Let the games begin...

11/28/2017

Here's my challenge to you, faithful reader. Find a typo, and post it here. Find an error, post it here. Find a comment with which you don't agree - keep it to yourself. Find a fact that is erroneous, post it here.

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Rick Pryll link

11/28/2017 05:26:45 pm

Hard cover, page 22, line 6 - "eing" should be "being"

Rick Pryll link

12/2/2017 04:04:59 pm

Fixed in the second printing. In both the hard cover and the paperback.

Rick Pryll link

11/28/2017 05:27:52 pm

Hard cover, page 113, line 20 "last day school" should be "last day of school"

Rick Pryll link

12/2/2017 04:05:48 pm

Fixed in the 2nd printing. In both the hard cover and the paperback.

Rick Pryll link

11/28/2017 05:28:56 pm

Hard cover edition, page 186, "Eric School" should be "Erie School"

Rick Pryll link

12/2/2017 04:06:39 pm

Fixed in the 2nd printing of the first edition. In both the hard cover and the paperback.

Julian Macri

11/30/2017 07:21:59 am

Softcover version....

** Bottom of page 21... "eing" instead of "being".
** Page 65... missing word or extra 'a'... "It has been a tough for both of us."
** A few references to the "Eric Canal".
** Page 202... "while we were ion our suits".
** No more page numbers printed from July chapter onwards.
** Section 22.7.98... missing comma... "When Karina walked by Ljuba winked at me."
** Section 22.7.98... missing 'she'... "I want her to smile when thinks of me."

Rick Pryll link

12/8/2017 01:38:22 pm

** Paperback page 21 - "eing" fixed in second printing and eBook

** References to Eric Canal and Eric School of Engineering fixed in second printing and eBook

** Paperback page 65 - an extra 'a' removed in third printing and eBook

** Paperback page 202 "ion" changed to "in" in third printing and eBook

** Paperback July chapter formatting fixed with page numbers, correct headers

** Paperback and hard cover entry 22.7.98 - comma added "When Karina walk by, Ljuba winked at me."

** Paperback and hard cover entry 22.7.98 - fixed "I want her to smile when she thinks of me."

Julian - for all your hard work, I want to offer you an eBook version of the book on me. Send me an email to claim it.

Rick Pryll on behalf of Tom Williams link

1/3/2018 03:57:20 am

First edition hard cover, first printing: page 103. The last paragraph includes this sentence: "Notable or chairs yet." Should be "No table or chairs yet."

Rick Pryll on behalf of Tom Williams link

1/3/2018 04:01:47 am

First edition hard cover, first printing: page 122. The fifth paragraph begins: "The country club at Silver Lake is members only There are boats in slips in the marina." There should be a period at the end of "The country club at Silver Lake is members only."

Rick Pryll on behalf of Tom Williams link

1/3/2018 04:05:22 am

First edition hard cover, first printing: page 130. In the second paragraph under the heading EROSION, the word "minute" (as a unit of time) didn't fit at the end of the line, and was broken into "mi-nute." It should have been broken into "min-ute."

Rick Pryll on behalf of Tom Williams link

1/3/2018 04:07:49 am

First edition hard cover, first printing: page 144. The last paragraph begins: "Woken up at 1 pm by Yulia They want me to do some work for them." There should be a period after Yulia, making this two sentences.

Rick Pryll on behalf of Tom Williams link

1/3/2018 04:10:29 am

First edition hard cover, first printing: page 155. The second sentence in the sixth full paragraph reads: "Don't get wrapped up Use your head." Add a period at the end of "up" breaking this into two sentences.

Rick Pryll on behalf of Tom Williams link

1/3/2018 04:12:52 am

First edition hard cover, first printing: page 186. The third full paragraph begins: "As the work progressed, many new tools and methods they were devised." Remove the word "they" that appears to have inadvertently slipped in.

Rick Pryll on behalf of Tom Williams link

1/3/2018 04:16:52 am

First edition hard cover, first printing: page 188. The second paragraph has a sentence that begins: "Teaching her to drive the Porsche was Mr. Altobelli's idea, He insisted..." The pronoun in the last phrase should not be capitalized.

Rick Pryll on behalf of Tom Williams link

1/4/2018 03:51:04 am

First edition, hard cover, first printing: page 225. The last paragraph before the heading: "Sinking, 10.7.9" includes this sentence: "I should stand my ground and take what's mine; do not retreat into the shadows and make it easy for her forget." Should be "I should stand my ground and take what's mine; do not retreat into the shadows and make it easy for her to forget."

Rick Pryll on behalf of Tom Williams link

1/4/2018 03:53:12 am

First edition hard cover, first printing: page 225. The date in the heading, "Sinking 10.7.9" should be "10.7.98"

Andrew W

1/5/2018 04:18:46 am

Page 100 makes a derogatory comment about the band Phish. Clearly this is an error.

Rick Pryll link

1/8/2018 01:56:46 pm

Hahaha. Clearly. O:-)

errata

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