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New Book by Tom Weishaar, reviewed by Bob Sander-Cederlof

A little over a year ago, just before he started the "Open-Apple" newsletter, Tom wrote a book.  Info Books has just released it, called "Your Best Interest: A Money Book for the Computer Age."  It's not about Apple assembly language, but I cannot resist telling you about it anyway!

The book is about interest rates -- how to understand them, how to calculate them, how they affect you.  It was written for people who know how to use a spreadsheet program.  All the hard math and books of tables are replaced your favorite calc-alike.

If you remember Tom's DOSTalk column from the much-missed pages of Softalk Magazine, or are familiar with his current Open-Apple newsletter, you know that what he writes is easy to read, fun to read, and WORTH READING.

Seven fascinating chapters lead you to an understanding of how financial transactions really work.  He starts with simple percentage calculations, at a level your Junior High children can follow.  If you think that is starting too simply, try explaining percentages to YOUR children!  But he keeps going....

Have you thought about buying a house recently?  Tom shows you how to figure the true cost of an adjustable-rate mortgage, how to compare different financing schemes, and how to protect your money.  You'll learn about the tricks money lenders sometimes use to take advantage of unwary investors and borrowers.  And all is tied to spreadsheet models you can put into your Apple.  I wish I had only known how to do these things when I bought a pickup truck last summer.  Or leased a copying machine three years ago.  And when we bought some land in the country....

The book is 160 pages slim (172 counting everything), only $9.95 at your favorite book store.  And worth a trip!  Or call Gerald Rafferty at Info Books, (213) 470-6786.  Or write to them at P. O. Box 1018, Santa Monica, CA 90406.
