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One of Labiche's most successful farces, An Italian Straw Hat presents viciously accurate observations of the bourgeoisie as the protaganist, pursued by an entire wedding party, quickly moves from mishap to mishap.

Michel Marc Bouchard's Heat Wave tells the story of a family learning how to live again after a three-year vigil at the bedside of controlling patriarch Fred Cloutier. Cloutier is still controlling his wife and children from beyond the grave, as the characters deal with guilt complexes created by years of manipulation. But this situation comedy is mainly about love, about May/September relationships, and about appearances and not-so-little white lies that people tell in order to disguise their true selves and deny their true emotions.

Focusing primarily on three early modern French authors, this book explores the erotics and politics of voluntary servitude in classical antiquity and the early modern period through Michel Foucault's late work on governmentality and the care of the self. Marc Schachter explores how these authors-Étienne de La Boétie, Michel de Montaigne, and Marie de Gournay-pursue related inquiries into voluntary servitude and self-control in marriage, friendship, pederasty, and politics.

Two hilarious farces of bourgeois life.

"Marc Ferro's account of the dark force of resentment and revenge in modern times is a salutary reminder of how much history of a high order can contribute to an understanding of our turbulent world. If you think fundamentalis Islam came out of the blue, then read this book and think again." Jay Winter, Yale University --

Dr. Jamie Koufman offers recipes and cures for Acid Reflux, proving that living with the disease does not mean living without good food.