Hi Ruth, No one is blasting, just clarifying, so as not to offend the author or writer. I was surprised when I got the turn down when talking with Wanda Oates this a.m. that there would be no help on her part in possibly getting a copy of this book. John M. Oates was very gracious in offering to copy his master of the book for me for $25 as he never made any profit on doing the previous set of books. I myself have been in the oddball place of having contributed over 1/2 of a book's material only to get completely burned in not even getting a copy of the book or having my name put into the book's credits as a contributing compiler. I am very careful in making sure that doesn't happen to someone else now. I know what it can feel like. Please don't feel that anyone is blasting you at all. I am just chalking it up to a miscommunication, is all. Take care now. Sue in CA