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-There appears to be some confusion surrounding this book.+It appears that this book, written by Michael de Sosa, was published in both hardback and soft cover by McGraw-Hill in 1985 under the title **Taking the Quantum Leap - Using the Sinclair QL** (ISBN: 0070165785).
  
 +It was then later also released by Time Designs Magazine in 1987, as a large A4 ring-bound book (269 pages), entitled **Taking the Quantum Leap - The Last Word on the Sinclair QL**.
  
-A search of the internet reveals a book by Michael de Sosa, called **Taking the Quantum Leap - Using the Sinclair QL** published in both hardback and soft cover by McGraw-Hill in 1985 (ISBN: 0070165785). +(Thanks to Mike's son for clarification over the two versions)
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-There do not appear to be any more details of this book. +
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-We have also now seen a large A4 ring-bound book (269 pages), entitled **Taking the Quantum Leap - The Last Word on the Sinclair QL**, also by Mike de Sosa, and published by Time Designs Magazine in 1987 - this is the one pictured.  The acknowledgements page gives thanks to an editor at McGraw-Hill, so perhaps this is one and the same publication? +
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-It forms not only an indepth look at the Psion programs and how to use them to best advantage, but also the QL itself - its hardware and its SuperBASIC, with plenty of routines and short demonstration programs throughout.+
  
 +Written in Quill, the book forms not only an indepth look at the Psion programs and how to use them to best advantage, but also the QL itself - its hardware and its SuperBASIC, with plenty of routines and short demonstration programs throughout.
  
 It even touches on ideal QL systems using the hardware and software at the time - and touches on the Thor and Futura computers. It even touches on ideal QL systems using the hardware and software at the time - and touches on the Thor and Futura computers.
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-Perhaps this was a series of books - can anyone clarify this? 
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