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Strange Book
This has to be the strangest book I've ever read. Having been a James Garner fan since the first episode of the original Maverick series in Sept. 1957, I remember the sequence of events quite well. I also have clippings of interviews with all the major players in this book from that time to this.

Many of the quotes - especially those attributed to Roy Huggins and Jack Kelly - are absolutely contrary to the facts as have been written hundreds of times, often with quotes from both Huggins and Kelly that are completely at odds with what is quoted here.

There are also many situations that were simply not as they are described here according to the many sources of information that I collected at the time.

I hardly know what to make of it all. It's difficult for me to trust anything here, knowing how much is demonstrably in error.

Garner - Still A Mystery
The author does an excellent job of pulling together material from many sources to provide interesting insights into one of Hollywoood's most popular actors.Unfortunately, Mr. Garner did not provide an interview for the author and very little of his private life is revealed.

It is enjoyable to hear the background behind his various movies and TV series as well as his other business ventures.

The reader is left with an impression that Mr. Garner is a much deeper and more complex man than one would suspect.

This book was written in 1985 and so much of Mr. Garner's life is not covered.After a mid-life crisis involving numerous lawsuits, a troubled marriage, poor health, deep depression, and the "cancelled" Rockford Files, Mr. Garner seems to have mellowed considerably.It would be very interesting to update this bio with current info. ... Read more

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Following in the footsteps of Politically Correct BedtimeStories, this book retells classic bedtime stories, stripped of anyelements that might be offensive to women, gays, short people, minorities,giants, or wolves, as well as any details that might encourage aggression,cruelty, sexism, prejudice, littering, and so on.

At the same time hepokes fun at our politically correct sensitivity, the author points outbiases in our traditional stories that we may not have been aware of. ... Read more

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Hilarious!
The copy that I received was in perfect condition and the stories were absolutely hilarious. Totally worth it.

Especially made to humble fairy tale lovers
Once again Mr. Garner ventures into the world of horrible fairy tales that do nothing but insult the intelligent among us. His snappy humor leaves you wondering where his opinion truly does lie, which is kind of creepy, but it does not detract from how hilarous these stories are in their forms. When everything is sacred, nothing is sacred, and this book proves it.

Fairy tales told in the most politically correct manner possible
This book is extremely funny. Garner takes the following classic fairy tales and turns them into extremely politically correct satires.

*) Hansel and Gretel
*) The Ant and the Grasshopper
*) The Little Mermaid
*) The Tortoise and the Hare
*) Puss In Boots
*) Sleeping Beauty
*) The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

The content can be summed up by the alternate title for Sleeping Beauty, " Sleeping Persun of Better-Than-Average Attractiveness." Everyone in the stories talks like the most totally committed politically correct person imaginable. It is satire that works and is an extension of what we see and read on a daily basis.

Fun, but just more of the same
Given the popularity and originality of Garner's previous work, "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories," a sequel was all but inevitable. But the brilliance of that first effort was in its freshness and surprise. Now that the feline animal companion is out of the bag, another book on the same topic was bound to be disappointing.

Garner rewrites old fairy tales (Hansel and Gretel, The Little Mermaid) and fables (The Ant and the Grasshopper, the Tortoise and the Hare) to echo the sensitivities of the far, far left. He tongue-in-cheekedly uses spellings that avoid the word "man" ("persun" for "person," "wommon" for "woman,") and has his heroes and heroines (excuse me, she-roes) adopt anti-capitalist, pro-environment and pro-animal rights stances. But (sigh) it has all been done before. What Garner neededto do was to take his lampoon to a new level. He accomplishes this one time, with "Puss in Boots," a satire on the American political system, in which artful consultants spin empty-headed candidates into electoral gold.

Garner is a clever man, a skilled writer and a gifted satirist. This work is OK, but I'm anxious to see him move in new directions.

That Tortoise used Performing Enhancement Drugs
This sequel to Politically Correct Bedtime Stories introduces the reader to more politically correct fairy tales. Hansel and Gretel and the Tortoise and the Hare are my favourites.This is on par with the first book but avoid the next book in the series Politically Correct Holiday Stories as it does not live up to the standards of these two.Also read Apocalypse Wow by the same author.

