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Harbor of Spies is an historical novel set in Havana in 1863 during the American Civil War, when the Spanish colonial city was alive with intrigue and war related espionage. The protagonist - a young American ship captain named Everett Townsend - is pulled into the war, not as a Naval officer, as he had once hoped, but as the captain of a blockade-running schooner. The rescue of a man outside Havana harbor sets in motion a plot where Townsend finds himself trapped by circumstances beyond his control. He soon realizes how this good deed has put his own life in danger, entangling him in a sensitive murder investigation.Townsend is forced to work for a profiteering Spanish merchant who introduces him to a world of spies, blockade runners, and slave traders. As a foreigner and an outsider in Cuba, he struggles to maintain his own sense of identity. As he grapples with the uncertain moral terrain he finds in Havana, Townsend becomes ever more involved with the mystery surrounding the murder. From the bars, to the docks, to the dance halls, Townsend's path moves from colonial Havana to the slave plantations in the interior. There amid the harsh cruelty he discovers in the Cuban countryside, he unexpectedly begins to unravel a family mystery. Together with the daughter of an American innkeeper in Havana he confronts the veiled, dangerous forces he finds on the island.The novel is a richly drawn portrait of Spanish colonial Havana at a time when the city was flush with sugar wealth and filled with signs of the American Civil War. It is a realistic look at Cuba's role in the war, and the importance of the scores of blockade running ships- both sail and steam- that ran the gauntlet of the Union blockade from Havana into the Gulf of Mexico.

The definitive story of the unique Bakersfield guitar-building phenomenon of the 1960s. Includes over 430 quality photos of classic instruments and players, as well as modern instruments that emulate the unique models born in Bakersfield.

Emily Mann: Rebel Artist in the American Theater is the story of a remarkable American playwright, director, and artistic director.

Nelson's exciting seafaring trilogy concludes. As cries for independence ring through the chambers of the Second Continental Congress, Captain Isaac Biddlecomb and his crew are called upon to engage The Royal Navy.

Shatner takes a comprehensive look at this singular performer, using archival sources and information culled from interviews with friends and colleagues to transport readers through William Shatner's remarkably bumpy career: his spectacular failures and triumphs, tragedies, and, ultimately, the resilience Shatner has shown, time and again, in the face of overwhelming odds.

James L. Nelson''s Revolution at sea saga has brought to life a never-before-seen side of America''s war for independence. With the expertise of a seasoned mariner, a historian''s vivid attention to detail, and a natural gift for sensational storgtelling, "the American counterpart to Patrick O''Brian" (David Brink) carries us along on his bold and stirring course through history. After ferrying General George Washington''s troops across the East River and through the hell known as the Battle of Long Island, Captain Isaac Biddlecomb receives a monumental order. He is to transport to France the most powerful secret weapon in the country''s arsenal -- scientist, philosopher, and spirit of the enlightenment Dr. Benjamin Franklin. With a new team of men forging through the wintry North Atlantic, and braving the cordon of the Royal Navy, Biddlecomb''s seemingly simple mission is just the first volley in a grand scheme: to topple France''s neutrality by gaining its vital support, and turn the colonial uprising into a full-scale world war for freedom.

How Broadway Works celebrates the unsung, out-of-sight people on Broadway who bring a production to the stage and shows young people interested in theater that there are a myriad of vocations other than acting.

In Hunters in the Stream, Riley Fitzhugh goes through officer training and is assigned to PC 475, a new anti-U-boat vessel stationed in Key West. The 475 is nicknamed Nameless by her crew because patrol craft vessels were only given numbers. Nameless cruises the Gulf of Mexico in search of U-boats, goes to the rescue of a sinking oil tanker, stops in Havana for meetings with the Cuban Navy, and learns of a possible secret German U-boat fueling station in the wilds of eastern Cuba. Nameless locates the base and destroys it with the ship's gunfire and a coordinated small-arms attack led by Fitzhugh and his shore party. Later, another U-boat is reported damaged and sinking. The German survivors capture a Bahamian turtle boat, murder the crew, and head for Cuba, thinking that the fuel dump is still in operation. Fitzhugh and the Nameless pursue through the tangle of mangroves and Cuban keys, find the Germans, and finish them off in a shootout. Along the way, Fitzhugh meets Ernest Hemingway and toward the end tells him about the Nameless's adventures. Hemingway thinks about adapting the story for his own. Fitzhugh and Hemingway's wife, writer Martha Gellhorn, also meet and feel some mutual stirrings--and give in to them.

