No comments about Steely Dan: Jazz Play-Along Volume 78 (Jazz Play-Along).

2 comments about Steely Dan's Greatest Songs (Play-It-Like-It-Is).

1. This is sheet music transcription at its laziest. Weak chords subtitute the complex originals, and none of the rythmic nuance chords are in there either. You will be disappointed if you think you will sound like Steely Dan learning the songs from this book.



2. Again this is a vocal/guitar book so if you're expected other parts you should look elsewhere. 'Reeling In The Years' is tabbed out for a 4 guitar arrangement. I believe the author was very thorough with this song and if you play it as written will get fantastic results. Alot of these songs you may consider copying for your own use so you can lay the pages out next to each other for better reading. I would take it one step further and completely write in the suggested rhythm fills and motifs so they're there on the page you're reading because it's alot to remember,(at least initially). Walter Becker did the guitar solo on 'Pretzel Logic' proving he was an amazing guitarist in his own right. Each solo is labeled with a name so you know who you're emulating if you play them. For guitar tones, well you're on your own for that. Larry Carlton gives a detailed description of his set-up on his 'Star Licks' dvd. The only problem for most of the rest of us is we don't have companies making custom amps and axes for our perusal and this is a big part of the Dan's or any other bigtime guitar act's signature sound. So crank up the trusty ole amp simulator and go for it !

No comments about The Best of Steely Dan for Drums.

1 comments about The Best of Steely Dan.

1. This book is outstanding, almost every damn note (except basslines) is transcribed here, and dead-on accurate, too. The 'Complete Transcribed Scores' book is wrong in a lot of places, but I haven't found a wrong note yet, and I've had this book for years. Tabs to my SD favs "Gaucho" and "Don't Take Me Alive" are a real treat.

5 comments about STEELY DAN COMPLETE.

1. Well, I *am* a piano player and Steely Dan fan who bought this to see what the heck they are doing on some of these songs. If you're an intermediate piano player who is looking for melodies and a reasonably decent sketch of how the song goes, this is the book for you. If you're an advanced player, or a jazz fan, or want to know *exactly* what kind of chord voicings are being used, you might be disappointed on some songs. (Not all songs; some transcriptions are better than others.) The guitar chord listings are the most accurate -- if you follow those rather than the staff, and are familiar with jazz voicings, you can pretty much figure it out. I knew that going in, and I've still found the book worthwhile because figuring out all the A7+(b9) chords by ear gets old quick.



2. This is a reasonable transcription of Steely Dan's music through Gaucho. Most of the lyrics are included with the written music so a vocalist can merely look at the music to follow along with the music. A few songs could have been transcripted better. Its ridiculous that there are no guitar chords listed for Charlie Freak. What did Denny Dias and Jeff Baxter do on this song off the recorded version. Much of the music is left off of Bodhisattva. There is no introduction translated although the progression really is about the same. The instrumental break in Do It Again is also missing and that is less obvious. However, the basis for the Aja instrumentals is present.

   Anybody with any musical talent can tell that Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were two talented and complex song-writers. Gee, just look at the introduction in Deacon Blues. Thirteen chord changes?! Anyway, this is worthwhile for most musicians who play Steely Dan as the much of their music can not be easily transcribed by most musicians. Do It Again, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, Bodhisattva, and a few others may be exceptions.




3. So I got the Steely Dan songbook from MCA, but a lot of the chords seem to be "rounded off", and some of the songs are in the wrong key! Maybe my Mobile Fidelity CD copy of Aja runs a bit slow, but I transcribed "Aja" (the song) in B, and this book has it in C. Ditto with "Peg", Db instead of C. Bummer. Also, this book shows the first chord of "Aja" in the right hand as E-G-B with C in the bass. I figured out the first chord as F#-A#-C#-D# with B in the bass. After that, it's not even close. There are a bunch of things like that. The intro of "Sign in Stranger" doesn't resolve up like the book says, it stays on the C and there is a trill they missed. I was hoping this book would be a step above the average piano book, like the transcriptions in Keyboard or Guitar Player, but it's not. Oh well, at least it's fun to jam to the changes. -jl



4. This contains every single song through to Gaucho that Steely Dan made. It is true that, like every other songbook, this is dumbed down a bit. There are three responses I would make.
   
