Book Learning

Ever since I have left the hallowed halls and ivory towers of academia I have sought to maintain a continual thirst for learning. It was in that spirit last week that I decided to browse amazon.com in search of some good reading. I had already created a list of books that I have always wanted to read so I naturally went to the title at the top of the list, "The Art of War".
My delight at finding the aforementioned title for only $4.99 was turned into sheer bliss when I was notified that I could get that book and book #7 on my list, "The Prince", for only $4 more. My mind raced with anticipation as I looked forward to wonderful evenings spent learning about very pertinent subjects from civilization's finest minds. No more evenings spent gloomily watching reruns on the history channel.
The next Friday I rushed home to claim my new prize, the books had arrived in the mail. I went inside and hurriedly opened up the package. I quickly pulled the copy of "The Prince" and some pocket sized pamphlet and turned the package upside down waiting for "The Art of War" to fall out. When nothing came out I reexamined the fallen contents. the pocket sized pamphlet was indeed the book! This great piece of literature had been reduced down to a 2" by 2" booklet with about 300 words. Didn't Sun Tzu write more then this? My disappointment and amazement were released in a loud chortle. I didn't decide whether this was really funny or if I had just been robbed of $5. I opted for laughter and decided to buy the book again, this time paying very close attention to the reader reviews supplied by amazon.com.
Since I don't know any Lilliputians I suppose that I will keep the book and use it as a conversation piece. Maybe I will keep it on my coffee table. Or maybe it can be kept and used by future children for usage in their doll collections. There are so many things that can be done with miniature books.