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Bad Man Blues: A Portable George Garrett
Published in Hardcover by Southern Methodist Univ Pr (1998)
Authors: George P. Garrett, Allen Wier, and Richard Bausch
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bad man blues
...this books writting styles are in no match with any other book that i have read pure genious.

A wonderful sample of Garrett's versatility
This book -- billed as "a portable George Garrett" is just that. It includes samples of his work from many years and shows how he can master almost any form. The stories of his family and of his academic career are especially engaging. But the volume contains one section from his magnificent stories of the Tudor period. This is a book by an author who has not received his due of acclaim.


The Prisoner of Second Avenue -- starring Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason (Audio Theatre Series)
Published in Audio Cassette by L. A. Theatre Works (01 June, 2000)
Authors: Neil Simon, L.A. Theatre Works, Richard Dreyfuss , Marsha Mason , Betty Garrett Neil Simon, Marsha Mason, Betty Garrett, and Richard Dreyfuss
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue
I can see why it was nominated for a Grammy!!! I absolutely love Dreyfuss and Mason. I couldn't stop listening to the play and I was so "into" it!!!

Top Notch
I can see why The Prisoner of Second Avenue got a Grammy nomination. Marsha Mason and Richard Dreyfuss have great chemistry and give top notch performances. A fabulous listen with plenty of laughs. Not to be missed!


Lord Darcy
Published in Paperback by Baen Books (01 July, 2002)
Author: Randall Garrett
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It's all about the setting . . .
Many mystery writers have created more memorable characters and have been better at constructing plots, but what makes Randall Garrett's work stand out is the setting. He imagines a Europe and America largely ruled by the British Empire, an Empire that never fell and has discovered magic along the way. Thus, we are treated to the adventures of a detective whose work takes place in a society totally different from our own. The existence of magic makes for an interesting x-factor in the stories. All in all, it makes for a fun read.

A perfect introduction to the type
It's great to see paperback publishers bringing out "unitary editions" of OP classics for the benefit of those who were too young to know them when they first appeared (or have read their original copies to rags), and Garrett's Lord Darcy trilogy is one of the best choices this particular house could have made. In a splendidly imagined and explicated parallel/alternate 20th-Century world where magic not only works but has been officially codified and where the milieu takes off from recognized historical events (Richard Lionheart didn't die at the Siege of Chaluz in France in 1199, and his descendants went on to create the Anglo-French-speaking Angevin Empire, where physics, not sorcery, is the stuff of fairy tales--the internal-combustion engine and wired communications have never been invented, yet magic operates according to mathematical theory), Garrett seamlessly brings together sf, fantasy, espionage, and murder mystery in the adventures of Lord Darcy, Chief Investigator for the Duke of Normandy, and his friend and assistant, Master Sorcerer Sean O Lachlainn. "Too Many Magicians" is a full-length novel with elements of international intrigue lent by the machinations of Casimir IX of the Polish "quasi-empire," who, like Hitler, dreams of continental (if not world) domination, while "Murder and Magic" and "Lord Darcy Investigates" are collections of short stories originally published in various sf magazines in the '60's and '70's. Garrett (now, sadly, deceased) was obviously a student of history, and he's also a skilled and ingenious plotter who shows a real mastery of what used to be called the "locked-room mystery." Though some of his characters' explanations of how and why magic works may seem a bit tedious, your patience in reading them through will be rewarded--everything in them contributes to your understanding of Lord Darcy's reality. And he throws in some great curve balls too: while "Mechicoe" is a duchy of the Empire's New World possessions, it's still administered by a (Christianized) descendant of the Montezumas. I can think of no similar book that's as good apart from Poul Anderson's "Operation" stories. These books can truly be appreciated as examples of more than one genre and should reach a crossover audience.

Fantasy Mysteries
The Lord Darcy stories are set in an alternate universe where magic works and King Richard I lived longer, leaving Britain and France still under the control of the Plantagenet family. Lord Darcy is the chief criminal investigator for Richard, the Duke of Normandy, and Master Sean O'Lochlainn is his sidekick and forensic sorcerer. They are called in to investigate crimes in which magic has been used. It is a series of short mystery stories, including locked room puzzles and a knockoff of Murder on the Orient Express. The writing is a little repetitive--in particular, I grew very tired of the phrase "the tubby little Irish sorcerer". But overall, these stories are just incredibly fun.


Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It (Civil War America)
Published in Hardcover by Univ of North Carolina Pr (2000)
Authors: William Garrett Piston and Richard W., III Hatcher
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much a do about little
i found this book to be a struggle to read.It is painfully obvious that the authors have attempted to build a minor engagement into something just short of Bull Run and/orGettysburg. They try hard but in my opinion they do noy carry it off.

Clash of Communities
Piston and Hatcher have produced an excellently detailed overview of the events and participants in the battle and over the surrounding region during the summer of 1861. By beginning with unit histories of the various units engaged, the reader gains a sense of identity with the men who fought and died there. The method itself is excellent, but would be difficult to apply to later engagements in the war. The central arguement, that Civil War soldiers were motivated by strong allegiances to their home communities, is well substantiated, but may also be useful only for engagements at the outset of the war. Other authors have successfuly shown that this motivation waned, and that national ideology and identity with the adopted community, the unit, sustained men later in the war. The book's major fault is an unbalanced interpretation of events, especially when the leaders of both forces are concerned. Lyon is labeled a madman and Sigel is portrayed as grossly incompetent, while southern commanders are lionized and noticeably escape criticism. The author's assertion that the Missouri State Guard somehow represents a lawful military force evaporates when that same force, guaranteed under the Constitution, raises arms against federal authorities charged with protection of that same Constitution. Overall, the work is excellently researched, especially from local sources, and improved my comprehension of the tragic confrontation.

Wilson's Creek brought to Life
I love a book that can pull you into it. This ones certainly does. It's been several years since I toured the battlefield at Wilson's Creek, but Piston and Hatcher do an excellent job in bringing out map details and troop movements that it felt like I was on the battlefield again but this time feeling the intense battle struggle between the two sides. The details on each regiment that fought at Wilson's Creek, North and South, was excellent.


Hoaxes and swindles
Published in Unknown Binding by Severn House ()
Author: Richard Garrett
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Fun to read
I just read this book last night, and even thou I have read more elaborated versions on some of the stories in other books earlier, I came across a few that I haven't seen before. And the is also a few of the pranks played ut the British version of Candid Camera in the 60ties. I liked the book.


Aliens from Outer Space (A Piccolo Original)
Published in Paperback by Pan Macmillan (1983)
Author: Richard Garrett
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Anatomy of a Grand Prix driver
Published in Unknown Binding by Barker ()
Author: Richard Garrett
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Aristotle and the Theology of the Living Immortals (Suny Series in Ancient Greek Philosophy)
Published in Paperback by State Univ of New York Pr (2000)
Authors: Richard Bodeus and Jan Garrett
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Atlantic Disasters: The Titanic and Other Victims of the North Atlantic
Published in Hardcover by Seven Hills Book Distributors (1987)
Author: Richard Garrett
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Authority and Interpretation: A Baptist Perspective
Published in Paperback by Baker Book House (1987)
Authors: Duane A. Garrett and Richard R. Jr. Melick
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