When Words Collide

Thank you BookRuns+Amazon!! Just got this book delivered! One thing less to worry about before back-to-school. Delivered earlier than the estimate. Again, thank you so much!

I am still reading this book but so far so good.

Just like some other reviews I read before purchasing, the price of this book is ridiculous! After getting it in the mail, all I could think was, “this is it?” For over $80 I expected a little more. Sure, the content is great, but it’s absolutely overpriced. It was listed as a requirement for one of my classes, but the instructor has yet to even mention it. I wish I hadn’t bought it.

While studying for my first exam this week, I was able to read up to page 22 (the beginning of chapter 3) at which point I realized pages 23-40 were completely missing, which amounts to all of chapter 3 and most of chapter 4. My exam was on chapters 1-4.That a spiral bound notebook posing as a textbook costs almost 100 dollars, the least it could include is all the text.Subsequently, I got a 31 out of 40 on my first exam. Nailed chapters 1 and 2, missed every question from 3 and got the very last one from 4 right (because I had the 3 pages of chapter 4).Shoddy!

This is a great style guide for anyone who has to write professionally, but I can't understand how the publisher justifies charging over $100 for it, or $40 for the Kindle version. Buy used; it's been around for many years and grammar doesn't change that quickly.

Interesting that there are no reviews. Could it be the price that's holding people back from buying this book??