Fair appraisal
"Is BJA3 the cream of the crop?"
Cream of MY crop! :-)
"Is BJA2 still well worth the read?"
Surely better than nothing; but not half the book BJA3 is. (Don't anyone get clever and state that, obviously, it's 2/3 the book! :-))
"Thx for any candid reviews. I know there is good info in the series."
BJA and BJA2 are somewhat similar. BJA3 isn't remotely in the same class as either. It has twice as much (and more accurate) information, for sure.
Don