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Godchild

by Deborah Bruce ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
A sharp, dark comedy that explores the inescapable difference between feeling 19 and being 19.Lou is getting on with her life, carefree and without ties. But this abruptly comes to a halt when her 19-year-old god-daughter Minnie moves in to take up a place at university. Minnie's arrival shines a harsh light into the corners of Lou's life – revealing it to be not as it seems. Her relationships are ... Read more

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A sharp, dark comedy that explores the inescapable difference between feeling 19 and being 19.Lou is getting on with her life, carefree and without ties. But this abruptly comes to a halt when her 19-year-old god-daughter Minnie moves in to take up a place at university. Minnie's arrival shines a harsh light into the corners of Lou's life – revealing it to be not as it seems. Her relationships are
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Dixon and Daughters

by Deborah Bruce ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
Mary has just been released from prison. She wants to come home and forget all about it – but Briana has other ideas.Over two tumultuous days, a family is forced to confront not only their past, but everything about themselves. Because the truth doesn't go away, even if you refuse to hear it.A powerful story of family and forgiveness, Deborah Bruce's play Dixon and Daughters was first performed at ... Read more

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Mary has just been released from prison. She wants to come home and forget all about it – but Briana has other ideas.Over two tumultuous days, a family is forced to confront not only their past, but everything about themselves. Because the truth doesn't go away, even if you refuse to hear it.A powerful story of family and forgiveness, Deborah Bruce's play Dixon and Daughters was first performed at
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Raya (NHB Modern Plays)

by Deborah Bruce ...

It's been thirty years since former flames Alex and Jason last saw each other. With their carefree university days long behind them, the student reunion seems the perfect opportunity to reconnect, revive and relive their heyday. But as they flirt with reigniting their passion – even if just for one night – will the march of time get in the way? Deborah Bruce's Raya is a witty and tender play about ... Read more

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It's been thirty years since former flames Alex and Jason last saw each other. With their carefree university days long behind them, the student reunion seems the perfect opportunity to reconnect, revive and relive their heyday. But as they flirt with reigniting their passion – even if just for one night – will the march of time get in the way? Deborah Bruce's Raya is a witty and tender play about
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The House They Grew Up In

by Deborah Bruce ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
'My parents are here. In the walls and the floorboards and the bricks of this house. This is not only your street with only your stories.'On a residential street in South East London, reclusive siblings Peppy and Daniel live in a house stuffed full of everything they have ever owned. With their eccentric appearance and their rampant garden hedge, they're not like others on their road.When young ... Read more

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'My parents are here. In the walls and the floorboards and the bricks of this house. This is not only your street with only your stories.'On a residential street in South East London, reclusive siblings Peppy and Daniel live in a house stuffed full of everything they have ever owned. With their eccentric appearance and their rampant garden hedge, they're not like others on their road.When young
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The Distance

by Deborah Bruce ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
A painfully funny play about motherhood (and fatherhood), about keeping control, and about letting go.Good friends should be there for one another – no matter what. But when Bea returns home after five years abroad, having made a bold choice about her life, old friends struggle to support her, or even to understand. One night in Brighton, things threaten to slide into chaos...Deborah Bruce's play ... Read more

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A painfully funny play about motherhood (and fatherhood), about keeping control, and about letting go.Good friends should be there for one another – no matter what. But when Bea returns home after five years abroad, having made a bold choice about her life, old friends struggle to support her, or even to understand. One night in Brighton, things threaten to slide into chaos...Deborah Bruce's play
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Same

by Deborah Bruce ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
When Josie dies in an old people's home, her grandchildren gather to share their memories of her, and her fellow residents feel the effects of her death as her funeral takes place. Is the gulf between the young and old as wide as it feels, or are we fundamentally the same inside whatever age we are?Deborah Bruce's play Same was commissioned as part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival ... Read more

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When Josie dies in an old people's home, her grandchildren gather to share their memories of her, and her fellow residents feel the effects of her death as her funeral takes place. Is the gulf between the young and old as wide as it feels, or are we fundamentally the same inside whatever age we are?Deborah Bruce's play Same was commissioned as part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival
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Joanne

by Deborah Bruce, Theresa Ikoko, Laura Lomas, Chinonyerem Odimba, Ursula Rani Sarma ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
Five characters share a common thread: Joanne. But it's not about her. It's about Stella, whose tomorrow is as far away as winter from summer. It's the way Grace finds her song on the footpath between two cars. It's about Alice's MBA wasted on plugging holes, Kath's patients crawling alongside her after the night shift and it's Becky caught in the crosshairs of what's best and what's right for her ... Read more

$12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Five characters share a common thread: Joanne. But it's not about her. It's about Stella, whose tomorrow is as far away as winter from summer. It's the way Grace finds her song on the footpath between two cars. It's about Alice's MBA wasted on plugging holes, Kath's patients crawling alongside her after the night shift and it's Becky caught in the crosshairs of what's best and what's right for her
... Read more
The Hotel Revenue Bible

by Bruce Jordan, Craig Carbonniere, Deborah Gardner ...

Finally, the book that everyone has been waiting for is here when the hotel industry needs it the most. This type of book has never been written before. The one book that covers everything about hotel revenue including sales, revenue management, front desk sales, food and beverage revenue, catering, digital marketing, social media marketing, internet ads, social media ads, and more.The Hotel ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Finally, the book that everyone has been waiting for is here when the hotel industry needs it the most. This type of book has never been written before. The one book that covers everything about hotel revenue including sales, revenue management, front desk sales, food and beverage revenue, catering, digital marketing, social media marketing, internet ads, social media ads, and more.The Hotel
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Leadership That Fits Your Church

What Kind of Pastor for What Kind of Congregation

by Cynthia Woolever, Deborah Bruce ...

