The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories of the Four Million


O. Henry - 1907
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Amazing Grace / Honor Thyself / Rogue (Danielle Steel CD Collection)


Danielle Steel - 2009
    Grammy-winning singer Melanie Free comes to a turning point in her life and career?. Former war correspondent and photographer Everett Carson finds new purpose amid the carnage?and Sister Maggie Kent searches through the rubble - and knows instantly that there is much work to be done?.Honor Thyself: Carole Barber has come to Paris to work on her novel - and to find herself after a lifetime in the spotlight. But on this cool November evening, a fiery instant of terror shatters hundreds of lives - and leaves Carole alone, unconscious and unidentified in a Paris emergency room. As a woman whom the whole world knows slowly awakens, she knows nothing of herself. For Carole, an extraordinary opportunity has arisen in a life-threatening crisis: a second chance to count her blessings, heal wounded hearts, recapture lost love?.Rogue: For five years, Blake and Maxine have worked out an odd but amicable divorce. Blake enjoys his globe-trotting lifestyle while Maxine raises their kids in Manhattan and pursues her passion, working as a psychiatrist. When a devastating earthquake strikes near one of Blake's palatial foreign homes, he sees hundreds of orphaned children in need of shelter. Now, Blake wants Maxine in his life again - as a partner in a humanitarian project. Blake's sudden transformation - from carefree playboy to compassionate, responsible grown-up - raises questions Maxine's never managed to answer?.

Jeeves, Jeeves, Jeeves


P.G. Wodehouse - 1976
    Wodehouse's wittiest and most enduring character.On this brilliantly played recording, Jeeves is portrayed by Roger Livesey while Terry-Thomas plays Bertie. Supported by an excellent cast, these actors render two vintage stories: Jeeves Takes Charge, in which Jeeves helps Bertie avoid marriage to a forbiddingly high-brow woman, and Indian Summer of an Uncle, a tale that finds Jeeves performing a similar service for Bertie's uncle, who must be rescued from the clutches of a silly young girl.Wodehouse's sparkling prose is meant to be read out loud, and this fine recording brings his sardonic humor to life as it ³conjures up a world of tea-trays, formidable aunts, rich uncles, romantic spinsters, and understated satire as British as tweed,² according to The Patriot Leader.

Gilligan's Wake


Tom Carson - 2002
    A New York millionaire reunites with his prep school classmate Alger Hiss, and journeys to an unusual downtown cafe to meet a bearded friend. A young woman and her confidante Daisy Buchanan sink into the languor of the Hamptons and Provincetown. A buxom redhead from Alabam-don’t-give-a-damn travels to Hollywood, in search of fame and fortune. A charismatic professor assists Robert Oppenheimer with his desert calculations and is henceforth the author of every American political conspiracy. And Mary-Ann Kilroy leaves Russell, Kansas, for Paris and love, only to discover that you can never go home (nor leave the island).But beneath these stories is the story of their author, an institutionalized shadow man who has twisted the histories of six characters into a pastiche of American history.

The Graduate


Terry Johnson - 2000
    It premiered in April 2000 at the Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, starring Kathleen Turner as Mrs RobinsonCalifornia in the 60s. Benjamin's got excellent grades, very proud parents and, since he helped Mrs Robinson with her zipper, a fine future behind him… A cult novel, a classic film, a quintessential hit of the 60s, now Benjamin's disastrous sexual odyssey is brought vividly to life in this world stage premiere production."Terry Johnson is that rare creature: a moralist with wit. He writes with responsible gaiety" (Guardian)

Absent in the Spring and Other Novels (Mary Westmacott Omnibus, #1--Absent in the Spring, Giant's Bread, The Rose and the Yew Tree)


Mary Westmacott - 1994
    What they share with her other fiction is Christie's gift for sharp observations about people, the ambitions that drive them, their relationships, and the conflicts that erupt between them. This omnibus edition brings together three of Westmacott novels:Absent in the Spring: Stranded between trains, Joan Scudamore finds herself reflecting upon her life, her family, and finally coming to grips with the uncomfortable truths about her life.Giant's Bread: The story of Vernon Deyre, a composer and pianist whose obsession with art wreaks havoc with the two very different women in his life.The Rose and the Yew Tree: In one of the finest explorations of the human heart, the compelling story of a deep and abiding love, the conflicts it encompasses, and the price that must be paid.

