I notice that the book is identified as “in local libraries”
with a link to finding the libraries who have a copy. And I found it listed on Amazon.com for sale.... for $0.01. Yep, it’s worth a penny... plus shipping.
You know you’ve got something rare when the shipping is more than the book itself.
Must be a relative. Or have we at long last solved the greatest enigma of all (save Jack the Ripper’s identity)——
Who is Sunken Civ.
John Dingell.
Dear wildbill,
Some of the best books never make it to the best sellers list. On the other hand, they’re intensely popular with people who have specialized interests, and these books have had multiple editions printed out over many decades. Two books that come to mind are: The Worldly Philosophers (economics) and The Road to Serfdom (economics; Hayek).
So, as to who is SunkenCiv?
Good question. He/she puts out the astronomy photo of the day and most of the godsgravesglyphs articles on Free Republic.
;-)
I’ve had that happen. I bought a copy of an old, out-of-print, self-published two-volume work by a deceased author for (as I recall) about $5, which couldn’t be much more than it cost to ship. The seller was headed for missions work, and was selling literally everything (CD collection, library) that could reasonably be sold online at that time. I’ve often thought it would be a good work to make available (ahem) online.
But anyway, if you can get a couple copies, I highly recommend doing so. It’s from the 1990s, and despite that quote I post so frequently, the writer whores around with other species of views. At that time, the “Neandertal was an inferior, that’s why IT went extinct” view still reigned. The author does a good job, even got to talk to that POS from Stanford who’s dead now (and good riddance).
Oh yeah, and that find in local libraries link is something I used to include quite a bit. Well, okay, maybe three titles. I’ve gotten lazy.