James Anthony

'James Anthony has done something I would have confidently stated to be impossible. He has "translated" Shakespeare’s sonnets and he has done so with an insolent, loveable charm … A dazzling success’ – Stephen FryRediscover the greatest love poetry ever writtenShall I compare you to a summer’s day?You’re more delightful, always shining strong;High winds blow hard on flowering buds in May,And summer never seems to last that long…Shakespeare’s sonnets are some of the nation’s favourite lines of verse, but the Elizabethan language can make it difficult to really understand them. Many guides offer to clarify the meaning, but lose the magic of the words by explaining them away.James Anthony has done something boldly different.He has rewritten the whole series of poems as sonnets using modern language, while retaining the rhythm and rhyme patterns that gives them such power. In doing so he breathes new life into the original poems and opens them up for a modern readership, demystifying Shakespeare’s eternal poetry with provocative new translations and delightful new lines.Presented as an attractive book with the original sonnets facing their new translations, this is a stunning collection of beautiful love poems, made new.

Tackling Romeo and Juliet? Easily understand every line and quickly master Shakespeare's classic tragedy of young love and family feuding.Does Shakespeare's 400-year-old language often leave you confused? Do you wish there was an easier way to get to the heart of the story without tedious cross-referencing? Award-winning Shakespearean author James Anthony unlocks each line of Romeo and Juliet via a modern, versified retelling alongside the brilliant original, empowering you to excel at this formidable text.In this book, you'll discover: What each line of the complete original text means via a retelling printed directly below it.The precise meaning of each character motive, plot twist, convoluted phrase and befuddling reference.The rhythm and pacing Shakespeare uses to drive this classic story forward.How to form your own views by understanding the hidden subtleties of Shakespeare's verse.How to sail through exams by quickly and easily transforming your knowledge of the text.Buy this Shakespeare Retold book today and enjoy Romeo and Juliet as you quickly learn this timeless masterpiece PRAISE FOR SHAKESPEARE RETOLD"Schools and colleges will stamp and cheer with unrestrained gratitude and delight." - STEPHEN FRY"Tackling Hamlet for The Royal Shakespeare Company is arguably the most daunting role for any actor. For me, learning the words was the easy part; interpreting the nuances of the language and breathing life into the performance was brutally tough. James Anthony's Shakespeare, Retold would have helped me immensely. For every line, I'd have had a lyrically identical modern-day translation that I precisely understood, helping reveal the emphasis and punch of each moment of my stage performance. Every actor would benefit from this compelling translation." - PAAPA ESSIEDU

The community of Deadhorse, Alaska (population 25) lies 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, at the northern terminus of the Pan-American Highway, the longest road in the world. Key West, Florida, sits at the southern tip of the Florida Keys, an archipelago of coral islands jutting into the Caribbean warmth of the Mexican Gulf. Between Key West and Deadhorse lies most of North America. Londoner James Anthony decided to drive between the two, adjusting his GPS settings to 'avoid highways, ' letting an inanimate piece of technology guide him left-right through the byways, back roads, country lanes and mountain passes of this vast continent.Along the way, he was serenaded in an African-American Church in Miami; went peanut farming in Georgia; hitched a ferry ride across the Mississippi with moonshine-drinking locals; got drunk with a North Dakotan farmer who had three months to live; survived a haunting in Saskatchewan; was nearly squashed by an irate buffalo in the Northern Rockies; and arrived at the Arctic Ocean just before freeze-up. Part travelogue, history, social commentary, and good-time escapism, The Slow Road to Deadhorse chronicles an Englishman's road-trip through the North America most people never get to see.

What does it look like to follow the Constitution?rConstitution Papers explains: - Government people hold other government people to specific constitutionally limited scopes delegated by the people.- All laws consist of rules and penalties, and nothing else.- Presidents and governors take full executive responsibility and are fully accountable for personnel, budgets, and results.- Every government official independently determines what's constitutional, and only does what's constitutional.- Wars are rare and decisive. Abortion--a violation of the explicit constitutional right to life--is prevented nationally and statewide by all government branches. Money grows in value, and economic crises are short and minor.- Government people keep themselves out of our way.- At least one party is well-designed like the Constitution, which makes sure that its people follow the Constitution.When we're secure to freely work together to add value, we'll create a far-better future.

