This book, while outdated regarding actual information (put out at the time of stronghold) was an invaluable resource to me starting out, and I still use it for statistics. In the back it has charts and graphs showing the odds of getting a particular card in your hand, depending on how many are in your deck, and what your odds are of seeing it as you draw, as well as a few other things.
As for why it pertains to this thread, there is a great chapter on decks in it. They arent just vintage decks, but decks from all formats. It describes the history of "The Deck", Necrowinter, straight burn, ehrnageddon, and even decks back when you could have 4 balance. Its a great history lesson on where some of the famous decks in magic came from.
There is also an interesting chapter on drafting. Because the book was released at the time Stronghold had just came out, they use it as an example. They go through the entire set, and explain why or why not cards will work in a limited environment.
If you can pick up this book used for a good price, I would highly reccommend it.
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