Other great versions of fairytales can be found in Once Upon a Crime and the book called Whatever happened to...? The Ultimate Sequels. ... Read more

Amazon.com Review
Bedtime stories will never again be the same--at least not after reading James Finn Garner, who, in surprisingly true Fairy Godmother fashion, waved hisauthorial wand and revised a large collection of fairy tales and holidaylore in Politically Correct: The Ultimate Storybook. This volumecompiles his three separately published books, Politically CorrectBedtime Stories, Once Upon a More Enlightened Time, andPolitically Correct Holiday Stories, examining the many "isms,"whether glaringly obvious or more subtle, inherent in traditionalfavorites.

The tales begin similarly to their Brothers Grimm and Hans ChristianAnderson predecessors, but veer suddenly to incorporate non-offensive,politically correct language and modern issues that range from overzealouslawyers to rampant real estate development to the destruction of theenvironment. Garner refashions over two dozen tales including SleepingBeauty and Cinderella, plucking damsels and the disenfranchised fromcaptive plot lines, increasing their self-awareness, spunk and dialogueten-fold, then settles them comfortably back into tales where they can livehappily ever after as confident, happy, successful entrepreneurs with asocial mission.

The disclaimers preceding each of the three sections, as well as theabundant use of politically correct speech throughout the collection,appears at times more of a pointed mockery than a true attempt to enlightenstories locked in medieval thought. The tales do however, offer a wittyand clever alternative to spoon-fed tradition. --Mara Shurgot ... Read more

Customer Reviews (26)

great book
this is a very good book. I enjoyed it so much, i was first read one of the stories from the book by my lecturer and loved it so much i wanted a copy and have found that all the stories are just as interesting and funny as the first.

Great adaption of traditional fairytales.
This book is a wonderful and different take on fairy tales. Lighthearted but with nice subliminal reality messages about life instead of the expectations for young girls to wait around to meet 'Prince Charming' to live happily ever after. I think all children especially young girls should have a copy of this book.

Fairy Tales for Grown Ups
I had purchased the smaller, individual books quite a while back and have since lent them out to friends and haven't seen them since.When I saw that the three books had been compiled into one, I was thrilled.

The reading is a great laugh.It mocks the emphasis on the need to be constantly "politically correct" and takes a classic fairy tale and turns it into humor aimed at adults.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys not quite mindless humor and for those who aren't easily confused or uptight.

Great Political Satire
I know full well that intentions may be in the right place, but many folk think that society and our institutions have gone way too far out on the limb in defining political correctness, and I happen to agree!

This book was a riot...a sheer delight.The Three Little Pigs lived "together in mutual respect and in harmony with the environment, using materials indigenous to the area." Alas, the big bad wolf and his cohorts destroyed their abodes in order to take over their land and build fancy condos for the rich.

Little Red Riding Hood carried a basket of fresh fruit and mineral water to her grandmother who was certainly capable of taking care of herself as a mature adult. Red Riding Hood, Grandma and the wolf decided to set up an alternative household based on mutual respect, commonality of purpose and cooperation.

These are quick reads with the ability to make the reader laugh right out loud.

great book
I love the book and it was in excellent condition, better than what I was expecting! ... Read more

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The author of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories sets the record straight on beloved seasonal tales--including ""A Christmas Carol,"" ""The Story of Hanukkah,"" and ""The Night Before Christmas""--freeing them from sexism, ageism, and political imperialism. ... Read more

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A fun spin on political correctness
Loved the politically correct book on fairy tales. Read this one and loved it too. Fun interpretation of political correctness applied to holiday stories...great Christmas gift.

Too funny, I laughed hysterically
Laughed so hard I cried. These stories are outrageously funny. My favorite was the one about Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer. I liked this book so much, that I also purchased "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories".

I highly recommend this book, not just for the holidays, but for any time. Also, as a bonus its a small book and won't take up too much shelf space.

