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Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, A

1599

by James Shapiro ...

Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize’s 25th Anniversary Winner of Winners awardWhat accounts for Shakespeare’s transformation from talented poet and playwright to one of the greatest writers who ever lived? In this gripping account, James Shapiro sets out to answer this question, "succeed[ing] where others have fallen short." (Boston Globe)1599 was an epochal year for Shakespeare and England. ... Read more

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Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize’s 25th Anniversary Winner of Winners awardWhat accounts for Shakespeare’s transformation from talented poet and playwright to one of the greatest writers who ever lived? In this gripping account, James Shapiro sets out to answer this question, "succeed[ing] where others have fallen short." (Boston Globe)1599 was an epochal year for Shakespeare and England.
... Read more
Shakespeare in a Divided America

What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future

by James Shapiro ...

**One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year • A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • A New York Times Notable BookA timely exploration of what Shakespeare’s plays reveal about our divided land.“In this sprightly and enthralling book . . . Shapiro amply demonstrates [that] for Americans the politics of Shakespeare are not confined to the public realm, but have enormous relevance ... Read more

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**One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year • A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • A New York Times Notable BookA timely exploration of what Shakespeare’s plays reveal about our divided land.“In this sprightly and enthralling book . . . Shapiro amply demonstrates [that] for Americans the politics of Shakespeare are not confined to the public realm, but have enormous relevance
... Read more

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The Playbook

A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War

by James Shapiro ...

**One of The Smithsonian's Ten Best History Books of the YearA brilliant and daring account of a culture war over the place of theater in American democracy in the 1930s, one that anticipates our current divide, by the acclaimed Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro**From 1935 to 1939, the Federal Theatre Project staged over a thousand productions in 29 states that were seen by thirty million (or ... Read more

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**One of The Smithsonian's Ten Best History Books of the YearA brilliant and daring account of a culture war over the place of theater in American democracy in the 1930s, one that anticipates our current divide, by the acclaimed Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro**From 1935 to 1939, the Federal Theatre Project staged over a thousand productions in 29 states that were seen by thirty million (or
... Read more

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Contested Will

Who Wrote Shakespeare?

by James Shapiro ...

In this remarkable book, Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, author of Shakespeare in a Divided America, explains when and why so many people began to question whether Shakespeare wrote his plays.For more than two hundred years after William Shakespeare’s death, no one doubted that he had written his plays. Since then, however, dozens of candidates have been proposed for the authorship of what is ... Read more

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In this remarkable book, Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, author of Shakespeare in a Divided America, explains when and why so many people began to question whether Shakespeare wrote his plays.For more than two hundred years after William Shakespeare’s death, no one doubted that he had written his plays. Since then, however, dozens of candidates have been proposed for the authorship of what is
... Read more

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Oberammergau

The Troubling Story of the World's Most Famous Passion Play

by James Shapiro ...

The Bavarian village of Oberammergau has staged the trial, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ nearly every decade since 1634. Each production of the Passion Play attracts hundreds of thousands, many drawn by the spiritual benefits it promises. Yet Hitler called it a convincing portrayal of the menace of Jewry, and in 1970 a group of international luminaries boycotted the play for its anti ... Read more

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The Bavarian village of Oberammergau has staged the trial, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ nearly every decade since 1634. Each production of the Passion Play attracts hundreds of thousands, many drawn by the spiritual benefits it promises. Yet Hitler called it a convincing portrayal of the menace of Jewry, and in 1970 a group of international luminaries boycotted the play for its anti
... Read more
Who Wrote Shakespeare?

The Case for William Shakespeare of Stratford

by James Shapiro ...

This ebook is an excerpt from Contested Will by James Shapiro, and originally appeared as the last section titled "Shakespeare." In this chapter, Shapiro succintly and eloquently makes the case for why no one else but Shakespeare could have written Shakespeare's plays. ... Read more

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This ebook is an excerpt from Contested Will by James Shapiro, and originally appeared as the last section titled "Shakespeare." In this chapter, Shapiro succintly and eloquently makes the case for why no one else but Shakespeare could have written Shakespeare's plays.
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Dark Heart

by James Phelan ...

Narrated by Rob Shapiro ...

