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The Tax Reform Act of 1986 was the single most sweeping change in the history of America's income tax. It was also the best political and economic story of its time. Here, in the anecdotal style of The Making of the President, two Wall Street Journal reporters provide the first complete picture of how this tax revolution went from an improbable dream to a widely hailed reality.
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Umm, did I read the same book?.......2006-10-09
I'm having a hard time believing the reviews I see here. Gucci Gulch is by far one of the most boring books I've read this year. Perhaps, it's because it was required literature for Intro to Poli Sci, but that's beside the point. This book is too detailed. I agree with the comment where it should have been condensed, but I want to stress that this information cannot be found elsewhere without intense research. I commend the author for his diligent work, but this book just wasn't for me. It's 291 pages on the Tax Reform of 1986. If that's your cup of joe, I would highly suggest it. Avoid it if you are a casual reader.
a good book.......2004-08-02
Definitely an enjoyable book that gives insight into the behind-the-scenes details of congressional politics. "Showdown" is a great book if you are interested in the nitty-gritty details of lobbying or Congress and Birnbaum and Murray provide a knack for detail (and humour) rarely found in today's books. Written in '86ish, and still a classic. A great supplement to "The Power Game" by Hedrick Smith.
awesome.......2003-06-25
the best book I was ever required to read for a class
Still the best case study of congressional decision making.......2002-01-23
Tax laws may have changed, some of the main actors are serving jail time, but it doesn't matter. This is the best case study of congressional decision making available. I still use this in courses because there is no better example of the tension between political horse trading and genuine reformist impulses available.
Is it detailed? Of course it is: the back and forth in the Ways and Means committee, for example, illustrates the kind of negotiaions that are the bread and butter of policy making.
Is there material that is "in the encyclopedia?" That is silly. There is little there that is basic review. In fact, anyone who found this boring probably does not know the basics of congressional procedures -- that is not the goal of this book -- or has a professor or teacher who does not know how to link a journalistic case study like this with the textbook or scholarly treatment of Congress.
A classic.
Too detailed? That's where the devil is..........2000-04-21
While this book may not appeal to students in search of the CliffNotes version of the political process, this exhaustive account of the1986 tax reform bill gets a complicated story just about right. Especially when it concerns the tax code, the devil is in the details, and while B&M sometimes go a little overboard in describing the small print of oil depletion allowances and the like, the fact is that Congressmen think that way -- and voters had better know it. All in all, a solid addition to the 'how a bill becomes a law' ouevre. Plus, it makes you like an odd array of people: Ronald Reagan, Bill Bradley, and even Bob Packwood. Where are they now?... END
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Tax Progressivity and Income Inequality
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Should the rich bear the brunt of the tax burden, or should it be shared proportionately among the population? This issue has dominated recent public debates over the tax system, and is a controversial issue among economists. This book contains nine essays by economists on tax progressivity--how the tax burden is borne across income classes--and how the tax system affects the inequality of income. It presents the basic facts about how tax progressivity in the U.S. has changed in the 1980s, and assesses its role in exacerbating or offsetting the overall trend toward increased income inequality.
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History: Fiction or Science? is the most explosive tractate on history ever written - however, every theory it contains, no matter how unorthodox, is backed by solid scientific data. The book is well-illustrated, contains over 446 graphs and illustrations, copies of ancient manuscripts, and countless facts attesting to the falsity of the chronology used nowadays, which never cease to amaze the reader. Eminent mathematician proves that: Jesus Christ was born in 1153 and crucified in 1186 The Old Testament refers to mediaeval events. Apocalypse was written after 1486. Does this sound uncanny? This version of events is substantiated by hard facts and logic - validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources - to a greater extent than everything you may have read and heard about history before. The dominating historical discourse in its current state was essentially crafted in the XVI century from a rather contradictory jumble of sources such as innumerable copies of ancient Latin and Greek manuscripts whose originals had vanished in the Dark Ages and the allegedly irrefutable proof offered by late mediaeval astronomers, resting upon the power of ecclesial authorities. Nearly all of its components are blatantly untrue! For some of us, it shall possibly be quite disturbing to see the magnificent edifice of classical history to turn into an ominous simulacrum brooding over the snake pit of mediaeval politics. Twice so, in fact: the first seeing the legendary millenarian dust on the ancient marble turn into a mere layer of dirt - one that meticulous unprejudiced research can eventually remove. The second, and greater, attack of unease comes with the awareness of just how many areas of human knowledge still trust the three elephants of the consensual chronology to support them. Nothing can remedy that except for an individual chronological revolution happening in the minds of a large enough number of people.
