From the Washington Post Invitational: Report from Week 3/12, in which
readers were asked to combine the works of two authors and provide a
suitable blurb.

Second Runner-Up: "Machiavelli's The Little Prince"-Antoine de
Saint-Exupery's classic children's tale as presented by Machiavelli.
The whimsy of human nature is embodied in many delightful and
intriguing characters, all of whom are executed.  (Erik Anderson, 
Tempe, Ariz.)

First Runner-Up: "Green Eggs and Hamlet"
    Would you kill him in his bed?
    Thrust a dagger through his head?
    I would not, could not, kill the King.
    I could not do that evil thing.
    I would not wed this girl, you see.
    Now get her to a nunnery.
     (Robin Parry, Arlington)

And the Winner:

"Fahrenheit 451 of the Vanities" - An '80s yuppie is denied books. 
He does not object, or even notice. (Mike Long, Burke)

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    Honorable Mentions:

 "The Silence of the Hams" - In this endearing update of the Seuss
classic, young Sam-I-Am presses unconventional foodstuffs on his
friend, Hannibal, who turns the tables.  (Mark Eckenwiler,  
Washington)

 "Portnoy's Choice" - A man is forced to choose between his right and
left hand.  (Tom Witte, Gaithersburg)

 "Nicholas and Alexandra Nickleby" - Having narrowly escaped a
Bolshevik firing squad, the former czar and czarina join a troupe of
actors only to find that playing the Palace isn't as grand as living
in it. (Sandra Hull, Arlington)

 "Catch-22 in the Rye" - Holden learns that if you're insane, you'll
probably flunk out of prep school, but if you're flunking out of prep
school, you're probably not insane.  (Brendan Beary, Great Mills)

 "Where's Walden?" - Alas, the challenge of locating Henry David
Thoreau in each richly detailed drawing loses its appeal when it
quickly becomes clear that he is always in the woods. (Sandra  Hull,
Arlington)

 "Looking for Mr. Godot" - A young woman waits for Mr. Right to enter
her life. She has a looong wait. (Jonathan Paul,  Garrett Park)

 "Rikki-Kon-Tiki-Tavi" - Thor Heyerdahl recounts his attempt to prove
Rudyard Kipling's theory that the mongoose first came to India on a
raft from Polynesia. (David Laughton, Washington)