$685 for a little book?
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why is the book 'THE SUBTLE RUSE' by Rene. R. Khawam so pricey, elusive and scarce?
I have tried in vain to obtain it. It's more like a book being Auctioned.
  Same goes for' The Mafia Manager' by V. Although much less costly.
wish i could have those books!  Sad
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#2
Wow, I just looked at it on Amazon. Strange to say the least.
Why don't you run up your credit card and upload it?Smile
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(Sep 03, 2016, 13:47 pm)oldcrank Wrote: Wow, I just looked at it on Amazon. Strange to say the least.
Why don't you run up your credit card and upload it?Smile

hehehheee, How about I give you half of my card and you bring half of yours, say 50/50?
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(Sep 03, 2016, 13:18 pm)koy-Bumba Wrote: why is the book 'THE SUBTLE RUSE' by Rene. R. Khawam so pricey, elusive and scarce?
I have tried in vain to obtain it. It's more like a book being Auctioned.

scarce... due to copyright it appears. elusive? meh. exclusive even? double meh.

worldcat shows one copy available for 'borrowing' 14 miles from my current location. 8 within 253 miles. so, you might be able to 'borrow' one from tpb's predecessor: the library (depending on your location).

and if you do manage to get your hands on a copy, why not be a pal and make a copy and share it with your peers on tpb?
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(Sep 04, 2016, 05:52 am)stormium Wrote:
(Sep 03, 2016, 13:18 pm)koy-Bumba Wrote: why is the book 'THE SUBTLE RUSE' by Rene. R. Khawam so pricey, elusive and scarce?
I have tried in vain to obtain it. It's more like a book being Auctioned.

scarce... due to copyright it appears. elusive? meh. exclusive even? double meh.

worldcat shows one copy available for 'borrowing' 14 miles from my current location. 8 within 253 miles. so, you might be able to 'borrow' one from tpb's predecessor: the library (depending on your location).

and if you do manage to get your hands on a copy, why not be a pal and make a copy and share it with your peers on tpb?

why? If christie's should  auction it, I would buy one, I think it's pricey because it's out of Print. I sure would share it when I buy one!
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#6
It's scarce because noone wanted it, so it wasn't reprinted. If you want it that badly you will pay for it, if you don't you won't. My feeling is, that if it wasn't reprinted, it probably wasn't that good. But if it means that much to you, you will pay. If it doesn't, then that's maybe why it wasn't reprinted in the first place.
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