Only halfway in Tosches' latest tome, but I just can't wait to tell you that this is yet another amazing book. Can this man ever do wrong? Not since my late-teens when I devoured the works of Celine have I been this infatuated by a writer. The language, the obvious insane amount of research involved, the hair-raising tales, plots beyond belief but steeped in reality. Heck, I've reached the point where I actually wanna read his (in-need-of-funds) Hall & Oates bio. Anybody got a copy for sale or trade?
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"Good money" is what it is. Our Amsterdam correspondent Sander Bink, who makes a living selling rare books, put the Hall & Oates book in some kinda collectable books search engine with the below results. I'm pretty sure it's not the H&O fans who are responsible for these prices...
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Dangerous Dances
by Tosches, Nick
Price: EUR 230.72
Dealer: Biblio, Daniel's Books
Description: Same ISBN, first edition, 1984 paperback. Unmarked pages, uncreased spine. Some wear along cover edges. Shows some signs of aging. Paperback. Very Good. United States, Redmond
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2. Dangerous Dances
by Tosches, Nick
Price: EUR 205.05
Dealer: Abebooks, Daniel's Books
Description: Softcover Very Good. Same ISBN, first edition, 1984
paperback. Unmarked pages, uncreased spine. Some wear along cover edges. Shows some signs of aging. [Redmond, WA, U.S.A.]
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3. Dangerous Dances.
by Tosches, Nick.
Price: EUR 192.06
Dealer: Alibris, Alibris
Description: Paperback Very Good Same ISBN, first edition, 1984
paperback. Unmarked pages, uncreased spine. Some wear along cover edges. Shows some signs of aging.
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4. Dangerous Dances.
by Tosches, Nick.
Price: EUR 169.34
Dealer: Alibris, Alibris
Description: Very good Very Good. Same ISBN, first edition, 1984
paperback. Unmarked pages, uncreased spine. Some wear along cover edges. Shows some signs of aging.
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5. Dangerous Dances
by Tosches, Nick
Price: EUR 107.57
Dealer: Abebooks, Black Mountain Books Description: St. Martin's Press. Softcover VG. 0312357168 Very Good minus; Softcover; 1984, St. Martin's Press; Light edgewear to covers; Pages clean & unmarked; Good binding; "Dangerous Dances," by Nick Tosches with Hall & Oats. Binding is PAPERBACK. [Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.]
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6. Dangerous Dances.
by Nick Tosches.
Price: EUR 107.53
Dealer: Alibris, Alibris
Description: St. Martin's Press PAPERBACK VG 0312357168 Very Good
minus; Softcover; 1984, St. Martin's Press; Light edgewear to covers; Pages clean & unmarked; Good inding; "Dangerous Dances, " by Nick Tosches with Hall & Oats.
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7. Dangerous Dances
by Tosches, Nick
Price: EUR 75.72
Dealer: Abebooks, Winslow Books
Description: New York, NY: Whole Oats Enterprises, 1984 Softcover Soft Cover. Very Good. First dition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The authorized biography of the successful pop duo, Hall & Oates who performed songs such as Sara Smile, Rich Girl, Say It Isn't So and more. Illustrated with over 100 black and white photos, and drawings by Daryl Hall - including 16 pages
of color. Small spot on cover (not outstanding). [La Verne, CA, U.S.A.
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I found his first (?) fiction book Cut Numbers at the Rotterdam flea market some years ago for 2 or 3 guilders. Great book, better than In The Hand Of Dante if you ask me (insert smart answer here: no, I didn't ask you!). You've probably got that book already, but if not, let me know!
Thanks for the offer Nick, it's well appreciated, but I'll keep an eye out on eBay for an original...
And Niels; yeah Cut Numbers is a solid read as well. Apperantly, that one and Trinities use a lot of material (as fiction) that Tosches wasn't allowed to use in Power On Earth (as fact) due to various legal reasons.
And while we're on the subject, is anybody out there aware of other Tosches penned sleeve-notes besides Hasil Adkins' Moon Over Madison and Peanut Butter Rock and Roll, Emmett Miller's The Minstrel Man From Georgia and the Charlie Feathers set on Revenant?
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