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Two Fools Who Gained a Measure of Wisdom.
Published in Paperback by Dramatist's Play Service (01 January, 1998)
Author: Tim Kelly
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A GREAT PLAY
This is a really humorous play which details the troubles which beset a newly married man when he tries to introduce his wife to one of his crazy relatives. Anyone who has some eccentric family members will be able to sympathize with the man's problems. Kelly's characterizations of the obnoxious, cigar smoking aunt and her shiftless maid are extremely funny and interesting. This play works well for high school English teachers to use in their classes in that it keeps the students interested and is based on a Chekhov short story entitled "Nothing To Choose Between Them." It's a great read!

READ THIS PLAY
I remember reading this short play in high school in the Literary Cavalcade magazine and giggling in class at some of the crazy scenes. This is a great play for ALL readers (both young and old). Older readers may be able to identify with the plight of having crazy relatives that you are embarrassed to have people, especially a potential husband or wife, meet. I loved the cigar smoking elderly female relative and I often recall meeting some of my husband's eccentric relatives for the first time when I reread this play. I recommend that everyone read this with their spouse or significant other as you'll have share alot of laughs together as you read this humorous play.

Complete Guide to Home Taxidermy
Published in Hardcover by Meredith Pr (1987)
Author: Tim Kelly
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Taxing but still good
Taxidermy is an under-appreciated art, and this book helped me learn something about it. As someone once perceptively observed, the difference between a gigolo and taxidermist is the order in which the mounting versus the stuffing occurs. After reading this book, you will never get these confused ever again.

The only problem is that since my two cats and my golden retriever saw this book, they now hide behind the furniture and under my bed when they see me coming. Oh well, if they don't lighten up pretty soon maybe they will have something to worry about.

Dracula: The Vampire Play
Published in Paperback by I E Clark (1978)
Author: Tim Kelly
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Vampires rule.
This play is an excellent, if not entirely true to the original, adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic. I should know, I was in it!

First to the Wall, 100 Years of Olympic Swimming
Published in Paperback by FreeStyle Publications, Inc. (03 November, 1999)
Authors: Kelly A. Gonsalves, Susan A. LA Mondia, Tim Morse, and Susan Lamondia
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Read it now !
Perfectly balanced: history and funny facts. A great tribute to Olimpic heroes. Essential for those who love swimming and Olimpic Sports.

The Rough Guide to Prague (Prague (Rough Guides))
Published in Paperback by Rough Guides (2000)
Authors: Rough Guides, Rob Humphreys, Tim Nollen, and J. M. Kelly
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A true insiders guide
As someone who lived in Prague, I can say that this is the real thing. With enough tourist-y information to get newcomers started, The Rough Guide goes off the beaten path--offering tidbits of off-the-wall history and an insider's look at the city's best kept secrets. An added bonus--reviews of, honestly, the best restaurants, bars and clubs in the city--not a single tourist trap or cliche among them. A must read for visitors to the city!

The Uninvited (Play Script)
Published in Paperback by Dramatist's Play Service (1998)
Authors: Tim Kelly and Dorothy Macardle
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Solid play if a good novel and a fine film
This is a solid play of a good novel, but it is unlikely that any viewer can see it without having first seen the film version with Ray Milland. The surprises and twists are all there and the dialogue works well. A solid play.

A CLASSY ENGLISH GHOST STORY.
I first read this book at about the age of ten, after watching the 1944 film on late night on television (I was enthralled). There are sub-plots and characters which weren't included in the movie version, but Macardle's fluid writing style keeps one's interest until the last page. The story is about strange ghostly disturbances at "Cliff End" (in the movie, the Georgian house was re-named "Windward"). There are wonderful characters: the Fitzgeralds (Pamela and Roderick) who are siblings, Stella Merideth, the young moonstruck girl who's enchanted by the dangers which lure her into her mother's past. Commander Beech is gruff and Miss Holloway is cold and rather heartless (especially towards Stella; her supposed mother was an "intimate friend" of Holloway's). The Spanish Gypsy - Carmel Casada - whom Llewellyn used as a model for his paintings holds the key to the puzzle....Macardle uses plenty of exclaimation marks throughout the book and her writing style is a wee bit dated - but this story has an ingeniously unique twist in which readers of the ghost genre should appreciate. The Irish Ms. Macardle also wrote THE UNFORESEEN, (about a woman with "second sight") DARK ENCHANTMENT (about witchcraft in France) and a non-fiction book entitled THE IRISH REPUBLIC.