The Complete Short Stories: Volume 1


D.H. Lawrence - 1961
    As a short-story writing, Lawrence at his best was unexcelled.

Wasted Beauty


Eric Bogosian - 2005
     Reba runs away from her shabby and desolate rural community for the lure of New York City. Her tall and awkward frame lands her work modeling, but she is not prepared for the glamorous, drug-fueled life of a celebrated mannequin. After a series of painful relationships, she sees hope and an exit toward stability and sanity in the man who saves her brother's life. This man is Rick, a successful SoHo general practitioner with a warm family and an idyllic life that has left him restless and hollow. He doesn't take Reba seriously until he finds himself so enmeshed in her beauty that he risks losing everything--his home, his children and his beloved wife. Now this master monologist and author of the acclaimed Mall returns with a sprawling novel of urban desperation and desire that brings to mind the winding narratives of Tom Wolfe salted with the dark urges of Philip Roth. The New York Times hailed Eric Bogosian's fiction as "caustic, fast-paced....Adapting himself to fiction with...the same garrulous intensity he brings to plays and monologues, Mr. Bogosian sets in motion a suburban nightmare." And Entertainment Weekly has lauded his "merciless satirical vision (that) takes you deep into the dark heart of the American dream." Wasted Beauty is Bogosian's enthralling journey through the high life of drugs and fashion celebrity, middle-class guilt and sexual obsession. Copyright © 2005 by Simon & Schuster

Six Tales from Shakespeare (Stories to Remember)


E.F. Dodd - 1953
    Petruchio calms the stormy temper of his beautiful wife. A group of noblemen find wisdom and love on the island of Prospero, the magician. The noble Brutus agrees to stop the greed and ambition of Julius Caesar - by murder. Too late, a proud king recognises which of his daughters truly loves him. When his wife persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan and become king, guilt and violence pursue them.The stories have been abridged and simplified by E. F. Dodd

Lila the Werewolf


Peter S. Beagle - 1974
    I would write 'Lila the Werewolf' today, but not for that reason, and not in that way.

A Woman Killed with Kindness


Thomas Heywood - 1607
    Each volume includes:• The playtext, in modern spelling, edited to the highest bibliographical and textual standards• Textual notes recording significant changes to the copytext and variant readings• Glossing notes explaining obscure words and word-play• Critical, contextual and staging notes• Photographs of productions where applicable• A full introduction which provides a critical account of the play, the staging conventions of the time and recent stage history; discusses authorship, date, sources and the text; and gives guidance for further reading.Edited and updated by leading scholars and printed in a clear, easy-to-use format, New Mermaids offer invaluable guidance for actor, student, and theatre-goer alike.

Father of the Bride: A Comedy in Three Acts


Caroline Francke - 1948
    Banks learns that one of the young men he has seen occasionally about the house is about to become his son-in-law. Daughter Kay announces the engagement out of nowhere. Mrs. Banks and her sons are happy, but Mr. Banks is in a dither. The groom-to-be, Buckley Dunstan, appears on the scene and Mr. Banks realizes that the engagement is serious. Buckley and Kay don't want a "big" wedding just a simple affair with a few friends! We soon learn, however, that the "few" friends idea is out. Then trouble really begins. The guest list grows larger each day, a caterer is called in, florists, furniture movers and dressmakers take over, and the Banks household is soon caught in turmoil.

The Ladies of the Corridor


Dorothy Parker - 1954
    Loosely based on Parker?s life, and co-written with famed Hollywood playwright Arnaud d?Usseau, The Ladies of the Corridor exposes the limitations of a woman?s life in a drama teeming with Parker?s signature wit.

Shakespeare On Love


William Shakespeare - 1991
    Fine art, and book illustrations from Arthur Rackham, Charles Robinson, Richard Dadd, Henry Fuseli, Sir John Everett Millais, William Blake, Noel Paton, and William Holman Hunt will grace the pages of this elegant edition. With beautiful four-color art, and a whimsical design, Shakespeare on Love will make a timeless gift.

A Midsummer's Night Dream (Shakespeare Stories)


Leon Garfield - 1993
    A retelling of Shakespeare's light-hearted comedy of mistaken identity, tangled lovers, meddling fairies, and bumbling amateur actors, set in a wood on a midsummer night.