Barron’s Educational Services, Hauppauge, NY, 1989, 2nd ed.  ISBN 0-8120-4194-1.  Large soft cover, 318 pages including Answers to Exercises, Glossary, Table of Common Logarithms, and Index.  Wraps show some edge and cover wear, a few scratches; binding sound; some foxing on outer page block.  Interior clean and unmarked; some age spots; black & white figures and illustrations.  ‘This book covers the topics that are covered in high school algebra courses.  However, it is not written as a conventional mathematics book.  It is written as an adventure novel.  None of the characters in the story know algebra at the beginning of the book.  However, like you, they will learn it.’ (from Introduction)