Chopin's Move (French Literature)

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Gifted Writer on a Lark

A distinguished narrative with twists that keep on coming

Chopin's Move (French Literature)
Jean Echenoz , and Mark Polizzotti
Manufacturer: Dalkey Archive Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1564783340

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Gifted Writer on a Lark.......2007-04-28

Jean Echenoz's work has received many high-browed prizes in French literature, so I was a little surprised at how slight a project CHOPIN'S MOVE was. It is the work of a gifted writer having fun with a genre romp. As with Jonathan Lethem's similarly-minded book, Gun, with Occasional Music, the results are amusing, but ultimately, somewhat exasperating.

With Echenoz, much of the fun for the reader lies in the odd turns of phrase that one wants to credit him for... as opposed to an inventive translator! But in the end, the punning (our entomologist-protagonist works with bugs, and as a spy, also plants them, get it?) and silliness just sort of wore me down. It's one thing for a writer to enjoy a good lark, but as a reader, I suppose I wasn't quite in the right mood. Nonetheless, Francophiles, word lovers, and devotees of spy literature will find this book enjoyable.

A distinguished narrative with twists that keep on coming.......2004-06-07

Chopin's Move is an intriguing novel following Chopin, an entomologist and reluctant secret agent; Oswald, a foreign-affairs employee who mysteriously vanishes; Ozwald's wife Suzy, whose relations with Chopin enmesh her within a shroud of deceit; and more colorful, neurotic, off-kilter or ever-so-slightly screwy individuals. Written with a keen tongue-in-cheek taste for wry humor and nuances of detail, Chopin's Move is a distinguished narrative with twists that keep on coming.

Jean Echenoz, Chopin's Move.(Book Review): An article from: World Literature Today

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Jean Echenoz, Chopin's Move.(Book Review): An article from: World Literature Today
Warren Motte
Manufacturer: University of Oklahoma
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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Title: Jean Echenoz, Chopin's Move.(Book Review)
Author: Warren Motte
Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 2004
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: 78 Issue: 3-4 Page: 115(1)

Article Type: Book Review

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Kethol--The pretty fellow, a long and lanky redhead with an easy smile and an easygoing attitude that his clever eyes deny. He is quick with a quick....and quicker with a sword.Durine--The big man, a head taller than most and twice as wide, built like a barrel, with a loyal heart and hands too thick to use anything more delicate than an ax handle.Pirojil--The ugly one, his face heavy-jawed, with an eye ridge that would mark him as a Neanderthal only to the most gracious. But looks deceive, and his might be the rarest gift of all.Athos, Porthos, and Aramis they're not.

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Boring, repetitive and disinteresting........2007-04-17

Joel Rosenberg really blew it by developing the changes in the alternative fantasy world far too quickly.

The great fun and interest of the original three books was the interplay between characters with contemporary/technology and the alternative world people.

I don't blame Joel Rosenberg for trying to expand on the theme and draw out the original trilogy, but the whole Home Valley concept seems as laughably unrealistic as like Ayn Rand's hidden valley in "Atlas Shrugged." There were too many changes in too short of a time.

Unfortunately, this only leaves a rather snoozy theme of feudal political intrigue peppered with the ageing original characters...Who have been relegated to the equivilent of a rather clownish upper middle-class medieval gated suburb.

As far as the broken trio of Pirojil, Durine and Kethol from the previous book...Enjoy reading about the character Kethol had become a magically disguised lovelorn milksop. Feh.

Erenor, the low level wizard scoundrel with a penchant for magical glamour disguises is almost completely ignored except for the tail end of the story, where his threat seems completely out-of-character.

The worst part was with the character Pirijol, the only possible half saving grace of this entire "next generation" series, completely underdeveloped and underused except when Rosenberg reminds the readers for the 100th time about how ugly he is.

This book is a sad and worthless waste of a great fantasy franchise.

I'll confess, .......2007-03-05

I am a Rosenberg fan. I really like the Guardian of the Flame novels even if they are getting a bit (okay a LOT) repetitive. I am also a fan of series, and I like that this one is starting to branch off from the original characters and explore more of the world through the eyes of what were only secondary players in the beginning novels. All of the Guardian books have been solid enjoyable reads, and I recomend them highly to those who enjoy fantasy.

Definitely an enjoyable book........2003-12-04

I actually started the series by reading this book (thank you, Andy, for the gift. Good call) and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Summary: Three soldiers are dragged into a political argument and ordered to investigate a minor dispute in the outreaches of the realm, which leads to more than anyone had bargained for.