   1) For those who are experienced players the simplified chords really should be a blessing. A seventh chord can turn into a 13th; a raised fifth could be transformed into an altered chord, etc. Use the music simply as a guide, like you would in a fake-book.
   
   2) For those who are less experienced, the simplified chords and melody lines should be rewarding. As far as them being 'simplified' is concerned though (as some have said below), that's not really quite accurate. I find it hard to ascertain exactly what could be less complicated than a G7+5+9 (i.e. an altered chord) as every note in an altered chord is exactly that - altered.
   
   3) As for some transcriptions being 'wrong', that is really not so. The music is all correct - the progressions, the positions on the scale, all of that. So if you want to modulate to a different key just retain the scale positions. Also, I would say to the assertion the music is 'wrong' that musicians need to play in all keys, and frequently do. I play jazz semi-professionally and being able to modulate or play music in different keys is an extremely important skill (and also makes for more interesting music).
   
   This book contains all of the Dan's songs. They're excellent songs too, obviously. The lyrics are, for the most part, included in the actual staves (rather than having two or three verses crammed into the end of the song), so you can sing along as you play.



5. It is common to transcribe a song and transpose it and publish it in an 'easy' key, but I must tell you that 'Home at Last' which is in 3 flats on the CD and on the LP, is presented in this book in 4 sharps, i.e. a 1/2 step up from the recording. The 1st chord shows as G# minor instead of G minor. I hope the editor in charge has found another line of work by now. This 'Home At Last' transcription is so blatantly stupid, that I'm writing this review based on the one song, "Home At Last". I'm glad to have the book, as it does include ALL the Steely Dan songs pre-Two Against Nature, but based on this stupid 'Home At Last' transcription, I'd have to say that at least some of this book is very stupidly done.

4 comments about Best of Steely Dan: An Inside Look at the Guitar Styles of Steely Dan (Legendary Licks).

1. I agree with the other reviewer that this is a fantastic Steely Dan reference with plenty of tabs and a good CD. My problem with it is that I was hoping for more information about how to aquire the different tones of the SD sound (the description says it provides this).
   
   There is a mere one-page in the book dedicated to this and it is extremely vague, summing itself up in the last paragraph by saying something like, to aquire the SD sound one would need a strat-like guitar and an assortment of good pedals. DUH?!
   
   Could have been close to perfect with more information about the tones! Otherwise a very good SD reference.



2. I am very impressed with the accuracy of the transcriptions in this book! The companion CD is also very useful as it slows down the lead guitar work which really helps us players nail those solo's. I would have given the book 5 stars if I could have picked the songlist. I would love to have seen a transcription of say "Change of the Guard" or "Midnight Cruiser" in the place of say "Gaucho" or "Aja" which in my opinion are not as guitar oriented as other tracks included here, of course that is only my opinion and many people may buy this book for those very songs! This book is very well done and for me the Larry Carlton tracks alone were worth the price of admission. Not for beginners! ML



3. Toby Wine has faithfully transcribed the guitar parts of several of Steely Dan's most complex songs. This is no small achievement. For example, the guitar solos in Bodhisattva are blazingly fast, intricate, and jazz-based. This book breaks down every note of every solo in the song into standard musical notation AND tab notation.
   
   For serious musicians who yearn to be able to play like the masterful musicians of Steely Dan, the standard "songbook anthology" approach is a frustrating way to get there. That is because songbooks - including many "tab" versions - usually distill an entire song into a treble and bass clef, piano-style arrangement. In the case of Steely Dan, the individual contributions of the musicians - rhythm and lead guitars, bass, electric piano, horns, percussion - are amalgamated into a simulation of their sound for piano. Ideally, the serious musician would want the band's "charts" - the sheet music for each musician in the band.
   
   This book effectively gives you the charts for the guitar parts of 11 Steely Dan songs. And it does not stop at solos: Rhythm guitar parts, fills, "comping," intros, and outros are all faithfully scored here. This completeness reflects the author's love of the structure and integrity of each song. If you are similarly fanatical about the sanctity of each note in a Steely Dan song, you will appreciate this thoroughness. This is not to say that the entirety of each song is scored here; however, enough of the song is scored so that you can usually play the entire song. (An exception is Josie, where the chorus is not scored; refer to the many Internet tab versions, or a standard Steely Dan songbook, for the guitar voicings of the chorus's chords.)
   
