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Thread: FLASH: query: Cacarulo / Don S.

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    FLASH
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    FLASH: query: Cacarulo / Don S.

    In a thread below where I was discussing some seemingly odd S B A indices

    C. said: "I think you should check the BJA3 EORs which are far better than the ones in TOB. ..."

    I have looked in BJA 3rd edition and I cannot find 'Effects of Removal' noted in the index. Please refer me to the precise page.

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    Don Schlesinger
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    Don Schlesinger: Re: query: Cacarulo / Don S.

    > In a thread below where I was discussing some
    > seemingly odd S B A indices

    > C. said: "I think you should check the BJA3 EORs
    > which are far better than the ones in TOB. ..."

    > I have looked in BJA 3rd edition and I cannot find
    > 'Effects of Removal' noted in the index. Please refer
    > me to the precise page.

    Pp. 496-521, and "Effect of Removal" IS in the index! Your problem must be that you have only the hard-cover edition. The EORs were the major addition to the soft-cover version.

    Don

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    FLASH
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    FLASH: Indeed !

    I purchased all 3 editions of your brilliant tome; and YES I have the Hard Cover volume. As I have supported your creative / intellectual efforts I ask you to please . . .

    1. Tell me what else I have missed in purchasing the Hard Cover Edition, and,
    2. Please post here the missing data. If this in not plausible, please email me.

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    Don Schlesinger
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    Don Schlesinger: Re: Indeed !

    > I purchased all 3 editions of your brilliant tome; and
    > YES I have the Hard Cover volume. As I have supported
    > your creative / intellectual efforts I ask you to
    > please . . .

    > 1. Tell me what else I have missed in purchasing the
    > Hard Cover Edition, and,

    Here's the Preface to the third edition, softcover:

    Third Edition ? Softcover
    It?s been eight months since the publication of the hardcover edition of BJA3, and,
    frankly, I couldn?t be more pleased with the excitement that the book has generated in
    the blackjack community. I wrote, in my Preface to that third edition, that it ?contains
    just about everything I know about the game of blackjack,? and intimated that there
    might not be any further revisions of the book. But, there was a softcover version
    of BJA3 in the offing, and I am pleased to announce that it contains a major addition
    of historic proportions: a brand-new Appendix D, featuring completely revised and
    expanded tables of effects of removal, for playing and betting, which improve on
    the work of the legendary Peter Griffin. We have Zenfighter (more about him in the
    appendix) and Cacarulo to thank for this monumental study, which I trust will be of
    immense value to blackjack players and researchers everywhere.
    The book you now hold in your hands is the most voluminous reference work on
    casino 21 in existence, comprising 576 total pages and over 400 tables and charts.
    Needless to say, its creation involved a prodigious amount of work, not only for the
    author and his collaborators, but also for the publishers and proofreaders, who, once
    again, have made a Herculean effort to get everything ?just right.? It would be hard
    to describe the level of detail into which we all entered as we fine-tuned the text of the
    hardcover BJA3, searching for the inevitable gremlins that are typos, omissions, and
    stylistic inconsistencies. Doubtless, we haven?t found them all, but it is unquestionably
    true that the present incarnation of BJA3 is the most accurate and most painstakingly
    proofread version of them all, and I am extremely proud to sign my name to what is
    perhaps the final edition of Blackjack Attack: Playing the Pros? Way. I hope that you
    will enjoy it.
    Don Schlesinger
    New York, January 2005

    > 2. Please post here the missing data. If this in not
    > plausible, please email me.

    Sorry, not remotely plausible, with a ton of tables and charts added.

    Don

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    FLASH
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    FLASH: VOLUNTEER NEEDED.

    I hardly think that I can be expected to (re-)buy Blackjack Attack in order to get what I missed by buying the Hard Cover 3rd edition.

    I had assumed, naturally enough, that the Hard Cover 3rd Edition would not be expurgated in any way. I would not be surprised if the paperback version, being less costly, had some material missing.

    Will someone PLEASE earn some good karma and my undying graditude by providing me with a photocopy of "Appendix D, featuring completely revised and expanded tables of effects of removal, for playing and betting", from the PAPERBACK 3rd edition?

    I will gladly reimburse for copy fees and postage.

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    Don Schlesinger
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    Don Schlesinger: Re: VOLUNTEER NEEDED.

    > I hardly think that I can be expected to (re-)buy
    > Blackjack Attack in order to get what I missed by
    > buying the Hard Cover 3rd edition.

    It was sold here at a discount for thjose who already had the hardcover edition. Many, many hundreds were bought.

    > I had assumed, naturally enough, that the Hard Cover
    > 3rd Edition would not be expurgated in any way.

    It wasn't. Every syllable from the hardcover is in the softcover. Then, the softcover added even more material.

    > I would not be surprised if the paperback version, being
    > less costly, had some material missing.

    Not a line. Why would I do that??

    > Will someone PLEASE earn some good karma and my
    > undying graditude by providing me with a photocopy of
    > "Appendix D, featuring completely revised and
    > expanded tables of effects of removal, for playing and
    > betting", from the PAPERBACK 3rd edition?

    Unlikely to happen here, but you never know.

    > I will gladly reimburse for copy fees and postage.

    At which point you'll probably be less than $20 short of just buying the softcover and having it for yourself.

    Obviously, you aren't a high roller. I understand.

    Don

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    Parker
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    Parker: Re: VOLUNTEER NEEDED.

    > At which point you'll probably be less than $20 short
    > of just buying the softcover and having it for
    > yourself.

    Considerably less, since Bettie is offering 20% off on nearly all purchases made by the end of the month, which drops the price of the book to less than $20 (plus shipping), if my math is correct (and if it's not, I'm sure you'll let me know :-)).

    Personally, I wouldn't dream of not having both the paperback and hardbound editions of the book. My hardbound edition stays pristine in its plastic wrapper, while the paperback is highlighted, dog-eared, has notes written in the margins, and is subjected to various other indignities.

    In addition, the paperback edition takes up less room in my suitcase when I'm on the road.

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