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Tales from the Maryland Terrapins

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Anyone who has read this book may wonder, as did a reviewer here on Amazon.com, how this book could have been so poorly edited. There is a good explanation.

The publisher assigned one editor to work with me on the book. After I submitted the manuscript, the editor was to review it, and return a copy for my approval. The publisher never sent the edited manuscript to me before it was submitted for publication. I noticed the editing changes when I first saw the book in its published form. I can not adequately express my disappointment when I viewed the finished product. Text was moved, removed and rewritten drastically compared to how it was submitted. In one case, a fragmented sentence appears in the middle of a page.

After I expressed my strong disatisfaction with the final product to the pubisher, they told me the editor was fired soon after I submitted the manuscript. The publisher made no attempt to tell me of the editor's firing during the editing process. They also showed no interest in removing the initial print run from distribution. These developments were a tremendous disappointment

As a former Terp student-athlete, I was very excited to work on this book. I thoroughly enjoyed compiling and writing the material. And despite its blemishes, it was listed as a best-seller in the sports non-fiction category within months of its release.

I hope anyone who purchases this book or has purchased the book can read beyond the mistakes to enjoy it for what it provides--a fun reflection on a storied and proud sports program. If they can not, I understand.

I did write a second Maryland book with the publisher, "Legends of Maryland Basketball", and I am happy to report the editor I worked with was very professional and a pleasure to work with. And, to my knowledge, the editing was superb. But to this author, one out of two is not good enough.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Dave Ungrady
Author, "Tales from the Maryland Terrapins"

As a two-time graduate of the University of Maryland and a rabid Terrapin fan for 25 years, I desperately wanted to enjoy this book. It does contain lots of information about the development of athletics at UM from the beginning to the present. But it needs a thorough editing/proofing. There are far too many repetitions, lapses, confusing passages, and grammatical errors for a book that made it to print--enough that they detracted from my reading experience. For example, the author sometimes refers to individuals by last name long before ever identifying them by full name and role, leading to the question of "Who is THAT?" All-in-all, this one was disappointing. Go Terps!