![]() The imagined lives of its residents form an exploration of suffering, love and family that has been acknowledged as one of the great literary achievements of the 20th century. The only place you can find Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, is in the Nobel Prize-winning fiction of William Faulkner. Among the 42 selections in this book are such classics as "A Bear Hunt, " "A Rose for Emily, " Two Soldiers, " and "The Brooch." This magisterial collection of short works by Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner reminds readers of his ability to compress his epic vision into narratives as hard and wounding as bullets. (Classics) Collected Stories By William Faulkner ABEE Simon Templeman (Narrator), Joanne Whalley (Narrator) This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader appreciate Wilde's wry wit and elaborate plot twists. Only a senile nursemaid and an old, discarded hand-bag can save the day! When all four arrive at Jack's country home on the same weekend the "rivals" to fight for Ernest s undivided attention and the "Ernests" to claim their beloveds pandemonium breaks loose. Jack Worthing has wooed Gewndolen as Ernest while Algernon has also posed as Ernest to win the heart of Jack's ward, Cecily. The rapid-fire wit and eccentric characters of The Importance of Being Earnest have made it a mainstay of the high school curriculum for decades.Ĭecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are both in love with the same mythical suitor. Oscar Wilde's madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers entanglements still delights readers more than a century after its 1895 publication and premiere performance. Each show is on two discs, divided into tracks by scenes for easy navigation. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collection series recordings of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest starring Charles Busch, James Marsters, and Matthew Wolf and Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing starring Simon Templeman and Joanne Whalley. Theater Works Audio Theatre Collection) 2009 By Oscar Wilde ABEE (Classics) The Importance of Being Earnest / The Real Thing (L.A. Publisher: Your Coach Digital Unabridged edition (April 29, 2014) What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast is a fun, practical guide that will inspire you to rethink your morning routine and jump-start your life before the day has even begun. For instance, former PepsiCo chairman and CEO Steve Reinemund would rise at 5:00 a.m., run four miles, pray, and eat breakfast with his family before heading to work to run a Fortune 500 company. While many of us are still in bed, these folks are scoring daily victories to improve their health, careers, and personal lives without sacrificing their sanity. If we use them wisely, we can build habits that will allow us to lead happier, more productive lives.ĭrawing on real-life anecdotes and scientific research that shows why the early hours of the day are so important, Vanderkam reveals how successful people use mornings to help them accomplish things that are often impossible to take care of later in the day. By the time the workday wraps up, we’re so exhausted and defeated that any motivation to accomplish something in the evening has vanished.īut according to time management expert Laura Vanderkam, mornings hold the key to taking control of our schedules. Before we know it, hours have slipped by without us accomplishing anything beyond downing a cup of coffee, dashing off a few emails, and dishing with our coworkers around the water cooler. Then we rush around to get ready and out the door so we can officially start the day. We wake up in a haze-often after hitting snooze a few times. Mornings are a madcap time for many of us. What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast By Laura Vanderkam ABEE Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Unabridged edition (November 20, 2007) With a playwright's ear for dialogue, a sense of irony only Steve Martin could muster, and a first-class comic ability to perfectly time the punch line, Pure Drivel will have listeners crying with laughter, and marveling at the fact that in addition to all of his many talents, Steve Martin is also a superb writer. Hilariously funny and intelligent in their skewering of the topic at hand, the audiobook's pieces, some of which first appeared in The New Yorker, feature Martin at his finest. In this ingeniously funny collection of humorous riffs, those who thought Martin's gifts were confined to the screen will discover what readers of The New Yorker magazine already know: that Martin is a master of the written word. Steve Martin's talent has always defied definition: an actor who's kept us riveted for over 25 years, a razor-sharp screenwriter, an acclaimed playwright. ![]()
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