story of redemption.

An anthology Malcolm Gladwell has called "riveting and indispensable," The Best Business Writing is a far-ranging survey of business's dynamic relationship with politics, culture, and life. This year's selections include John Markoff (New York Times) on innovations in robot technology and the decline of the factory worker; Evgeny Morozov (New Republic) on the questionable value of the popular TED conference series and the idea industry behind it; Paul Kiel (P...

[Hamilton] creates an effective and growing sense of mystery..." —KirkusThe Portal: Only an Ocean Apart is a distinctly original journey into where life on Earth began and where we go after death. Based on scientific theory, combined with faith that humans can connect across alternate dimensions, Dean Hamilton's first novel reads more like reality than fiction.After the tragic death of his parents at sea, wealthy socialite and playboy Cole Hollings...

A commentary on the Book of Haggai exploring both the literal and symbolic meaning of the text. This is about the return of the Jewish people to Israel and their hesitancy in rebuilding the temple until they were encouraged by God. Haggai is a contemporary of Ezra and is mentioned in that book. He is straightforward and gives practical advice to the Jewish people.

An extensive explanation of the literal, historical, and symbolic interpretation of the Book of Obadiah. This is a book of judgment on Edom for their pride and serves as an example for all of us.The book starts with God stating how he was going to destroy Edom, and that this destruction would be greater than the one that most enemies or thieves would inflict upon them. Then God relates the reasons for this judgment, Edom's treachery against Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Judah, ...