books about: short-time     books:       In Search of Lost Time, Volume 6: Time Regained, A Guide to Proust (Modern Library)11 reviews Marcel Proust Modern Library, 1993 Literary peerlessness "Time Regained" is a dark ending to the "In Search of Lost Time" cycle, as Proust, sickly like his fictional narrator, unknowingly nears the end of his own life but senses its imminence. France, like the most of the rest of the world, is now a very different place. The Dreyfus affair is receding into the past under the shadow of the new war that has descended upon Europe, with Germany having ...             In Search of Lost Time, Volume 2: Within a Budding Grove (Modern Library)23 reviews Marcel Proust Modern Library, 1992 PROUST: NEED ONE SAY MORE? . This is a great copy of Vol. 2 of A la recherche du temps perdu [In Search of Lost Time]. Each volume in the septrology may be read individually as an independent novel. This is, of course, the very best translation available in English; probably the very best that will ever be available in English: certainly the next best thing to reading the original French. NOTE: Proust is not ...             Short and Sweet: The Life and Times of the Lollipop Munchkin11 reviews Jerry Maren Cumberland House Publishing, 2006 Any movie, Hollywood or general-interest lending library holding will find this a bright, popular lend Jerry Maren represented the Lollipop Guild in the Wizard of Oz, as a Munchkin on the most popular movie of all time. Here Maren reveals his life and career in Hollywood, examining evolving facets of 20th century culture and life, sharing experiences working among big stars from Lucille Ball to the Marx Brothers, and pairing color and black and white photos with fun memories in SHORT AND SWEET: ...             The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian: The Original Adventures of the Greatest Sword and Sorcery Hero of All Time!97 reviews Robert E. Howard Del Rey, 2003 Sword and sorcery rules and Howard is the King! First, I must say that I am a woman. Many have found it unusual that I would love Robert E. Howard's work, but I do. I have all of his stories, and am grateful there are new editions to replace my poor crumbling paperbacks. As a writer of fantasy Robert E. Howard is a must read for any interested in the genre. We take for granted the acceptance of fantasy in literature today, but in the ...             The Nick of Time13 reviews San Culberson Dafina, 2006 BEST "chick lit" read of the year! Got men problems? Join the club of women who have had their hearts broken. Regardless of how strong we think we are, no one is ever ready to find out that their man is cheating on them. After suffering through a year long separation, Fiona Daniels finally got her signed divorce papers. With feelings of joy, she recruited her best friend, Nicole, to help her plan a "DFL - divorcee for ...             Lorna Sass' Short-Cut Vegetarian: Great Taste in No Time12 reviews Lorna J. Sass William Morrow Cookbooks, 1997 Taught me how to cook This little book is AWESOME. I recommend it for anyone with little time to cook (college students, working moms, anybody else!). The recipes are great - easy and fast (be sure to read the side bars as they provide simple ideas to vary the basic recipes). But, I think the best part of this book is that it really teaches you how to cook fast, healthy food. I find myself applying her time-saving ...             Gods and Pawns (The Company)11 reviews Kage Baker Tor Books, 2007 Great stuff, though you need some background The most recent couple of novels in the "Company" universe have been a little bit disappointing to me - in fact, in my review of one of them, I stated that it would have been a better book had it been short stories. Well, in this book, Baker proves she is still really good at the stories! I was much happier with these than I had been with the "Machine" books. The stories in this one mostly ...             Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror20 reviews R.l. Stine HarperTrophy, 2000 R.L. Stine is the Coolest!!!! R.L. Stine is one of the best authers that i have had the pleasure of reading. Even though this book is for kids, i am still reading it at the age of 16. i still get goosebumps from reading his stories.             Celebrating Time Alone: Stories of Splendid Solitude14 reviews Lionel Fisher Atria Books/Beyond Words, 2001 Celebrating Time Alone: Stories of Splendid Solitude I have just finished reading this remarkably human and compassionate book by Lionel L. Fisher. I read it in two days, and I heard myself saying out loud. "My God this is so true." This is an extremely valuable book that should be read by many people who question their own self-worth. It should be read by the young adults who are rushing around, and who never take the time to realize what is ...             Time at the Top13 reviews Edward Ormondroyd Skylark, 1986 Wonderful book I read this book many times as a child and loved in. I am so pleased to see it's return! I hope that they also reprint the sequel that followed it. I read that one also!!             The Short Life and Happy Times of the Shmoo9 reviews Al Capp Overlook TP, 2003 Just as delightful a political statement this side of Gulliver's Travels When I was 5 I would love to have my father read Pogo, Dagwood and Blondie, and Li'l Abner to me from the daily and Sunday newspapers. When I was 7 years old, I loved reading them by myself and about this time, 1958, the Shmoo became a major theme in the Li'l Abner series. I could not wait for the paper to arrive so I could read the latest adventures of these Shmmos that were so accommodating to ...             