> Then I went to the library and spent the rest of the time getting Chinese painting books, and found that one book had disappeared from the shelves. Sigh. The librarian was pretty upset about it, too, and had a couple of other folks searching for it, but she put my name on it for a hold when/if they found it, but they had no luck.


If they can't find their copy, they can probably get it through Interlibrary Loan. Should be as simple as filling out a form with what you're requesting. You can even check www.worldcat.org to see if there's a copy in another library in your area.