THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE and THE COMFORT TEAM: Two Plays by Deborah Brevoort with introductions by Roberta Levitow and Chris Hanna. Two powerful, compelling plays that focus on how communities cope with tragedies and find a way toward healing.

THE STORY: A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie Scotland, looking for her son's remains that were lost in the crash of Pan Am 103. She meets the women of Lockerbie, who are fighting the U.S. government to obtain the clothing of the

THE POETRY OF PIZZA and THE VELVET WEAPON - Two Comedies by Deborah Brevoort. A trans-cultural romantic comedy portrays the affectionate relationships that arise among Middle Eastern pizza chefs, Danish agoraphobics and Anglo-Americans looking for love in THE POETRY OF PIZZA. In the 2nd play in the volume, THE VELVET WEAPON, we see a rollicking farce that challenges censorship and celebrates inclusivity. Brevoort is a celebrated American dramatist with a keen eye for comedy.

A collection of thoughtful and provocative reflections on how theatre practitioners think about and engage with audiences, as well as define and explore sites for performance. Through shared experience and ritual, live performance functions as a catalytic medium for progress and evolution. In the hands of artists and audience, the stage is set for the re-makings of commonwealth, or necessary revolution. Caridad Svich received a 2012 OBIE Award for Lifetime Achievement in the theater, a 2012 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award for GUAPA, and the 2011 American Theatre Critics Association Primus Prize for her play The House of the Spirits, based on the Isabel Allende novel.

Anyone can fall victim to trauma. Those who do know that the power of severe stress is such that it can completely destroy lives. For more than 30 years Gordon Turnbull has treated hundreds of trauma sufferers. This book gives the inside story of the remarkable man responsible for transforming the fortunes of so many people.

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Examines terrorists¿ involvement in a variety of crimes ranging from motor vehicle violations, immigration fraud, and mfg. illegal firearms to counterfeiting, armed bank robbery, and smuggling weapons of mass destruction. There are 3 parts: (1) Compares the criminality of internat. jihad groups with domestic right-wing groups. (2) Six case studies of crimes includes trial transcripts, official reports, previous scholarship, and interviews with law enforce. officials and former terrorists are used to explore skills that made crimes possible; or events and lack of skill that the prevented crimes. Includes brief bio. of the terrorists along with descriptions of their org., strategies, and plots. (3) Analysis of the themes in closing arguments of the transcripts in Part 2. Illus.

An isolated Alaskan fishing village is torn apart by a morals controversy when the mayor's wife walks naked through town in a desperate attempt to get the attention of her philandering husband. At the height of the crisis a mysterious man is washed ashore, setting the community on fire in more than one way. This humorous and poetic drama explores awakening, rebirth and small town life with magical realism given an Alaskan twist.