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#1 MSI Magus   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   8025 Posts   Joined 11.6 Years Ago  

Posted 02 November 2009 - 11:34 PM

Ok so yesterday when I went to drop my little brother off at my parents house my other little brothers girlfriend approached me about finding a book for her. She said she has checked Amazon and checked ebay but still couldnt find it. She also said her local library said the only way they knew to get a copy was to contact the author.

The book is part of the wonderland Murders/True Crime series, its called Four on the Floor and she said there should be two authors and she believes 1 is listed as Tom Souza or something like that. The only other fact she gave was that its easy to find a book called Four on the Floor that has a roller coaster on it but thats not the right book.

Does anyone have a clue how I can help her find this book?

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#2 crunchb3rry   HODOR! CAGiversary!   5524 Posts   Joined 9.3 Years Ago  

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Posted 02 November 2009 - 11:38 PM

EBay or sites like AbesBooks.

#3 MSI Magus   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   8025 Posts   Joined 11.6 Years Ago  

Posted 02 November 2009 - 11:40 PM

EBay or sites like AbesBooks.


Ill check abesbooks but she said she scrolled through over 10 pages on ebay several times without ever finding it. Amazon doesnt have it listed but the movie relating to it had a review where someone was complaining they couldnt find the book.

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#4 ajh2298   2009 Stanley Cup Champs CAGiversary!   6737 Posts   Joined 11.7 Years Ago  

Posted 02 November 2009 - 11:42 PM

A fellow CAG with a problem that has a female involved with it would the reply "Stick it in her pooper" work here?
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#5 crunchb3rry   HODOR! CAGiversary!   5524 Posts   Joined 9.3 Years Ago  

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Posted 02 November 2009 - 11:43 PM

John Holmes stuck it in a lot of poopers. That's who the book is based on anyway. They did a movie about it with Val Kilmer.

#6 Gunslinger5000   CAG Veteran CAGiversary!   15 Posts   Joined 7.3 Years Ago  

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Posted 03 November 2009 - 04:13 AM

Try your local library if they don’t have it there try an Inter-Library Loan. If you need an item which is not in stock at any of your librarys they may be able to obtain it for you through the regional and national inter-library loan network. It’s worth a shot at least I’ve gotten rare and out of print books this way.

#7 Acidbath42024   Master of Awesomeness CAGiversary!   77 Posts   Joined 9.8 Years Ago  

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Posted 03 November 2009 - 05:32 AM

This is the best place I have found for out of print and hard to find books. I read zombie books, so its always a struggle for me to find any of them.;)

http://www.bestwebbuys.com/

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#8 eldergamer   Gold Star For Robot Boy CAGiversary!   5643 Posts   Joined 9.4 Years Ago  

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Posted 04 November 2009 - 06:10 PM

alibris usually works very well. also check interlibary loan or your local used bookstore, most wil do book searches for you.

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#9 MSI Magus   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   8025 Posts   Joined 11.6 Years Ago  

Posted 04 November 2009 - 06:17 PM

Someone on gamefaqs said this book never went into print....so that could be the problem.

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Posted 04 November 2009 - 06:56 PM

Sounds like a real-life quest from Elder Scrolls...ha!..

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Posted 04 November 2009 - 07:05 PM

www.bookfinder.com

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#12 nativetongue88   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   476 Posts   Joined 10.4 Years Ago  

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Posted 04 November 2009 - 07:10 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/...=item2e9dea9f60

there you go. took me about 5 seconds to find it on ebay. whoever looked there didnt look too hard. hah
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#13 Number83   ¡oɹq 'ʎɹoʇs ןooɔ CAGiversary!   10372 Posts   Joined 10.1 Years Ago  

Posted 04 November 2009 - 07:37 PM

Library of Congress?

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Posted 04 November 2009 - 07:47 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/...=item2e9dea9f60

there you go. took me about 5 seconds to find it on ebay. whoever looked there didnt look too hard. hah


http://www.abebooks....isbn=0425198863

isbn helps... many for just $3 bucks...

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Posted 04 November 2009 - 07:56 PM

www.addall.com

#16 crunchb3rry   HODOR! CAGiversary!   5524 Posts   Joined 9.3 Years Ago  

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Posted 05 November 2009 - 03:05 AM

That eBay link is the wrong book. Fine and dandy to play the "just use Google" type of response, but it helps to know what you're searching for to begin with. That book seems to be fictional. The book in question is based on the real police case, and was co-written by the cop who worked the case.

