title: Get item count of a list<> using Linq
body: <p>I want to query a List&lt;> and find out how MANY items match the selection criteria.  using LINQ  and c# /.net 3.5.  How would I modify the query to return an int count.</p>
  
  <pre><code>var specialBook = from n in StoreDisplayTypeList 
                    where n.DisplayType=="Special Book" 
                    select n;
  </code></pre>