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Facts and Comments (Classic Reprint)

Author : Herbert Spencer
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781451000153
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Facts and Comments (Classic Reprint) written by Herbert Spencer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Facts and Comments During the years spent in writing various sys tematic works, there have from time to time arisen ideas not fitted forgincorporation in them. Many of these have found places in articles published in re views, and are now collected together in the three volumes of my essays. But there remain a number which have not yet found expressmn: some of them relatively trivial, some of more interest, and some which I think are important. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

New Brooms (Classic Reprint)

Author : Robert J. Shores
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Brooms (Classic Reprint) written by Robert J. Shores and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW BROOMS BY ROBERT J. SHORES This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. NEW BROOMS BY ROBERT J. SHORES

Pen, Pencil, and Poison

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN 13 : 8728104048
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Pen, Pencil, and Poison written by Oscar Wilde and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2022-04-06 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Pen, Pencil, and Poison’ is one of Wilde’s most intriguing essays. Part biography, part social commentary, and part philosophical debate, he writes the biography of an art critic, who was also convicted of murder. However, in true Wildean style, there’s more to the essay than meets the eye. While documenting the life and crimes of Thomas Griffiths Wainwright, Wilde explores the ideas of dual identity, sin in the formation of the personality, and the relationship between crime and culture. ‘Pen, Pencil, and Poison’ is a fascinating insight into some of the conventions of the time. Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) was an Irish novelist, poet, playwright, and wit. He was an advocate of the Aesthetic movement, which extolled the virtues of art for the sake of art. During his career, Wilde wrote nine plays, including ‘The Importance of Being Earnest,’ ‘Lady Windermere’s Fan,’ and ‘A Woman of No Importance,’ many of which are still performed today. His only novel, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ was adapted for the silver screen, in the film, ‘Dorian Gray,’ starring Ben Barnes and Colin Firth. In addition, Wilde wrote 43 poems, and seven essays. His life was the subject of a film, starring Stephen Fry.

Anti-Carnegie

Author : M. F. Campbell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483647671
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book Anti-Carnegie written by M. F. Campbell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Anti-Carnegie: Scraps and Comments This little volume is a veritable history of the anti-imperial craze, which was started in Pittsburg, November, 1898, by Andrew Carnegie. The writers noted it from the first ripple, and the source from whence it came. Does Andrew Carnegie stand by the flag of this Country? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Work and the Man (Classic Reprint)

Author : Agnes Rush Burr
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Work and the Man (Classic Reprint) written by Agnes Rush Burr and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Work and the Man (Classic Reprint) by Agnes Rush Burr offers a thought-provoking examination of the relationship between labor and character. This thought-provoking book argues that the work a person does can shape their character, and conversely, the character can influence their work. Through insightful commentary and vivid illustrations, Burr creates a compelling discourse on the importance of work in personal development. The Work and the Man is a timeless book that will inspire and challenge you to reflect on your own work and its impact on your character. Delve into the intriguing relationship between work and character with The Work and the Man by Agnes Rush Burr. Discover the profound insights within this classic reprint today!

The Facts

Author : Francis Train
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332119885
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (198 download)

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Download or read book The Facts written by Francis Train and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Facts: Or, at Whose Door Does the Sin(?) Lie? The Northern Times invites comment on any question of importance, and has the reputation of being impartial in fact, friendly to American interests - hence I am led to believe that a few facts, a few suggestions, a few good-natured remarks, that might be passed over an English dinner-table, will be as interest ing to your readers as the Dinner question, the War question, the Social Evil question, or the question of Reform. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Faith of a Quaker (Classic Reprint)

Author : John William Graham
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Faith of a Quaker (Classic Reprint) written by John William Graham and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Faith of a Quaker There arise also the insistent questions which beset all mystics, and which in Quakerism demanded a corporate, instead of an individual, answer. Was the light infallible? Was the claim to it an assumption of spiritual exaltation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Facts

Author : U. S. Work Projects Administration
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365712848
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Facts written by U. S. Work Projects Administration and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-31 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Facts: P and S Division, Connecticut; January 1941 For the purpose of passing on lively information regarding the various activities of the Division in these swiftly moving times, facts will be issued once each month, Read it, pass it on to your associates and friends, and give us your comments. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Editorial Comments on the Life and Work (Classic Reprint)

