Listees:
There is nothing out of line about any one of us writing a review of a
new book and posting it here. Remember, reviews are opinions and not
facts so different people react differently to things. All you have to
remember is to be fair and honest and don't forget to count the pages
and illustrations. In my opinion, the best railroad books reviews
available today come from the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society's
publication "Railroad History." As an author with one book waiting to go
to press and another in its 39th chapter, I can honestly say that each
book review I read makes me a little better, regardless of whom or what
is being reviewed.
Hol Wagner is one of the best Burlington writers around these days.
Anything he says about a publication dealing with some aspect of the "Q"
is worth listening to.
Norm Metcalf wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wagner, Hol
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 12:20 PM
> Subject: Railrunner
>
>
> > Also, for the CBQ List, you can submit this with my name attached:
> >
> > TLC Publishing has announced a new book, "Burlington Route Streamlined
> > Observation Cars," and is soliciting pre-publication orders at $17.95 a
> > copy
> > plus $5.00 shipping and handling. The book is authored by Jonathan J.
> > Boyle, who recently authored a similar book on Santa Fe streamlined
> > observation cars. If the Q book has as many miscues (pun intended)
> as the
> > Santa Fe volume, you might want to carefully consider how badly you
> want
> > the
> > book. TLC is a reputable publisher, and the book will no doubt appear,
> > reasonably close to its scheduled release, but you might want to
> actually
> > take a look at the product before shelling out your bucks.
> > Fans today seem to be easily sucked into buying products (books
> > especially)
> > they're sure they really want, sight unseen, and then are shocked
> when the
> > purchased product either never materializes or doesn't live up to its
> > advertising hype. There's nothing wrong with waiting to actually
> see the
> > product before buying it! -- Hol Wagner
>
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