Love this book!
This book arrived in time for Christmas gift giving as I hoped it would.It was a used book but I wouldn't have known that, as it was in perfect condition.Reading this holiday humor gives a great break from the stresses and demands of the holiday season.I first saw this book in an office waiting room and I was so glad to find it at Amazon.The author also wrote a similar and very good book about politically correct bedtime stories.I reccomend both books.

Funny and entertaining
If you, like me, believe that society has gone way out on a limb with the obsessive need for political correctness, then I highly recommend this humorous and witty book.

I laughed at the tale of Rudolph The Nasally Empowered Reindeer who started a union because of Santa's exploitation of male/buck reindeer and vertically challenged elf populations.

Frosty the Persun of Snow gathered a crew of fellow snow persuns and marched on Washington, DC to protest global warming and the depletion of the ozone layer.

The author has a wonderful way of poking fun at all the political correctness done in the name of good intentions.

meh
Retellings of "Frosty", "Rudolph", "A Christmas Carol", and "The Nutcracker" with PC speak and a snarky attempt to be "inoffensive", as in, without religious or judgmental tones. Rudolph starts a union, Frosty fights against global warming, etc. Not really particularly funny or meaningful. Very meh. Grade: C ... Read more

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Another tiresome "effort" from JF Garner
I have all but given up the hope that Mr. Garner will write another volume with the charm and hilarity of his "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories." Luckily, since I believe I have read all of his works, here is none left for me to try.

This very small book rewrites a variety of popular movies -- Pulp Fiction, Charlotte's Web, Network, etc. -- to satisfy the point of view of someone from a Red State (Republican) or Blue State (Democrat). There is promise in this approach to satirize both the left, the right. This is a common stance of the popular media writer -- see Time, Newsweek or your large hometown newspaper -- that provides vague satisfaction to both camps. But Garner evidently has neither he wit nor the insight to make more of his approach than to offer dimly-snarky --and very short! -- rewrites. His "Wizard of Dubya" is a huge ripoff of the original. All of its characters -- Dorothy, Auntie Em, Miss Gulch, Glinda, the WW of the W and the munchkins are preserved nearly untouched, as is the plot. You might think he would call the Yellow Brick Road something different, at least. His satiric darts pierce no pretensions and flit about aimlessly and without point. Alas, Mr. Garner's only goal seems to be to put yet another book into print, and to wend his swag-loaded wheelbarrow gleefully to the bank.

My advice? Don't evenbother with "Recut Madness." You and you friends are twice as funny at lunchtime.

Clever, wity, relevent.
Recut Madness is a unique blend of current events, satire, and popular culture. I enjoyed the sheer absurdity and of having Forest Gump find a downed National Guard pilot who bears a striking resemblance to one G.W. Bush. as well as the anachronistic, but perfectly executed, piece based on Spartacus. The main feature, The Wizard of Dubya is, in its self, funny and complet enough to have been a stand alone piece.