What does it look like to follow the Constitution?rConstitution Papers explains: - Government people hold other government people to specific constitutionally limited scopes delegated by the people.- All laws consist of rules and penalties, and nothing else.- Presidents and governors take full executive responsibility and are fully accountable for personnel, budgets, and results.- Every government official independently determines what's constitutional, and only does what's constitutional.- Wars are rare and decisive. Abortion--a violation of the explicit constitutional right to life--is prevented nationally and statewide by all government branches. Money grows in value, and economic crises are short and minor.- Government people keep themselves out of our way.- At least one party is well-designed like the Constitution, which makes sure that its people follow the Constitution.When we're secure to freely work together to add value, we'll create a far-better future.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, Retold by William Shakespeare and James Anthony, with a foreword by Stephen Fry. Read by Stephen Fry and Paapa Essiedu and the author. 'James Anthony has done something I would have confidently stated to be impossible. He has "translated" Shakespeare’s sonnets and he has done so with an insolent, loveable charm … A dazzling success’ – Stephen FryRediscover the greatest love poetry ever writtenShall I compare you to a summer’s day?You’re more delightful, always shining strong;High winds blow hard on flowering buds in May,And summer never seems to last that long…Shakespeare’s sonnets are some of the nation’s favourite lines of verse, but the Elizabethan language can make it difficult to really understand them. Many guides offer to clarify the meaning, but lose the magic of the words by explaining them away.James Anthony has done something boldly different.He has rewritten the whole series of poems as sonnets using modern language, while retaining the rhythm and rhyme patterns that gives them such power. In doing so he breathes new life into the original poems and opens them up for a modern readership, demystifying Shakespeare’s eternal poetry with provocative new translations and delightful new lines. With the original sonnets read by Stephen Fry, and the modern translations read by Paapa Essiedu, this is a stunning collection of beautiful love poems, made new.

An enlightening and entertaining collection of the most esteemed love poems in the English canon, retold in contemporary language everyone can understand James Anthony has long enjoyed poetry with a strict adherence to beat, rhythm, and rhyming patterns, which he likens to the very best pop songs. This drew him to the rewarding 14-line structure of Shakespeare's sonnets, yet he often found their abstract language frustratingly unintelligible. One day, out of curiosity, he rewrote Sonnet 18--Shall I compare thee to a summer's day--line-by-line, in the strict five-beat iambic pentameter and rhyming patterns of the original, but in a contemporary language a modern reader could easily understand. The meaning and sentiment--difficult to spot, initially--came to life, revealing new intricacies in the workings of Shakespeare's heart. And so, James embarked on a full-time, year-long project to rewrite all 154 of the Bard's eternal verses creating SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS, RETOLD. This collection of masterful reinterpretations brilliantly demystifies and breathes new life into Shakespeare's work, demonstrating the continued resonance of a playwright whose popularity remains over 400 years after his death. Now, the passion, heartbreak, deception, reconciliation, and mortality of Shakespeare's originals can be understood by all, without the need to cross reference to an enjoyment-sapping study-guide. Coming with a foreword by Stephen Fry, this is a stunning collection of beautiful love poems made new.

One good political party will make everything work well.What's wrong with U.S. politics today is that our representatives ignore the Constitution.The solution is simple: Design a political party to elect representatives who will fully use their constitutional powers, keeping our government within its required good boundaries. This will leave us free to pursue happiness ourselves. The Constitution Needs a Good Party explains: Why every election leaves us with a solid majority of Progressive Democrats + Progressive Republicans, who violate the Constitution. How to list these violations as the grievances in a new party's declaration of independence from past parties, creating a pledge to support the Constitution through specific actions. How to reuse the Constitution to structure a new party to keep the grassroots in charge. How the Constitution-respecting presidents George Washington and Ronald Reagan were the most electable ever. How a well-designed party would not have been rigged in 2016 to nominate Donald Trump, and the party's grassroots would have nominated Ted Cruz. When the United States followed the Constitution better from 1789 through 1913, we changed the world. We can change the world again.

One good political party will make everything work well.What's wrong with U.S. politics today is that our representatives ignore the Constitution.The solution is simple: Design a political party to elect representatives who will fully use their constitutional powers, keeping government within its required good boundaries. This will leave us free to pursue happiness ourselves.The Constitution Needs a Good Party explains: Why every election leaves us with a solid majority of Progressive Democrats + Progressive Republicans, who violate the Constitution. How to list these violations as the grievances in a new party's declaration of independence from past parties, creating a pledge to support the Constitution through specific actions. How to reuse the Constitution to structure a new party to keep the grassroots in charge. How the Constitution-respecting presidents George Washington and Ronald Reagan were the most electable ever. How a well-designed party would not have been rigged in 2016 to nominate Donald Trump, and the party's grassroots would have nominated Ted Cruz. When the United States followed the Constitution better from 1789 through 1913, we changed the world. We can change the world again.