I just wish there was a sample chapter or something. This sounds extremely interesting and useful, but I'm not willing to shell out close to $50 whether it is interesting and useful. I'm also not going to send a postcard because I can afford it, I'm just not willing to risk $50 on something I have so little information on. If we were in a bookstore I could at least crack it open and see what it looks like inside.

Edit: Ah, found sample pages and chapter 3 at the purchase site[1]. That would be a really good link to put in this announcement.

1: http://www.informit.com/store/practical-object-oriented-desi...