Pretty good opening concept, although I never read the backs of the books (it ruins the surprise for me). What interested me more than anything else was the pure grittiness of the world that Joel, whom I'm sure doesn't mind being on a first-name basis from me, captured and dropped into my hands. In a land of magic, legends and dragons, one wouldn't expect there to be hardship in simply travelling or even danger in getting a simple drink.
If life were so simple, there wouldn't be much of a story. So the attention to detail, the dangers of everyday life in a world without constant police presence, was impressive.

The characters are hardened veterans, having fought, bled and watched those they've known fall in battle, or even in a street fight. They're honorable without being fanatical about it, exceptionally practical and utterly dedicated to their lord. Joel captures and keeps the societal differences between our world and theirs, and the consistency of it was well done indeed.

The characters are Pirojil, ugly as can be and never is he portrayed otherwise, Durine, large and dangerous and distant, and Kethol, heroic and not too bright but humble. Despite their weaknesses, they are engaging and make for some plausible interaction. It seems obvious that people who have worked together for a long time would know each other, but Joel makes it a point to note some of their conversational short-cuts, and includes some failings among friends that are understandable.

Summary: Great characterizations, a good story and some creative solutions to tricky problems. If you liked Glory Road, Outlaws of Sherwood and/or the Deed of Paksenarrion series, you'll like Not Exactly the Three Musketeers.

A fun read.......2002-07-28

This book is a fun read. I started reading the guardians of the Flame series a few years ago and have enjoyed them all.

The book starts off a little slow but has great character developement and by the end you won't want to put it down. In fact you'll be sad that it's over.

This the first time that the leads of the story are neither Othersiders or the son of an Oothersider and it is fun to see things from a different point of view.

Half-hearted at best.......2001-09-21

I keep hoping the Guardians of the Flame series will improve, but after the first two, it was all down hill. The author has a habit of reusing favorite phrases and descriptions. Particularly disgusting is the frequently mentioned "loosing of the bowels with a horrible flatulence" upon someone's death. Although many of the other stories in the series follow an interesting idea (modern-day folks transported into a wizards-and-warriors world), this story fails to have anything interesting to explore. He keeps you in the dark about the 'real' part of the plot until at least page 288, and even then it's over so quickly that I almost missed it. This book doesn't really have anything to recommend it; it has poor writing, poor character development, and a poor plot. I'd take Terry Brooks over this any day.

Not Exactly the Three Musketeers: A Guardians of the Flame Novel

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Not Exactly the Three Musketeers: A Guardians of the Flame Novel
Joel Rosenberg
Manufacturer: Tor Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OCO95G

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Not Exactly the Three Musketeers
Joel Rosenberg
Manufacturer: Tor Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTP6M4

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Is Your Child Psychic? is an eye-opener, a truly one-of-a-kind book specifically designed to take the mystery and mumbo-jumbo out of psychic experiences. Many children suffer privately over these experiences—confused, afraid, and believing they are "different" or unloved. In easy-to-understand language, we learn that every person, child as well as adult, has an innate psychic ability that is part of his or her personality. The authors, supported by many child psychiatrists, psychologists and teachers, explain that the "happenings" are neither magical nor miraculous. Adults are shown the paths to understanding and developing their children's natural psychic perception and how to assist them in using these experiences to improve creativity, problem-solving skills, and self-confidence.

Carefully and conservatively, the authors—an internationally known psychic researcher, and a former school psychologist who taught parapsychology at the University of Southern Maine—examine such topics as:

"Out-of-Body" Experiences (including a "fly-in" lesson to help children cope with the phenomenon)
Psychic Dreams
Educating Both Sides of the Brain
Coincidence vs. Real Psychic Occurrences
Meditations for Children
Results of Suppressing a Child's Psychic Talents

There are also 50 pages of game-like tests that will provide fun for your youngster—and help you to detect or develop the child's ability at telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, psychometry, and dowsing.

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Hes is a great man, truly
Sensational
Get ready for a great ride...
Great book to curl up with
great author!

Psychic Fair
George M. O'Har
Manufacturer: Vivisphere Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1892323125

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The Spirits Await...

Scratches are being carved into the dust-covered floor by some unseen force. The markings look like those of a giant bird. The boys stand in a phalanx, Adrian at the center. On his right stands Boylan, on his left, Welcome. They all watch the circles being carved into the floor. The second circle is finished. Another circle begins, concentric, one ring closer.

