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Title: For Academics Only
Review: This book is so loaded with academic jargon I found it impossible to read beyond a couple of chapters. My reaction to the deliberate use of big obscure words, some of which I have never come across in a lifetime of reading, was either hysterical laughter or throwing the book across the room. Since it is undoubtedly full of information I'd like to tap into, I was deeply frustrated and disappointed to have to lay it aside. I'm not an uneducated idiot, but when I read a book I expect it to be written in language the public (me) can understand. Clarity is never inappropriate. Deliberate obfuscation, the use of little-known words when plain language would suffice, is an insult to the reader. Sorry I wasted my money.
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