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This collection contains Oscar Wilde's four best-known comedies: The Importance of Being Earnest; Lady Windermere's Fan; An Ideal Husband; and A Woman of No Importance. All of them satirize upper-class English society of the 1890s, dramatizing scandalous secrets, political and marital intrigue, and dandyish bad behavior with Wilde's trademark wit and wisdom.

Before now, a corset used to be to a fashion staple for women. The corset has made a surprising comeback and has gained worldwide acceptance - cheers - thanks in part to personalities like Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, Dita Von Teese, Jessica Alba, and Jennifer Garner. The female folks are dressing up with the goal of remodeling their physique and cinching inches from their waistlines. This practice is commonly called "waist training", and it's done to enhance beauty and sex appeal.

In The Phoenix and the Carpet, five adventurous children are given a carpet that, unknown by their parents, contains a magic egg that hatches into a phoenix. A series of escapades ensues, some amusing, others dangerous and but all of which are entertaining.

The two greatest moments of your life are the day you are born again and the day you realize you are living in a graveyard of potential. You have been chosen and called by God for a reason. You were created with purpose on purpose for a purpose. He has placed his hand on you for his will. This book helps you to understand what it means to have God's hand on you.

Adopted by a loving owner of a children's home, Gloria still had a lot to overcome. She had a terrible secret she didn't want anyone to know that explained why her face was droopy on one side. She was kept out of school to protect her from bullies, but she wanted to learn to read more than anything in the world. She felt she had no one to turn to until a magical unicorn named Sir Louie befriends her. Can he help her learn to love and accept herself?

This play, which bears an alternate title of What You Will, was written in about 1602. Twelfth Night has always been one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, and many adaptations have been made for film and musical theatre.

Filled with humor and inspirational essays, this meticulously researched book strikes at the heart of intolerance. Only through meaningful and heartfelt discussions with conservative Christians can hearts and minds change, and this book by Darren Main will help you start the conversation. It is an indispensable tool for supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, as well as Christians striving to be more compassionate and understanding.

Discover how to relieve stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and fear. Are stress and anxiety constants in life? Does anger explode for little or no reason? Is depression ever-present and does happiness seem like a distant memory? Sadly, for many, these are common problems. The way modern life is lived, with the demands placed on our personal and working lives, can often seem overwhelming. But there is a solution to it.

Haroun became infamous throughout 12th century Europe for his skill at combat, only rivaled by his notoriety as the land's favorite killer-for-hire. Haroun's actions have gained him everything he's ever desired. But after years of killing without question, he begins to follow his conscience after meeting Gabriella. Gabriella of Mordo, daughter to a powerful ruler, was to be married to a stranger, but has shunned the life of a lady, instead studying warfare and combat with the goal to fight in the Crusades.

Santa's Christmas schedule has run into a major problem - all his reindeer, even the heroic Rudolph, are too ill to fly. However, a promising solution to Santa's dilemma is offered from an unlikely source - the eccentric elf Melvin.

At the opening of this late Shakespearean drama, Polixenes, the king of Bohemia, has been the longtime guest of Leontes and Hermione, the king and queen of Sicily. When the time comes for Polixenes to leave, Leontes urges him to stay longer. At first Polixenes refuses, but soon he yields to the entreaties of Hermione. His rapid change of mind convinces Leontes that the two are lovers and that Polixenes is the father of Hermione's unborn child.

An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedy by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honor. The action is set in London, and takes place over the course of 24 hours.

A Christmas story to warm the heart. Sgt. Evans recounts his most infamous case about a stolen Christmas tree.

A small town girl from the Midwest is carried away by her "Prince Charming" to the super charged canyons of modern New York City. Warned by her uptight advertising executive husband to beware of strangers, the newlywed cannot repress her small town upbringing and instinctive innocence. She eventually befriends many of the offbeat and quirky tenants in her apartment building and enters into their complicated and sometimes tragic lives.

Samantha Jacobs, who's still busy in Hazard, selling OxyContin, gets worried when Dwayne takes off on his own. What she finds when she goes looking for him sends her on a new kind of journey.

When feral kitten Hattie is born into poverty in a cult ruled by evil tomcat Scarab Razorclaw, she is destined to fulfill his dream of returning to her wildcat roots by shunning humans. But Hattie can't bear the suffering she sees in her family. When she rebels against every rule in a fight to survive she is banished from her home and everything she knows.

Why, oh why, did Anne Marie Whitehall take her own life, swallowing away her pain and her grief with a handful of Nembutal capsules and a bottle of Merlot? Does Samantha Jacobs, the red-haired vixen grinding away on a pole at the Revue know? Or perhaps Deena Cook, harried mother of four and a regular visitor at Children's Services?

Troy Utter is a successful man who can afford exotic tastes - including an appetite for controlling his "pet" Puppet, a beautiful submissive. Most of the time, Puppet tries to behave and Master doesn't have to punish her. It's just that lately, the Master works hard and Puppet gets bored. Upon seeing two male gardeners making out, she gets hot. She shows herself off to all the gardeners, including a female one, whom she fantasizes about. Master is not happy with his pet's behavior.

This story is pure erotic sci-fi and centers around a dickgirl by the name of Alpha. If you don't like dickgirl stories you should avoid this one, it is intended for the growing "Fan Fic" section of the public. It is also a short story. I'm telling you this because I'm trying to gauge whether or not to write a follow-up. If I find some interest in the story I will write a couple more.

Twenty-year-old college student Jessie Heller wants to go on a Eurotrip with her friends. She needs extra funds though, and responds to a flyer for a pet-sitting job. The job and the pay seem perfect, and the pet owner who interviews her, Troy Utter, is nice. Jessie can’t believe her luck. Things begin to unravel on her first day, however. When she arrives at her employer’s home, charming Mr. Utter’s pet turns out to be a female named Puppet, bound up and kept in a closet!