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Author | : John Guare |
Publisher | : Grove/Atlantic, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2007-12-01 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 0802199666 |
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Ulysses S. Grant faces mortality and his own failing memory in this “exciting and vivid” play by the Tony Award-winning author of Six Degrees of Separation (Michael Feingold, Village Voice). Arthur Schlesinger calls A Few Stout Individuals “a political extravaganza.” This latest work from award-winning playwright John Guare, author of House of Blue Leaves and Six Degrees of Separation, addresses ideas of history and memory, fame and ignominy, reason and insanity with his trademark Guare imagination. In a Fifth Avenue brownstone in 1880s New York, former president and Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant is penniless, dying of throat cancer, and attempting to finish his memoirs while he’s cajoled and pestered by everyone from his wife and children to Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) and, by way of drug-induced hallucinations, the Emperor of Japan. A thoroughly original play that explores the nature of memory, ambition, and history itself, A Few Stout Individuals is “unmistakably the product of Mr. Guare’s exotic yet very American imagination” (Ben Brantley, The New York Times).
Author | : John Guare |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 121 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780739434512 |
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Author | : Lynn Stout |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 2010-10-04 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 140083600X |
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How the science of unselfish behavior can promote law, order, and prosperity Contemporary law and public policy often treat human beings as selfish creatures who respond only to punishments and rewards. Yet every day we behave unselfishly—few of us mug the elderly or steal the paper from our neighbor's yard, and many of us go out of our way to help strangers. We nevertheless overlook our own good behavior and fixate on the bad things people do and how we can stop them. In this pathbreaking book, acclaimed law and economics scholar Lynn Stout argues that this focus neglects the crucial role our better impulses could play in society. Rather than lean on the power of greed to shape laws and human behavior, Stout contends that we should rely on the force of conscience. Stout makes the compelling case that conscience is neither a rare nor quirky phenomenon, but a vital force woven into our daily lives. Drawing from social psychology, behavioral economics, and evolutionary biology, Stout demonstrates how social cues—instructions from authorities, ideas about others' selfishness and unselfishness, and beliefs about benefits to others—have a powerful role in triggering unselfish behavior. Stout illustrates how our legal system can use these social cues to craft better laws that encourage more unselfish, ethical behavior in many realms, including politics and business. Stout also shows how our current emphasis on self-interest and incentives may have contributed to the catastrophic political missteps and financial scandals of recent memory by encouraging corrupt and selfish actions, and undermining society's collective moral compass. This book proves that if we care about effective laws and civilized society, the powers of conscience are simply too important for us to ignore.
Author | : John Guare |
Publisher | : Dramatists Play Service Inc |
Total Pages | : 74 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 0822227606 |
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Before law and order took hold, New Orleans was boisterous; before class, racial and political lines were drawn, it was a parade of beautiful women and good-looking men, flowing wine, and pleasure for the taking. At the center of this Dionysian world is Jacques Cornet, who commands the men, seduces the women, preens like a peacock, and cuts a wide swath through the city and the province. But, it is 1801 and the map of New Orleans is about to be redrawn. The Louisiana Purchase will bring American rule to New Orleans, challenging the chaotic, colorful world of Jacques Cornet and all that he represents.
Author | : Logan Stout |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2013-03-06 |
Genre | : Self-Help |
ISBN | : 1481720295 |
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Logans ability to impact an audience with life changing messages has resulted in standing room only crowds for years. Stout Advice reveals the step-by-step path to success in a systematic compounding way for every person desiring to be, do and have more. Stage one starts with the individual: Belief motivates Vision directs Courage acts Discipline progresses Stage two focuses on building teams: Relationships grow Connections are made Influence is earned Success is possible A legacy is built This is a must read for business owners, networkers, coaches, teachers, ministers and everyone who works with people! The keys to Logans success are revealed in this powerful message that will certainly impact anyone striving to reach their God given potential in life!
Author | : David Quantick |
Publisher | : Titan Books (US, CA) |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2019-04-16 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1785658581 |
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The Twilight Zone meets black comedy in this supernatural revenge parody from the “smart, funny, and unique” Emmy-winning writer of Veep (Neil Gaiman) When an aspiring writer—and well-known jerk—plagiarizes a book only he seems to remember, he’s dogged by consequences straight out of a horror novel It is March 1979 in DeKalb Illinois. Todd Milstead is a wannabe writer, a serial adulterer, and a jerk—only tolerated by his friends because he throws the best parties with the best booze. During one such party, Todd shows off his perfect recall, quoting poetry and literature word for word plucked from his eidetic memory. When he begins quoting from a book no one else seems to know, a novel called All My Colors, Todd is incredulous. He can quote it from cover to cover—and yet it doesn't seem to exist. With a looming divorce and mounting financial worries, Todd finally tries to write a novel, with the vague idea of making money from his talent. The only problem is he can't write. But the book—All My Colors—is there in his head. Todd makes a decision: he will “write” this book that nobody but him can remember. After all, if nobody’s heard of it, how can he get into trouble? As the dire consequences of his actions come home to both Todd and his long-suffering friends, it becomes clear that there is a high—and painful—price to pay for his crime.
Author | : Rex Stout |
Publisher | : New York, Viking Press |
Total Pages | : 251 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : New York (N.Y.) |
ISBN | : |
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Total Pages | : 1340 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : Medicine |
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Author | : Rex Stout |
Publisher | : Crimeline |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
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A bidding war for his services interrupts Nero Wolfe's attempts to solve the case of the businessman who died in his love nest--a case in which the police seem oddly uninterested
Author | : R. S. O'Loughlin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1922 |
Genre | : Dressmaking |
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