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Title: Disappointing "Updated" Version
Review: Who would take the liberty to 'rewrite' someone's words in the name of updating them? Murray is eloquent, and hardly difficult enough to need modernizing. Every page I compare of this update with Murray's original leaves me sorely disappointed. The update removes subtleties, turns Murray's eloquence into dumbed down language, and sometimes just plain changes the meaning. No one updates Shakespeare. This update only gives a rough idea of Murray's intent, and often changes the meaning to a Gnostic drive for power. To hear what Murray really intended, by all means find an old used copy. With this rewrite you can still hear many wonderful things Murray has to say, but it really is second best ... or worse.
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