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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03
Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.
Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19
Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.
Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09
There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.
For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.
Very Interesting.......2007-03-07
It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.
History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10
Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.
I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.
Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.
Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.
I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.
This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.
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Taxing Capital Income in the European Union: Issues and Options for Reform
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Following the introduction of the euro, the European Union has started to debate the desirability and feasibility of more co-ordination in the field of capital income taxation. In contrast with product taxes, the EU Treaty does not provide for explicit authority to harmonize income taxes. So far, little co-ordination has taken place, even though the capital income tax base is much more mobile and hence more difficult to tax than is, for instance, consumption (and labour). There is much discussion on a minimum withholding tax on interest and on a code of conduct for business income taxes, but in practice little real progress is being made in aligning the various capital income taxes. More fundamentally, a broad, tax-policy type of discussion on whether, where, and how capital income should be taxed is lacking. The papers in this volume try to fill this void. Roger Gordon addresses the question of whether or not capital income should be taxed. Subsequently, Peggy Musgrave and Richard Bird / Scott Wilkie try to come to grips with the question of where capital income should be taxedDSin the member state of source or the member state of residence. Michael Devereux and Harry Huizinga / Soren Bo Nielsen then analyse various issues that arise in taxing equity income and imposing a withholding tax on interest. Next, Stephen Bond and Sijbren Cnossen discuss specific comprehensive proposals for taxing capital income in open economies. Finally, Scott Newlon and Charles McLure / Joann Weiner look at the difficulties of and alternatives to maintaining separate corporate income taxes in the EU. This introductory chapter summarizes the various papers and briefly discusses the basic issues and solutions.
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- Why you should Hire a Proof Reader
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- Good story, poor editing
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Blind Luck
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Fast paced, easy to read novel. Slight humor, occasional graphic sex and violence.
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Why you should Hire a Proof Reader.......2004-11-08
If you get by all the grammatical and spelling errors, you SHOULD if nothing else... enjoy the plot. Look I've never written a book review before, (well at least not since High School) which is most likely very evident, but after reading the so called reviews here I could not help myself. In case you did not notice every one of the "reviewers" could not get past the spelling and grammar errors. It is my opinion that after the first four or five errors the readers were so obsessed with finding more that they forgot they were reading a novel and became amateur Proof Readers hell bent on making blue marks in their books. (Blue ink is used for corrections and deletions by real Editors) The plot is actually not bad and the fact Big Business literally owns our government and controls our politicians like their own personal puppets, this makes for a refreshing read. Although it will take something at least as drastic as the Drunken Twenty-Somethings plan to change this Land-Of-The-Free back to some semblance of what our Fore Fathers had in mind, it isn't to plausible. All in all, this is a good book at worst.
lowers the bar.......2001-10-21
About the best thing I can say about this book is that it gives hope to those plugging away at novels that just about anyone can get published nowadays. I'm in agreement with the majority of reviewers who complained about the novel's lack of editing and disjointed story line. In fact, the only reviewer who defended the mistakes and praised this book is from Houston where, coincidentally, the author currently resides.
Good story, poor editing.......2000-03-31
Blind Luck was an entertaining story, but the errors -- grammar, spelling, usage, punctuation, etc. -- made it a difficult read. I also found the description of the characters as "a group of yuppies" to be highly inaccurate. "Beer-guzzling, unemployed 20-somethings" would have been more accurate. The book proves that anyone with a decent imagination can get a book published, regardless of their writing skill. It also proves that any company with a word-processor could call itself a publisher, regardless of their knowledge of grammar, usage, punctuation, etc. While I understand that most books contain a few errors, it was very distressing to me that I could have used a red pen to make corrections on every other page -- at least! I found the story to be entertaining, and if the types of errors mentioned above don't bother you, you'll like it too!
