DescriptionScarlet Feather is set in contemporary Dublin, and is the story of Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather, who go into business together as caterers. Tom is the son of a builder and his fanatically devout wife, both of whom are disappointed that he hasn't j…
DescriptionRascals gives you the past, present, and future of stand-up comedy. Only Rascals can bring you comedy superstars before they were stars and the breaking stars of tomorrow, TODAY! Take a trip down comedy's memory lane and catch the routines that made comedy history. This is the "Behind the Music" of comedy and the comedy behind the comics. Join us live, from one of our A+ comedy clubs all over the country, to hear the best comedy routines from the comics you know and the ones you will know soon. For a great time the whole family can enjoy, take five for FUNNY! This selection features performances by John Mulrooney, Robert Nicholas, Rick Scotty, and Richie Triola.
DescriptionFollowing the enthusiastically received reissues of Charles Portis' The Dog of the South and Norwood comes the republication of Masters of Atlantis, Portis' "white comedy" of secret societies, lost cities, and American dreamers. This comic masterpiece centers on Lamar Jimmerson, the leader of the Gnomon Society, the international fraternal order dedicated to preserving the arcane wisdom of the lost city of Atlantis. Stationed in France in 1917, Jimmerson comes across a little book crammed with Atlantean puzzles, Egyptian riddles, and extended alchemical metaphors. It's the Codex Pappus, the sacred Gnomon text. Soon he is basking in the lore of lost Atlantis, convinced that his mission on earth is to administer to and extend the ranks of this noble brotherhood.
DescriptionIn an age that relies for everything on a central computer, what happens when the machine breaks down? This is Forster's only science fiction story. Adapted for audio by Erik Bauersfeld, with a cast featuring Alistair Duncan, Samantha Eggar, David Warner, Gabrielle de Cuir, Laura Kellogg, Melinda Peterson, Phil Proctor, and Stefan Rudnicki. Hosted by award-winning writer and broadcast personality Harlan Ellison.
DescriptionLew Fonesca is a Sarasota part-time process server still mourning his dead wife and trying to get through life without any complications. But his life is full of them. His shrink wants him to dump his grief so he can have more of a life; a pretty social worker who has helped him in the past wants to "deepen" their friendship; and his big heart prevents him from saying no to people who need his help. A distraught father comes to Lew to track down his wife and two kids, whom Lew suspects ran off with the man's best friend. When people start showing up dead, Lew knows he's in way over his head, and this time he may not be able to make it come out okay.
DescriptionWinner of the National Book Award for history, The Path Between the Seas tells the story of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is a story of astonishing engineering feats, tremendous medical accomplishments, political power plays, heroic successes, and tragic failures. Applying his remarkable gift for writing lucid, lively exposition, McCullough weaves the many strands of the momentous event into a comprehensive and captivating tale.
