A one man play. The nameless narrator of this blistering monologue lies ill and alone in a dreary hotel room in a poverty-stricken country. A political execution is about to take place beneath his window. Far from the glib comforts of his own life, he struggles with memories and his own conscience, which are challenged by the misery and poverty he sees. With compassion, eloquence, and ruthless self-scrutiny, the playwright discovers that having good intentions toward the dispossessed is not enough. As the narrator reminisces and agonizes over his own responsibility for the downtrodden, he reaches the inevitable conclusion that the politically correct are guilty themselves unless they take action. At the play's conclusion, the narrator has succeeded in defining his own guilt but is uncertain whether or not he has the personal courage to join in the struggle. Aghast at his own weakness, he longs for forgiveness and the strength to earn it.

The fever

Wallace, Shawn

Literature & Fiction

Faber and Faber

'There is a quality in Shawn's writing - imaginative verve, quiet intensity, a sort of puritan sensitivity or a blend of them all.' The TimesThis first collection of Wallace Shawn's work contains plays from the seventies and eighties, including Aunt Dan and Lemon, described by Frank Rich in the New York Times as 'the most stimulating, not to mention demanding, American play to emerge this year'.Aunt Dan and Lemon'A mordant comedy for those who really listen in the theatre... A playwright of astonishing originality and veracity.' New York TimesMarie and Bruce'A play that sees, hears, smells and tells more about the way we really live now than any American play in years... Wallace Shawn is a true original, one of the most deeply seeing, sharply writing playwrights we have.' NewsweekThe Fever'A profoundly engaging and provocative journey through the awakening of a pampered man's conscience.' NewsdayA Thought in Three Parts'Wallace Shawn's highly acclaimed play is a trio of playlets exploring the theme of sexual isolation, each in a very different dramatic style which still retains the author's quite distinctive ability to combine colloquialisms with highly poetic writing in a quirky, sinister way... nasty, hilarious and quite riveting for all the right reasons.' Time Out

Wallace Shawn Plays 1 (Faber Contemporary Classics) (v. 1)

Dramas & Plays

Wallace Shawn

Graphics programmers aren't the only ones who need to be proficient with graphics. Web and applications programmers know that a dull web page can be quickly transformed into one that's interesting and lively with the use of well-planned graphics. And fortunately, you don't need the skills of a fulltime graphics programmer to use graphics effectively. From access counters and log report graphs to scientific plots and on-the-fly animated GIFs, graphics scripting is within the grasp of most web programmers. Using open source software, like Perl, you have the power to dynamically generate graphics based on user input and activity, easily manipulate graphics content, and optimize graphics for compression and quality.Geared toward Perl users and webmasters, Perl Graphics Programming focuses on open-source scripting programs that manipulate graphics files for use on the Web. The book demystifies the manipulation of graphics formats for newcomers to the Web with a practical, resource-like approach. With this book you'll learn to:
<ul>
<li>Generate dynamic web graphics with charts, tables, and buttons</li>
<li>Automate graphics tasks (thumbnails and borders)</li>
<li>Create dynamics web documents (PDF, Postscript)</li>
<li>Produce rich Internet experiences with Flash and SVG</li>
</ul>You'll begin with a tour of the most common web graphic file formats--PNG, JPEG, GIF, SWF, SVG, Postscript and PDF--then you'll explore the most powerful tools and Perl modules available for manipulating these graphics, such as GD, PerlMagick, and GIMP. Included in this part of the book is a thorough description of the Ming module for creating on-the-fly Flash files. Next, a "cookbook" section includes practical, all purpose recipes: GIF animation, generating images within a dynamic application, communicating between SWF front-end and Perl back-end, XSLT transformations, compression, and much more.Perl programmers naturally turn to Perl to tackle whatever challenge they have at hand, and graphics programming is no exception. Perl Graphics Programming provides all the tools you need to begin programming and designing graphics for the Web immediately. This book will change how you think about generating and manipulating graphics for the Web.

Perl Graphics Programming: Creating SVG, SWF (Flash), JPEG and PNG files with Perl

Computers & Technology

Web Development & Design

O'Reilly Media

The Fever

SHOUT! FACTORY

Aunt Dan &amp; Lemon takes us into the world of a young recluse named Lemon (alias Leonora) who spends her nights reading chronicles of Nazi atrocities. Lemon tells the audience about the overwhelming influence in her life of her parents' friend "Aunt Dan," an eccentric, passionate professor whose stories and seductive opinions enthrall Lemon from the time she is a young girl. The relationship that develops between Lemon and Aunt Dan and the conversations that went on in a small house on the bottom of an English garden form the focus of this play about political orientation and the allure of certain ideas-even if they lead to murder. A forceful play exposing the banality of society's evil, Aunt Dan &amp; Lemon explores the ease with which good and bad become reconciled in the human mind.

Aunt Dan and Lemon.

Shawn, Wallace

Dramatist's Play Service

THE STORY: The setting is a hotel in the tropics where a beleaguered desk clerk tries to placate, amuse and occasionally seduce the widely varied clientele who come and go during the course of the play's quick flowing action, each acting out a brie

The Hotel Play

Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Grasses of a Thousand Colors

What can you do with the Raspberry Pi, a $35 computer the size of a credit card? All sorts of things! If you’re learning how to program, or looking to build new electronic projects, this hands-on guide will show you just how valuable this flexible little platform can be.
This book takes you step-by-step through many fun and educational possibilities. Take advantage of several preloaded programming languages. Use the Raspberry Pi with Arduino. Create Internet-connected projects. Play with multimedia. With Raspberry Pi, you can do all of this and more.
<ul>
<li>Get acquainted with hardware features on the Pi’s board</li>
<li>Learn enough Linux to move around the operating system</li>
<li>Pick up the basics of Python and Scratch—and start programming</li>
<li>Draw graphics, play sounds, and handle mouse events with the Pygame framework</li>
<li>Use the Pi’s input and output pins to do some hardware hacking</li>
<li>Discover how Arduino and the Raspberry Pi complement each other</li>
<li>Integrate USB webcams and other peripherals into your projects</li>
<li>Create your own Pi-based web server with Python</li>
</ul>

Getting Started With Raspberry Pi (Make: Projects)

Richardson, Matt

Operating Systems

Make Books

What can you do with the Raspberry Pi, the affordable computer the size of a credit card? All sorts of things! If you're learning how to program--or looking to build new electronic projects, this hands-on guide will show you just how valuable this flexible little platform can be. Updated to include coverage of the Raspberry Pi Model B+, Getting Started with Raspberry Pi takes you step-by-step through many fun and educational possibilities. Take advantage of several preloaded programming languages. Use the Raspberry Pi with Arduino. Create Internet-connected projects. Play with multimedia. With Raspberry Pi, you can do all of this and more. In Getting Started with Raspberry Pi, you’ll: <ul>
<li>Get acquainted with hardware features on the Pi's board</li>
<li>Learn enough Linux to move around the operating system</li>
<li>Start programming in Python and Scratch</li>
<li>Draw graphics, play sounds, and handle mouse events with Pygame</li>
<li>Use the Pi's input and output pins to do some hardware hacking</li>
<li>Discover how Arduino and the Raspberry Pi can work together</li>
<li>Create your own Pi-based web server with Python</li>
<li>Work with the Raspberry Pi Camera Module and USB webcams</li>
</ul>

Getting Started with Raspberry Pi: Electronic Projects with Python, Scratch, and Linux

Children's Books

Science, Nature & How It Works

Make Community, LLC

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