This sounds adorable!
@Horse_Rider, I think you can breath easy, most people have not bought the book.
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Now thatâs a book Iâd pay for. 
Oops, JenerationX beat me to it.
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âLet Sleeping Dogs Lie: Dogs of COTHâ sounds like a fantastic fundraiser idea to me!
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I have a friend whoâs written a book based around the industrial relations (unions vs management) in Britain in the 1970s. He has kept a lot of paperwork from that time and has proof to back up his claims however his (real, legit) editor told him to make everyone unidentifiable, as whilst he could win a defence against libel it would cost him his house in legal fees to do so.
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The difference between your friend and NP is that he used an editor and that editor was giving him factual information.
Where NP poorly made up names were done because he has no facts to back up his stories.
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And aside guess just who heâs writing abput.
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Is there a section for fiction in memoirs?
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Can I just say that I hear âVesti la Giubbaâ from Pagliacci in my head every time I read about NP?
Eta: One of Placido Domingoâs greatest momentsâŠ
A funny story â one of my applied voice professors (also a tenor) was in the chorus of the NYC Lyric Opera when PD made his debut. They listened, dubious, to him singing during rehearsals. âBah! Whatâs so special about this Domingo guy?!â Apparently, come opening night, Domingo opened his mouth and it âwas like God landed on stage!â Turned out heâd (very sensibly) been marking his part during rehearsals to save his voice 
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Wow, what a performance! I got goosebumps listening. Itâs the build up to âRidi, Pagliaccio!â that gets me.
Weirdly, I had a Pagliacci phase when I was a teen. True story. I was fascinated by it and saw it performed by a very local company. Iâve never seen it done by a major company.
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Isnât it incredible?? Itâs almost incomprehensible that anyone can sing like that. Which sounds silly because Iâve taught voice for 20+ years and know how he can sing like that! The placement of his voice, the phrasing, the fact he can create that build up to âRidi, Pagliaccioâ without sacrificing even an iota of vocal quality is justâŠ
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Iâm curious as to why Ms. Marchman (writer of the foreword) hasnât set up a clinic in California for Nick to give, to prove his value to the dressage world and validate her confidence.
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Wasnât she the one who hoped that some of the âoffendersâ would realize how much âunjust pain and sufferingâ had been heaped upon poor Nick, because after all, he merely wanted to share what he knew about dressage?
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If he had a scintilla of knowledge about dressage, it might be reasonable to assume that he was being persecuted. However, the old saw, âbetter to keep your mouth closed, and appear a fool, than open it and remove all doubtâ applies here.
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Even if he was everything he claims to be, Godâs gift to the dressage world, that petty, short-tempered, spiteful, vengeful behavior he displays regularly would be his undoing.
I wouldnât give him a pet rock to train, let alone a living, breathing, sentient being.
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That IS a good question.
Surely, she has faith in him, and believes heâs in a position of needing to bolster his credibility, if not silence the haters.
What better way than to show them, and where better to show them but at your therapists place.
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Oh, thatâs a perfect idea! It could be like that Richard Dreyfuss/Bill Murray movie, âWhat About Bob?â Only this time itâll be âWhat About Nick?â
He can arrive on her doorstep and insert himself into every aspect of her life. Then heâll critique her riding (suggesting she place her hands in her lap and ride with Reins of Silk) and ultimately climb aboard her horse so he can teach it how to piaffe.
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Can someone please remind me of what his first book was about. I mean I knew at one time, but now every time I see the title of this thread about the second book. I wonder what the first one was.
His parents love story.
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Thank you. 
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