In Search of Lost Time, Volume 5: The Captive, The Fugitive (Modern Library)8 reviews Marcel Proust Modern Library, 1993 The Prisoner / The Fugitive This is volume five of the superlative new translation of "In Search of Lost Time," containing the two books of the Albertine cycle, which are now titled "The Prisoner" (translated by Carol Clark) and "The Fugitive" (tr. Peter Collier). Though I haven't yet read their translations, I have found the new editions to be a wonderful improvement over those done in the 1920s by Charles Scott Moncrieff. ...             The General's General: The Life and Times of Arthur MacArthur (History & Warfare)6 reviews Kenneth Ray Young Harpercollins (Short Disc), 1996 An Inspiring Story of an Influential General The General's General is an interesting and entertaining life of one of the 19th Century's most influential soldiers. Although little remembered today, MacArthur was an heroic lieutenant, an influential middle level officer and eventually the leading General in the U.S. Army. The book touches on several aspects of U.S. history. In reading the story of the General's father, Arthur MacArthur, ...             Trespassing Time: Ghost Stories from the Prairie6 reviews Barbara J. Baldwin Ravenstone Press, 2005 Delightfully Scary Ghost Stories From The Plains Everyone has fond memories of ghost stories, perhaps told around a campfire, or at a Halloween party. Children love to shiver with fright, knowing full well they're safe and sound and the ghosts can't *really* get them. But they grow up and discard the ghost stories and spooky tales as childish things best forgotten. Well, get ready to shiver again. TRESPASSING TIME: GHOST STORIES FROM THE ...             All I Need9 reviews Jacquie Bamberg Moore Reading Time Pub, 2001 Absolutely Fabulous! If true friendship is valuable to you, read this book! You will not only relate, but I'm pretty sure you will identify with one of the characters. It takes you on a drama filled journey of three sister friends who are unique in their lifestyles, personalities, and principles. While Umi, an educated business diva struggles with balancing her business matters and personal affairs, Randi, the ...             The Once Upon a Time Map Book10 reviews B.G. Hennessy Candlewick, 1998 I have as much fun with it as my daughter! This book is great, it really brings life to the fairy tales like Snow White and even Peter Pan with big colorful maps of everything you read about in the stories. We have a lot of fun going over the map, and I really think for a youngster 4-7 or so it is perfect for their age and imagination. It really puts a picture to the story, and makes the fairy tales all the more real. The maps are ...             That Summer Place: Old Things\Private Paradise\Island Time9 reviews Jill Barnett, Debbie Macomber, ... Mira, 2008 Great summer beach read The San Juan Islands in Washington State come alive in That Summer Place, an anthology set on fictional Spruce Island. In "Old Things" by Jill Barnett, California divorceé Catherine Winslow seeks to recreate the magic of her childhood with her two daughters on the island where her family spent many happy summers. She has no idea that she is about to revive a teenage romance as well. In Debbie ...             James Bond: The Union Trilogy: Three 007 Novels (High Time to Kill, Doubleshot, Never Dream of Dying) and a ...7 reviews Raymond Benson Pegasus, 2008 Three of the best James Bond continuation novels This year saw the release of new adult Bond novel, Devil May Care, by the celebrated novelist Sebastian Faulks, and the press frequently said it was the first James Bond novel since Ian Fleming. Not true. There have be over a dozen "continuation novels", including six books by Raymond Benson (author of the The James Bond Bedside Companion). All of Benson's Bond novels are terrific 007 ...             The Reason for the Rhyme A Matter of Time: Poetry & Short Stories: A Collection7 reviews Dave Adams BookSurge Publishing, 2007 A Work of Rare and Incredible Beauty Dave Adams' book "The Reason for the Rhyme A Matter of Time," is the most beautiful poetry book I have ever read in every way. Each poem is a treasure and the reader gets a rare glimpse into the story behind each poem in the book and what led to its creation. This is what makes this book so special, not to mention the rare beauty of the poems themselves. The poetry in this book touched me on ...             The Inhabited World9 reviews David Long Mariner Books, 2007 Loved it I read this book over the past 4 days, and it is still with me. I found myself doing something I rarely do when reading... going back and re-reading certain passages because of the pure, simple beauty of Long's writing and clarity of his observations on love, live, and death. Evan Molloy is certainly flawed and not the most sympathetic character, but this is what makes him so utterly ...              search for books adventures, budding, captive, celebrating, cimmerian, collection, company, doubleshot, fugitive, general, greatest, history, inhabited, library, lollipop, macarthur, munchkin, nightmare, original, paradise, prairie, private, regained, short-cut, solitude, splendid, stories, trespassing, trilogy, vegetarian books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen DVD: 21 Jump Street - The Complete Second Season leave a comment home  impressum - about us