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Title: Great idea, great insights, no copyediting!
Review: The book is well-rounded and there is a good selection of people interviewed.Errors of a grammatical nature included in verbatim transcribed discussions are understood--but what about spelling, punctuation?I found the proliferation of punctuation, spelling, and grammatical errors surprising. Unfortunately, Americans have become accustomed to glaring grammatical errors in advertising, even in newspapers, but in a book? A work of this magnitude deserved more (or even some) attention to grammar and spelling. (For example, "its" and "it's" are used interchangeably with no regard to their meanings--very rudimentary knowledge.) These errors are an annoying and unfortunate distraction from an otherwise well-put-together publication. Still, I should have seen it coming with the gratuitous (mis)use of the elipsis on the front flap. Corners were cut with editing and it makes the book seem low-budget.
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