Series series TCP The Columbia Partnership Leadership Series
Matching the right pastor with the right congregation is one of the most important — and daunting — decisions either party can make. While there are many pastors and congregations that merely fit OK, there are other matches that fit perfectly.Leadership that Fits Your Church explores how to find what really works for pastors and congregations. Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce, known for their ... Read more

$21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Matching the right pastor with the right congregation is one of the most important — and daunting — decisions either party can make. While there are many pastors and congregations that merely fit OK, there are other matches that fit perfectly.Leadership that Fits Your Church explores how to find what really works for pastors and congregations. Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce, known for their
... Read more
Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories

by Roan Clay, George Cotronis, Deborah Davitt, Jeff Deck, Christopher Geeson, Bruce Golden, Rob Hartzell, Nathaniel Hosford, Rachael K. Jones, Rich Larson, Monte Lin, Trixie Nisbet, Chloie Piveral, David Sklar, Claire Sorrenson, Sara L. Uckelman, Holly Lyn Walrath, Nemma Wollenfang, Eleanor Wood ...

Series series Gothic Fantasy
"Flame Tree Publishing continues to publish excellent fiction with their Gothic Fantasy series of anthologies offering themed compendiums of both classic and modern fiction. By doing so, the series lets readers note similarity, differences and trends of subgenres over time." - KirkusThe promise and the threat of technology, of humankind replaced by its own mechanical creation has long enticed the ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

"Flame Tree Publishing continues to publish excellent fiction with their Gothic Fantasy series of anthologies offering themed compendiums of both classic and modern fiction. By doing so, the series lets readers note similarity, differences and trends of subgenres over time." - KirkusThe promise and the threat of technology, of humankind replaced by its own mechanical creation has long enticed the
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African Americans in Central Texas History

From Slavery to Civil Rights

by E. Joe Brackner Jr., Sherilyn Brandenstein, Donaly E. Brice, William Dean Carrigan, Karen Kossie-Chernyshev, Billy Bob Lightfoot, Ronald E. Marcello, James T. Matthews, Donald G. Nieman, Neil G. Sapper, Rebecca Sharpless, James Sorelle, Keith J. Volanto, Martin Kuhlman ...

Bruce A. Glasrud and Deborah M. Liles have gathered over thirty years of scholarship—articles, book excerpts, and new, original essays—to offer for the first time an overview of the history of African Americans in Central Texas. From slavery and agriculture in the nineteenth century to entrepreneurship and the struggle for civil rights in the twentieth century, African Americans in Central Texas ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

Bruce A. Glasrud and Deborah M. Liles have gathered over thirty years of scholarship—articles, book excerpts, and new, original essays—to offer for the first time an overview of the history of African Americans in Central Texas. From slavery and agriculture in the nineteenth century to entrepreneurship and the struggle for civil rights in the twentieth century, African Americans in Central Texas
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The Chicago Food Encyclopedia

by Maureen Abood, Ann Kathleen Barnds, Daniel Block, Anthony F Buccini, Ellie Carlson, John Carruthers, Julie Chernoff, Cynthia Clampitt, J Peter Clark, Kelsey Coday, Amy Dahlstrom, Bill Daley, Jim Dewan, Robert Dirks, Charla Draper, Megan E Edwards, Monica Eng, Peter Engler, Joshua Evans, Janet Rausa Fuller, Robert Gardner, Michael Gebert, Erik S. Gellman, Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn, Rebecca S Graff, Rita Gutekanst, David Hammond, Eleanor Hanson, Judy Hevrdejs, Judith Dunbar Hines, Dave Hoekstra, Mary LaPlante, Margaret LaPort, Robert Launay, Jennifer Lewis, George Macht, Janine MacLachlan, Sarah Muirhead, Josh Noel, Jennifer Olvera, Clara Orban, Stefan Osdene, Sarahlynn Pablo, Deborah Pankey, Donna Battle Pierce, Penny Pollack, Jack H. Prost, Tia Rains, Chandra Ram, Joan Reardon, Jonathan Rees, Barbara Revsine, Elizabeth D Richter, Mike Rossmeier, Geraldine Rounds, Joseph Schwieterman, Amanda Scotese, Richard Shepro, Alan Solomon, Ellen F. Steinberg, Kay Stepkin, Michael Stern, Jane Stern, Bill St. John, Mike Sula, Arlene Swartzman, Richard S Tan, Andres Torres, Mary Valentin, Lauren Viera, Kimberly Voss, Scott J Warner, Rebecca Wheeler, Philip Wojciak, Leah A Zeldes ...

Series series Heartland Foodways
The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is a far-ranging portrait of an American culinary paradise. Hundreds of entries deliver all of the visionary restauranteurs, Michelin superstars, beloved haunts, and food companies of today and yesterday. More than 100 sumptuous images include thirty full-color photographs that transport readers to dining rooms and food stands across the city. Throughout, a roster of ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is a far-ranging portrait of an American culinary paradise. Hundreds of entries deliver all of the visionary restauranteurs, Michelin superstars, beloved haunts, and food companies of today and yesterday. More than 100 sumptuous images include thirty full-color photographs that transport readers to dining rooms and food stands across the city. Throughout, a roster of
... Read more

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