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Mandarin's Jade, The Man Who Liked Dogs, and Try the Girl are three of Raymond Chandler's early mystery stories that set the groundwork for the creation of the Philip Marlowe character. His fast-paced style has become the hallmark of American mystery at its best. 4 cassettes. ... Read more

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Mandarin's Jade Plus others
The combination of Elliot Gould and Raymond Chandler I find superb. For me it takes that combination. All the stories in this collection I really liked. ... Read more

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12" x 18" 3-page pressbook (actually 3 single-sided ad sheets) ... Read more

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Carl Sandburg's first published book of verse dates back to 1916. Written in the poet's unique, personal idiom, these poems embody a soulfulness, lyric grace and a love and compassion for the common man that earned Sandburg a reputation as a "poet of the people." ... Read more

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Sandburg's many voices
Since each Sanburg poem in this cycle is read skillfully by a different actor, the listener gets a hightened impression of the poet's many voices.Sanburg's poetry is like 'The Spoon River Anthology', a motley crowd of speakers.I enjoyed listening to this production even more than the recordings by Sandburg himself. ... Read more

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When 61-year-old Roger loses his wife, Stella, he expectsto spend his time grieving. But Stella's spirit returns posthaste andcontinues to chat with her husband in the privacy of the home theyshared for many years. Stella wants to know all about their kids andneighbors, and in exchange, she tells Roger what heaven is like -picture the Ritz-Carlton in Florida, managed by Moses and hisassistant, Saint Peter. Stella worries that Roger may be lonely, anddecides to find him a new wife. But once he begins to date, Stellabecomes jealous of her possible replacements. She can't help wonderingwhat a second Mrs. Folger will mean for her and Roger - in this worldand the next. "I started to cry," she says, "something you're notsupposed to do in Heaven." Renowned wit Art Buchwald relays the actionof this witty, poignant novel in the alternating voices of Roger andStella. ... Read more

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delightful
I thought "Stella in Heaven" was such great find--and I only paid a dollar for it!--that I loaned it out to various friends and they passed it around to friends. What a great take on the view from heaven--maybe.

I'm actually thinking of purchasing it again for a nice re-read.

Cute and Catchy
Stella in Heaven is a very fast read.The idea that a dead woman can communicate with her husband is witty and thought provoking.I thoroughly enjoyed the way novel is presented -- Roger's Story and Stella's story as each side gives his/her accountability of the issue being discussed.I thought the character "Mimi" who is Roger's mother is outstanding.If you are looking for something different, with a twist of articulate humor -- then I recommend the book.If you've been married for a number of years (like I have) and suddenly your mate dies (which I fortunately haven't) you would like to think you could somehow, someway stay in touch -- atleast until the living can move on.The concept of Stella in Heaven is a pretty darn creative.

Direct Line to Heaven
Buchwald is the master of poignant humor.(Upon his recent death, his video was released: "Hello, this is Art Buchwald and I just died.") This small, easily read book deals with everything-life, death, loss, love, war, bar mitzvahs, gossip, all discussed by wife and husband from her Princess phone in Heaven. The heartbreaking braveness to go on in the face of all of this is simple and touching. I heartily recommend it.Keep tissues by your side when reading.

Thin characters, and little enough humor, plot, or even point
Art Buchwald was perhaps the most celebrated humor columnist of his time, but you'd never know it from this wholly forgettable novel about a man who's lost his wife.Or has he?

Roger Folger is a sixty-one year old widower who has daily communications with his departed wife Stella.The point of view alternates between these two characters, and certainly the best part of the book is Stella's quaint descriptions of heaven, which, she gushes, is very much like the Ritz-Carlton in Florida.Given the wealth of possibilities, it seems as though Buchwald should have been able to come up with something a little more inventive, but unfortunately, that's about as funny as this book gets.Convinced that her husband is pining away without her, Stella does everything she can to fix Roger up with another woman: one who meets her stringent criteria of what kind of wife he needs, naturally.The chapters with Roger are almost painful as we watch his fitful attempts to get on with his life.These scenes aren't comic so much as pathetic, and there's no real insight into either his character or his plight.

This middle-aged husband found the story more depressing than funny, and possessing little enough in the way of redeeming social value.Even Buchwald must have recognized the weakness of this book since he subtitled it "Almost a Novel".The characters are lame jokes, the plot is razor-thin, and the point is something like "Love is where you find it" or "Life goes on", and that's about it.This slim volume possesses enough humor for a couple of good newspaper columns, and that's really all.

