Not as Good as the Book is the fourth studio album released by progressive rock group The Tangent. The Special Edition of the album includes a 100-page novella by Andy Tillison with illustrations by Antoine Ettori.

Track listing All words and music written by Andy Tillison.

Disc one - A Crisis in Mid-Life

Disc two - Throwing Metal at the Sky

"Four Egos One War" originally performed by Parallel or 90 Degrees.

Personnel

Andy Tillison – organ, piano, Moog synthesizer, guitars and vocals Guy Manning – acoustic guitar, mandolin, bouzouki and vocals Jonas Reingold – bass guitar Jaime Salazar – drums Theo Travis – saxophone and flute Jakko Jakszyk – guitars and vocals With guests: Julie King – lead vocals on "Ours" Unknown Frenchman – violin on "A Crisis In Mid-Life"

Cover artwork by Antoine Ettori

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