You write: 
=> 
=> As near as we know, the books exist somewhere on somebody's truck :-)
=> 
=> We know they were shipped from the publisher, and Amazon claims to have
=> the book in stock.  Has anyone received a book directly from Amazon yet?
=> 
=> /\ndy
=> 

Received mine Wednesday from amazon.

rick

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