Author : Mary Baker Eddy
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365482628
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Editorial Comments on the Life and Work (Classic Reprint) written by Mary Baker Eddy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-02-14 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Editorial Comments on the Life and Work One other thing which must have struck immediately any one who had occasion to talk to Mrs. Eddy was her capacity for packing the maximum of information into the minimum of words. What she could do in this way in writing may be discovered by any one who will read the tiny volume known as Unity of Good, but the faculty here expressed was even more noticeable in her conversation. Curiously enough, one of the commonest objections taken to Science and Health is its diffusiveness. As a matter of fact, no criticism could be wider of the mark. Science and Health is not a text-book for a specially trained cuAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Observations Upon the Natural History of Epidemic Diarrhoea

Author : O. H. Peters
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Observations Upon the Natural History of Epidemic Diarrhoea written by O. H. Peters and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Observations Upon the Natural History of Epidemic Diarrhoea The causative agencies from which springs the plentiful harvest of child mortality in large cities may be conceived as a felted mass of rootlets almost inextricably intertwined. Those of poverty, bad housing, bad feeding, and neglect, may be severally recognized, but the extent of their interrelations with actual respiratory and alimentary disease - those to which the greater part of the mortality is referred - can be traced only with difficulty. It is the object Of this work to aid ln the labour of cutting away the matrix and entangling fibres and to lay bare the hidden ramifications of at least one important causative agency - epidemic diarrhoea. This affection - if we accept provisionally the more novel and generally favoured conception. As to its nature - is revealed as something very like an ordinary infectious disease, and one which permeates all classes, while the excessive mortality it gathers round itself in urban centres must be regarded as something superadded, owing to the vicious circle it forms with those baneful conditions of slum life mentioned above. On the other hand, its peculiarly intimate association with the circum stances of domestic life, from the continual faecal pollution of the interior of the household by infants and others, tends to make it more so than other affections of the kind peculiarly a class disease, and an especial scourge of dirty neighbourhoods. Dirty towns may however be saved from excessive mortality by a high percentage of breast feeding. A notable point in the interesting comparison that can be drawn between diarrhoea and typhoid fever is that, in accordance with their peculiarly opposite age-incidence curves, the marked and habitual depositing of infectious excreta within the household in the former disease may make the question of water-closet versus conservancy pan a matter of far less importance than in the latter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Book of Truth and Facts

Author : Fritz von Frantzius
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483084865
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Truth and Facts written by Fritz von Frantzius and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-14 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Book of Truth and Facts: Facts Which Every American Should Know The purpose. Of this booklet is to enlighten the American people on conditions, not only in Germany, but also in the United States and England, and to acquaint them with German ideals, which are so grossly misunderstood in this country. There are many things which I left unsaid for some reason or other, but I venture to h0pe that this book will be read by all true Americans, and that they may glean from it valuable knowledge of facts. My main object in publishing this book is to warn the American people against the dangers menacing this country, and jeopardizing the existence of the United States of America as a free and independent country. My criticisms may sometimes appear severe, but I trust they will be accepted in the spirit in which they are offered. Few people have courage enough to come out in the open and tell the truth, as their positions in life do not permit them to do so. History shows that many men who came forward with the truth had to suffer martyrdom. I am ready to state my convictions frankly in the interest of the great cause, and to tell what others either would not say, or are debarred from saying. May this book pass from one American to another and thus contribute to strengthen the ideals of this country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

From Fact to Fiction

Author : Shelley Fisher Fishkin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019520638X
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book From Fact to Fiction written by Shelley Fisher Fishkin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the lives and careers of Walt Whitman, Mark Twain, Theodore Dreiser, Ernest Hemingway, and John Dos Passos, Fishkin offers the first full-length study to examine the tradition in American letters since the 1830s of great imaginative writers beginning their careers in journalism. Her probing examination of the poetry and fiction that followed the newspaper and magazine work of these writers reveals how each transformed fact into art and how journalismhas helped to give a distinctively American cast to American literature.