Too expensive and a plot didnt deliver the Revolution.......1999-10-14
I was hoping for something along the lines of John Ross' _Unitended Consequences_. I bought this overpriced read along with _Term Limits_ and found them both a waste of time. If you liked UC, you wont like this. Completely non-libertarian, to boot.
A Diamond In The Rough.......1999-07-30
This book was "highly recommended" in the newsletter of a local mystery bookstore. It looked like a great story...someone is going to kill one congressman a week until taxes are lowered and wasteful spending is stopped.
I was checking out Amazon's prices for this book and I read the other reviews posted here. Luckily, I usually disregard any reviews that are really bad. I have found that they are typically written by a person who hates everything he reads (knows he could write better), or he has a different opinion than those expressed by the author so goes out of his way to bash a book. Sure, there are some bad books out there, but this is NOT one of them.
The fact is, "Blind Luck" is a very good novel. I found a couple of misspelled words (actually, misused words, e.g., too instead of to) but most novels have a few typos. If this book had more than its share, I guess I was too engrossed in the story to notice. I had a hard time putting this book down. It was entertaining and full of surprises. If it needs polishing, then "Blind Luck" truly is a diamond in the rough!
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Congress and the Income Tax (Julian J Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture Series)
Barber B. Conable , and
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Constitution and the Budget: Are Constitutional Limits on Tax, Spending, and Budget Powers Desirable at the Federal Level (Aei Symposia, 80b.)
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Contemporary Problems in International Arbitration
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Do Taxes Matter?: The Impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1986
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Do Taxes Matter? is the first systematic examination of the actual effects of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the most important U.S. income tax reform of the last four decades. It presents basic information on and an analysis of a variety of different aspects of economic behavior in order to discover whether the observed changes coincide with the predictions of standard public finance models. Prior to implementation of the new law, supporters and opponents made numerous forecasts about its effect on savings, corporate investment, and other major determinants of the country's economic health. The general finding of these original contributions is that the effects of tax reform turned out to be smaller than had been anticipated.
Commissioned by the Office of Tax Policy Research of the University of Michigan, eight of the studies focus on different sectors of the economy, reviewing the predictions and carefully analyzing the evidence to determine actual effects. The ninth study draws together the results to find lessons for future changes in tax policy. Joel Slemrod is Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy and Director of the Office of Tax Policy Research at the University of Michigan.
Contents: The Economic Impact of Tax Reform Act of 1986, Joel Slemrod. Investment, Tax Policy, and the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Alan J. Auerbach, Kevin Hassett. The Impact of the 1986 Tax Reform on Personal Saving, Jonathan Skinner, Daniel Feenberg. Effects of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 on Corporate Financial Policy and Organizational Form, Roger H. Gordon, Jeffrey K. MacKieMason. Taxation and Housing Markets: Preliminary Evidence on the Effects of Recent Tax Reforms, James M. Poterba. The Impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 on Foreign Direct Investment to and from the United States, Joel Slemrod. The Impact of Tax Reform on Charitable Giving: A 1989 Perspective, Charles T. Clotfelter. The Impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 on State and Local Fiscal Behavior, Paul N. Courant, Edward M. Gramlich. Foreign Responses to U.S. Tax Reform, John Whalley. Lessons for Tax Reform, Henry J. Aaron.
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- New Doyle adaptations in an updated edition
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Graphic Classics, Vol. 2: Arthur Conan Doyle, Second Edition
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This second edition is completely revised, with over a hundred pages of new material. New to this edition are comics adaptations of Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" by Rod Lott and Simon Gane, and Brigadier Gerard in "The Castle of Gloom" by Antonella Caputo and Nick Miller. Plus Doyle's fearsome pirate "Captain Sharkey", illustrated by John W. Pierard, "The Ghosts of Goresthorpe Grange" by Peter Gullerud, and "The Great Brown-Pericord Motor" by Milton Knight. Returning from the first edition are Sherlock Holmes in "The Copper Beeches" by Rick Geary, and stories illustrated by Roger Langridge and J.B. Bonivert. With a new cover by Kent Steine.