"There's nothing to be afraid of," says Adrian.
"Says who?" mutters Boylan. The sound comes again. They hear new scratches before they see new scratches being made in the floor. But they see them soon enough, coming toward them. The circle stops, is finished. There is silence. Their fear has given way to acceptance. Not one of them tries to move from the center of the circle. Not one of them has the strength. Welcome points with his hand.

"L-look."

Not a circle this time -- letters. Carved in the space between the third and fourth rings, one ragged letter at a time.

FOLLOW ME

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Hes is a great man, truly.......2006-08-28

Not only is this book amazing and provoactive with regards to both historical literature as well as just plain exciting narratives, but George O'Har himself is a great man. I met him in England on an Oxford field trip and I can tell you the man himself is as ecelectic, exciting, alive, and awe inpsiring as is his literature. For this reason not only should you DEFINITELY read psychic fair but, in fact, any book George writes in the future.

Sensational.......2004-10-04

Devoured it; loved it. O'Har's story spans decades - indeed, centuries - and he has managed to create vivid, dialogue-driven characters in all time periods. This, I don't have to tell the avid reader, is no small feat. His narrative creates both fear and contemplation; in fact, just for kicks, he invented his own language (which made me think of Russell Hoban). At different times while reading, I was also reminded of Salinger, Fitzgerald, Harper Lee, and... surprisingly... Henry Adams. In all respects, the novel is a triumph, and potential consumers - and critics - are doing themselves a tremendous disservice if they don't carve out some time for themselves, pick up Psychic Fair, and give it a well-deserved read.

Get ready for a great ride..........2004-10-02

Lucid, captivating and richly entertaining - George O'Har's razor-sharp wit, artful use of characterization and passion for historical context makes Psychic Fair a genuine page turner for thriller aficionados and mystery buffs alike. O'Har blends history, humor, adolescent kinship and the supernatural into a lively and sometimes chilling hands-down great read. I can't wait to see what O'Har has in store for us next.

Great book to curl up with.......2004-09-14

I can imagine that this book would appeal to a wide spectrum of readers: horror fans; fans of revenge thrillers; readers fascinated by the occult; lovers of historical fiction; even sophisticated young adults. I read it simply because it was an excellent psychological thriller punctuated by O'Har's perennially crisp style and excellent knack for characterization--young Adrian Sparke as a character is as strong as the plot.

great author!.......2002-10-18

hey,
just wanted to let you all know that the author is my professor- and he's a really great guy. i'm waiting for my copy of the book, but i am SURE the book is GREAT too!

The guidebook to ESP and psychic wonders

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The guidebook to ESP and psychic wonders
Katherine Fair Donnelly
Manufacturer: D. McKay Co
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 0679508058

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This book and its recipes have never failed me

Not exactly heart healthy

The Vegetarian Bible!

Mixed results

One of my favorite cookbooks

The New Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking)
Mollie Katzen
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Book Description

Since its original publication in 1977, this influential and enormously popular cookbook has been at the forefront of the revolution in American eating habits. MOOSEWOOD was listed by the New York Times as one of the top ten best-selling cookbooks of all time, and no wonder. With her sophisticated, easy-to-prepare vegetarian recipes, charming pen-and-ink drawings, hand lettering, and conversational tone, Mollie introduced millions to a more healthful, natural way of cooking. This edition preserves the major revisions and additions that Mollie made in 1992, adding 5 new recipes from Mollie's current repertoire and 16 pages of beautiful color food photography. We know you've seen MOOSEWOOD before, but we promise you've never seen it quite like this!

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This book and its recipes have never failed me.......2007-09-03

This is the ideal vegetarian cookbook with recipes from around the world. It has many familiar and everyday recipes which makes it a great reference for the forgetful. As well, it has unique and interesting recipes which I continue to try. I have given it as a gift to a niece just learning to cook as well as a brother who needs to eat healthier food. Each recipe has simple instructions, an estimated time of preparation and most have variations to allow you to be creative. It has catagories of soups, salads, sauces and dips, baked goods, entrees and desserts as well as primers on low fat, dairy and egg substitutions and explainations of ingredients, cooking utensils and techniques. If you shop at natural food stores or the co-op, this is a great reference.

Not exactly heart healthy.......2007-08-17

This cookbook was recommended by my sister, whom I trust when it comes to healthy eating.

I got the cookbook and noticed immediately it has NO nutrional analysis of the recipes.

