GABB places concise, summary versions of important ideas and literature in this book - also known as Compact Classics. This is a must addition to any busy person's bathroom, home or office library. There is a wealth of information on topics such as business and life management, health, historical figures, and sports, as well as communication techniques and ideas and also summaries of classic and contemporary literature and additionally quotes and trivia. This is the perfect book for anyone who wants to know what's inside some of the greatest books ever written, but who just doesn't have the time to read them all. This has an original copyright date of 1991, but this edition is the 8th printing (1995) of this very popular book.