   The tabular notation is excellent. In addition to being extremely faithful, note for note, the notations for bends, slides, and hammers-on are also precise. You will find that the artful technique of Steely Dan's guitarists is captured in the notation. The precise way each note is played becomes important in the interlude in Reelin', for example. Also, the solo to Rikki Don't Lose That Number is brisk and lyrical. To me, it has always had the quality of a human voice singing; that is, you can easily imagine words put to the solo's phrases. Jeff Baxter accomplishes this with carefully chosen notes, double stops, bends, and bends held with vibrato added. It's not easy to play, but this book gives you the entire map for getting there.
   
   The accompanying CD features a cover band playing the sections of the songs as you learn them. The book wisely instructs you to break the song down into sections and begin playing each section as slowly as necessary to hit each note with the proper timing. (The CD contains a separate track for each section that you are learning, making it easy to repeat a section and play along.) This is old-school advice, but it is infallible, and particularly necessary when trying to learn a Steely Dan guitar part.
   
   The CD even includes half-time renditions of the solos, so that you can play along at a slow speed as you read the tab and standard notation. The virtue of this method is the "finger memory" that you develop. The discipline of memorizing relatively short musical phrases in slow speed is rewarded as you woodshed - practice - these sections. You gradually become faster, staying in the proper rhythm and playing effortlessly. (Also advisable: use a metronome.) It doesn't feel like work because Steely Dan's guitar parts are so rich, unusual, and often lyrical.
   
   If you're a die-hard fan like me, you can sing every guitar solo already; you feel like you know them by heart. I never imagined I could actually play a guitar solo from Reelin' In The Years or Bodhisattva, but this book has helped me get there. It's a very satisfying feeling to master these songs. Thanks to Toby Wine for this careful, thoughtful transcription of 11 wonderful songs. To my brothers and sisters in Steely Dandom: enjoy the book.



4. If you want to learn how to play these Steely Dan songs the right way, this is the book. It comes with a great CD that plays most of the intricate solo parts at half speed, great for practice. Also gives a background of the SD guitar players - Baxter, Knopfler, Graydon, etc... and their styles & equipment. Great book...I recommend it all the way.

4 comments about Steely Dan - Anthology.

1. This book contains transcriptions to:
   Aja
   Bad Sneakers
   Black Friday
   Bodhisattva
   Chain Lightning
   Deacon Blues
   Don't Take Me Alive
   Gaucho
   Green Earrings
   Hey Nineteen
   Josie
   Kid Charlemagne
   My Old School
   Night By Night
   Parker's Band
   Peg
   Pretzel Logic
   Reelin' In the Years
   Rikki Don't LoseThat Number
   Time Out of Mind

   These are the exact same songs as the out-of-print Best of Steely Dan book, from Hal Leonard, with the teal background and album repros on the cover. So if that's the book you wanted, you'll get the same stuff here.

   Is it good? Oh, yeah, it's good. The transcriptions are painstakingly well done. They're also complete, unlike the "Steely Dan Complete" book's piano/guitar/vocal style book, which leaves out many an interlude and instrumental section.

   The only problem with this book is that it isn't a Steely Dan Complete. There are at least two other guitar tab books that include a few other songs (and are missing some of what's in here); I wish there were a single volume or less overlap among the multiple volumes. For example, "Greatest Songs" for guitar has, in addition to the majority (but not all) of what's here, these songs:
   Greatest Songs has, in addition:
   Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More
   Everyone's Gone to the Movies
   Haitian Divorce
   Sign In Stranger
   Throw Back the Little Ones

   Another book, "Best of Steely Dan" (white cover with black line drawing), also includes "Third World Man." (Another consumate Carlton solo. Oh, my, God.) It may contain others not in one or both of the previously mentioned books; I can't find a contents list for "Best Of."




2. This is a great music book. The chords are complex and virtually the actual chords used in the recording. Often books simplify or translate the chords into the key of C. You can sit down with the book and play along with the recording because they are scored in the same key. The book picks up on the chord progressions and the patterns of movement that was developed and used in the song construction and performance of the song.
   
   The chords really give the rich color of the the material and sound full and accurate. They definitely express the "Steely Dan" tonality and edge that helps make them unique.
   
   I had checked this book out from the public library many times and figured it was out of print. Although the book was purchased as "used" it was in new condition when it arrived.
   
