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Book Cover for: Philly Bop: A 6 Count Dance, June Donaldson

Philly Bop: A 6 Count Dance

June Donaldson
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Get your dancing shoes and join us for a Philly Bop dance class this Saturday at 4pm! In conjunction with Tiona Nekkia McClodden's exhibition ā€œThe Trace of an Implied Presence,ā€ instructors Audrey and June Donaldson, two well-known dancers within the East Coast bop and social https://t.co/Bzx9Xv3Nt9

Paperback, 2016

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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King Lear

William Shakespeare
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šŸ“£Just announced: William Shakespeare's ā€œKing Lear,ā€ directed by and played by Kenneth Branagh! The production will be staged this October in London and arrives at The Shed next fall. https://t.co/bqSmsASkhv

Paperback, 2015

$6.67$3.34 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Moby Dick, Herman Melville

Moby Dick

Herman Melville
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This weekend only, Herman Melvilleā€™s great American novel will be told through captivating silent film in MOBY DICK; or, The Whale, directed by Wu Tsang, performed live by Members of the @nyphil, conducted by Daniela Candillari. https://t.co/86T7E1cMEP

Paperback, 2011

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Moby Dick: or The Whale, Herman Melville

Moby Dick: or The Whale

Herman Melville
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This weekend only, Herman Melvilleā€™s great American novel will be told through captivating silent film in MOBY DICK; or, The Whale, directed by Wu Tsang, performed live by Members of the @nyphil, conducted by Daniela Candillari. https://t.co/86T7E1cMEP

Hardcover, 2018

$25.03$12.52 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Maafa

Harmony Holiday
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Join us tomorrow, Saturday, Aug 6, at 4pm to celebrate the release of Harmony Holiday (@Harmony_Holiday)'s new collection of poetry "Maafa," published by @FenceBooks https://t.co/oExRHbWz15

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Straight Line Crazy, David Hare

Straight Line Crazy

David Hare
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Swipe through for a first look at David Hareā€™s new play, Straight Line Crazy, starring Ralph Fiennes as Robert Moses and directed by Nicholas Hytner and Jamie Armitage, running through December 18, 2022 at The Shed. https://t.co/0j5HuFRmS9

Paperback, 2022

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: King Lear, William Shakespeare

King Lear

William Shakespeare
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šŸ“£Just announced: William Shakespeare's ā€œKing Lear,ā€ directed by and played by Kenneth Branagh! The production will be staged this October in London and arrives at The Shed next fall. https://t.co/bqSmsASkhv

Paperback, Mass Market, 2004

$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Typee.: novel

Herman Melville
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This weekend only, Herman Melvilleā€™s great American novel will be told through captivating silent film in MOBY DICK; or, The Whale, directed by Wu Tsang, performed live by Members of the @nyphil, conducted by Daniela Candillari. https://t.co/86T7E1cMEP

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Book Cover for: Norma Jeane Baker of Troy, Anne Carson

Norma Jeane Baker of Troy

Anne Carson
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Cool event alert! From our friends @92NYPoetry and #BenWhishaw (who appeared in our 2019 production of Anne Carson's "Norma Jeane Baker of Troy"): a dramatic performance from the translations of #SeamusHeaney next Wed, May 3. https://t.co/2cDCl3Rdnu

Paperback, 2020

$11.95$5.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Blackout Poetry: Poetic Therapy: Moby Dick or The Whale, Herman Melville

Blackout Poetry: Poetic Therapy: Moby Dick or The Whale

Herman Melville
The ShedThe Shed

This weekend only, Herman Melvilleā€™s great American novel will be told through captivating silent film in MOBY DICK; or, The Whale, directed by Wu Tsang, performed live by Members of the @nyphil, conducted by Daniela Candillari. https://t.co/86T7E1cMEP

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