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Title: One good idea, 100 pages of padding
Review: Karp's theory about calming newborns -- a good theory, as far as it goes -- could have been stated in about three pages. Since there's no money to be made with a three page book, he has to pad it out some.Unfortunately most of the padding involves either sniping at other techniques for calming newborns or else patting himself on the back for his own genius in having the theory he's got. He seems to be waiting for the phone call from the Nobel Prize people. That part is fairly nasty to read. Skim the book in the bookstore to get the important parts without the fluff.
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