I know a lot of you are like me and hit the used and half-price book stores from time to time. If you happen to find a copy of Harold McGee's "The Curious Cook: More Kitchen Science and Lore" for $25 or less (either paper-back or hard-cover .... new or used) would you email me the name and phone number of the bookshop? Also, if you could explain to them that someone out-of-town wants it and if they will hold it for 72-hours I WILL phone them to order it!
Here's the problem ... it is out of print and appears to have gotten real popular (probably thanks to Alton Brown), so the price from the online booksellers has gone thru the roof. The paperback list price is $16.95 - cheapest used in rather raggid condition I can find is $35. The hardback list price is $21 - the cheapest online price I can find is $69.95, and it goes up to $150-$169.95 for a new one!
Here's the problem ... it is out of print and appears to have gotten real popular (probably thanks to Alton Brown), so the price from the online booksellers has gone thru the roof. The paperback list price is $16.95 - cheapest used in rather raggid condition I can find is $35. The hardback list price is $21 - the cheapest online price I can find is $69.95, and it goes up to $150-$169.95 for a new one!