"Grant Erwin" wrote in message
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| carl mciver wrote:
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| I've been thinking about getting a set of these books, but wanted to
get
| a better idea about them, since information about their actual content
is
| pretty skimpy on the web. For those that have a set, what can you tell
me
| that makes me want to run out right now and get them?
|
|
| I don't have those. But here's what I suggest: get them from the library
and
| read them to see if they have sufficient ongoing interest for you to plunk
down
| serious coin to buy them!
|
| If your local library doesn't have them, it's time to learn about
interlibrary
| loans!
|
| GWE

The set and none of the books mentioned by Ned are in my local public
library nor any branch. Seeing that I live near Seattle, there are few
"hard" texts of value there, and this just further cements that notion.
Dangnabit! I'll go see what the county library has.