>Well, based on the quasi reviews and comments here, I bit the bullet >and >ordered the Twain set. Best price I could come up with--after >canvassing >all the local stores and chains (and checking out the Net)--was $195 >at The >Strand in New York City (thanks to Jon Miller's post). Add another >$20 for >USPS book rate (as UPS, the store's preferred shipping method, is >prohibitively expensive from NYC to Honolulu). > >They have a toll-free # (800-366-3664), but it's only for catalog >orders. I >used (212) 473-1452 and ended up dealing with Scott at ext. 14. I called them up, but since I didn't have a credit card (poor student who has yet to apply for on) they told me to write in my request for the books at $199.95 plus four something dollars for shipping. I don't know why the base price is different, or why the shipping is lower though........ I'm not complainaing though. I mean, It's a discount price on books which are almost too good to be true!