Series Audiobook 4 - The Jed Walker Series
Unabridged

10 hours 27 min

From bestselling and award-winning author James Phelan, Jed Walker is back in another heart-stopping thriller—Dark Heart.In war-torn Syria, the lone survivor of a massacre is pulled from beneath a pile of bodies. She is given one instruction: “Find Jed Walker.”Ex-CIA, Walker is a man who thought he was long out of the game. Discovering a terror outfit is smuggling people from the Middle East into ... Read more

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From bestselling and award-winning author James Phelan, Jed Walker is back in another heart-stopping thriller—Dark Heart.In war-torn Syria, the lone survivor of a massacre is pulled from beneath a pile of bodies. She is given one instruction: “Find Jed Walker.”Ex-CIA, Walker is a man who thought he was long out of the game. Discovering a terror outfit is smuggling people from the Middle East into
... Read more

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The Year of Lear

Shakespeare in 1606

by James Shapiro ...

Preeminent Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, author of Shakespeare in a Divided America**, shows how the tumultuous events in 1606 influenced three of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies written that year—King Lear, Macbeth,** and Antony and Cleopatra. **“**The Year of Lear is irresistible—a banquet of wisdom” (<strong... ... Read more

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Preeminent Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, author of Shakespeare in a Divided America**, shows how the tumultuous events in 1606 influenced three of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies written that year—King Lear, Macbeth,** and Antony and Cleopatra. **“**The Year of Lear is irresistible—a banquet of wisdom” (<strong...
... Read more
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The Spy

by James Phelan ...

Narrated by Rob Shapiro ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Jed Walker Series
Unabridged

10 hours 32 min

Jed Walker is the man you want watching your back.A sinister group—code-named Zodiac—has launched a series of devastating global attacks. Twelve targets across the world, twelve code-named missions. Operating distinct sleeper cells, they are the ultimate terrorist organization, watching and waiting for a precise moment to activate the next group. It’s a frightening and deadly efficient way to stay ... Read more

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Jed Walker is the man you want watching your back.A sinister group—code-named Zodiac—has launched a series of devastating global attacks. Twelve targets across the world, twelve code-named missions. Operating distinct sleeper cells, they are the ultimate terrorist organization, watching and waiting for a precise moment to activate the next group. It’s a frightening and deadly efficient way to stay
... Read more

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Shakespeare and the Jews

by James Shapiro ...

First published in 1996, James Shapiro's pathbreaking analysis of the portrayal of Jews in Elizabethan England challenged readers to recognize the significance of Jewish questions in Shakespeare's day. From accounts of Christians masquerading as Jews to fantasies of settling foreign Jews in Ireland, Shapiro's work delves deeply into the cultural insecurities of Elizabethans while illuminating ... Read more

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First published in 1996, James Shapiro's pathbreaking analysis of the portrayal of Jews in Elizabethan England challenged readers to recognize the significance of Jewish questions in Shakespeare's day. From accounts of Christians masquerading as Jews to fantasies of settling foreign Jews in Ireland, Shapiro's work delves deeply into the cultural insecurities of Elizabethans while illuminating
... Read more
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The Agency

by James Phelan ...

Narrated by Rob Shapiro ...

Series Audiobook 5 - The Jed Walker Series
Unabridged

10 hours 24 min

From bestselling and award-winning author James Phelan, the thrilling Jed Walker series continues in The Agency.It’s 2005, New Orleans, pre-Katrina, and Jed Walker has just started at the CIA. He’s sent on a mission by Harold Richter, CIA field operations legend and trainer of agents provocateur. The task is a one-way ticket—survive and succeed at all costs—and Walker is an off-the-grid, solo, ... Read more

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From bestselling and award-winning author James Phelan, the thrilling Jed Walker series continues in The Agency.It’s 2005, New Orleans, pre-Katrina, and Jed Walker has just started at the CIA. He’s sent on a mission by Harold Richter, CIA field operations legend and trainer of agents provocateur. The task is a one-way ticket—survive and succeed at all costs—and Walker is an off-the-grid, solo,
... Read more

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Shakespeare in a Divided America

What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future

by James Shapiro ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

9 hours 11 min

**One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year • A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • A New York Times Notable BookA timely exploration of what Shakespeare’s plays reveal about our divided land.“In this sprightly and enthralling book . . . Shapiro amply demonstrates [that] for Americans the politics of Shakespeare are not confined to the public realm, but have enormous relevance ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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**One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year • A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • A New York Times Notable BookA timely exploration of what Shakespeare’s plays reveal about our divided land.“In this sprightly and enthralling book . . . Shapiro amply demonstrates [that] for Americans the politics of Shakespeare are not confined to the public realm, but have enormous relevance
... Read more

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Shakespeare and the Jews

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