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This was a great book for us when we were in Durham NC in the '90's. My husband was building the "Crap Shack"
we so enjoyed our stay there. And tried to learn the names of all the beautiful trees and scrubs.

A must read for all Masons and for those who are interested in the lives of famous Masons - detailed biographies and the success they achieved in their lifetimes. Very Inspirational!

A visually stunning book from two modern art masters. Quite a change for those accustomed to the art of the human figure; to flowers. The closeups are crisp, arranged immaculately, and capture an unnatural beauty in the floral kingdom. One to be had!

Fun illustrations and pictures. Love the background the author gives about the trends. My daughter has this on her bedside table for inspiration. She loves it!

My 2 and 3 year old love this book. They speak a little Spanish, although we predominantly speak english at home, but as Tomas is such an engaging character they have quickly learnt most of this story. Great fun derived from an incident with a cow!

In the Wodehouse novels, the plots are merely superstructure upon which to develop hilarious characters, ridiculous situations, side-splitting slapstick and delicious irony about the "upper" classes. In a short story, a Wodehouse plot plays a bigger role.

P.G. Wodehouse obviously had that point in mind when he designed and wrote the stories for A Few Quick Ones. To make the collection a treat, he has given you a sampler of his best characters. Unless you are a devoted Wodehouse reader, you probably don't know about some of these characters. I recommend that you become acquainted because you may discover many Wodehouse classics that you would otherwise have not met.

As a result, the stories will be the most fun for those who already know the stories well. Happy memories from other books and stories will help evoke chuckles where others may only grunt and smile.

But, that wasn't enough. What else could he do? Well, he could vary the way he plotted the stories so that it was less predictable what was coming next. In the process, he indulged himself in creating delicious ironies. At the same time, several of the stories contain as detailed a plot as occurs in any of his novels.

The book's opening story, The Fat of the Land, is an excellent example. Oofy Prosser, the Drone's club millionaire, is determined to win the fat uncles contest . . . and no amount of skullduggery and oiliness is too much for him. Will he succeed?

The Oldest Member stories are a treat for all those who love golf, but many people don't know the stories. Mr. Wodehouse included Scratch Man and Joy Bells for Walter which eloquently show how the divine game and love can go hand-in-hand . . . but not in the ways you expect. There can be danger, too!

The Right Approach develops a theme that Mr. Wodehouse repeats in the book; don't assume that you know what someone else is thinking. Much like Shakespeare's confused lovers, the addled male, Augustus Mulliner, finds himself faced with a horrible contretemps when he attempts to press his suit.

Jeeves Makes an Omelette is the book's only story involving the inimitable Jeeves, and Jeeves swings into action in an unmistakably effective way. The story is made more delightful by one of Aunt Dahlia's daffy schemes.

The inimitable Bingo Little also does his stuff in two stories involving his far from beautiful baby son, Algernon Aubrey Little. In both cases, Bingo's tendency to wager his last cent on a losing nag is the source of the problem. The first is The Word in Season which shows how timing can be everything. The other is Leave It to Algy where Bingo becomes a baby judge.

Big Business is one of the book's best stories. The book's theme relates to whether the male or the female of the species is the stronger and wiser.

A Tithe for Charity is a delicious bit of irony about that famously poor man, Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge, in which he temporarily has some funds.

Oofy, Freddie and the Beef Trust is one of the best developed of the stories and has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing what might come next for days . . . even though you will read the story in minutes.

Unless you don't like to laugh, you should read this book!

By the way, I had to search a bit to find a copy. It was worth the tracking down I had to do.

Flutter Bye was really good, but The Fiddle Maker was so much more. There is so much mystery, and a lot of creepy parts. It is so New Orleans. You feel like you are there, and just following these people around. It is not predictable, but very surprising. You can't put the book down. I can't believe anyone could put so much into 143 pages. I thought it was a great book.

Harlem boxer Stormy Rhodes and his lover Carlos face homophobia and violence, yet also find warm support in unexpected quarters. Their story plays against a background of boxing in Atlantic City and Madison Square Garden, the bars and streets of Greenwich Village, and New York's gay pride parade. But the final reckoning must be in the ring.
--- From book's back cover

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I think it is a great book