Riley Fitzhugh is recruited by the OSS for temporary duty as a naval spy in Morocco. Riley's assignment is to kidnap a French river pilot and extract him from Casablanca. Riley meets an old flame from his days in Hollywood and these two have some surprises waiting for them.

Fate tests Isaac's mettle as he is captured by the enemy and faces a life of servitude under the deranged captain and sadistic crew of the HMS Icarus.

NOTES ON THE WRITING OF A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER

A detailed, behind-the-scenes look at the 50-year history of Robert Fripp and King Crimson, one of the most influential rock ¿n¿ roll bands of all time.

Curating material from Applause's Shakescenes: Shakespeare for Two, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, The Applause Shakespeare Library, and Applause First Folio Editions, we've created the must-have workbook series for Shakespeare plays. Along with tips on approaching and working on the play and tackling the speeches, each volume includes highlighted essential passages.First titles available in the series: Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Romeo and JulietApplause Shakespeare Workbook: Julius CaesarApplause Shakespeare Workbook: MacbethApplause Shakespeare Workbook: OthelloApplause Shakespeare Workbook: A Midsummer Night¿s Dream

Curating material from Applause's Shakescenes: Shakespeare for Two, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, The Applause Shakespeare Library, and Applause First Folio Editions, we've created the must-have workbook series for Shakespeare plays. Along with tips on approaching and working on the play and tackling the speeches, each volume includes highlighted essential passages.First titles available in the series: Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Romeo and JulietApplause Shakespeare Workbook: Julius CaesarApplause Shakespeare Workbook: MacbethApplause Shakespeare Workbook: OthelloApplause Shakespeare Workbook: A Midsummer Night¿s Dream

Curating material from Applause's Shakescenes: Shakespeare for Two, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, The Applause Shakespeare Library, and Applause First Folio Editions, we've created the must-have workbook series for Shakespeare plays. Along with tips on approaching and working on the play and tackling the speeches, each volume includes highlighted essential passages.First titles available in the series: Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Romeo and JulietApplause Shakespeare Workbook: Julius CaesarApplause Shakespeare Workbook: MacbethApplause Shakespeare Workbook: OthelloApplause Shakespeare Workbook: A Midsummer Night¿s DreamApplause Shakespeare Workbook: The Tempest

Curating material from Applause's Shakescenes: Shakespeare for Two, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, The Applause Shakespeare Library, and Applause First Folio Editions, we've created the must-have workbook series for Shakespeare plays. Along with tips on approaching and working on the play and tackling the speeches, each volume includes highlighted essential passages.First titles available in the series: Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Romeo and JulietApplause Shakespeare Workbook: Julius CaesarApplause Shakespeare Workbook: MacbethApplause Shakespeare Workbook: OthelloApplause Shakespeare Workbook: A Midsummer Night¿s DreamApplause Shakespeare Workbook: The Tempest

Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Older Men: The ComediesCurated from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologue from Shakespeare's works are given new life and purpose for today's readers and actors alike.

Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Older Men: The HistoriesCurated from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologue from Shakespeare's works are given new life and purpose for today's readers and actors alike.

Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Older Men: The TragediesCurated from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologue from Shakespeare's works are given new life and purpose for today's readers and actors alike.

Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Women: The TragediesCurated from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologue from Shakespeare's works are given new life and purpose for today's readers and actors alike.

Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Younger Men: The HistoriesCurated from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologue from Shakespeare's works are given new life and purpose for today's readers and actors alike.

A vibrant collection of the best one-act plays in American theater in 2018¿2019, the styles and approaches are as varied and rich¿and troubled, compelling, and human¿as American life itself.

Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Any Gender: The ComediesCurated from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologue from Shakespeare's works are given new life and purpose for today's readers and actors alike.

Riley Fitzhugh is temporarily assigned as officer in charge of the naval guard on board the SS Carlota, a merchant ship assigned to deliver bombs and aviation fuel to the Sebou River during Operation Torch.

We're currently in the golden age of superhero blockbusters. Movies like Black Panther, Wonder Woman, Joker, and Avengers: Endgame routinely break box office records and compete for Oscars. Yet, Zack Snyder's 2017 behemoth Justice League?a veritable sure bet at the Hollywood casino?tanked miserably, and the behind-the-scenes reasons for the movie's demise are fascinating. The true story behind Justice League's failure is only half of the juicy narrative, though. Snyder?who left the project months before filming concluded?still fans the flames that surround the rumor of a "Snyder Cut" of the film. This allegedly is the version of the story he wanted to tell before the studio, Warner Bros., pulled him off of the project. Hence, the "Snyder Cut." Pop-culture fans love a meaty mystery, and the controversy swirling around the lost Snyder Cut of Justice League has been captivating comic-book movie fans for years. Additionally, an army of passionate DC and Snyder fans are committed to getting the "Cut" released.

