90 Classic Books for People in a Hurry: The World's Greatest Books Condensed into 4-Panel Graphic Novels http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=326842447&mt=8 This is a book about the greatest books in the world. In four illustrated squares with short, witty texts, we give you the lowdown on every classic book you should have read. Sort of like a distilled novel. 90 CLASSIC BOOKS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY is the ultimate solution for those without the time or inclination to wade through Gulliver's Travels, Pride and Prejudice or The Great Gatsby. We give you A Clockwork Orange in a four-panel comic. We give you Death of a Salesman in five amusing sentences. We give you dinner party credibility quicker than you can say The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha. Cleverly illustrated, this book is an entertaining addition to any bookshelf, coffee table or nightstand. Read this, and the next time someone mentions Naked Lunch, you won't say, "Yes please". Great for people in a hurry or just anyone who likes books. This collection of humorous cartoons uses the four panel grid to provide Cliffs Notes crack: a super-rush of literary info in no time flat .The book selection includes a nice mix of warhorse classics and more modern fareA Confederacy of Dunces and American Psychoas well as genre favoritesThe Lord of the Rings and Watchmen . The cute and amusing cartoons use a scratchy style reminiscent of a less polished Ivan Brunetti or Johnny Ryan. The rhythm of the four panels makes this a tough book to put down. --Publishers Weekly NICOTEXT is a Swedish publishing company that harvests fresh ideas in the areas of humor, culture and entertainment around the globe. With the goal of creating new and innovative book projects, the company creates books not found anywhere else--books the publishers and founders would want to buy for themselves. Nicotext are makers of the new generation coffee-table books. Nicotext releases 15 new titles every year, many of which are likely to change the world.
well in no way or form would any one but a moron include "first blood" in a 90 classic book list. Maybe in a top 500000 ! appart from that minor point - nice idea....as usual whats the price ?
Price is $3.99, which is a bit much, I think. Luckily I got a promo code . The idea is very nice, but from what I've seen so far, 4 panels is not enough for most of the books. Most of the time it's not really funny either. I also miss one full list of all books. All lists (authors, book titles) are broken into sublists, e.g. A-B, C-D, E-I etc. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is buggy. When you select it in the titles list, you get "The Hound of the Baskervilles" instead and Douglas Adams is not in the author list.
