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Re: Einstein Lied Again

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On 12/2/2021 2:32 PM, The Starmaker wrote:
> Clutterfreak wrote:
>>
>> On 12/2/2021 1:40 PM, Clutterfreak wrote:
>>> On 12/2/2021 12:23 PM, The Starmaker wrote:
>>>> if you're looking for 'hard to find' books try:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.abebooks.com/
>>>>
>>>> used bookstores from all over the world sell their used and rare books
>>>> there.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Your first step is to know  the title of the book...
>>>> advance search you can use keywords instead.
>>>>
>>>> people sell books for $500.00, but you can find the same book for $2.50.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This works for relatively newer books. The exercise book I was after
>>> came out in 1930s. These copies got lost long before newer internet
>>> related facilities became available. Germany was bombed extensively in
>>> WWII. I suspect last copy was destroyed that way.
>>>
>>
>> And of course I didn't have the title of it. I only have a Persian
>> translation of it made in 1930s. The book does not have _one_ Latin
>> alphabet in it, so I only have the transliteration of Author's name,
>> thus cannot be sure the spelling is correct or not. Same with Title. I
>> only have a title in Persian, which doesn't even have to be the direct
>> translation of the title in original German. The only part of the book
>> that came directly from original are the drawings! So I am waiting until
>> searching by image get powerful enough to find the original by image
>> searching. At this time image searching is still in its infancy. Very
>> weak and leading to nothing, especially when source is so old.
> 
> I'm pretty sure the author family members have a copy of the book....
> you can go to their house and steal it. Or  you can scan the whole book
> like google does.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


I'm afraid their house together with everything in it got bombed to 
rubble 77 years ago. Perhaps the publisher was also bombed into 
oblivion. Things disappear through time very efficiently, even without 
wars :)

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Re: Einstein Lied Again The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2021-12-01 15:06 -0800
  Re: Einstein Lied Again Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2021-12-01 17:37 -0600
    Re: Einstein Lied Again The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2021-12-01 21:44 -0800
      Re: Einstein Lied Again Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2021-12-02 08:36 -0600
        Re: Einstein Lied Again The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2021-12-02 10:15 -0800
          Re: Einstein Lied Again Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2021-12-02 13:32 -0600
        Re: Einstein Lied Again The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2021-12-02 10:23 -0800
          Re: Einstein Lied Again Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2021-12-02 13:40 -0600
            Re: Einstein Lied Again Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2021-12-02 13:47 -0600
              Re: Einstein Lied Again The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2021-12-02 12:32 -0800
                Re: Einstein Lied Again Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2021-12-02 17:39 -0600
                Re: Einstein Lied Again The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2021-12-02 20:55 -0800
                Re: Einstein Lied Again Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2021-12-03 09:12 -0600
                Re: Einstein Lied Again The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2021-12-03 09:33 -0800
                Re: Einstein Lied Again Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2021-12-03 19:18 -0600
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                Re: Hanson was a Middle East mercenary, right ? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2021-12-03 10:36 -0800
                Re: Hanson was a Middle East mercenary, right ? Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2021-12-03 19:32 -0600
  Re: Einstein Lied Again The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2021-12-02 10:30 -0800
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