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Bob Izenberg writes:

> I read a book some number of years ago called "The Phone Book."  It
> was written by an ex-Bell employee, with the assistance of some
> co-workers who were also canned for researching the book (or so the
> book claimed.)  Can anyone point me to it's author or publisher? 

I found the following books in our library:  

Title: Phone Book: What the Telephone Company Would Rather You Not Know.
Author: Hyde, J.E.
Publisher: Regnery 1976
isbn: 0-8092-8008-6

Title: Phone Book: The Most Complete Guide to the Changing World of Telephones.
Author: Kahaner, L.
Publisher: Penguin 1983
isbn 0-14-046621-5

Title: The Phone Book: The ABC's of Telephone Communication
Author: Klein, Jean H.
Publisher: Norfold: Donning Co. 1987
isbn: 0-89865-542-0

Hope this helps.


Tom Lowe