Barry, Max Weder wrote the book article, and like the other articles is well written, well researched, and well laid out.
Al and co. did a great job (as I'm sure they've done with the REA catalog) and it's nice to have 2 magazines to look forward to every quarter.
I especially like the article by Chris Stufflestreet on collecting beaters. It caters to a segment of the hobby that is often neglected, and Chris is a great writer.
A little off topic, but he also writes a blog on '70's music that I really enjoy-
it's worth a look
http://70smusicmayhem.blogspot.com/