   This book is the real thing- so much more that the typical tab/notation type. It must have been created by someone who really understands the the band, their song constructions and the chord patterns. I do not really follow the Tabs and solos, so I can't address that. Although, I think they are pretty accurate and well scored.
   
   
   Thanks for making this book available



3. I bought this based on reviews that indicated complete transcriptions and was disappointed, so be sure you know what you want and what this has. It provides the chords and lyrics to each song, with the music presented in three staves: a piano score with the melody above. There are also chord symbols with guitar chord fingerings. But the bass line is greatly simplified and sometimes crosses into the treble clef so you can't see things like where Chuck Rainey played tenths on the introduction to Peg. It's a simplified approximation, and a good one. But it's not a complete transcription.



4. The Amazon description : "This fabulous anthology is essential for every fan of the Dan! It includes 36 of their biggest hits, plus photos and interesting interviews with Walter Becker and Donald Fagen." is totally wrong. There are no pictures and only 2 pages of text. The rest of the book is sheet music, which is fine if that's what you want, but don't buy it for the "interviews and pictures" because there aren't any.

3 comments about Steely Dan - Just the Riffs for Piano (Just the Riffs).

1. The solo transcriptions in this book are brilliant! It's like being given Steely Dan's top secret "playbook" for several of their hit songs.
   
   I've been playing Steely Dan tunes on piano since I was in junior high (way back when, in '77), and even though I have a pretty good ear, I don't have a strong jazz background so I could never get Donald Fagen's chord voicings quite right. And all of the Steely Dan songbooks that I have are very crude approximations of what's really being played on the original recordings. This book has "filled in the gaps" for many of my favorite 'Dan tunes.
   
   My favorites from this book are "I Got the News", the solo section of "Time Out of Mind", and the 'plastic organ' solo from "Do It Again" -- songs that I could only approximate, until now.



2. This book is simply "just the riffs" to Steely Dan songs... You will NOT find full length songs in here at all. This book is mainly for those who already know the songs (like from the Steely Dan pop books arranged by Hal Leonard) and want to piece together the rest of the song to make it sound more like the actual recording... I play a lot of Steely Dan covers and obviously the arranged sheet music books they have in stores aren't really that accurate... The riffs that I couldn't sound out from the record or that didn't come with the "other" Dan books of arranged sheet music were in here.
   
   If you happen to have a Hammond B3 organ...and a band... BUY THIS BOOK! Because they have the Do It Again solo written out for you, finally transcribed! And it's dead on accurate. And sounds awsome...
   
   Also, they have the Black Cow instrumental that DIDN'T come with the original Hal Leonard arranged sheet music. It even contains the wickedly cool, impressive piano solo of Sign In Stranger from the Royal Scam album.
   
   And a few songs from Two Against Nature which I thought was cool.
   
   Another point to make would be that for some of these songs, you would HAVE to have a band playing in back of you OR (if you were to play solo somehow) you would have to somehow compensate for the missing bass notes.
   
   For example, the solo for Sign In Stranger may sound really cool and fun to play but when you look at it, a lot of the chords are jazz voicings without the bass or root notes so the solo WILL in fact sound empty if playing it on your own. Same goes with the Black Cow solo, but you can make something up for the left hand because all they give you is the right hand (with the chords)...
   
   I was also verry happy to finally have the Your Gold Teeth II introduction and the tone cluster riffs from I Got The News...
   
   All in all, a very helpful book if you're trying to get exact riffs... or trying to play their songs in general... The reason why my review looks like a J.K. Rowling novel is because I'm so fed up with buying random books on Amazon and having no idea what they're like, I bet many can relate... So I thought I'd take the stand and tell it like it is... Cheers.



3. Now this is a handy, little book. Showing you how to play some of the most definitive Steely Dan riffs for the piano, Rhodes, Clavinet &c., it contains extracts from Can't Buy A Thrill all the way through Two Against Nature.
   All parts are accompanied by the author's comments, and give insightful information about the techniques and contents of each riff.
   
   However, the book lacks the "final touch" that would make it worthy of 5 stars:
   There's an error in the printing that makes a specific line on every page look "inflated".
   Although the transcriptions generally are accurate and clear, there are some silly, obvious mistakes in accidentals, e.g. in "I Got The News" and "Babylon Sisters".
   Besides, the author attributes all the riffs to Donald Fagen, however the majority was done by other studio musicians.
   
