The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle

The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle
Author: Ross Dungan
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2013-12-02
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1472530969

'Eric Argyle was notably surprised when rather unexpectedly his eyes opened again. If truth be told, if he was being honest with himself, he hadn't really expected this type of thing would ever be happening again.' Eric Argyle is having a bad Sunday. It's late. He's still in his pyjamas. A room full of people are staring at him. And he died at 11.42am, two days ago. An issue that people don't seem all that receptive to. Nominated for Best New Play at the Irish Times Theatre Awards, Ross Dungan's The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle premiered at the Pleasance Dome in Edinburgh in August 2012 before transferring to Dublin. It debuted in London at the Soho Theatre on 2 April 2013.

Before Monsters Were Made

Before Monsters Were Made
Author: Ross Dungan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2015-06-08
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1474264522

You see, people forever say history is written by the victors. It's not. It's written by those who can shape the simplest narrative. David is a man struggling to hold together his marriage when the small town he lives in is rocked by the sudden, untimely death of a local girl. As details are uncovered, rumours and talk take hold of the town, and start to force David to revisit old memories. Set in 1960s Ireland, Before Monsters Were Made tells the story of how a few small words can have a very big impact. When suspicion and old stories start to spread like a virus, how well do we know the people we trust the most? Can we ever know what goes on inside other people's lives? And do we really want to? Before Monsters Were Made is an unnerving and moving thriller about loyalty, lies and love.

American Beauty Shop

American Beauty Shop
Author: Dana Lynn Formby
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2016-07-07
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1474293581

When that baby's born . . . your life ceases being your life. That child owns every single one of your actions. Every breath of your body. Every dream that you ever had, Mrs. Top Two Percent, those dreams are sucked out of you and poured into the soul of that child. It's hard to pull yourself up by your bootstraps in this economy-Sue should know. It's harder when you've got kids, even whip-smart, talented ones like Judy. Sue has big dreams for both her basement beauty shop and her daughter, who's anxiously waiting for a letter from Berkeley that could change her life. Armed with tough love, combative humor and an uncompromising work ethic, Sue is struggling to balance her own livelihood and Judy's future. A heartfelt play about the true cost of dreams. American Beauty Shop received its world premiere at Chicago Dramatists in April 2016, having received readings at Steppenwolf, Florida Studio Theatre, Steep Theatre, Illinois Shakespeare Festival and Chicago Dramatists.

Dublin Oldschool

Dublin Oldschool
Author: Emmet Kirwan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2016-03-22
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1474290744

Epic. In small ways. Jason, a wannabe DJ, is making his way through the streets of Dublin on a chemically enhanced trip, stumbling from one misguided misadventure to another. Somewhere between the DJs, decks, drug busts and hilltop raves, he stumbles across a familiar face from the past: his brother, Daniel. Daniel is an educated, homeless addict, living on the streets of Dublin. The brothers haven't seen or spoken to each other in three years but over a lost weekend they reconnect and reminisce over tunes, trips, their history and their city. Two brothers living on the edge, perhaps they have more in common than they think, but how long can this buzz last? This programme text edition of Dublin Oldschool was published to coincide with the revival of the play at the Project Arts Centre, Dublin, on 11 January 2016.

Before Monsters Were Made

Before Monsters Were Made
Author: Ross Dungan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2015-06-08
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1474264514

You see, people forever say history is written by the victors. It's not. It's written by those who can shape the simplest narrative. David is a man struggling to hold together his marriage when the small town he lives in is rocked by the sudden, untimely death of a local girl. As details are uncovered, rumours and talk take hold of the town, and start to force David to revisit old memories. Set in 1960s Ireland, Before Monsters Were Made tells the story of how a few small words can have a very big impact. When suspicion and old stories start to spread like a virus, how well do we know the people we trust the most? Can we ever know what goes on inside other people's lives? And do we really want to? Before Monsters Were Made is an unnerving and moving thriller about loyalty, lies and love.

The Breakaway

The Breakaway
Author: Michelle Davidson Argyle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre: Kidnapping
ISBN: 9781936850617

When Naomi Jensen is kidnapped, it takes her parents two days to realize she's missing. Escape isn't high on her list of priorities when all she has to return to is an abusive boyfriend and parents who never paid much attention to her. For the first time in her life she's part of a family-even if it is a family of criminals. But she's still a captive. In a desperate attempt to regain some control in her life, Naomi embarks on a dangerous plan to make one of her kidnappers think she's falling in love with him. The plan works too well, and when faced with the chance to escape, Naomi isn't sure she wants to take it. Editorial Reviews: "Lush, literary, and multi-layered, The Breakaway is completely compelling. Michelle Davidson Argyle is a talent to watch!" Zoe Winters, author of Save My Soul "With secrets layered upon deception, The Breakaway is a book that kept me up late into the night. It has that amazing quality that left me thinking about the characters long after I was finished reading." P. J. Hoover, author of Solstice "Michelle Davidson Argyle is not only a writer of great skill, she is a writer with a very sharp and compassionate understanding of the human condition many of us fail to appreciate. I believed every word of The Breakaway. And you will, too." Jessica Bell, author of String Bridge "An unflinching portrayal of a young woman's growing attachment to the criminals who kidnapped her, Michelle Davidson Argyle's The Breakaway will leave your heart broken, but your spirit hopeful. You won't be able to put it down until you've read every last word." Jennifer Hillier, author of Creep "The Breakaway is a total mind-bender. This literary roller coaster ride of love, hate, right and wrong will leave readers riveted and breathless." Karen Amanda Hooper, author of Tangled Tides

Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit

Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit
Author: Leslie Marmon Silko
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2013-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439128324

Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit is a collection of twenty-two powerful and indispensable essays on Native American life, written by one of America's foremost literary voices. Bold and impassioned, sharp and defiant, Leslie Marmon Silko's essays evoke the spirit and voice of Native Americans. Whether she is exploring the vital importance literature and language play in Native American heritage, illuminating the inseparability of the land and the Native American people, enlivening the ways and wisdom of the old-time people, or exploding in outrage over the government's long-standing, racist treatment of Native Americans, Silko does so with eloquence and power, born from her profound devotion to all that is Native American. Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit is written with the fire of necessity. Silko's call to be heard is unmistakable—there are stories to remember, injustices to redress, ways of life to preserve. It is a work of major importance, filled with indispensable truths—a work by an author with an original voice and a unique access to both worlds.

To Live is to Die

To Live is to Die
Author: Joel McIver
Publisher: Jawbone Press
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2009-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 190600224X

A portrait of Metallica's late bassist traces his San Francisco upbringing, influence on the group's development and song-writing practices, and tragic death in the wake of a tour bus accident. Original.

The Bridge of Years

The Bridge of Years
Author: Elsa M. Banta
Publisher:
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1985
Genre: Norway
ISBN:

Erick Andersen Erickson (1841-1933), son of Anders Johannesen and Anna Endresdatter, married twice, and immigrated from Norway to Adams Township, Green County, Wisconsin by 1901/1902, following a son who had immigrated in 1891. Descendants and relatives lived in Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, California and elsewhere. Includes ancestry and some descendants in Søndre Land, Oppland County and elsewhere in Norway.