So-so
It's a very quick read, but I didn't get into it like I should have.I did feel something for the characters obviously because I was sad at the end.Maybe it's for a different demographic, but it's not for me. ... Read more

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Ramond Chandler's great gritty detective, Philip Marlow, is in Red Wind, and Elliott Gould portrays him perfectly. A mystery masterpiece by the master of mystery weaving. ... Read more

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Audio CD edition: Great story, bad design
This is another great Raymond Chandler story, well performed by Elliott Gould. However, I can't believe that on each CD there is one 50-minute track. In other words, there are no bookmarks (other books on CDs usually have bookmarks about every 5 minutes). This means that if you stop in the middle of a CD, you will have to fast-forward 25 minutes worth of reading when you want to continue the story, which is inconvenient, and almost impossible on many CD players (they skip around after a while). I have many of these Chandler stories on tapes (Dove Audio edition). Those start with a little "jazzy" tune, which puts you right in the mood of the story. This is a detail and a personal preference, but I regret that the Millennium Audio edition doesn't have that tune.

Red Wind By Raymond Chandler
He is back.Philop Marlowe the crime fighting gumshoe has returned to fight evil and champion the right and true.Raymond Chandler has written another spine tingling thriller that will surely blow your mind and emerse you in the ongoing plot and lead you to the exciting conclusion of this wonderful book.

A great Raymond Chandler short story
It doesn't matter if the private eye's name is John Dalmas, it's still Phillip Marlowe and Phillip Marlowe fans won't be disappointed.Dalmas' life is saved by a beautiful woman who he initially tried to save. I won't say anymore than that because the intrigue, the classic Chandler charactersand the atmosphere is all there intact.Elliott Gould is the perfectreader for this type of literature, his reading is cool and crisp and justunderstated enough for the listeners to lose themselves in the escapistworld that is Chandler's. ... Read more

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With forward by Peter Bart, Editor-in-Chief, Variety. ... Read more

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A tough homicide cop struggles to uncover how Cincinnati's Keyhole Killer removes his victim's bodily organs. A young doctor goes home to find her surgeon husband hanging by the neck. A medical researcher in Indianapolis begins a chilling experiment. And a Mayan boy in a Mexican village disappears while flying a kite. The link between them is high-tech medicine and a powerful secret. 2 cassettes. ... Read more

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Shakespeare's sonnets are among the most famous love poems in the English language. Beautiful, poignant, and intriguing, they describe the poet's passionate friendship with a young man, his friend's seduction by the poet's own mistress, his friend's relationship with a rival poet, and his dalliances with "a woman colored ill." Performed by Elliott Gould, Vanessa Redgrave, Alfre Woodard, Michael York, and others. 2 cassettes.Amazon.com Review
A sonnet is a structured poem of 14 lines written in iambicpentameter. William Shakespeare is the acknowledged master of thismedium, turning each set of 140 syllables into miniature dramas aboutlove, lust, betrayal, shame, and death. Shakespeare's sonnets tend tobe overshadowed by his plays, but these poems are often considered tobe among the greatest of all time. The 154 sonnets in this collectionare joined by "A Lover's Complaint" and 20 songs, including "The Windand the Rain" and "Willow Song." Read by Minnie Driver, KelseyGrammer, Vanessa Redgrave, Julian Sands, and others, this recordingwill make even a reluctant listener wonder, "O, from what power hastthou this powerful might?" Listen to Julian Sands read "Oh,from What Power Hast Thou This Powerful Might." Visit our audio helppage for more information. (Running time: 3 hours, 2 cassettes)--C.B. Delaney ... Read more

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The Washington Irving Library is the classic collection of works by a man who dreamed up Rip Van Winkle and The Headless Horseman.What do you do after you have missed forty years of your life?And what exactly does this horseman want and what will it take to make him go away?Listeners will visit a time of yesterday, where horses were transportation and life moved at a different pace. ... Read more

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"Nightingales in a War Zone" by Chaim Potok and performed by Joel Grey--an American soldier stationed in the Far East in the fateful winter of 1956 contemplates war, prejudice and history. "Gifts of the Last Night" by Rebecca Goldstein and read by Lainie Kazan--on a wild New York night, the eighth of the Festival of Lights, Pearl encounters a writer in a restaurant and learns about the most important gift of all. And "Go Toward the Light" written and read by Harlan Ellison--a quest back through time answers some spiritual and mechanical questions about the nature of the first Hanukkah. ... Read more

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Elliott Gould, who played Philip Marlowe on the screen, performs Lady in The Lake - a gritty, well-plotted Raymond Chandler mystery set in '40's City of Angels, California.The archetypal private eye - the original - is here solving a crime of passion?of mystery?of intrigue. ... Read more