Eighth edition. Edited by Charles R. Scriver, with six others. 5568 pp. in four volumes, illustrated. New York, McGraw-Hill, 2001. $550. ISBN 0-07-913035-6.
The first impression this book makes is one of hugeness: itis huge in size, huge in scope, and huge in vision. This setof volumes, which weighs in at 16 kg (35 lb) and is too largeto carry to one's car without advance planning, is no vade mecum.In the preface to this edition, there is mention of an informalsurvey of owners of the seventh edition, of whom 70 percentused the book at least weekly. This book has become indispensableto those in the field, as well as to a much broader audience.Does this edition . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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