Award winning dramatist/screenwriter Ed Shockley shares unique insights into the craft of playwrighting plus practical suggestions for career development. "It's not how well you write, it's how well you see," says Shockley. These insightful and often humorous essays, created to assist adult and student authors during his decade long tenure as artistic director for the Philadelphia Dramatist Center, are certain to help a new generation of writers develop the vision that has earned Mr. Shockley five box office records and acknowledgement by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Notes from a Practicing Writer: The Craft, Career, and Aesthetic of Playwriting

Shockley, Ed

Humor & Entertainment

Hopewell Publications

Blind as a child, Eric Hoffer--one of America's most important thinkers--regained his sight at the age of fifteen and became a voracious reader. At eighteen, fate would take his remaining family, sending him on the road with three hundred dollars and into the life of a Depression Era migrant worker, but his appetite for knowledge--history, science, mankind--remained and became the basis for his insights on human nature. Filled with timeless aphorisms and entertaining stories, Truth Imagined tracks Hoffer's years on the road, which served as the breeding ground for his most fertile thoughts. (Restored to print by noted author Christopher Klim.)

Truth Imagined

Biographies & Memoirs

Hoffer, Eric.

Professionals & Academics

Striking it rich is as much a part of American folklore as it is the American dream. For unemployed autoworker Jerry Nearing, it’s the answer to his prayers, but when he wins millions in the lottery, his troubles have only begun. His life swarms with con artists who kidnap his time and money and just might keep him from recapturing the love of his life. Klim's best comic drama since Jesus Lives in Trenton examines the necessity for love, while poking fun at the many ways to be miserable in the lap of luxury. "Like Klim's previous two novels, it's hard to put down until you're done. ... a well-wrought story well told." Thomas E. Kennedy, International Editor StoryQuarterly

The Winners Circle

Literature & Fiction

Klim, Christopher

Humor & Satire

It's a dirty world out there, and everyone is going to clean up. Sally Collins reveals how potential entrepreneurs can prosper in the coin laundry business. Based on her thirty years in the industry, Collins displays panoramic views of the day-to-day operations of this exciting and timeless venture.

Happiness Is Owning a Laundromat: An Introduction to the Coin Laundry Industry

Business & Money

COLLINS, SALLY

Industries

Eric Hoffer--one of America's most important thinkers and the author of The True Believer--lived for years as a Depression Era migratory worker. Self-taught, his appetite for knowledge--history, science, mankind--formed the basis of his insight to human nature. The Passionate State of Mind is a collection of timeless aphorisms taken from his brilliant writings. (Restored to print by noted author Christopher Klim.)

The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms

Eric Hoffer

History & Criticism

Eric Hoffer--one of America's most important thinkers and the author of The True Believer--lived for years as a Depression Era migratory worker. Self-taught, his appetite for knowledge--history, science, mankind--formed the basis of his insight to human nature. Nowhere is this more evident than in Hoffer's seminal work, The Ordeal of Change, essays on the duality and essentiality of change in man throughout history. (Restored to print by noted author Christopher Klim.)

The Ordeal of Change

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Eric Hoffer--one of America's most important thinkers and the author of The True Believer--lived for years as a Depression Era migratory worker. Self-taught, his appetite for knowledge--history, science, mankind--formed the basis of his insight to human nature. Reflections on the Human Condition is a collection of poignant aphorisms taken from his writings. (Restored to print by noted author Christopher Klim.)

Reflections on the Human Condition

The Temper of Our Time

Eric Hoffer--one of America's most important thinkers and the author of The True Believer--lived for years as a Depression Era migratory worker. Self-taught, his appetite for knowledge--history, science, mankind--formed the basis of his insight to human nature. The Temper of Our Time examines the influence of the juvenile mentality, the rise of automation, the black revolution, the regression of the back-to-nature movement, the intellectual vs. learning, and other relevent issues. (Restored to print by noted author Christopher Klim.)

History

What is the value of one life? Forest ranger Thomas King is a severe dyslexic and perceived village idiot. Alone, he roams the Pine Barrens, hoping to save a failing town. Claire Wethers' children have been stolen by her ex. The former beauty queen privately drowns her fears in whiskey. Their lives appear as marginal as the bankrupt town, but when this unlikely pair merge paths, everything changes.

Idiot!

Contemporary

First things, last things (A Cass Canfield book)

Eric Hoffer—one of America's most important thinkers and the author of The True Believer—begins with a macro view on the progress of civilization, ending with his crucible vision on the unique and transformative aspects of mankind. (Restored to print by noted author Christopher Klim.)

First Things, Last Things

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