The Challenge of Facts and Other Essays (Classic Reprint)

Author : William Graham Sumner
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365387633
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (876 download)

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Download or read book The Challenge of Facts and Other Essays (Classic Reprint) written by William Graham Sumner and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Challenge of Facts and Other Essays Perhaps Sumner would have made changes in these unpublished essays before they were allowed to fill the printed page; he may have had some conviction, in his scrupulous self-criticism, as to their state of incomplete ness. But I have no apology for publishing them. They can stand for themselves. Now that the emending hand is still, there is no longer any hope of alteration except of inessential detail, and so no valid reason for longer withholding such a rare and characteristic product. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Notes and Comments on Industrial, Economic, Political and Historical Subjects (Classic Reprint)

Author : James M. Swank
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528568135
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (681 download)

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Download or read book Notes and Comments on Industrial, Economic, Political and Historical Subjects (Classic Reprint) written by James M. Swank and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Notes and Comments on Industrial, Economic, Political and Historical Subjects The thirty chapters which compose this volume were not written that they might be gathered into a book. Some Of them were written many years ago and others in later years. References to recent events have been added whenever neces sary. As the editor of the publications of the American Iron and Steel Association during the last twenty-five years it has been my duty and pleasure to present to the readers of these publications industrial, economic, and other facts of special in terest, and to accompany them with such comments as seemed to be pertinent and necessary. The chapters which are bound up in the present volume have been selected from these edito rial contributions. In making these selections I have confined them in the main to such subjects as are likely to possess pres ent interest for students of our industrial and economic history. The few concluding chapters which do not relate to these sub jects are added because, alike with the chapters which precede them, they are relevant to that revival of interest in every phase of American history which is now everywhere so appar ent. Many chapters necessarily embody only introductory and suggestive comments on the subjects to which they relate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

From Fact to Fiction (Classic Reprint)

Author : Edmund Ware
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484534307
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book From Fact to Fiction (Classic Reprint) written by Edmund Ware and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from From Fact to Fiction This book is a collaboration between a writer and a teacher of writing. Its plan developed in the Seminar room, to which the teacher had invited the writer to talk to students about the com position of stories. For the subject of his talk, the writer chose one of his own stories, described its origin and development, explained the problems it posed and the devices he used to overcome them or to gain certain effects. Then he read the story aloud. In the concluding period of the seminar the teacher discussed the wider generalities implied in the writers preface and in the Story itself. The method may be likened to a sandwich - a story between two slices of comment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The United States in the Twentieth Century (Classic Reprint)

Author : Pierre Leroy-Beaulieu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330522325
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book The United States in the Twentieth Century (Classic Reprint) written by Pierre Leroy-Beaulieu and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The United States in the Twentieth Century It is always venturesome to present to the people of a country a book on that country written by a foreigner, and it is particularly so when the country in question is the United States, where political, economic and social conditions differ so greatly from those obtaining in Europe. I trust, however, that the reader who may be disposed to regard such a work as presumptuous will bear in mind that the present book is based on a study of American documents, that it is a book dealing with facts, and, as was said in, the preface to the French edition, that it is primarily an inventory of the economic resources of the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century. All the facts and figures cited are taken from the "Report on the Twelfth Census" and from other authoritative official and private American publications, and thus possess strong guarantees of trustworthiness. But it must be admitted that everything changes and grows so quickly in America that, brief as is the time which has elapsed since the book was written, some of the statistics presented do not exactly correspond to the state of affairs today. Nor is the author unaware that complete exactitude would in any event be out of the question. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Oreo

Author : Fran Ross
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 081122323X
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Oreo written by Fran Ross and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering, dazzling satire about a biracial black girl from Philadelphia searching for her Jewish father in New York City Oreo is raised by her maternal grandparents in Philadelphia. Her black mother tours with a theatrical troupe, and her Jewish deadbeat dad disappeared when she was an infant, leaving behind a mysterious note that triggers her quest to find him. What ensues is a playful, modernized parody of the classical odyssey of Theseus with a feminist twist, immersed in seventies pop culture, and mixing standard English, black vernacular, and Yiddish with wisecracking aplomb. Oreo, our young hero, navigates the labyrinth of sound studios and brothels and subway tunnels in Manhattan, seeking to claim her birthright while unwittingly experiencing and triggering a mythic journey of self-discovery like no other.