O Toole: 213 books

The Process of Drama provides an original and invaluable model of the elements of drama in context, and defines how these are negotiated to produce dramatic art. John O'Toole takes the reader through a lively, fascinating account of the relationships between the playwright, the elements of dramatic...

These delightful stories will introduce you to some of the most colorful characters and situations you'll ever meet. A wonderful romp through 22 short stories, and characters you'll recognize everywhere.

Bound Lives chronicles the lived experience of race relations in northern coastal Peru during the colonial era. Rachel Sarah O’Toole examines the construction of a casta (caste) system under the Spanish government, and how this system was negotiated and employed by Andeans and Africans. Royal...

During the years of the Great Depression the Civil Conservation Corps was formed by the United States government, having determined that the young men of the nation should be employed in useful work.The agenda of the program was to restore the forest and fields of the nation that had been abused through...

The Concubines of the Great Seen Unseen are an order of nuns cloned from one woman and endowed with her formative memories. Their Virgin Army scours the galaxy for knowledge and resources. Their science officer Fairuza Blue the Audacious uncovers a secret of the ancients... and unleashes a horror.

Aya is an assassin. When her clan is vanquished, her name becomes known to the vengeful enemy. She flees, avoiding every village and beaten path. In the shadows of the forest, she happens upon a towering entity of inhuman aspect. She journeys with him, boldly facing the horrors of the unknown. She fears her companion but not the danger, for he is with her.

Sometimes things are not what they seem.  Rick always believed in helping everyone.  His dream was to do as much as he could to make the world a better place.  When he heard about Cryogenics in his twenties he signed up.  He knew there would be a time in the future when man would be able...

The sprite Twaylee enjoys her harrowing quests with Dame Aylith but even the adventurous must sometimes rest. The two elves visit Twaylee's comrades from her days in the Royal Army of the Blessed Court. After their brief respite, the two questing agents venture into a land of goblins to foil a scheme of the dark elves. Unfortunately, the enemy is ready for them.

Dame Aylith the High Elf is a questing agent in the Ministry of the Eye and Ear. Adventurous by nature, she uses her prowess to serve and protect those who would live in peace. The dark elves of the Uncanny Court are exiles bent on war and vengeance. When a dark elf ambassador initiates a scheme that...

This collection brings together eighteen of the author’s original papers, previously published in a variety of academic journals and edited collections over the last three decades, on the process of interpretation in literature and the visual arts in one comprehensive volume. The volume highlights...

As an Irish immigrant family settles into a working class neighborhood, the father takes on a job requiring heavy physical work. While the mother adjusts to life in her new country, she is left to raise her son and help care for his disabled cousin. Her energetic son, Tommy, on the brink of puberty,...

Aliens and humans. Guns and swords. Magic and technology. The Galactic War is over and the races have returned to "business as usual." The alien swordsman Nefarious Good has become restless in this bustling time of supposed peace. He ventures to the boom town of a frontier world and offers...

The adventure opens on a stretch of the highway that links the eastern states to the west coast in the era following the end of World War II. A fellow operates a soda pop stand for the highway travelers. Nearby, along this roadway are several neighbors who long for relief from their difficult lives....

The uneasy peace is made easier when endorsed by the Voice of the Unheard Whisper. The situation becomes perilous, however, when Mistress Umbra is revived and escapes! Drusilla, commanding general of the invading army of clone women, has dangerously conflicting loyalties. Adam, King of planet Telluria,...