New Posts For Thread: RACING BOOKS BEST BUYShttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30507159/racing-books-best-buyscan anyone recommend IYO must read books form the 70's 80's 90's to do with horse racing, handicapping / pedigreeS / general.only interested in the ground breaking books that really improved your knowledge of horse racing. TIAGood for you Alanhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30507159/racing-books-best-buys?post_id=544885985#544885985Good for you AlanWed, 27 May 2015 05:50:09 -0500Well this is the publishers comment on Amazon for the paperback, published in 2002:Not only in paperback for the first time (after nine reprints in hardback), this classic work has been exhaustively revised so that all examples are from the 2002 seashttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30507159/racing-books-best-buys?post_id=544885169#544885169Well this is the publishers comment on Amazon for the paperback, published in 2002:Not only in paperback for the first time (after nine reprints in hardback), this classic work has been exhaustively revised so that all examples are from the 2002 seasWed, 27 May 2015 03:47:39 -0500The book by Norton Howells was a fun read, not going to change your punting perspective, but good fun. He states that he is on here, pop on and tell us how you're doing if you read this, Norton.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30507159/racing-books-best-buys?post_id=544885167#544885167The book by Norton Howells was a fun read, not going to change your punting perspective, but good fun. He states that he is on here, pop on and tell us how you're doing if you read this, Norton.Wed, 27 May 2015 03:47:21 -0500In that case the publishers did act responsibly.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30507159/racing-books-best-buys?post_id=544885157#544885157In that case the publishers did act responsibly.Wed, 27 May 2015 03:45:15 -0500I have the paperback edition and it says "Revised and Updated" on the cover.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30507159/racing-books-best-buys?post_id=544885145#544885145I have the paperback edition and it says "Revised and Updated" on the cover.Wed, 27 May 2015 03:43:53 -0500Sometimes publishers only call a version a second edition or revised edition if significant copy changes have occurred. Having not read either of Nick Mordin's books, were the changes on that scale Ramruma?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30507159/racing-books-best-buys?post_id=544885099#544885099Sometimes publishers only call a version a second edition or revised edition if significant copy changes have occurred. Having not read either of Nick Mordin's books, were the changes on that scale Ramruma?Wed, 27 May 2015 03:33:59 -0500Nick Mordin -- Betting For A Living.The paperback came out ten years later and had almost entirely new content apart from the betting diary, yet the publishers give no hint of this: it's not even called "second edition" FFS.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30507159/racing-books-best-buys?post_id=544884995#544884995Nick Mordin -- Betting For A Living.The paperback came out ten years later and had almost entirely new content apart from the betting diary, yet the publishers give no hint of this: it's not even called "second edition" FFS.Wed, 27 May 2015 03:11:54 -0500First is that Mordin has recanted pretty much all of it, and second is that it is actually two different books with the same title, and why the publisher allowed that to happen is beyond me.Can you expand on that, Ramruma?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30507159/racing-books-best-buys?post_id=544884865#544884865First is that Mordin has recanted pretty much all of it, and second is that it is actually two different books with the same title, and why the publisher allowed that to happen is beyond me.Can you expand on that, Ramruma?Wed, 27 May 2015 02:35:22 -0500re canthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30507159/racing-books-best-buys?post_id=544884669#544884669re cantWed, 27 May 2015 01:35:27 -0500It takes a brave man to recant anything in this industry.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30507159/racing-books-best-buys?post_id=544884633#544884633It takes a brave man to recant anything in this industry.Wed, 27 May 2015 01:22:19 -0500