> http://booksense.com/ will let you order books online so you may pick > them up at independent bookstores near you. I just ordered it and > i'll be picking it up as soon as they let me know it's there (the site > says it'll be 1-5 days; i hope it's accurate). And, if you're near the city, and need a good independent bookstore to pick one up at, a friend of mine just opened up her bookstore in San Francisco on Valencia St. Valencia Street Books, I believe is the name, and it's between 16th and 17th. And the owner is a Brust Fan, so how could one go wrong? <grin> Chris "The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce." ~ Oliver Wedell Holmes, Sr. - "Over the Teacups" (1891)