   Overall, though, it's a nifty collection and it will definitely help you play the most definitive Dan riffs, should you be unable to or unwilling to learn to play them by ear.
   
   Buyers should be aware that due to its release in 2001, it does not cover Everything Must Go.

4 comments about Steely Dan's Aja (33 1/3).

1. I've bought about eight of these 33 and a third books. Some are good, some aren't. This one is not. If your a Steely Dan nut like I am you probably saw this book and really anticipated it like I did. Unfortunately it's just not that revelatory. I don't fault the author. Dan info is scant at best. They don't give many interviews, when Becker and Fagen do they're always coy and cynical about things, which is part of their charm. It also adds to the mystery of their music. However for a 100 page book it leaves very little to delve into. The author focuses mostly on the different chord progressions and keys and whatnot that the songs are in, which 1)insn't very interesting, and 2)unless you play or studied music theory it's like reading greek. You won't really learn much you probably don't already know by reading this so I wouldn't recommend buying it. The author even fills some pages in the back of the book by giving us his recommendations for further listening, which I found odd and unnecessary.



2. Finally, a piece of writing worthy of Steely Dan. Don Breithaupt, himself a Juno-nominated musician, tells the inside story of the making of this classic through exclusive interviews with Fagen and many of the major players. He places Aja in the context of the Dan catalogue, of pop culture, even song-writing history. He expertly deconstructs lyrics, chord patterns, instrumentation, gives us insider-studio details, making-of stories, and does it in engaging -- often hilarious -- language. Casual readers will be engrossed. Serious musicians will reference it over and over. And Becker & Fagen fanatics will get the answer to the question so many of them ask: How the hell did they DO that?



3. Even though the book is heavy on complex music analysis, it's still a very entertaining read. If you're a Steely Dan fan, this is a book you should read.



4. I take it Michael Kusch was looking forward to lots of anecdotal stuff and trivia and such and was a bit miffed when he found that the nitty gritty to which this book gets down was over his head.
   Sorry, it's not the fault of the book if you don't have the knowledge needed for understanding it.
   Music theory is fun, btw. It's only those who have no knowledge of it who don't agree.
   Go figure...

5 comments about Steely Dan: The Complete Guide To Their Music (Complete Guide to the Music of...).

1. As a huge Steely Dan fan, I was happy to see someone cover all of their songs in detail. The book covers the material chronologically, from the first album (Can't Buy A Thrill, 1972) up to the most recent, and possibly, last album (Everything Must Go, 2003). There is even an explanation of mysterious/unintelligible lyrics (the opening chorus from the song "Show Biz Kids") and a section on what Fagan and Becker were doing during their 20 year album hiatus (between 1980's "Gaucho" and 1999's "Two Against Nature"). Also covered are Fagan's solo albums (The Nightfly, 1982; Kamikiriad, 1993) and Becker's 11 Tracks of Whack (1993). I feel this book is the perfect compliment to Steely Dan's musical library!



2. This is not quite a 'complete guide' to Steely Dan's music. It does cover all of their songs and albums up to the pub date but I was hoping it would reveal the hidden meaning of many of the songs. It does for many but for many more it simply describes the musician who performed the more difficult or unusual piece within the song with no mention of intent or meaning (perceived or real). This is still a must get for Steely Dan fans but it is not quite as much as it could be. On the other hand it is a tiny, concise little thing and it IS about Steely Dan so what more can you say?



3. I liked this book, read it all in one evening. I recommend it heartily.
   
   But, what gives, Omnibus Press, with the format? Was a working title for this Complete Guide series "the Complete Tiny Pocket Guide?" This is a mass-market paperback, sure, and not an exquisite leather-bound library volume, but why so small? Saving on paper stock and materials? And why when I open it up is the print so tiny? I mean, I'm a slowly aging hipster like most SD fans, but we're talking some seriously small print here. Note to editor: up-size future editions.
   
   Author Brian Sweet knows his subject, his tiny bio on the back cover saying he's written the only SD bio in print and is an SD archivist and collector. I liked his smooth and familiar writing style, easy to read.
   
   This book is the 2004 update to the original 1998 printing. This book goes up to Fagen's Kamakiriad, but doesn't cover Morph the Cat.
   
