The Beatles made it big by playing songs short and sweet, at least at the beginning of their wonderful careers.

Some of the best short stories ever written, and most of them, are pretty short.

A short book with memorable characters and unfulfilled dreams.

Some of the shortest and best short stories of all time.

Rock'n'roll was based on the 2 to 3 minute song with a catchy tune.

One of the funniest scary movies of all time and done in 83 minutes.

Roald Dahl is also the master of the short children's book that can be read in 15 minutes.

This is a great short book by the great writer H.G. Wells. It just proves that a classic can be written in a few pages and be far more entertaining than these modern tomes that offer nothing.

Plays are usually short and sweet and some of them pack a punch. Here's a great example.

One of my favorite Shakespeare plays and not very long.

The Rolling Stones were also masters of the short rock hit.

One of the greatest movies of all time was 102 minutes long.

A very short book with a point about the souls of humankind.

Steinbeck specialized in the short classic novel.

A great short book about two forbidden lovers.

"Waiting for Godot" and "Endgame" are classics by the great writer Samuel Beckett.

This can be read in the book store in about 5 minutes. I know because I did just that.

Can be read in one day. Five short fairy tales included with "The Warlock's Hairy Heart" the most interesting.