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Fonsy Regular user 187 Posts |
Has anyone purchased the Wikipedia Book on Edgar Bergen?
http://www.amazon.com/Edgar-Bergen-Jesse......098077X/ It's listed at $19.95 and has 138 pages. The book description indicates that it was compiled from Wikipedia articles. It could still possibly be okay, but the editors create dozens of books quickly; so the quality will definitely not be top-notch. If anyone has purchased a copy, please provide a review. Thanks! Fonsy http://vent.fonsy123.com/ dummies & ebooks - |
Aussie Special user Australia 623 Posts |
HHmmm sounds a little unreasonable to have to pay someone for a book they compiled out of wikipedia articles.
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TheDummyDoctor New user U S A 76 Posts |
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On 2012-10-15 02:51, Aussie wrote: LOL. Indeed so. Not to mention it being a rather unscholarly way to "write" a book. The mere act of citing Wikipedia as the primary source renders the whole thing as questionable.
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Dickens & Dave Inner circle North Central Florida 1813 Posts |
Yup Fonsy, I think it's going to be a long wait to see any reviews of that book. I know I won't be buying it, if I want a book of Wikipedia articles, I'll print them out myself and stick them in a binder.
http://dickensndave.bravehost.com/index.html
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Fonsy Regular user 187 Posts |
I agree that if this book is just a compilation of Wiki articles,
then it is NOT worth buying. However, if the editors spent many long hours editing, cutting, checking, and rearranging those articles, it could be worth the price. Edgar Bergen certainly deserves a good biography. Candice Bergen's KNOCK WOOD is a well written book with a great deal of biographical info on her father. Still, I definitely wouldn't mind seeing yet another good book devoted to Edgar Bergen. Fonsy http://vent.fonsy123.com/ dummies & ebooks - |
Dickens & Dave Inner circle North Central Florida 1813 Posts |
You know, now that I think about it, I can't think of a book that is just a biography of Edgar Bergen.
http://dickensndave.bravehost.com/index.html
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Fonsy Regular user 187 Posts |
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Bob Baker Inner circle 1111 Posts |
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On 2012-10-15 18:11, Dickens & Dave wrote: Daughter Candice Bergen's Knock Wood comes close. |
Dickens & Dave Inner circle North Central Florida 1813 Posts |
Like Fonsy said, that book contains a lot of biographical info about her father, but it's not a book that's just a biography of Edgar Bergen.
http://dickensndave.bravehost.com/index.html
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