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New Doyle adaptations in an updated edition.......2006-03-09
A new edition, "Graphic Classics: Arthur Conan Doyle" is updated and revised, with five new stories adapted in the Graphic Classics style. As with the previous release, several different illustrators adapt and interpret some of Doyle's most famous stories and creations, as well as a few lesser known gems.
This second edition is less Sherlock Holmes heavy, containing only two adaptations of the Great Detective. Also removed is the lengthy "The Lost World," which allows for room for more short stories. Still missing is an adaptation of Doyle's mummy tale "Lot 249," but overall, I prefer this version to the previous release.
Included are:
A Parable - A clever little allegory about cheese mites debating where cheese comes from.
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches - Returning from the first edition, a fascinating Sherlock Holmes adventure well-adapted by Rick Geary.
Captain Sharkey - A brutal Pirate adventure, with an illustration style that fully plays to the strengths of the story.
The Los Amigos Fiasco - Possibly the best tale from the first edition, an amusing tale of an Electric Chair gone wrong, with a complimenting visual style. Very funny!
Master - A touching, short poem.
The Great Brown-Pericord Motor - Milton Knight adapts this amusing tale of greed and invention in his usual comic style.
How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom - Introduced in "Graphic Classics: Adventure Classics," one of Doyle's comedic characters, Brigadier Gerard, returns in a tall tale of romance and daring do.
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - A new Holmes adaptation, brilliantly illustrated by Simon Gane. More please.
The Ghosts of Goresthorpe Grange - An unusual ghost story of a man who buys an ancestral mansion and is disappointed to find that it is not haunted. What is the use of an ancient castle with no ghost?
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Great Book.......2006-07-08
Just what I wanted. Everything in a small book for the right price.
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Major League Baseball reviews the rules each year and adjusts them as necessary. Some affect the game dramatically…1976: The American League accepts the DH as a permanent part of the rules. The National League reaffirms its opposition. [6.10] Other do not…The "game-winning RBI" (previously credited to a batter who gave his club "the lead it never relinquished") is eliminated as an official statistic. [10.04(e)] FEATURES: Includes field and equipment rules; Batting, pitching and fielding regulations; Convenient size gets the praise of professional and amateur league umpires who must have easy access to it throughout every game.
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- Convenient Size
- Fascinating for someone who didn't know the rules!
- Still No Changes Since 1996
- Necessary for understanding the game of baseball in full.
- The book is organized well, but the index needs work.
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Official Baseball Rules, 2002 Edition
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Now you can make the call! The Official Baseball Rules book is used by those men and women in blue, the major-league umpires. Complete with any rules changes for the 2002 season. Official book of Major League Baseball Pocket-size for easy reference on the field
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Convenient Size.......2003-05-21
This is a great companion for umpiring. It is small enough to keep in your glove compartment in your car, but big enough that the text and diagram are easy to read and see. The size also makes it easy to hold in one hand and read while eating. If you do any umpiring (like my volunteer umpiring for Little League, which also includes other rules), you should have a copy of this book.
Fascinating for someone who didn't know the rules!.......2003-03-15
It fits into a jacket pocket. Whip it out at the game! At times it's a coversation piece. I give it four stars instead of five only because there was one instance where the announcer quoted a rule that was not the same as in this book, but so what?
Still No Changes Since 1996.......2003-03-13
The last change to the Official Baseball Rules was in 1996, so the 1996 through 2003 editions are all identical except for the cover and the price.
Although the publisher's statement that this edition is "complete with any and all rules changes in place for the 2003 season" isn't strictly false, it's very misleading!
Of course, if you need a new copy or the Official Baseball Rules, or you don't own a post-1995 copy, then this is the edition to buy.
Necessary for understanding the game of baseball in full........1999-04-30
The other reviewer needs to understand that of course there is no information in the rules of baseball concerning "runners leading off base". Such situations are covered by out/safe and batter/runner situations in the rules. How or when or why a runner "takes a lead" is entirely outside the pervue of the rules of baseball
The book is organized well, but the index needs work........1999-04-28
In the Runner Section, there is no information about taking a lead off the base.
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The New Official Rules
Paul Dickson
Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley
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Binding: Paperback
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