   As others have made clear, this book is not really a complete guide. It's got all of the albums, in order, and track titles, but no full lyrics sheet. No full formal bios of exactly who did what on each track, but more than enough narrative on the principal musicians, especially the soloists. You've got a comprehensive vinyl and CD discography, with full catalog numbers, to include re-issues. And more than anything, every album track has its own paragraph. "Showbiz Kids," "Kid Charlemagne," "Peg," and "Gaucho" seem to get the longest write-ups, but without spoiling things that doesn't mean that author Sweet necessarily says these are the greatest-ever SD recordings. Some of my favorite tracks got disappointingly short attention, but Sweet was not dismissive of any of the work--he's a massive fan, and it shows.
   
   I liked the chronological format, from Can't Buy A Thrill thru Everything Must Go. But wait, there's more! You get a rundown of Fagen's and Becker's solo projects, then following sections entitled "Miscellaneous/Compilations," "Early Material," "Live Albums," and finally "Outside Projects," outlining what Becker and Fagen do when they're not being SD (to include a list of Water Becker productions).
   
   There's a nice intro on the front end, and a poorly executed index in the back. It's really a song index, that's all. These days, when all book drafts are digital, how hard is it to execute a comprehensive index? Especially given all of the locations, studio names, and musicians listed here, a real index would be some serious value-added for a small amount of effort and cost. Note to editor: do a proper index for the next edition.
   
   The book reads easily and quickly, moving fast through a general introduction of each album, then notes on each track. You get details on producers and techs, musicians per track, and interesting philosophical and background snippets, such as how lyrics came to be, and where song ideas originated. You get the words to the repeating chorus of "Showbiz Kids," the meaning of "squonk," which song is a "love dope triangle," and which song is SD's "Stairway to Heaven," among a host of other delightful tidbits.
   
   My favorite bits were the almost toss-off comments Sweet made about specific tracks, like saying how you never want "Black Cow" to end, or how Becker "decorates [What A Shame About Me] with serpentine bass lines and guitar noodles." As a fan reading the book, it was nice to read the compliments and enthusiasm of Sweet as another fan, and a seriously knowledgeable one at that.
   
   And photos. There are two sets of photos, with a total of 29, which include color repros of all of the mainstream SD albums as well as disc 1 of Citizen Steely Can, Alive in America, Android Warehouse, and the Steely Dan Story, 1972-1980. There is a surprisingly good quotient of color photos, and they are good quality, glossy on good paper. Good on you, Omnibus, for decent photos.
   
   Bottom Line: If you really dig Steely Dan and want to get to know a little bit more about how the band and the music came to be, this is a perfect way to do so. You can jump right to your favorite albums and tracks, and read up on how they came to be, what they were based on, what that instrument is in the right speaker background, and just what in the world they were saying in the board fade. Or you can read it chronologicaly and get the band's story as well as that of their magniificent work. This book is a great reference for the price, and is small and highly portable to boot.



4. I bought the book, one: because I am a die hard Steely Dan fan, and two: it got me over the $25.00 mark to get free shipping, so I said what the heck. The author is on the mark on some things and on others I am amazed at his pomposity at writing as if he had been a fly on the wall while Becker and Fegan wrote some songs thiry plus years ago. Conjecture and fact are definitely blurred, but for the money it was a fun quick read.



5. I think I've figured out why I found this book disappointing: it's not worthy of the works of Becker and Fagen. SD fans are a discriminating bunch, especially those of us who continued to follow them through the years. When we see a book with this title, we expect something pretty substantial, and this doesn't quite cut it. I devoured it, of course, being the SD fanatic I am, and enjoyed it, but even as I was devouring it, I couldn't help but notice: 1) a sometimes-amateurish writing style; and 2) a less-than-penetrating intelligence at work.
   
   Then there's the fact that, as a musician, I'm really more interested in the music than the lyrics. I would have preferred less analysis of the lyrics (which, frankly, aren't always worth the bother of analysis) and more about the music and the musicians who made it. (Sure, SD's lyrics are several cuts above the norm, but even they have admitted that often they were more concerned with coming up with words that SOUNDED right with the music, and not all that concerned that they made a lot of sense.)
   
   So, again, not a bad book, but the field is wide open for somebody to come along and write a definitive "Complete Guide."