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Title: An expensive book at half the price
Review: OK, watch carefully:I have in my hand a collection of short stories, and an appalling "metaphor" about a magician teaching his apprentice how to tell stories that is about 99% padding -Now, I cover my hand with this brightly coloured hankerchief -I mutter the magic words: "Never give a sucker an even break" -I remove the hankerchief and Presto! a rather expensive book has appeared (expensive for what it is).If you're interested in how to construct metaphors I'd recommend Kostere & Malatesta's book "Get the Results You Want" (last chapter), and if you want a book of useful/entertaining stories, almost anything by Idries Shah, such as 'Tales of the Dervishes' and 'Learning How to Learn'. They're all significantly cheaper than this book, and much better value for money.
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