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@@ -4,30 +4,14 @@ perlbook - Perl book information
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-You can order Perl books from O'Reilly & Associates, 1-800-998-9938.
+The Camel Book, officially known as I<Programming Perl, Third Edition,
+July 2000>, by Larry Wall et al, ISBN 0-596-00027-8, is the definitive
+reference work covering nearly all of Perl.  You can order it and
+other Perl books from O'Reilly & Associates, 1-800-998-9938.
 Local/overseas is +1 707 829 0515.  If you can locate an O'Reilly
 order form, you can also fax to +1 707 829 0104.  If you're
-web-connected, you can even mosey on over to http://www.ora.com/ for
-an online order form.
+web-connected, you can even mosey on over to http://www.oreilly.com/
+for an online order form.
 
-I<Programming Perl, Second Edition> is a reference work that covers
-nearly all of Perl, while I<Learning Perl, Second Edition> is a
-tutorial that covers the most frequently used subset of the language.
-You might also check out the very handy, inexpensive, and compact
-I<Perl 5 Desktop Reference>, especially when the thought of lugging
-the 676-page Camel around doesn't make much sense.  I<Mastering
-Regular Expressions>, by Jeffrey Friedl, is a reference work that
-covers the art and implementation of regular expressions in various
-languages including Perl.
-
-    Programming Perl, Second Edition (the Camel Book):
-       ISBN 1-56592-149-6      (English)
-
-    Learning Perl, Second Edition (the Llama Book):
-       ISBN 1-56592-284-0      (English)
-
-    Perl 5 Desktop Reference (the reference card):
-       ISBN 1-56592-187-9      (brief English)
-
-    Mastering Regular Expressions (the Hip Owl Book):
-       ISBN 1-56592-257-3      (English)
+Other Perl books from various publishers and authors 
+can be found listed in L<perlfaq2>.