Wonderful ghost story
Saw the movie when I was a kid - read the book at the library, then finally bought the republished edition from Amazon. Characters are beautifully drawn, and the love story is great. A great English mystery novel.

The Overcoat
Published in Hardcover by Dramatic Pub. (1995)
Authors: Tim J. Kelly and Nikolai Vasil'evich Gogol
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perplexed gohst
I feel that the dramatic portayal of the character Akaky Akaveich was cleverly narrated. Also the way Gogol exemplifies the hardships of being poor and trying to work the way up the ladder of life only to see that you end up back at the beginning. Akaky is concerned with greed towards the end and is happy with where he is now only to leave the reader unsatisfied. The clever points that Gogol uses to refer to the devil and greed were baffling. One example that sticks out in my mind is the fact that the story was based on St. Petersburg, Russia, and the apostle of Jesus, Peter, was known to deny Jesus three times became devilish. While reading this book, I found myself feeling bad for Akaky becuase as the author say's "True this creature, who had meely bore the office jokes and gone quitely to his grave, had had, toward the end of his life, a cherished visitor-the overcoat, which for a brief moment had brightened his wreched existence. Then a crushing blow had finished everything, a blow such befalls the powerful of the earth..." I defintly reccommend this book for it's clever wit and many emotions it pulls you through, throughout the story.

Gogal uses imagery and symbolism to appeal to the reader.

The short story "The Overcoat" written by Nikolai Gogol is a creatively written story containing imagery and symbolism to appeal to the reader. The main character's name is Akaky Akakievich, who is destined to be a "no body" in this world from birth. He lives a hard life in Petersburg earning what little money he gets by copying documents. Gogol uses excellent imagery with the description of Akaky by using phrases such as "a complexion that might be aptly described as hemorrhoidal."

Akaky is always the butt of jeers and jokes because of his social and physical status. Clerks often shower pieces of paper on the silent Akaky. One quote from Akaky often sticks in the minds of readers when he was being teased by one of the new clerks; "Let me be. Why do you do this to me? . . ." It is easy to see why Akaky is the butt of the jokes because he wears a shabby, almost see through frock known as the "old dressing gown." He doesn't even care when scraps of melon rinds and trash are thrown on him when he is walking to and from work.

The story gets underway when Akaky is forced to scrape together what little money he can and buy a new overcoat. This is the part of the story where he changes pretty drastically because he gains a little respect from his peers and is even seen at a party drinking a little champagne. The plot continues as something happens to Akaky and the overcoat.

I highly recommend reading this short story, as I enjoyed it immensely. I often wrote as many essays as I could possible on this story in my 10th grade english class. After reading this book I grew to love Gogol and I look forward to looking for more of his works. I really admire Gogol's way of using imagery to describe Akaky and his symbolism of the old dressing gown and the new overcoat. The ending was not expected as you find out what happens to the overcoat, Akaky, and the others involved.

The work of a troubled genius
These stories are a painful insight into the way Nikolay Vasilyevitch Gogol percieved the world around him. This is not easy reading - being the work of a person on the verge of insanity - but well worth the effort. The incredibly moody images of St. Petersburg - the northern Venice, locked in perpetual decay between East and West - serve as a splendid backdrop for srange disturbing stories. Every piece of this collection - take for instance "The Portrait" - a story that might have been written by H.P. Lovecraft or the surreal story of the escaped nose - is a gem. It just takes a little effort to appreciate it

The Fall of the House of Usher
Published in Paperback by I. E. Clark (1979)
Authors: Tim Kelly and Edgar Allan Poe
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i THOUGHT THIS BOOJK WAS VERY EXCITING .
THIS BOOK IS VERY GOOD AND KEPT MY INTEREST THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE TIME I READ IT.

Delve into the mind of a madman!
This story was disjointed, abstract, distrubing and confusing to the point that it hurt my head... yet I want to read it again. Although I'm not sure I understood everthing that happened, you get so caught up in the the agony of the characters insanity, one must read on to try to make sense of it. This is a book that you will read over and over to try and understand and just when you think you've got it... you will have doubt enough to read it once again!

