Expanded and updated edition of a classic best-seller. Desert gold locations in Nevada, New Mexico and Utah have been added. Locations in California and Arizona have been updated. New maps make locating areas easy. Chapter on nugget shooting details recent changes.

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A guide to the best gold placer mining districts within Nevada. Complete with state and topographical maps and detailed directions to each site. A handy county index aids in your treasure hunting expedition.

Literary Market Place 2005 is the ultimate insider's guide to the U.S. book publishing industry, covering every conceivable aspect of the business. Two easy-to-use volumes provide: 54 sections organizing everyone and everything in the business-from publishers, agents, and ad agencies to associations, distributors, and events. Over 14,000 listings in all-featuring names, addresses, and numbers; key personnel, activities, specialties, and other relevant data; e-mail addresses and Web sites; and more. Some 24,000 decision makers throughout the industry, listed in a separate "Personnel Yellow Pages" section in each volume. Thousands of services and suppliers equipped to meet every publishing need or requirement. LMP 2005 leaves no stone unturned in connecting you with the publishing firm, service, or product you or your patrons need. Completely revised and updated, LMP 2005 helps: publishers locate other publishers, freelancers, agents, printers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. suppliers find names and numbers of potential publishing customers. job seekers locate contact names, addresses, and phone numbers throughout the industry. writers locate publishers for their works. librarians provide patrons with the reference source they need to navigate the publishing industry. When it comes to books, you can reach the people who publish, package, review, represent, edit, translate, typeset, illustrate, design, print, bind, promote, publicize, ship, and distribute, all at one world-famous business address: Literary Market Place 2005.