I am a heart patient, focused on reducing my cholesterol and sodium.

In order to get nutrional analysis of each recipe, I picked 4 that looked good and entered them into my Master Cookbook program. I was stunned by the amounts of cholesterol and sodium in these recipes.

As a result, I will be returning the cookbook. "Vegetarian" recipes like these are not necessarily healthy, although many of them are low in calories, this is not the entire health picture.

The Vegetarian Bible!.......2007-08-02

I consider the Moosewood Cookbook to be my vegetarian bible. Any vegetarian cook must own this cookbook! Mollie Katzen's first book is my favorite of all her cookbooks, and I have yet to try a recipe in this book that wasn't delicious (and I've tried almost all the recipes). It is great to know you can try a new recipe and be guaranteed to have a delicious outcome. Recipes also include cooking and preparation time tables, which I find very helpful when choosing a recipe. Her soups are exceptional and easy to prepare (definitely try the Lentil and Gypsy soup recipes). I would caution, though, that being her first book - and written in a less health conscious era - there is a lot of dairy in many of the recipes, especially the dessert and entrée sections. Vegans will find many of the recipes to have dairy. That being said, it is still worth buying even if you are vegan because there are many dairy free recipes, or Katzen provides substitutions such as soy milk as options. The second edition of the original Moosewood Cookbook was also revised to reduce the fat/dairy in many of the recipes. My vegan favorites in this cookbook are tabouli, hummus, and many of the vegetable soups. This cookbook will not disappoint vegetarians and meat eaters alike.

Mixed results.......2007-06-25

I'm not a vegetarian, but I do try to limit the amount of meat I eat, so I was delighted to recieve this cookbook as a gift. I've had limited success with it, though. Generally, I find the recipes to be rather labor-intensive and not good enough to be worth the effort. If you are a strict vegetarian, I think you'd find the effort more worthwhile, since you're limited in the ingredients you can use in your cooking.

Favorite recipe: tostadas. Her refried bean recipe is the best I've had.

Worst: Apricot-almond bread. It sounded wonderful, but I have a hard time believing she tested this recipe. She says to bake it for 90 minutes. I took it out of the oven after 75 minutes and it was so overbaked that it nearly tasted like charcoal (and it's not because my oven was too hot--I have an oven thermometer). A sad waste of my dried apricots and almonds.

One of my favorite cookbooks.......2007-06-10

I've had this cookbook for years. I've used it so much that it is falling apart. I love the recipes. I love Mollie's casual style that encourages creativity with the recipes. I love the pictures and hand lettering. I wholeheartedly recommend this cookbook to anyone who is considering buying it.

The Moosewood Cookbook (new, Revised edition)

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The Moosewood Cookbook (new, Revised edition)
Mollie Katzen
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OYJ1H0

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New Moosewood Cookbook
Mollie Katzen
Manufacturer: TEN SPEED PRESS+^
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N65N1W

The New Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking)

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The New Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking)
Mollie Katzen
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N65QDW

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Quite simply, the most important-and the most printed-English cookery book of the eighteenth century which defines for many the food and dining customs of the Georgian era. This is a facsimile edition, for the first time in paperback. The hardback version of this book was published by Prospect in 1994. The facsimile is of the first (1747) edition and preserves its large format. This edition also contains considerable information about Hannah Glasse in a biographical introduction, as well as two essays on the degree to which Glasse was indebted to other authors for her recipes. These essays (by Jennifer Stead and Priscilla Bain) were important milestones in our understanding of the techniques of early cookbook compilation when they first appeared. There is also a detailed and informative glossary, with illustrations where necessary, which help the reader interpret the recipes and the ingredients referred to. The book has a modern index. Hannah Glasse was a remarkable woman. She was not a professional cook, rather her expertise was in dressmaking and mercery. Nor was she born with any natural advantages. As the illegitimate offspring of a Northumberland gentleman lawyer, she had to make her way in the world-not greatly helped by a somewhat ineffective husband and large family. Thus she turned to a variety of moneymaking ventures, among which was this book (sold direct through a list of subscribers and the shops of friends rather than the book trade). She seems to be almost self-taught both in literacy (her early letters are by no means models of grammar or spelling) and in cookery. Even if her recipes are often filched from other people's books, she certainly puts her own gloss on many of them, and there is a definite authorial voice to the text as a whole. Glasse's book is particularly significant both in its attitudes to the influence of French cookery on the English middle classes and in its reflection of the roles of mistress and servant in the running of an urban household. Its recipes are often successful and still capable of reproduction in the modern kitchen. The first curry recipe printed in England appears here.