Lord of the flies
This book is very good it is about children deserted on an inhabited island.It is all about jealousy,leadership and hate.
It is good because it is quite scary and when they go crazy they go crazy. The ending ! marvelous i haven't seen a better book yet wich has a better ending than this book.I also think that it would be quite fun being deserted on an island but when you read this book you won't want to be left on an island ever.

The Rough Guide to Techno
Published in Paperback by Rough Guides (2000)
Authors: Tim Barr and J. M. Kelly
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Not Very Informative or Complete
I recently ordered this book, as I don't know too much about Techno music and I remember the Rough Guide to Rock that was once online (but has since disappeared) being fairly informative and well-written. However, I realized after getting this book that the Rough Guide online seemed good precisely b/c it was online, and free. At least when it comes to music (I've not read any of their travel books), the rough guides are not very thorough or involved in the subject matter. You could probably get all the information in this book free online from the All Music Guide. And also don't expect to get complete discography information. You just get one or a few recommendations for each artist and sketchy details in the entry about their recorded output. It is generally well-written though.

Stays true to the genre
A very good pocket guide. This book, unlike many other techno-style books, stays true to the genre which it claims to depict. It lists alot of artists and when used in conjuction with the rough guide to House, and Drum N' Bass, you pretty much get all the info on Electronica you need in three pint-sized books.

A Hard Task Well Done
Tim Barr with the help from some other writers has done an outstanding job on this rough guide. You can feel his love for the music as well as gain from his sharp ear and expert knowledge of the genre. Mr. Barr covers a lot of ground over about 15 years of music from many diverse artists. He does a great, "rough" job, but even so, is very detailed. Artists from Europe, America and Japan are covered. Unlike the Rough Guide to Drum 'n' Bass, Barr's descriptions are more interesting, more enlightening, and less biased. Rarely does he rip on an artist, and instead works to find each artist's unique flavor and angle, giving respect to every type of techno out there, from rave acid house to Detroit techno, to hard, punishing techno to minimal techno, to soft, ambient and more intelligent forms. He has a broad appreciation for the music which is essential to any great understanding and criticism of electronic music and its various interpretations. If he does have criticisms, they are warranted and unavoidable. Of course, this is a "rough" guide so many artists are missing. Just on the American front, it would have been nice to have seen Single Cell Orchestra and Young American Primitive included in there, but Barr does more than a sufficient job. Maybe in later editions he'll be able to append some that were left out or missed. Well written, a pleasure to read, informative, passionate, measured...a great guide. I'm a huge techno fan and have been writing for a magazine for over 4 years about techno and dance music. Knowing what a challenge this must have been, and knowing what it is to be an open-minded, and more unbiased crit, Techno: The Rough Guide, stands as a great testament to this music's creativity, artistic integrity and commitment to innovation. It'll make you proud.

On a less important note, the black and white pictures are all quite nice, many of them excellent, capturing the playfulness and humanity of our intrepid heroes.

Proverbs & Parables
Published in Paperback by New Creation Publications (02 November, 1998)
Authors: Rabecca Baerman, Jay Disbrow, Randy Emberlin, Tim Gagnon, Jesse Hamm, Michael James, Don Kelly, Christine Kerrick, Kurt K. Kolka, and Jack Martin
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Tying to make the boring into the palatable
What to do if you're trying to make something as stupid and boring as the bible into something that a poor gullible child will accept? This is the problem faced by the authors, and they do a half-way decent job of presenting bible idiocy as something partly entertaining as a comic book. Should be useful for gullible, brainwashed parents attempting to produce gullible, brainwashed children. Start them with Santa, and if they believe that, move on to the bible in comic book form.

Bible comics
Great idea with uneven results. Some superb art in places, but not always as an appropriate counterpoint to the accompanying Scriptures. The parts that do succeed are worth the cover price alone.

a Biblical Renaissance?
This book was well received by me and my teenagers. There needs to be more artistic interpretations like this that tackle scripture. Not every translation done in this book is accurate to the Word of God but every piece is brilliant in its own right. Bravo! Encore!

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