Favorite examples of cross-dressing or cross-gender performances include Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, Vesta Tilley as Burlington Bertie, Maxine Peake as Hamlet, and Drag Queen RuPaul outrageously fronting the RuPaul Drag Race. Cross-Dressing in Performance tells the story of the different ways performers cross-dress. Janet Tennant looks at many of the memorable performers over the years who have adopted the characters and dress of others, and why they have done so: to tell stories, to amuse, to create memorable alter-egos, to rebel or call attention to social and political issues or merely for reasons of expediency.Tennant examines cross-dressing at different periods of theatrical history in the Western canon, predominantly in Britain and North America. Not following a conventional historical timeline, Tennant instead examines the different types of cross-dressing/cross-gender performance: Boys in Shakespeare, Heroes in Opera, Pantomime Dames, and Drag Queens being just a few. And no study of cross-dressing can, of course, forget its origins in Ancient Greece.It''s a Drag: Cross-Dressing in Performance discusses the present and attempts to predict the future of cross-dressing in performance. How will the drive towards equality affect the use of cross-dressing and cross-gender role casting? Will gender-blind roles become as prevalent as color-blind casting? Will audiences continue to be amused and impressed, or will gender differences in entertainment cease to be important?

The five films the Beatles worked on during their time together (A Hard DayΓÇÖs Night, Help!, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine, Let It Be) all represent key phases in the groupΓÇÖs careerΓÇösome successful, some not. Subsequent reissues of the films have provided a deeper understanding of the group with bonus material, and the recent release of Let It Be on DVD and Blu-ray marks the return of Beatle mania since it was last available on VHS in 1981. A new documentary of the Let It Be film footage is being turned into a documentary by Peter Jackson, culling through fifty-five hours of raw footage to piece together a companion documentary to the original film. The Beatles have never done anything like this before. Beatles expert Steve Matteo follows the fan frenzy around their films from the 1964 release of A Hard DayΓÇÖs Night through the 1970 release of Let It Be to the reissue in 2022. Their earlier films parallel an unprecedented period in the artistic and commercial evolution of British world cinema. Matteo explores the production process, original theatrical film releases, subsequent VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray releases and bonus material, along with the U.S. and U.K. soundtracks. The film legacy of the Beatles is an exciting inside look at the group and their music-making process.

The Power and the Glory is the third novel in the historical, nautical fiction series from William C. Hammond. It follows in the wake of A Matter of Honor and For Love of Country, and features the adventures of the seafaring Cutler family of Hingham, Massachusetts, and an ever expanding cast of characters. Set during the Quasi-War against the French Republic during the late 1790s, The Power and the Glory offers the reader a stirring and authentic look at the birth of the modern United States Navy during the Age of Fighting Sail. Whether confronting French pirates off the coast of Nantucket or heavily armed French frigates in the Caribbean, Capt. Thomas Truxtun, Capt. Silas Talbot, Lt. Richard Cutler, and other early naval heroes-most real, some fictional-personify the best of American honor and courage. Beyond electrifying sea battles and the challenge to French colonial rule in Haiti and in the French West Indies, The Power and the Glory provides intriguing glimpses into everyday life of the era, be they in the bedroom of the Cutler clapboard home in Hingham, on the island of Barbados where the Cutlers own a sugar cane plantation and run a far-reaching commercial enterprise, or aboard Adm. Sir Hyde Parker''s flagship in Port Royal, Jamaica. And at the center of all the excitement, passion, and intrigue are two of the finest "super frigates" ever constructed: USS Constellation and her sister ship, USS Constitution. As with all books in the series, the author''s careful research and attention to detail, coupled with his thorough knowledge of sailing and the ways of the sea, bring history alive in a refreshing and entertaining fashion.

The sixth volume in the award-winning series profiling the
American perspective in the Age of Sail, No Sacrifice Too Great, chronicles the swashbuckling adventures of 
the Cutler family as the United States takes on Great Britain 
in the War of 1812. Richard Cutler and his two 
sons, William and James, serve in the US Navy, weak in 
number of ships but strong in experience and fighting
spirit. Battles in which the family participates include high 
seas drama between Constitution and HMS Guerriere, fleet 
engagements on Lake Erie and Lake Champlain, the siege 
of Baltimore, and the epic Battle of New Orleans.