Sorry, but TF was fluff that read like a sermon. It would have made for a good mainstream magazine article. But you had pages to fill...
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After the first edition of "The Complete TurtleTrader" (Oct 07) came out there was clearly acrimony among a small minority over the content of my book. I ended up publishing that acrimony verbatim in the paperback edition of "The Complete TurtleTrader" (Feb 09). There is a new Afterword in the Feb 09 paperback edition that talks to drama surrounding the Turtles. At the end of the day "The Complete TurtleTrader" is the only source for the complete story -- rules, players, backstory, drama, performance, etc.
It is the only book covering the story of Richard Dennis and his student Turtles completely. It is not an account that leaves details out. I did not think the word "complete" was needed, but publishers make weird calls sometimes.
Pick up the paperback edition of my book. The one with the Afterword. The Afterword is pretty clear about the experience of putting a book together about this group of people. Not easy.
Sounds like it might be an interesting book and perhaps the kind I'd like to read...if only it were written by someone else...
There was real paranoia over my book from the Turtles before they saw it. I was up to 4 Turtle lawsuit threats. Once they saw the book that all went away and it has been well received by the players involved. Turtle Liz Cheval now even pays Google for her ad to pop up when my name is typed in...and she did not want a book at first!