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Summary: A Teaching Tool, Not a Reference Book
Review: As a professional in the IT industry I did not find this book a helpful reference. Perhaps I did not carefully read the subtitle "...in plain English". So, this would be a good teaching tool, not a good reference book. Although written "in plain English" it is verbose. I really would not want to be a student reading all of this for a class. There is much repetition (a good technique for oral instruction). And much emphasis is given using BOLD, Italics, and Underscore. Whew! Finally, the list price is too high. I would borrow the book from a friend, but I would not purchase it on my own (especially if I were a student on limited income).
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Summary: Very Poorly Edited
Review: The disclaimer at the front of the book explains it all:
"This book was set in 10/12 Century Schoolbook by the author and printed and bound by Malloy Lithographing." No mention of an editor, and it's obvious from the very beginning. The text is heavy with bold, italic and underlines. I gave up marking the errors in Chapter 2 because I was spending more time marking than reading. Getting any useful information out of this book is very difficult.
Rating:
Summary: A Teaching Tool, Not a Reference Book
Review: The disclaimer at the front of the book explains it all:
"This book was set in 10/12 Century Schoolbook by the author and printed and bound by Malloy Lithographing." No mention of an editor, and it's obvious from the very beginning. The text is heavy with bold, italic and underlines. I gave up marking the errors in Chapter 2 because I was spending more time marking than reading. Getting any useful information out of this book is very difficult.
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