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message 1: by Midwest (new)

Midwest Geek (midwestgeek) | 124 comments Therre are two distinct entries for this book:
1. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
2. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
The former does not give the format or a unique identifier, while the latter gives an ISBN but labels it as a DVD (which it is not) )and lists the narrator as an "actor" (he is the professor) and the publisher as "director". Amazon.com lists two items with this title, one, an "audio CD" version with the ISBN of #2 above, while the other is listed as an "audiobook" with ASIN B07944J7LP. It is listed on audible.com with ASIN B07946LTV5. It could perhaps be identified with item #1 above. Please revise accordingly.


message 2: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra (cassanj) | 4919 comments Both Amazon and Worldcat list that ISBN as a DVD- https://www.amazon.com/Why-You-Are-Wh..., http://www.worldcat.org/title/why-you....


message 3: by Alex (new)

Alex | 2736 comments The audio CD on amazon is for ISBN 1629975087.
The listing for the DVD is ISBN 1629975079. The ISBN13 is 978-1629975078, which may also have been confusing.


message 4: by Midwest (new)

Midwest Geek (midwestgeek) | 124 comments Alex wrote: "The audio CD on amazon is for ISBN 1629975087.
The listing for the DVD is ISBN 1629975079. The ISBN13 is 978-1629975078, which may also have been confusing."


Thanks to you and Cassandra. Sorry about my error. My other remarks about characterization of the lecturer as "actor" and publisher as "director" remain. Maybe you could fix that?


message 5: by Alex (new)

Alex | 2736 comments DVD's should not be in the database, so I have marked it as Not A Book (i.e NABbed).

The one without information may not have format, but it has a page count, which implies a physical book. My guess --it's the coursebook that accompanies the DVD. These are also usually deleted, but since I can't prove that it hasn't got its own ISBN out there somewhere, not sure if I should proceed with this.


message 6: by lethe (new)

lethe | 16361 comments Alex wrote: "The one without information may not have format, but it has a page count, which implies a physical book. My guess --it's the coursebook that accompanies the DVD. These are also usually deleted, but since I can't prove that it hasn't got its own ISBN out there somewhere, not sure if I should proceed with this."

If the coursebook also accompanies audio versions, it may be kept: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 7: by Alex (last edited Nov 24, 2018 04:52AM) (new)

Alex | 2736 comments lethe wrote: "If the coursebook also accompanies audio versions, it may be kept"

I read the thread, but I'd only thought as far as "I can't prove it doesn't have an ISBN so I won't delete", but thanks to you I checked specifically if the audio versions have an accompanying coursebook and sure enough that seems to be the case with the Audio CD, as per review on amazon. Thanks lethe!

ETA: To be clear, the edition without format should remain as is, though addition of a format would be ideal.


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