false 3715440 2 A well-known poet pursues his elusive muse; a Kiwi makes himself indispensable in Oz; a revolutionary fast-food franchise revs up Russia's economy; a racing-car driver is airborne; temperate Otago exports its kiwifruit worldwide; a Frenchman called Foucault puts in the hard yards at an antipodean dairy farm. Jones has written a refreshing collection of short stories using a lively mix of genres. He takes readers on flights of fancy, transports of delight, and occasional trips of nostalgia. Some of the stories are unique ways of looking at the everyday and ordinary, others take us out of this world. 3759056 6 6 2008 Transported total:4|5:2|4:2| 4 18 5 3 4 0 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 10 17:18:54 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 16 01:14:20 -0800 2009
I was hooked on Transported from the very first page, as Jones’ wastes no time in drawing the reader int...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 11 02:27:58 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 06:02:45 -0700 2008
"I read Jones's first story, Rat Up a Drainpipe, and couldn't put it down. I laughed out loud, and felt unusually good. I...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 12:09:51 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 12:10:36 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 03 10:37:59 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 10:37:59 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Nov 13 12:33:48 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 12:33:48 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6081140