David Bruce

1) In 2008 in San Francisco, a group known as the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco wanted to change the name of the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant. Because of President...

Some samples: 1) When the United States was fighting the war in Vietnam, a sergeant wrote famed photographer Yousuf Karsh and requested a copy of a portrait that he had taken of Eleanor Roosevelt...

This book includes 250 anecdotes about religion, including this one: Many baseball players are religious. Jimmy Piersall was noted for using his bat to scratch a cross in the dirt before hitting. New...

This is a quick, easy read.1) At the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a memorable political protest against USAmerican racism. After finishing first and third in the...

A Few Samples: - Dodger catcher Roy Campanella used to tell Dodger pitchers, "Now you young pitchers just throw what ol' Roy calls and I'll make you a winner." After losing a game, however, Dodger...

A Few Samples: - Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr., were friends, but when Sammy started taking cocaine, Frank dropped him as a friend - fast. For three years, they didn't talk, but then they...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of the medieval morality play EVERYMAN. Everyman must die and must give an account of his life to God. He must do this without delay, so after Death comes to him, he...

The play "The Taming of a Shrew" was a major source for William Shakespeare when he wrote "The Taming of the Shrew." In "The Taming of a Shrew" a man named Ferando marries and tames a shrew named...

This book contains retellings in today's English of these ancient epic poems: Homer's IliadQuintus of Smyrna's PosthomericaHomer's OdysseyVirgil's AeneidIn these retellings, as in all my retellings,...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker's THE ROARING GIRL: A Retelling. Reading this retelling first will make reading the original play much easier to understand...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of Thomas Middleton and William Rowley's tragedy titled THE CHANGELING.Author: David BrucePublisher: David BrucePublication Date: Feb 25, 2023Number of Pages: 154...

This is an easy-to-read retelling in modern English of Thomas Middleton's comedy A CHASTE MAID IN CHEAPSIDE.Do you know a language other than English? If you do, I give you permission to translate...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of Thomas Middleton's tragedy WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN. Reading this retelling first will make reading the original play much easier.Do you know a language other than...

The Aeneid is well worth reading. In addition to being THE epic of ancient Rome, the Aeneid contains the fullest surviving ancient account of the fall of Troy. It also contains the story of the...

Teachers may find this book useful as a discussion guide for Voltaire's satire CANDIDE Teachers can have students read chapters from the short novel, then teachers can ask students selected questions...

This book is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's "1 Henry IV," which is also known as "Henry IV, Part 1." In this book, we learn of Prince Hal's friendship with the evil but witty...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's 1 HENRY VI. People who read this version first will find the original much easier to read. Do you know a language other than English? If you...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's history play "2 Henry IV," aka "Henry IV, Part 2." Do you know a language other than English? If you do, I give you permission to translate...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's history play "2 Henry VI," aka "Henry VI, Part 2." People who read this version first will find it much easier to understand the language of...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's history play "3 Henry VI," aka "Henry VI, Part 3." People who read this version first will find it much easier to understand the language of...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's comedy A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Shakespeare's comic target in this play is love and the crazy things it makes us do. Do you know a...

This book is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's classic comedy "All's Well that Ends Well." People who read this retelling first will find the original play much easier to understand...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra." People who read this retelling first will find the original play much easier to understand and read. Do you know a...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's romantic comedy play titled "As You Like It." In it, Rosalind and Orlando fall instantly in love. Both need to escape separately to the...

This is an easy-to-read version of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Coriolanus." People who read this retelling first will find Shakespeare's play easier to read and understand. Do you know a language...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's "Cymbeline." People who read this retelling first will find the original play much easier to read and understand. Posthumus Leonatus, an...

This is a retelling of William Shakespeare's tragedy HAMLET in today's modern English. If people read this version first, they will understand Shakespeare's original version much better. Do you know...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's "Henry V," a history play that includes King Henry V of England's victory in the Battle of Agincourt. Do you know a language other than...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's "Henry VIII." People who read this retelling first will find the original play much easier to understand and read. Do you know a language...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." For hundreds of years, the Romans had a republic rather than a kingdom. Many influential Romans, however, were afraid that...