Recently, I was asked to come up with six book reviews that I could give verbally in 30 seconds or less. It's all part of a holiday bookstore event, wherein the reviewers have half a minute to give their review or get yanked off the stage like a failed contestant on the Gong Show . Here are my 30 second reviews. One of the books I came up with was a little hard cover edition of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express . The book was good; the review, short and sweet, but it came out to longer than 30 seconds. Timing myself, I ended with 37 seconds and some change. I'm still tempted to use it. Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express for Parents & Grandparents This book was written in 1934, but it remains timeless. It's main character is a private investigator who has two things going for him: One- he's brilliant at solving mysteries, two- his mustache. When there's a murder on this train crossing Europe, Her...