Gin Palace, The

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Gin Palace, The

"Unsurpassable…heroically big…the intensity of her creator’s vision…of the dense sordid life…is one of the great things the modern novel has been able to do."–Henry James

"The Gin Palace delighted me…full of color, movement, and life."–Anatole France

"A born writer, marvelously gifted."–Guy de Maupassant

The Gin Palace is the seventh novel in Zola’s Rougon-Macquart cycle, about two branches of a French family traced through several generations. Introducing one of the most sympathetic heroines in nineteenth-century literature, it is also the work that made his reputation.

Abandoned by her lover and left to bring up their two children alone, Gervaise Macquart has to fight to earn an honest living. When she accepts the marriage proposal of Monsieur Coupeau, it seems as though she is on the path to a decent, respectable life at last. But with her husband’s drinking and the unexpected appearance of a figure from her past, Gervaise’s plans begin to unravel tragically.

Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Emile Zola
Narrator: Frederick Davidson
ISBN: 0-7861-1636-6
Download Price: $16.95

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Prison Leaders Vow Investigation After Roadside Clash With News Crew - Click2Houston.com

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Prison Leaders Vow Investigation After Roadside Clash With News Crew - Click2Houston.com
ROSHARON, Texas — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has launched a new investigation after a dangerous roadway clash between prison managers and crews from Local 2 Investigates. The ordeal was captured on videotape and two young children were
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Chelsea Flower Show 2008: Chelsea pensioners - Telegraph.co.uk

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Chelsea Flower Show 2008: Chelsea pensioners - Telegraph.co.uk

Chelsea Flower Show 2008: Chelsea pensioners
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 38 minutes ago
Although the red-coated former soldiers are a familiar sight in and around Chelsea, it's easy to forget that the show is situated in the Pensioners' back …

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KFNC drops Solomon from afternoon sports talk show - Houston Chronicle

KFNC drops Solomon from afternoon sports talk show
Houston Chronicle, United States - 2 hours ago
Dave Tepper, the station's new program director, said Carl Dukes will host from 3 to 5 pm, and Calvin Murphy's show will remain in its 5-to-7 pm slot. …

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UPDATE 1-Fox adds comedy, thriller to TV's strongest lineup - Reuters

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UPDATE 1-Fox adds comedy, thriller to TV's strongest lineup - Reuters


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UPDATE 1-Fox adds comedy, thriller to TV's strongest lineup
Reuters - 2 hours ago
… schedule that adds a science-fiction thriller, from one of TV's hottest producers, and a workplace comedy to a lineup that is already tops with viewers. …
TV execs asked: Where have all the viewers gone? San Jose Mercury News
The Watcher: Bubbles burst all over your TV OCRegister
STUDIO BRIEFING TV: May 15, 2008 MovieWeb
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Gemstar-TV Guide ex-CEO now wanted for obstruction - The Associated Press

Gemstar-TV Guide ex-CEO now wanted for obstruction
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities said Thursday that former Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. chairman Henry Yuen is a fugitive after he was indicted …

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TELEVIEWS / Charity auction made the best TV amid days of gloom - The Daily Yomiuri

TELEVIEWS / Charity auction made the best TV amid days of gloom
The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - 5 hours ago
TV viewers were definitely in need of an upbeat moment last week, and Shinsuke Shimada's Legal Advice Special provided one on Sunday. …

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Year in the Life of William Shakespeare 1599, A

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Year in the Life of William Shakespeare 1599, A

An intimate history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year that changed not only his fortunes but the course of literature.

How did Shakespeare go from being a talented poet and playwright to become one of the greatest writers who ever lived? In this one exhilarating year we follow what he reads and writes, what he sees, and who he works with as he invests in the new Globe Theatre and creates four of his most famous plays—Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and, most remarkably, Hamlet.

James Shapiro illuminates both Shakespeare’s staggering achievement and what Elizabethans experienced in the course of 1599: sending off an army to crush an Irish rebellion, weathering an Armada threat from Spain, gambling on a fledgling East India Company, and waiting to see who will succeed their aging and childless Queen.

This book brings the news and intrigue of the times together with a wonderful evocation of how Shakespeare worked as an actor, businessman, and playwright. The result is an exceptionally immediate and gripping account of an inspiring moment in history.

This audio includes a selection of scenes from Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and Hamlet featuring performances by Vanessa Redgrave, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, and many more.

James Sharpiro, a professor at Columbia University in New York, is the author of Rival Playwrights, Shakespeare and the Jews, and Oherammergau: The Troubling Story of the World’s Most Famous Passion Play.

Publisher: Harper Collins US
Author: James Shapiro
Narrator: James Shapiro
ISBN: 0060897546
Normal Price: $29.95
Download Price: $19.95

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