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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Aaron- These are all fair points and what makes me happy is that you have read the book and put some thought into. That's a lot more than others who don't care to buy it because it doesn't include enough baseball cards. And for the record, there are some great baseball card collections that don't contain all PSA-9's but in fact have great rarities, but for one reason or another Stephen didn't capture any of them. Obviously, it goes without saying that this is Stephen's vision, and he put the book together based on how he wanted it to look. Now that I read your detailed post, I too feel the same as you and would want to get a more personal look at the collectors and how they display their material. Keep in mind too that some prefer to keep their collections tucked away in safe deposit boxes, so this could not be done for everyone profiled. Unfortunately, my own contribution is minimal; Corey and I wrote our article together and submitted it to Stephen about a year ago. I had no input at all and wasn't even aware of the editorial changes made until I received my copy of the book and reread my section. It would be nice if Stephen could get onto this site and talk a little bit about how he put this whole project together. You know what, I think I will email him, give him the link, and see if he has time to read it and comment.<br /> And Aaron, thanks for taking the time to read the book and offer a balanced and fair critique.

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Posted By: <b>Daniel Bretta</b><p>Hopefully Mr. Wong will take all of this as constructive criticism because the book as it is now is fantastic. Certainly the best of its kind.

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>I emailed him earlier but I know he is busy making radio and TV appearances to plug the book so I don't know what his schedule is like.

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Posted By: <b>Aaron M.</b><p>Hey, Barry. No prob, I just hope Stephen doesn't think I'm bashing his book! <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14> It's actually well-done and the amount of time, energy and resources Stephen poured into it is obvious on every page. <br /><br />In terms of additional photos, I don’t know what the status of Stephen's publishing deal is or what sort of license he has with the individual profiled collectors, but I wonder if he (or the collectors) would mind allowing some of the larger collection photos be featured here on the web. Perhaps Leon wouldn't mind hosting a few in a thread here at VBC or Eric might be willing to over on the game used forum (I certainly would be willing to host any on my blog). <br /><br />I think there would be an overwhelmingly positive response to this that could raise awareness of the book and help fuel its sales. <br /><br />--Aaron<br /><br /><a href="http://aaronsroom.blogspot.com" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://aaronsroom.blogspot.com</a>/<br />

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>I don't know if we are allowed to post pictures without the author's or publisher's permission. If Stephen has time to go on this board, we can ask him. But posting on a chat board might not be his thing.

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Posted By: <b>Rob (NYC)</b><p>I got my copy. I'm kinda torn. It's a wonderful book with its stories and illustrations of the featured private collections and more. I'm sure it would find its way into The Metropolitan Museum of Art bookstore. It also makes me realize I will never be able to compile a collection that comes even close to a fraction of their significance.

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Posted By: <b>Stephen Wong</b><p>Dear Bruce,<br /><br />I want to personally thank you for the kind words about my book. I really consider it a great privilege to have such hobby veterans as you and others on this chat board appreciate the book. It was a journey of a lifetime and I am grateful to have the opportunity of sharing the dream with you. Many, many thanks.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />Stephen

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Posted By: <b>Patrick McMenemy</b><p>I finally had a moment to flip through the book the other day at the local bookstore. <br /><br />What captured my interest was the beautiful Carl Horner cabinets, and an extremely vivid Honus Wagner photo.The clarity of the Horner Cabinets are simply breathtaking.