I will explore the possibility of a small reprint of the 1996 book [when I have time], so that it can be made available to interested readers without having to pay a ransom on eBay.
Oh, man, just think how much those copies will be worth on eBay!
(Just kiddin', boys. Thanks, Tom. Put me down for a copy.)
P.S. I just remembered the one time I've read any of the Confidential Guide.
It was 1997.
I was at a Barnes & Noble in Woodbury, Minnesota -- on a beautiful, beautiful Friday evening in July. In other words: one of Minnesota's far-too-rare perfect evenings. In still other words: a perfect time not to go to a bookstore!
I was there for a book signing. My own. We had just published the fourth volume of material collected from "my" column.
Other than a few woebegone employees, cursing their fate at having been scheduled to work, I believe I was the only person in the store during the entire two hours I was scheduled to sign books.
Naturally, early on, I wandered over to the Sports section -- where I found "The Confidential Guide," of which I'd never heard, and which I spent a very fine couple of hours reading. The only thing I remember for sure (I think; memory is a tricky thing) is that this Tom Doak character had not given Sand Hills (with which I'd fallen deeply in love the previous fall) an immediate 10 ... though I think he said (correct me if I'm wrong, someone) that it could very well get to 10, in time.
If I'd had the money, I'd've bought the book -- but I was already showing a deficit for that evening!