This is not like the book I bought a few years ago
583074
This is not like the book I bought a few years ago.  Same story with a cute tune but the singing and talking that was added is very annoying.
If you have the original it is a keeper.. not this one.  Sorry
4625496
Note that this book was originally published in 2011, not 2014.  It is now 2017 and quite a lot has happened since 2011.  It was a fine book six years ago, but unless this is a revised 2017 edition (which I doubt).......
2942861
This recipes in this new edition are not all the same as the original. I bought this for my niece because she loves my cooking when I make the recipes from Molly Katzen's original cookbook.  Many of the recipes in this edition have the same "name" as the original, but the recipes are not even close!  Why? In addition, the artwork is not all the same either. Disappointing.
1601408
It's a really good book, but you should know that it's a re-tittle of a former book. I bought this tittle by mistake, not knowing that it was previously released a "Burning Ghats"; a book I already own. There should be a warning in the description to let customers know it'a the same book. A great read, but no need to buy it again if you already own it.
2620106
For anybody who's wondering what differences there may be between this edition and the 2005 printing, I can tell you.

Things that changed:
- The layout has been rearranged and modernised to make the book look more like contemporary how-to books, because the previous edition has a decidedly 80s/90s feel to it.  For example, the fonts have been changed to trendier typefaces.
- Outdated photos of models have been replaced with models wearing modernised versions of the original garments.
- Nearly all the instructional photos are the same photos as in the previous edition, but they have been digitally re-touched to make the colours and lighting more modern.

Things that did not change:
- Although the pages have been reformatted themselves to bring them in line with contemporary how-to books, the contents of those pages are actually on the same pages as in the previous edition.
- The text itself is the SAME, being identical word for word in every section I compared.  There may be differences buried deep in the books, but I did not spot them as I flipped through and did quick spot-checks.

In short, it's the same great information as before, but with a modernised presentation to make it more marketable.

And oh yes: it is cheaper, so that's nice.
434854
The book that i received was not the one in the image on the webpage. It was a much older edition.
2646425
The summary of this book and what the book is about are not the same.  The book was ok but just not the same...
4689932
We need a newer version than a 2009 book!  This is helpful, but quite a few things have changed.
4800954
Not like the one my dad bought me a few years back, but it's up to date and ready to use I guess...
2893573
I actually bought this book as a mistake.  There is a newer 1998 Edition of this book that is very much different, and much much better with larger pages, and lots more photos.
This book is not worth reading if you are able to buy the new one.
4412097
Good solid book but it is not the same book that is used in my class. The title is the same, the edition is the same, the contents are different and the exercise questions in the book are not the same so I cannot do my homework. The front of the book says "Indian Adaptation" which I did not notice before I purchased the book. This must be my punishment for trying to save some money on a text book. Now I still need the book. Very upsetting. Apparently this book has a different ISBN even though it is under the same listing as the other ISBN. Get the hardback, avoid this paperback.
1796810
As much as I like Doug personally and as much as I enjoyed his book when it came out (and the several times since that I have read it), I was dismayed to see, when my order arrived, that this is the same book he wrote  several years ago dressed in a new "jacket." I wish him every  success but I wish to warn others that this is not a new book!
4005446
I recently purchased this book because of fond memories of reading Donald Featherstone's original book on Solo Wargame when I was a teen.  I used to borrow the book all the time from my local library and read of the campaigns and how to set them up.

Since this is an edited version of the book, it does not bring back the same sense I had when I first read it.  There are a lot of cross references to other books by Donald Featherstone and others, so it comes across as more of a reference to be used to find similar information in the other books mentioned rather than a description in its own right. This takes away from the continuity of the narratives sometimes.

I give the book three stars since some of the chapters are how I remember them, but unfortunately, I feel that the pasttime has become less and less pursued.  The wargaming mentioned is using model soldiers on large tables with the terrain in full view.  In years past, this has been replaced by cardboard counters and boards to represent the same battles.  This is the kind of wargaming that I have been doing.  Both of these kinds of wargaming have been replaced by computer versions which don't require a table or space be set aside for long periods of time and can save where all "pieces" are by a mouse click.  Still this book is a look at the past for those who may have done it long ago and remember it fondly.
595332
I had a previous copy (2003)  by the same author but this version, purchased purposely for content, was NOT the same.  Chapter introductions were missing from this version.  I missed that difference in my review of the book online.  I found that most of my students did not like this old English version and purchased their own from another source.  Strangely, they all show the same author, who died in the late 1800, but their vesions were dated much, much later.  I did not understand how the author could be the same after his death.
787773
I'm disappointed in this product it is not the quality of the one I bought a few years ago.
2038483
The story is a good read, but, this is the second time I have purchased this book. I didn't realize it until after I purchased it. The cover is different and it was uploaded as new. Check your Kindle prior to purchase.
2092540
I thought I was buying a book with recent material because the publication date is Dec 2012.  Not so.  This is a reprinting of the 2005 book.  The book still has value, it's just not what I was expecting.