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Old 05-05-2016, 12:49 AM   #305
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Originally Posted by AnemicOak View Post
Elvis Costello: A Biography by Tony Clayton-Lea - Free
Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA
The price is certainly right. I saw this earlier in the day, and went ahead and grabbed it. I then went to check the ratings (Yes, I know, I should have followed the reverse order: check the ratings and then grab it if the ratings are good. ha).

To summarize what I found: there aren't any ratings at Amazon or GoodReads for this new (2016) edition. For the 1999 edition, they're abysmal--2.0 (6) at Amazon; 2.90 (49) at GoodReads (that may be for all 5 editions of this book that GoodReads shows as having been published, not just the 1999 one).

I deleted the book. After the fact, I realized that maybe I shouldn't have been so hasty, that maybe this most recent edition is much better than the previous editions. But, I've rarely seen that happen.

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up. If nothing else, you may want to peruse the book (more thoroughly) before grabbing it, even though it is free.
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