I take my hat off to Sveinn -- he has complied a great deal of work and must have received great marks for his thesis. But as someone now far removed from academia I had a hard time ploughing through the chapters trying to find the insights and nuggets of information inbetween the paragraphs of academic-speak and references to "other-works" that prove (to the professors that you've done your homework) you've researched the subject thoroughly. I also had a problem with what appears to be a typo on every other page, and the unfriendly type-fonts and tables. This can only be a fault of the editors and publishers who have obviously not proof read the book and understood its target audience. Sveinn has done a great job -- someone should have worked on making the book easy to read and pulling out the important points -- then maybe you could sell more and get the price down. ...

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