The Princess Bride
Author: William Goldman
Desc: What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be...well...a lot less than the man of her dreams? As a boy William Goldman claims he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic The Princess Bride. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation and only the "good parts" reached his ears. Now Goldman does Dad one better. He's reconstructed the "Good Parts Version" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere. What's it about? Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. Five or Six Beautiful Women. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death Lies Truth Miracles and a Little Sex. In short it's about everything.