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Originally posted by Mad Rook
Yeah, I agree that the diagrams are easy to read, and the book has probably a higher-than-normal number of problems that don't give away the theme. But it just galls me a bit that after three subsequent editions, either Woolum or his publisher has never seen the need to correct all of the mistakes in the book. I interpret that as an indication that at least ...[text shortened]... actics book, although it's easier than either Woolum or Coakley's books.
I agree with everything you said about the Woolum book. A totally "corrected" edition would be nice, but I guess we shouldn't hold our breath, since they've already had four tries to get it right.

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Originally posted by Mad Rook
Yeah, I agree that the diagrams are easy to read, and the book has probably a higher-than-normal number of problems that don't give away the theme. But it just galls me a bit that after three subsequent editions, either Woolum or his publisher has never seen the need to correct all of the mistakes in the book. I interpret that as an indication that at least ...[text shortened]... actics book, although it's easier than either Woolum or Coakley's books.
I agree with everything that you said about the Woolum book. A "corrected" edition would be nice, but I guess we shouldn't hold our breath since they've already had four chances to do it right.

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