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Each edition includes: - Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play - Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play - Scene-by-scene plot summaries - A key to famous lines and phrases - An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language - An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play - Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings...

Recently widowed Dr. Nate Daniels and his two teenage daughters travel to a South African game reserve managed by Martin Battles, an old family friend and wildlife biologist. However, what begins as a journey of healing soon turns into a fearsome fight for survival when a lion, a survivor of bloodthirsty poachers, begins stalking them.

Released from prison with terminal cancer, Max tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter and the grandson he2s never known. When his daughter's abusive, drug-addicted ex-husband reappears, Max's violent past comes back to haunt them all.

A newly single New Yorker must re-locate to Florida; she drives south with her widowed dad and her mom's ashes in a coffee can. Starting over isn't pretty.

When a deal goes wrong between a corrupt Governor and a ruthless drug lord, ex-Special Forces Operative Doc is caught in the crosshairs. Now, with his family in danger, Doc must take down the Cartel and do whatever it takes to protect the one good thing in his life, his young daughter, 'Little Dixie.'

Whitney runs an interior design firm. She's designing Santa's float for the town's annual Christmas parade when a potential job opportunity comes her way: the full redesign of a landmark home by Christmas Eve. She discovers the home's new owner is Whitney's ex-boyfriend, Connor, who has moved to town from Los Angeles with his bright-eyed, young daughter, Daisy. Connor had no intention of becoming a family man, but when his goddaughter is orphaned,...

A charming tropical tale guaranteed to heat your holidays. Three quirky sisters chase their estranged dad down to his beachside pad in the Caribbean and enjoy a little fun in the sun. But why did he disappear to the islands? Only Joanna knows for sure, and she's sworn to secrecy. Love, laughter, and songs by Cyrus make this a Christmas remember.

Arriving home from his work at a steel fabrication plant, Levi finds his pregnant wife dead in their room, his newborn daughter Allie survives the incident. This should bring him some comfort however he would rather have his wife. Living in near poverty and responsible for a newborn baby and a seven-year-old Madi who, like her dad, still hasn't dealt with her mother's death, Levi can't afford to be away from work for long. And in the south, it's hard...

A once famous actor is now performing as Santa Claus in a mall because of his alcohol addiction. After accidentally meeting his estranged daughter he seeks help for his recovery in order to win his daughter's forgiveness.

A vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie, a resourceful twelve-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat in a working-class suburb of London following the death of her mother. She makes money stealing bikes with her best friend Ali and keeps the social workers off her back by pretending to live with an uncle. Out of nowhere, her estranged father Jason arrives and forces her to confront reality. Uninterested in this sudden...