Bear 'Revisits' Bircham

[Winston Smith]

Bear's guides...ceased being relevant many, many years ago...

Good point, bigfoot. Before the internet it used to be fairly labor intensive and time consuming to get information on "non-traditional" sources. I think I've still got an envelope full of old catalogs from the likes of Sussex Institute of Technology, City University of Los Angeles, etc. The only alternative at the time was Bear's Guide. But now about five minutes of googling gets you the same info, without the lies and paid-for opinions about "good choices."