#17 Over easy   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   1606 Posts   Joined 11.1 Years Ago  

Posted 05 November 2009 - 07:14 AM

I'm not familiar with the series, but have you try finding who the publisher of the series is?

Or, if it's a real case, then getting some basic info about it and Googling it may help as well.
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#18 MSI Magus   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   8025 Posts   Joined 11.6 Years Ago  

Posted 05 November 2009 - 01:10 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/...=item2e9dea9f60

there you go. took me about 5 seconds to find it on ebay. whoever looked there didnt look too hard. hah


There are several books called Four on the Floor. That is not the one she is looking for.

When the rest of the world is crazy it just does not pay to be sane! - Captain Lerner
Government is the enemy, until you need a friend - Bill Cohen


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Posted 05 November 2009 - 01:46 PM

What you need is a special staff with a magical lens on it. At precisely 3pm, hold up the staff and angle it so that the sun is focused through the lens to a point.

That is where you will find what you seek.

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#20 erehwon   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   3020 Posts   Joined 11.7 Years Ago  

Posted 05 November 2009 - 02:18 PM

See if you have any book dealers in your town that specialize in rare and out of print books. If they don't have it, they might be able to tell you about other rare book stores you could call and check. Hyde brothers here in Fort Wayne is a pretty nice place to check out. It's books from floor to ceiling, and the basement, where they have their fiction, is like a maze.

It's nice to be able to find stuff from the internet, but it can also be fun exploring some the small book shops in the area.

#21 MSI Magus   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   8025 Posts   Joined 11.6 Years Ago  

Posted 05 November 2009 - 03:03 PM

See if you have any book dealers in your town that specialize in rare and out of print books. If they don't have it, they might be able to tell you about other rare book stores you could call and check. Hyde brothers here in Fort Wayne is a pretty nice place to check out. It's books from floor to ceiling, and the basement, where they have their fiction, is like a maze.

It's nice to be able to find stuff from the internet, but it can also be fun exploring some the small book shops in the area.


I told her even though they said it was never printed that she should check with a local store called Dawn Treader. They deal in used books and carry books worth like $20,000 so if anyone can help her find a rare book id assume they could. If any of you are book lovers and in the ann arbor area I totally rec giving Dawn Treader a look up.

When the rest of the world is crazy it just does not pay to be sane! - Captain Lerner
Government is the enemy, until you need a friend - Bill Cohen


#22 botticus   GHM4Life CAGiversary!   16442 Posts   Joined 10.2 Years Ago  

Posted 05 November 2009 - 04:24 PM

If the book exists, the authors were Robert Souza and Tom Lang(e?). But when this thread is one of the top searches and any other reference is "where can I find this book?", it doesn't sound like it was ever published. Not referenced on the Wikipedia page either, for what it's worth.

#23 crunchb3rry   HODOR! CAGiversary!   5524 Posts   Joined 9.3 Years Ago  

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Posted 05 November 2009 - 11:53 PM

Oddly enough, I found a quote on IMDB (not associated with the Val Kilmer movie) regarding the book:

"Detective Tom Lange (of LAPD, retired) is the co-author of the as-yet-unpublished book "Four On The Floor", which chronicles the murders of the "Wonderland Gang" in LA's Laurel Canyon in 1981."

#24 MSI Magus   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   8025 Posts   Joined 11.6 Years Ago  

Posted 06 November 2009 - 12:44 PM

Oddly enough, I found a quote on IMDB (not associated with the Val Kilmer movie) regarding the book:

"Detective Tom Lange (of LAPD, retired) is the co-author of the as-yet-unpublished book "Four On The Floor", which chronicles the murders of the "Wonderland Gang" in LA's Laurel Canyon in 1981."


Ya I have found a few more quotes like that since. Really seems this book was advertised but never saw the light of day.

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Government is the enemy, until you need a friend - Bill Cohen


#25 crunchb3rry   HODOR! CAGiversary!   5524 Posts   Joined 9.3 Years Ago  

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Posted 06 November 2009 - 07:17 PM

Seems you're out of luck, unfortunately. Buy her Wonderland on DVD.
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