A dark comedy set in present-day Washington, D.C. Francis was a brilliant political staffer who suffered a mental breakdown, convinced he was Abraham Lincoln. He now works as a janitor in various D.C. buildings, and attends therapy, but still sometimes wanders off and makes rousing public speeches. He is kept from being forcibly confined to an institution only by the efforts of his brother, a harried political speechwriter struggling to help his congressperson get re-elected. During his long night shifts, Francis befriends a lonely speechwriter who unbeknownst to him works for his brother's rival in the upcoming election. Francis begins to supply speech ideas to both candidates ... "Socially relevant without ever becoming preachy, clever enough to pass for cynical but also so subtly moving that its emotional payoff comes as a surprise, John Strand's new comedy is a political fantasy, a notoriously difficult genre, and it works, [presenting] politics in our nation's capital with a kind eye for human foibles and an unerring sagacity ... The play flirts with a serious debate on madness as a social construct, as a defense against madness and cruelty on a larger scale. But it remains a comedy, albeit a deadly serious one ... LINCOLNESQUE offers no easy answers. It simply lets us laugh as we begin to grapple with some truly horrifying questions." -Octavio Roca, Miami New Times "John Strand's beyond-smart-and-clever new play is a fascinating and philosophical exploration of what it takes to survive in an insane world; when and by what means we check out; what is truly important; and what is wrong with politics and, by extension, America. Strand manages to imbue his characters with humanity and the ability, however obliquely, to address these issues." -Charlene Baldridge, San Diego News "Fiendishly clever and soberingly serious, LINCOLNESQUE is the most entertaining civics lesson you are likely to encounter ... One part fantasy and on part satire, the play still manages to be smart, smart-mouthed and timely. It could easily be labeled a comedy if what it says about us and those we vote to govern us were not so sad." -Hap Erstein, Palm Beach Post "Both a biting satire and a stirring drama, the poignant and funny LINCOLNESQUE is a scathing indictment of the moral detritus that takes place in Washington, DC ... Francis actually believes he is Abraham Lincoln. Or does he? One of the great things about John Strand's script is that it keeps you guessing." -Dan Hudak, Coral Gables Gazette "Provocative ... brisk and suspenseful ... Strand's characters are compelling. The insights about war, politics and our undying need for a hero really hit home. My husband and I discussed the play for hours; like Francis, we couldn't agree on the line between fantasy and reality." -Pat Launer, K P B S/National Public Radio

Lincolnesque

Literature & Fiction

Strand, John

Dramas & Plays

Broadway Play Publishing, Incorporated

A comedy about the Iran-Contra affair. "Heroic ... Sharp ... Wonderfully nuts ... The antic lunacy of a Busby Berkeley routine ... Strand's Ollie North is not just the butt of the play but its suffering hero. He's like a lawbreaker out of Ibsen, maybe a little crazy but with a genuine, shining integrity." -The Washington Post "John Strand's THREE NIGHTS IN TEHRAN is a furiously comic take on the Iran-Contra affair ... Inherently theatrical ... A farce exploring the outer limits of American diplomatic folly ... Strand's stage version of North consciously echoes elements of Othello's overzealous passion, the hubris of Plautus's braggart soldiers and a mania for damage control reminiscent of Moliere's inadvertent clowns like Harpagon and Orgon ... THREE NIGHTS IN TEHRAN excels at presenting the havoc wreaked on linguistic means by ideological ends." -American Theater Magazine

Three Nights in Tehran

HERNANI, Victor Hugo's third play, written when he was 28, was not so much a piece of theater as a bombshell dropped directly into the laps of les classiques, the conservative defenders of French drama and its perfect garden of rules, regulations and Aristotelian commandments of How Things Must Always And Forever Be. Deviation was considered heretical; innovation unnecessary, and to some minds, criminal. Into this boutique of delicate porcelain sensibilities strode Victor Hugo, club in hand. Hugo found it convenient to his mission essentially to become the world s greatest living author (he ultimately succeeded) to use Hernani to free French theater from the forces of darkness that held it prisoner. At the same time, he would launch the Romantic Movement in France, thereby liberating French poetry, French literature, French society, and a whole generation of bored young intelligentsia. He would get to the working poor and the rest of Europe later. Jean Cocteau had it right when he famously observed that Victor Hugo was a madman who thought he was Victor Hugo. Ah, but what a brilliant madman he was!from the Introduction by John Strand

Hernani

HUGO,VICTOR

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Offensive Countermeasures: The Art of Active Defense

Computers & Technology

Asadoorian, Paul

Robish, Ethan

Donnelly, Benjamin

Security & Encryption

Createspace Independent Pub

The future for Nagios in the enterprise is certainly bright! Nagios 3 Enterprise Network Monitoring can help you harness the full power of Nagios in your organization. Nagios 3 contains many significant new features and updates, and this book details them all for you. Once up and running, you'll see how a number of useful add-ons and enhancements for Nagios can extend the functionality of Nagios throughout your organization. And, if you want to learn how to write your own plugins...this is the book for you! In these pages you'll find a cookbook-style chapter full of useful plugins that monitor a variety of devices, from HTTP-based applications to CPU utilization to LDAP servers and more.

Nagios 3 Enterprise Network Monitoring: Including Plug-Ins and Hardware Devices

Hay, Andrew

Schubert, Max

Bennett, Derrick

Gines, Jonathan

Networking & Cloud Computing

Syngress

Josef Stalin lives! The ruthless Soviet dictator is back from the dead. At his side, Lenin, Trotsky, Rasputin, even the doomed Czar Nicholas. What is it they want? To sing. To dance. To delight the visitors to Commieland, the popular but aging amusement park in rural Pennsylvania. “Escape from the Gulag.” “Battle of Stalingrad Laser Tag.” “KGB Interrogation Centre and Gift Shop.” “The Collective Petting Farm.” And of course “The Commieland Musical-Historical Revue,” performed three times daily. But times are tough. Attendance is down. In this first decade of the 21st century, many Americans are not quite sure what Communism is. Or was. Or why they should care, anyway. When the corporate owners arrive to shut down the park, the actors playing the infamous Commie characters have only one chance to save the park and their jobs. Revolution! "Communism—the musical! The Russian Revolution was never like this—or was it? Po-Mo satirical slapstick with a heart. Read it and weep—or read it and laugh, according to whether you feel or think. One thing is sure: with Commieland, John Strand has created a comi-tragic tour de force!" —Thomas E. Kennedy, author of The Copenhagen Quartet

Commieland

Kiwai Media, Incorporated

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Offensive Countermeasures

Donnelly, Ben

Galbraith, Bryce

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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