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Now celebrating its thirtieth year, The Princess Bride, a timeless tale of sweet adventure and true love, is as irresistible as ever. From the Cliffs of Insanity to the Zoo of Death, this incredible journey is peppered with strange beasties both monstrous and gentle, memorable surprises both terrible and sublime, and such unforgettable characters as... Westley, the handsome farm boy who risks death (and much worse) for the woman he loves; Inigo, the Spanish swordsman who lives only to avenge his father's death; Fezzik, the gentlest giant ever to have uprooted a tree with his bare hands; Vizzini, the evil Sicilian, with a mind so keen he's foiled by his own perfect logic; Prince Humperdinck, the eviler ruler of Florin, who has an equally insatiable thirst for war and the beauteous Buttercup; Count Rugen, the evilest man of all, who thrives on the excruciating pain of others; Miracle Max, the King's ex-Miracle Man, who can raise the dead (kind of); and, of course, Buttercup ... the princess bride, the most perfect, beautiful woman in the history of the world!Goldman, William is the author of 'Princess Bride S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure', published 2003 under ISBN 9780345418265 and ISBN 0345418263.
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