Re: Dummies books and more on "Idiot Audience"

[Wayne Douglass <wayned -at- VERITY -dot- COM>]

At 01:22 PM 11/17/97 -0500, T. Gantt wrote:

>People with poorly developed egos and no
>sense of humor have trouble w/ the titles.
>Not me. No ego. Plus *everyone* has to start
>somewhere right? Not to mention the level
>of tech. detail is hitting us at an exponential
>rate. Everyone needs reference books that
>quickly give us sustinct answers.
>
When I was in grad school circa 1970, a friend of mine proposed the Simple
Shit Series (sample title: _Nuclear Physics for Simple Shits_). He was ahead
of his time.

--Wayne
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