The book ? Watching from a distance, I see that it takes about 18 months to put something like that together from start to finish. Not only writing the words, but proofreading, getting the picture captions correct, then repeating the process when the printers proofs are available.
The challenge is time. Tom is running his own business, going to shows, and is one of the MAX promoters. Plus, all those unexpected emergencies like the bomb that the Radisson just dropped on him take up a lot of time.
Dave
