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Title: It bites.
Review: While the book seems to cover all the required curriculum, it's impossible to see if you're really "getting it" when you check the review questions. Since it's the only game in town, use it along with a good mailing list to get feedback on your best guess of what the author actually meant to say. The part I really hate is when I get a question wrong because the material was never covered in the book, then I'm advised to go back and reread a section that doesn't mention anything in the question. The publisher didn't even answer my email request for a refund. I'd expect at least an apology. Someone should wind up in Hell for this book. I'd recommend punishment by sorting punch cards in a hurricane.
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