Hi Guys: MONEY is printed and will be available for shipping in a few days, probably Friday. A last-minute problem (now solved) foil-stamping the hardcovers delayed the project. We've been asked if we think we will still be able to get books to U.S. customers before Christmas. The answer is YES! Orders are processed as they arrive, and when the books arrive we'll match them with invoices and the appropriate (addressed) shipping container. We plan to ship all orders the day we receive our initial inventory. But here's a nice holiday surprise for you: As you may already know, the regular per-copy price of MONEY is $39.95, an autograph (including the date and time I sign the book) is $20, and U.S. 3-day s/h is $10. Washington state residents pay 8.6% tax. However, in keeping with the season's spirit, we're offering a generous discount on orders we receive on or before Thursday, Dec 24. Washingtonians still have to pay the 8.6% tax, but, otherwise, here's the deal: Pay only $50: get one copy, with autograph and s/h, shipped anywhere in the U.S. Pay only $90: get two copies, with autographs and s/h, to one U.S. address. Pay only $125: get three copies, with autographs and s/h, to one U.S. address. Why should you buy copies of MONEY? Here are several reasons. 1. You'll enjoy its beauty. It's a stunningly attractive 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inch casebound educational book, 347 pages, 1,200-entry index, with 48 pages of huge color photos of U.S. paper currencies; gold certificates, silver certificates, fractional currencies, etc., from as early as 1690; and color photos of all denominations of U.S. gold, silver, minor, Colonial, and privately-minted coins. MONEY's color photos also include the highest denomiminations of the four major U.S. paper currencies: $1,000 silver certificate, $10,000 U.S. Note, $10,000 Federal Reserve Note, and $100,000 gold certificate. 2. You'll enjoy its rarity. MONEY should become a collector's item because we believe it will be the world's first exposure to color photos of U.S. paper currency. Color reproduction of U.S. paper currency has always been a federal offense but about two years ago the law was changed. Shortly thereafter, we received our written permission from the U.S. Secret Service to publish MONEY with color photos. Copies of MONEY autographed at the earliest date and time should become the most valuable. I'll autograph the books sequentially, as we received the customer's orders. 3. You'll appreciate its educational value. MONEY cuts through the fog of confusion about fractional-reserve banking, federal deficit spending, the national debt, inflation, and the fact there is no precious metal backing for our paper currency today. Great for "home schoolers" of any age! 4. You'll be delighted with the credentials of its supporting materials. MONEY is loaded with facts, facts, facts: its 16 appendices include money-related U.S. laws, judicial quotations, law-dictionary definitions, encyclopedia articles, graphs, tables, and about 180 authoritative quotations on money (chronologically ordered from about 1750 B.C. to early 1998). Sources are: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Oxford English Dictionary, Black's Law Dictionary, Bouvier's Law Dictionary, West's "Words and Phrases," and even Webster's 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language. (Some material is quoted, other material is photographically reproduced.) 5. You'll feel very good about giving copies of MONEY to relatives and friends. MONEY, whose subtitle is "Ye shall have honest weights and measures," promotes "honest weights and measures" in today's society, a very worthy purpose. 6. You'll benefit by having your neighbors, friends, and associates fully understand the depth and breadth of today's monetary "hocus pocus." Even though it is crammed with facts and careful analysis, MONEY is written in layman's language to best communicate with the average voter. The bottom-line message in MONEY is that inflation and unbacked paper currency _may_ be evidence of the world's most powerful criminal syndicate perpetrating financial fraud on a colossal scale, possibly the largest crime in history. MONEY offers even relatively uninformed readers a friendly, sometimes humorous introduction to reality. MONEY's authoritative, credentialed sources, plus its patient, careful explanation of verbal manipulation tactics, should help most readers detect and avoid financial scams perpetrated by petty crooks AND scheming politicians. MONEY. There's never been another book like it. We accept e-gold(R)(account 100997), VISA, MasterCard, and U.S. or Canadian checks, money orders, and cash; in U.S. funds only. Ordering is easy: 1. Call me at 253-874-2704; or, 2. Fax me your order and credit card info (fax number 253-815-0265); or, 3. Email your order to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]; or, 4. Mail your order and payment to me at our P.O. Box address; or, 5. For the fastest, safest ordering, FedEx or UPS your order to me at 115 S. 339th Circle, #C, Federal Way, Washington 98003. Checks should be made payable to "Principia Publishing, Inc." If you phone and no one is here to take your call, leave a voice-mail message (after the sixth ring) and we'll respond appropriately. Don't delay. Get your order to me today. Thanks for your support of honest weights and measures, and here's our wish to you and your family for the very best of everything for the holidays. Best wishes, Jim Ewart P.S. ZNS gets a lot of email. One day recently we received about 1,000 messages. When you email us, please make "ZNS:" the first four characters in your SUBJECT field. Then we'll easily notice your messages and process them at once. 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