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Worth Every Penny .......2007-07-07

For anyone interested in colonial American cooking this is your first stop. Thouth not an American cookbook it was the biggest selling and most popular recipet book in the colonies. It is the book from which so many of the other period cookbooks emerged so why go anyplace else? Though it may not be all that easy to understand for the casual reader it will give you an amazing sense of a different time period and what foodways were like 200+ years ago. For the non-foodways historian you'll be amazed how different even the recipes themselves are: little to no measurements, length of cooking, intensity of heat but after you start to read through it you'll realize that many of the foods seem familiar. And you though French Toast was a modern invention! For those true historians it is the bible of the foodways- a great reference and a great standard in which to judge other foodway works.

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The Red Book, This Year.......2005-05-26

The Red Book is the guide. I recommend it. If you don't have a coin collector's guide to retail pricing, the Red Book is the first one to buy. Know this: The Red Book is Whitman's guide to retail value, and the Blue Book is Whitman's dealer-price guide.

I'll put my biggest issue with 2005's edition up front: The hard cover version, at least, has given us a wretched font change since its 2004 edition. It's a smaller and thinner typeface -- I don't know the name of the font, but I think I'll take out my loupe just to look up a coin!

The color images (last year = black and white) are nice. Two caveats: 1) For "the guide" I can't help but wonder why their visual examples aren't top-of-the-line (e.g., a photo of a double die or a 3/2 are typically not stellar examples), 2) Along with the color images, the paper has changed to a more magazine-type feel, and is of thinner/lighter-weight variety. It has more pages, but is actually a thinner book than 2004's. As you "break it in," the pages become easier to turn.

2005 has one extra grading category, adding another level of price. This still doesn't equal as many categories as current grading companies use. If we think of it as a price guide, and not a book about grading (i.e., there is some, but not comprehensive information about how to grade), it does its job. The number of grades, and which grades, given for each coin differ from coin to coin, but as an example it can read: EF40, AU50, MS60, MS65, PF, without the in-between numbers grading companies use.

Guide vs. true-retail price: One highly ignored issue is that the prices don't address or reflect online / auction coin-buying retail value, which is a large market. So, for selling online, or buying online, this is truly a guidebook, not definitive. A coin can sell online for twice, or half, the listed Red Book value. Or wildly to either side. I would guess the prices reflect more of what to expect to pay at a coin shop.

Regarding another review I read at Amazon -- 2004's edition does have the coin history, too, and I agree that it is a very interesting read.

Overall, if you're price-conscious I'd say buy a used one from last year. My primary reason for writing that is because it is so much more a guide than a set-in-stone reality. If you've not bought a Red Book yet, or want to see this year's model, do. I'm glad I did, and the more I use it, the more used to it I am becoming.

No ratings for Ms-64/65 grades.......2005-04-24

If I'd known the book did not track the higher grades, I would not have bought it.

Excellent edition; recommended for all.......2004-10-11

Kudos to Mr. Bressett on this edition. I would recommend this to anyone just starting to collect coins, or who hasn't picked up a copy of this reference in a few years. The Whitman ads that offended me in the 2004 edition have been largely addressed. While there are seven full pages of ads (no longer all from Whitman) still present, five of them have been pushed to the very front or back of the book. If the two remaining pages of ads smack dab in the middle were moved to either end as well, this would be a five-star book. Or if the price was markedly decreased with the additional ad revenue.
That said, there were some great additions: The introduction has been improved with a summary of abbreviations used throughout the book. An additional column of grades has been added with the early coinage, which is nice. The poor quality of images from the 2004 edition have been addressed - one or two slipped through, but by and large all of them are good. The value table for the misstrikes has been dropped, which is probably a good idea - misstrikes are fickle creatures when it comes to value. The misstrikes layout is also very nicely redone. The hard times tokens are back, and the patterns section was kept. Near the very end, a few new notes from Q. David Bowers really enhance the sense of what numismatics is about - that there is a rich history not only of the coins themselves but within the collecting community as well. Last but not least, a very nice glossary is included at the end.
Oddly the `additional contributors' section was dropped; not a big deal to the casual reader - I don't know how the contributors feel. The commemorative section has a plethora of new images and some layout changes, with mixed results.
Overall, this is an excellent edition. Meaningful additions were made and existing materials enhanced. I would recommend this edition to anyone looking for a good coin reference.
[Addendum]: It is true that the market prices can be very different than the prices listed in the book - some of this reflects natural fluctuations in the marketplace, as well as reference points - rarer coins have very few public transactions to estimate value. I agree that the prices should not be viewed as definitive.
As for the lack of some MS-state values - valuation of coins increases exponentially between MS-63 and MS-70. The editor appears to have selected popularly available grades for the appropriate denomination. In my opinion, it is a reasonable balance between useful information and keeping the guide to a reasonable size. Such detailed information would not be meaningful in an annual guide.
Those who seek current market values for very specific grades can find them online.

