false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178249074m/776283.jpg 776283 5 The internationally acclaimed author of The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, and Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury is a magician at the height of his powers, displaying his sorcerer's skill with twenty-one remarkable stories that run the gamut from total reality to light fantastic, from high noon to long after midnight. A true master tells all, revealing the strange secret of growing young and mad; opening a Witch Door that links two intolerant centuries; joining an ancient couple in their wild assassination games; celebrating life and dreams in the unique voice that has favored him across six decades and has enchanted millions of readers the world over. 762320 1 12 1996 Quicker Than the Eye total:255|5:49|4:91|3:85|2:27|1:3| 255 921 365 15 3 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Nov 21 06:48:26 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 21 06:49:58 -0800 2007 Quicker Than The Eye at the library this weekend, and read thru this short story collection as an antidote to Running with Scissors.

The first few stories "Unterseaboat Doktor" and "Zaharoff/Richter Mark V" didn't do much to dispel my depressed mood. Howev...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 13:16:49 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 10:19:20 -0700 2009 1
My favorite stories in this collection are: Last Rites, Zaharoff/Richter Mark V and Exchange.

Many readers skip the "afterwords" of a book - this one is wort...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 09:04:44 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 09:10:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Aug 29 08:33:41 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 08 09:50:17 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 13:19:06 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 13:21:14 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 11:59:42 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 12:01:11 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Nov 01 03:14:19 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 03:14:19 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 09:31:49 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 10:09:23 -0700 2009
I have been captivated by his audio readings of other short stories, but this collection was no where near the intensity or creativity of his others. It almost felt like ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 12:53:11 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 12:55:30 -0700 2009
Did I mention that I got it signed by Mr. Bradbur...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Feb 04 19:43:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 19:49:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 21:05:40 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 21:13:27 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 10:12:51 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 15:02:48 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jun 24 10:44:49 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 24 20:44:42 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Apr 02 13:48:44 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 13:49:31 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jan 22 13:51:41 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 13:52:02 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Nov 19 18:58:44 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 18:58:44 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 12:43:08 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 12:43:08 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 15 02:31:48 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 02:31:48 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 14 21:43:59 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 21:43:59 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Nov 11 12:22:09 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 12:22:09 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=776283