Seth, are you forgetting about "The Princess Bride" by S. Morgenstern. Abridged to only the good parts version by William Goldman? Ahhh, the good parts version. Thanks Mr. Goldman for skipping the 80 useless pages of wedding preparations.
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/02/which-parts-are-you-skipping.html
