Among the most significant films produced during this period were David Lean's Brief Encounter ( 1945 ) and his Dickens adaptations Great Expectations ( 1946 ) and Oliver Twist ( 1948 ), Carol Reed's thrillers Odd Man Out ( 1947 ) and The Third Man ( 1949 ), and Powell and Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death ( 1946 ), Black Narcissus ( 1946 ) and The Red Shoes ( 1948 ).

* Fiensy, David A., " Population, Architecture, and Economy in Lower Galilean Villages and Towns in the First Century AD: A Brief Survey ," in John D. Wineland, Mark Ziese, James Riley Estep Jr. ( eds ), My Father's World: Celebrating the Life of Reuben G. Bullard ( Eugene ( OR ), Wipf & Stock, 2011 ), 101-119.

Richard Webster comments in his A Brief History of Blasphemy that, " internalised censorship played a significant role in the handling " of Monty Python's Life of Brian.

* 2008: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

* James J. Hill: A Great Life in Brief ( 1955 )

* Johnsen, Thomas C., " Vita: Howard Belding Gill: Brief Life of a Prison Reformer: 1890-1989 ", Harvard Magazine, September – October 1999, p. 54.

* In the 2007 novel Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, " Peaksville " and The Twilight Zone are mentioned in comparison with Trujillo's reign of the Dominican Republic between 1930 and 1961.

Penguin Books New York ( 2007 ) The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao p. g 224

* The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Dominican Writer Junot Diaz.

* Noël Coward's short play, Still Life, is adapted to become the film, Brief Encounter.

* Juan Carlos Onetti-La vida breve ( A Brief Life )

Dominican-American author Junot Díaz, received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his 2007 novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which tells the story of an overweight Dominican boy growing up as a social outcast in Paterson, New Jersey.

* Freedom's Gate: A Brief Life of Toussaint L ' Ouverture ( non-fiction ) ( Pantheon, 2007 )

" Francis James Child: Brief Life of a Victorian Enthusiast: 1825-1896 ".

Greenleaf was also the author of A Brief Inquiry into the Origin and Principles of Free Masonry ( 1820 ), and wrote a memoir of the life of his colleague Joseph Story-A Discourse Commemorative of the Life and Character of the Hon.

* A novel where the narrator intentionally exposes him or herself as the author of the story ( e. g. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, The Razor's Edge, Mister B.

In the ' Brief Life ' of Father Harcourt, Aubrey notes that one Roydon, a brewer living in Southwark, was reputed to be in possession of Harcourt's petrified kidney.

* A Brief Introduction to his Life and Work

), David Lean ( Brief Encounter, Great Expectations ), Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat ( I See a Dark Stranger, The Happiest Days of Your Life ), Ken Annakin ( Holiday Camp ) and Muriel Box ( The Seventh Veil ).

* F. A. Faber, A Brief Sketch of the Early Life of the late F. W. Faber, D. D., ( London, 1869 ), by his brother

Walker's Appeal, with a Brief Sketch of His Life.

The final three were added for the London run: Ways and Means, Still Life ( later expanded into the film Brief Encounter ) and Star Chamber, which was performed only once.

Coward adapted Still Life for the screen as Brief Encounter in 1945.

The sisters are mentioned in The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao ( 2007 ) by Dominican-American novelist Junot Díaz.

* Kathryn Gargett ; Susan Marsden, Adelaide: A Brief History Adelaide: State History Centre, History Trust of South Australia in association with Adelaide City Council, 1996 ISBN 978-0-7308-0116-0

* Naoroji M. Dumasia, A Brief History of the Aga Khan ( 1903 ).

According to Neil Parsons's online " Brief History of Botswana ":

* Brief History of Botswana

* Brief History of Costa rica. com

People's China: A Brief History, 3d ed.

* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Our Heritage: A Brief History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ( LDS Church, 1996 ).

* Stephen White: A Brief History of Computing, http :// ox. compsoc. net /~ swhite / history. html.

Encyclopedia of Biblical Spiritualism ; Or, A Concordance to the Principal Passages of the Old and New Testament Scriptures Which Prove or Imply Spiritualism ; Together with a Brief History of the Origin of Many of the Important Books of the Bible.

A Brief History of Taiko.

* A Brief History of BIND by ISC

* A Brief History of Time ( 1991 )

* Kocku von Stuckrad, Western Esotericism: A Brief History of Secret Knowledge ( 2004 ), London / Oakville: Equinox Publishing, 2005, XVII-167 p.

" Iterative and Incremental Development: A Brief History ", Computer ( IEEE Computer Society ) 36 ( 6 ): 47 – 56.

* Anthony Aveni, " February's Holidays: Prediction, Purification, and Passionate Pursuit ," The Book of the Year: A Brief History of Our Seasonal Holidays ( Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003 ), 29 – 46.

* Brief History of St Francis Xavier

A Brief History of Fujifilm, 2001.

* Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time, includes a brief popular overview.

A Brief History of India ISBN 0-89281-923-5

* A Brief History of Interactive Fiction, a timeline of events in interactive fiction history at the Brass Lantern website.

* Brief History of Local Currencies

* Frontline — From Daniel M ' Naughten to John Hinckley: A Brief History of the Insanity Defense

* A Brief History of Infanticide