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In A Younger Ten: Writing the Ten-Minute Play, Gary Garrison distills the playwriting guidance pioneered in his widely consulted Perfect Ten (2001) and A More Perfect Ten (2008), here recast for the needs of aspiring ten-minute playwrights at the high school level. Not satisfied with merely telling ... More

This book is a revision of the author's pioneering book on writing and producing the 10-minute play, and it is now the most authoritative book on this emerging play form. <p><p>The 10-minute play has become a regular feature of theatre companies and festivals from coast to coast, and the author has ... More

Designed to offer a clear, concise, and accessible way to explore the familiar and unfamiliar territories of world literature, this two-volume version of The Bedford Anthology of World Literature offers students and teachers a broad and carefully balanced selection of literary works supported by ext... More

A two-volume anthology that places the Western literary tradition and its canon within a world context. Selections are divided into 6 major literary periods, with each period subdivided into Representative Texts, Western Texts, The World Context, and Background Texts. ... More

The Heroic Ideal and the Rise of Patriarchy, The Pilgrimage of Life, Power and Discovery... More

Brion Brandd was chosen for the mission because he was the very best of the best. It is up to him to avert a nuclear war, but even all his training and intelligence might not be enough to save a world. Nothing is as it seems and every action could be his last. This tightly plotted adventure novel wa... More

Deathworld' is perhaps Harry Harrison's best known novel and is certainly the book that put him on the map. Jason dinAlt is a daring gambler. He uses his spotty psionic powers to give himself a slight edge in games of chance. After winning a large fortune at the tables, he flees for his life to Deat... More

It's more than a little careless to lose a battleship, even in interstellar space. Enter Slippery Jim diGriz, better known as the Stainless Steel Rat, the fastest talking con-man in the galaxy. Jim will need to go undercover to find the missing battleship and make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong... More

Jason dinAlt has been kidnapped and is being returned to the planet Cassylia to stand trial for his crimes. But en route the space ship he is on crash lands on a planet inhabited by men who have lost much of their technology. It is up to Jason to find a way to stay alive and get off planet. Can he s... More

They were losing the planet. The first of the frontier worlds wanted its independence. There was a traitor in their midst and it was up to Neel to find him and stop a nuclear war.... More

An experiment in robotic law enforcement goes awry in this thought-provoking read from the golden age of science fiction.... More

Society has grown dependent on super-intelligent robots, but are they being given the respect they deserve?... More

Harry Harrison was an American science fiction author, best known for his character the 'Stainless Steel Rat' and for his novel 'Make Room! Make Room!'. He wrote rip-roaring adventures with a lot of heart, toeing the line between science fiction adventure, humor, and satire. Featured here are three ... More

Harry Harrison was recognized as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. He was best known for his 'Deathworld' and 'Stainless Steel Rat' series. He was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Sideways Awards. He was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2004. This o... More

<p>You know you’re a dad when you’re more impressed by the latest innovations in stroller technology than in your old sports car . . . <p>You know you’re a dad when a wild Friday night means falling asleep in front of a cartoon with your toddler . . . <p>You know you’re a dad when all you want for... More

<P>For every woman who has posted 800 pictures of her baby on Instagram. <P>One day that little plus sign appears on the stick, and you realize your life is about to change forever—you’re going to be a mom! <P>Whether you’re still in the days of 2am feedings and loads of dirty diapers, or you’ve ... More

D-A-D. How can three letters mean a 1001 things?! Harry H. Harrison Jr.'s latest dose of his trademark wit and wisdom pays tribute and provides insight to dads from all walks of life. From new dads, single dads, dads of adult kids and more, 1001 Things it Means to be a Dad is a topic we can all appr... More

When it's time for your kids to leave home, will they be ready to face the world? Will they be able to handle the NYC subway system? Will they have experienced the challenge of a summer career camp? Will they be able to compare civilizations and governments around the world? Will their imaginations ... More

Students entering college may think they know just about everything, but...Whether it's their first year or fourth, college students (who think they already know everything) can always use powerful and proven tips on how to make the most of their experience. In 1001 Things Every College Student Need... More

Find out what happy couples know that makes their marriages amazing instead of mundane!HarryH. Harrison's latest dose of wit and wisdom pays tribute to the sanctity ofmarriage and provides a trove of insight--1001 to be exact--into what it takes tohave a happy union for a lifetime. Covering topics f... More

A gifted gambler fights to survive on a hostile planet in this classic novel from the creator of science fiction antihero the Stainless Steel Rat. The gravity is twice that of Earth. The weather is an unpredictable maelstrom. All species of life, both plant and animal, monstrous and microscopic, are... More

Hugo Award Finalist: A mystery at the heart of a desert planet and its ruling class must be solved in this thrilling tale from a Grand Master of Science Fiction. Brion Brandd has just triumphed in the planetary contest called the “Twenties, ”a series of physical and mental trials meant to push conte... More

Brion entered the temple and stood as if rooted to the ground. There was a horror in this place—it clung to everything. Muffled and hooded men stood silent and unmoving about the room, their attention rigidly focused on a figure in the center. Brion wondered how he knew they were men—only their eyes... More

From the book jacket: "As I approached the front door of the First Bank of Bit O' Heaven, it sensed my presence and swung open with an automatic welcome. I pulled the large handgun from my bag, pointed it at the teller, and growled out my command: "Your money or your life! Fill this bag with bu... More

On November 8, 1861, a U. S. navy warship stopped a British packet and seized two Confederate emissaries on their way to England to seek backing for their cause. England responded with rage, calling for a war of vengeance. The looming crisis was defused by the peace-minded Prince Albert. But ima... More