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Title: There are better CCNA books out there.
Review: I have to start by saying that just because you are a CCIE certainly doesn't make you a good writer. And that is what you will find here in the Cisco Press CCNA books by Odom. I find the writing rudimentary at best and Odoms command of real world analogies could use some work.The questions for each chapter are not only poorly written to begin with, but there lacks any explanation in the answers section as to why a particular answer is right and why one is wrong. This is key to learning the material, you need to know why you got something wrong, not just that it *is* wrong. I might recommend this book if you are re-certifying and already know the material, but if you are a first timer, beware. You will find Odoms style of writing to be somewhat confusing and at times completely unhelpful.
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