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Fox and Geese and Fences: A Collection of Traditional Maine Mittens
Robin Hansen
Manufacturer: Down East Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Fox and Geese and Fences: A Collection of Traditional Maine Mittens
Robin Hanson
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RJS6A0

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A unique and extraordinary survey.......2002-01-06

Printing Types: Their History, Forms And Use is a unique and extraordinary survey exploring the art of typography from the very beginnings of printing down to the present day. A printer, scholar, award-winning designer, and teacher, Daniel Updike draws upon his considerable expertise and research to trace the development of type design and comment on the lessons the historic periods of type design have for today's designers. The informative and impressive text is enhanced with 367 typographical illustrations selected from rare and beautiful books down through the history of typography. Highly recommended for both professional and academic reference collections, Daniel Updike's Printing Types is also available as a two volume paperback set.

PRINTING TYPES; THEIR HISTORY, FORMS, AND USE; A STUDY IN SURVIVALS; VOLUME 1

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PRINTING TYPES; THEIR HISTORY, FORMS, AND USE; A STUDY IN SURVIVALS; VOLUME 1

Manufacturer: Harvard University Press Cambridge, MA, and London
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IA1EGQ

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Printing Types Their History, Forms, and Use A Study in Survivals

Manufacturer: Harvard University
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000I658C6

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Printing Types Their History, Forms and Use, a Study
D.B. Updike
Manufacturer: Harvard Univ Pr
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0674707001

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PRINTING TYPES THEIR HISTORY, FORMS, AND USE
DANIEL BERKELEY UPDIKE
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Printing Types Their History, Forms, and Use (Complete in Two Volumes)

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Printing Types Their History, Forms, and Use (Complete in Two Volumes)
Daniel Berkeley Updike
Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000PRB4XK

Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use (A Study in Survivals), Vol. II

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Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use (A Study in Survivals), Vol. II
Daniel Berkeley Updike
Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0000CHASW

Printing Types: Their History, Forms and Use. a Study in Survivals (2 Volumes)

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Printing Types: Their History, Forms and Use. a Study in Survivals (2 Volumes)
Daniel Berkeley Updike
Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IMP140

Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use [2 vols]

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Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use [2 vols]
Daniel Berkeley Updike
Manufacturer: Harvard Univ Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NPPF52

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Conference of the Birds is John Heilpern's true story of an extraordinary journey. In December 1972, the director Peter Brook and an international troupe of actors (Helen Mirren and Yoshi Oida among them) left their Paris base to emerge again in the Sahara desert. It was the start of an 8,500-mile expedition through Africa without precedent in the history of theater. Brook was in search of a new beginning that has since been revealed in all his work--from Conference of the Birds and Carmen to The Mahabharata and beyond. At the heart of John Heilpern's brilliant account of the African experiment is a story that became a search for the miraculous.

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The Conference of the Birds.......2000-05-06

I have owned - and read - this book for many years. For anyone who has had an interest in delving in to the world of theatre which is on the very edge of discovery, read this book. Take a group of ethnically diverse actors, a carpet, a pair of boots, a very rough idea and a collection of small African villages, some of whom have never encountered anyone from outside their own small community, and you have the perfect mix for rediscovering the true meaning of theatre. At one and the same time massively amusing and wonderfully inspiring, enter into the world and the mind of the 20th century's most creative forces - Peter Brook.

CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS. The Story of Peter Brook in Africa.

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CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS. The Story of Peter Brook in Africa.
John: Heilpern
Manufacturer: Pan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000W2XBD4

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CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS. The Story of Peter Brook in Africa.
John: Heilpern
Manufacturer: Pan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VUMAF2

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Conference of the Birds: The Story of Peter Brook In Africa
John Heilpern
Manufacturer: FABER AND FABER
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OLOUEM

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