Most Popular Books by Jay Williams

This new edition of the innovative and widely acclaimed Theatre Histories: An Introduction offers overviews of theatre and drama in many world cultures and periods together with case studies demonstrating the methods and interpretive approaches used by today''s theatre historians. Completely revised and renewed in color, enhancements and new material include: a full-color text design with added timelines to each opening section a wealth of new color illustrations to help convey the vitality of performances described new case studies on African, Asian, and Western subjects a new chapter on modernism, and updated and expanded chapters and part introductions fuller definitions of terms and concepts throughout in a new glossary a re-designed support website offering links to new audio-visual resources, expanded bibliographies, approaches to teaching theatre and performance history, discussion questions relating to case studies and an online glossary.

Presents the life of the saint who heard voices that she believed were from God instructing her to save France from the English.

An account of the life, work and times of the most famous painter of 16th century Venice.

Determined not to be outdone by her brothers in seeking a fortune in the world, a young princess sets out to find a prince to rescue.

There are insights and practices for any leader in any industry including, doctors, lawyers, entertainment, retail, sciences, technology, teaching, etc. Influencing doesn''t require a title, it only requires certain thinking, behavior, and skills. Leave Your Mark is a book about influencing as a leader. It represents my lifetime of experience, study, leading, and professional speaking. My aim is to help you leave your mark in the world and with the people around you.The purpose of this book is to convince you that leaving your mark is the most important think you will ever do. Each chapter is designed to help you achieve that by providing you with new thinking, behaviors, and people skills you''ll need."I am here to shift your thinking."Let the first shift be this: It''s not what you are born with that matters. It''s what you do with it. Together we can unleash the possibilities already inside you to surprise the world.

A kindly fisherman is sent by the king to find the Water of Life but gives away all his magic implements to needy creatures along the way.

Experiences of a scholar during the Lutheran Rebellion.

Although the Crusades failed to achieve their military or religious objectives, these wars waged by Christian nations to recapture the Holy Land left the world with amazing legends that have endured for ages. This work explores the remarkable period, recognising the lasting achievements made in the field of the peaceful arts.

A tale of the 13th-century wars initiated by the Pope against the Albigensian heresy.

An historical novel of sixteenth-century Scotland.

Finding himself without a kingdom, a king goes into the world to improve his fortunes and finds six friends whose special skills help him to get what he wants most.

"I challenge you to a duel of desert islands!" Dr. Grimes cries, when Professor Bulfinch accuses him of not being practical. Grimes plans to go ashore on an uninhabited desert island, and the Professor on another. After a month they will see who has survived the best! Danny and his best friend Joe soon get permission to join them, and the four take off in the scientists'' plane. But when they crash-land in the ocean and are really marooned on an island off the coast of Peru-the four must survive and come up with a plan to be rescued, using only their scientific ingenuity!

"The definitive examination of the early works of Jack London through London''s incorporation and understanding of the role of imagination"--

While he is caring for Professor Bullfinch''s computer Danny Dunn discovers how to feed his homework into the machine

Two boys who are enemies at school find they must rely on each other when they are transported to a strange world parallel to the one on earth.