This book was well researched well written and points out the stupidity on both sides of the American political system. I highly recommend this read to anyone, regardless of weather or not they have seen all the movies lampooned in this book, though it would help. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Garner's only biography--but the music was the man
I don't know that there was any explaining Erroll Garner's genius, since it was a natural gift, any more than someone could explain Mozart's gift. This book provides little insight, but it does have some wonderfulinformation and a discography which was complete at that time.Thereis now an Erroll Garner website, although I do not consider it verycomplete. If anyone is interested, one thing that is often missing frominformation is that Mr. Garner started out as a stride piano player.Hisstyle later change to the guitar strumming left-hand style he became famousfor.Yet, paradoxically, being constricted to that style, althoughmaking him famous, limited his genius.His Latin recordings in the 50s,60s, and 70s, when he was not restricted to that style,were a wonderfuldemonstration of rhythmic independence of the hands in piano playing.What this biography talks about is the influence of Martha Glaser.Theimplication is strong in other people'swords, that this influence, whilecausing his fame, also limited his genius.One can gain almost as muchinformation from old record jackets as one can from reading this book, butit is different information.Although I don't know if Amazon edits outthis type of stuff, I can recommend some things about Mr. Garner, you mightnot find elsewhere. There is some wonderful information about ErrollGarner's playing in the CD-ROM by Dick Hyman titled A Century of JazzPiano, by JSS Music.Mr. Hyman also wrote an article about Mr. Garner'sstyle once in Piano Today magazine.Soon enough Hal Leonard Publishing issupposed to be coming out with a book of Erroll Garner's transcriptions inits Artist Transcription series.The most extensive catalog of Mr.Garner's CDs, as far as I know, is available at www.ktel.com. There weresix music books put out about Mr. Garner's playing. Three were by CherryLane music, but only two of these are still in print.There were alsotwo sheet music folios of Erroll Garner's music put out in the forties,when he was still a stride player.The recording that the Smithsonian putout is Mr. Garner playing in this style.This recording is transcribed inBrian Priestley's book, Jazz Piano Styles.There is also a book thatwas put out in the 70s, I think, by Schwarz, about how to play in the styleof Garner, but it is long out of print.Although not great, at least itwas an attempt. Finally, there is a wonderful series of books by BillDobbins, available from Jamey Aebersold. In the last one, there is animitation of him playing Erroll Garner, which can be ordered on tape.Thisis also instructive.And really finally, there are two more examples Ican think of.There were two books put out by Claude Bolling, in whichseveral pieces owed a lot to Erroll Garner.One was very similar to Mr.Garner's latin style, but based on the chord changes to The Man I Love. Another was called Garnerama, and it drew upon Mr. Garner's ballad style. Yet another example of someone trying to imitate Mr. Garner can be foundin one of Lee Evans's books.Also, Mr. Hyman put out a book of jazzetudes, based on styles of different jazz pianist.This is included in theCD-ROM I mentioned.I was planning a web site, but someone beat me toit.Yet, perhaps someone can find this information posted here useful.Please feel free to email me.My son is named Erroll, after Erroll Garner,so I would really appreciate it.If I ever get feeling down, all I have todo is put on a CD of Mr. Garner's, and I get going again.

Sorry i did not read this book but.....
I saw Mr.Garner life in concert in the fifty s in Amsterdam Concertgebouw.He is for me the most original style player,in the whole Jazz world. Because of his heigth, he needed the telephone book from Amsterdam,to sit on, upon his chair so he could play the piano. Good luck with yourwebsite. A real Garner fan.

erroll the marvellous
I like Erroll garner, it's my favoite jazzman. He got a lot of swing and style and that's why i like his music. I would like to see a better site of he, because"il le mérite" (sorry for my poor english) Good bye And "vive Erroll garner!!!!!!" ... Read more

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Originally published in 1901.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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The Physics of the Natural Philosophers blends conceptual physics with algebra-based problem-solving for a one-semester introductory course appropriate for students planning to major in physics as well as nonmajors taking it as a terminal science course. The introduction to classical physics topics–including mechanics, vibrations and waves, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism, and heat–requires only a basic algebra background with a small amount of trigonometry.

This text serves two audiences: students who need additional problem-solving skills before taking the standard algebra- or calculus-based courses, and students who need science general education credits and who likely will not go on in physics coursework. New majors will be mainly attracted by the standard problem-solving emphasis, while liberal arts students will appreciate the coverage of the history of physics, philosophy of science, and short biographies of famous classical physicists, from Aristotle to Faraday.

The in-text examples and exercises at the end of the chapters present interesting and unusual problems. For example, the section on projectile motion offers an example from the JFK assassination using data from the Warren Commission Report. Many of the questions are conceptual physics questions, but most of the problems are traditional problems, making The Physics of the Natural Philosophers an excellent choice for a one-semester introduction to the field.

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Ginn and company in 1903 in 55 pages; Subjects: Courts; Justice, Administration of; Law / General; Law / Civil Procedure; Law / Courts; ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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A book/disk package that enables Windows/PC users to connect to the Internet at the click of a mouse button. It makes the two most popular Internet applications, E-mail and the Usenet News, available to the novice PC user. Offers a special edition of the $149.00 communications software package, Internet Anywhere. Includes automatically pre-configured software that provides easy access to the Internet for 30 days. ... Read more

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