There are (at least) two other collections by MacDonald: MORE
GOOD OLD STUFF and THE END OF THE TIGER & OTHER STORIES.
I feel, however, that THE GOOD OLD STUFF was probably the
best of the three.
Ron Clinton
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> I opened one of the dozens of boxes in the basement
just to see what I
> own, and I happened upon John D. MacDonald's _The
Good Old Stuff_, a
> collection of his best crime stories from Manhunt
and other old
> magazines. I had read this book years ago and found
it interesting,
> but on second reading it seems much better. The
skill to develop
> practically any theme and give life to any character
is remarkable. In
> his introduction, he says he wrote I don't know how
many million
> words in four years. He was a writing machine from
early on.
>
> The stories are touched up and sometimes "updated",
as confessed by
> John D. If you run into a copy, I suggest grabbing
it. It's good stuff.
>
> Best,
>
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