I’m no stranger to embarrassment. I sported a clown wig last year to poke fun at the plethora of bad map designs that exist today. Unfortunately, the audience was almost one hundred percent unmoved.*
We are all guilty of making a fool of ourselves once in a while. But I implore you, if you are going to write a book, and then ask someone (ahem) to review it on her blog, please make sure that it has been edited by a native English speaking person, if it is written in English, to start with. Second, make sure the chapters are cohesive, and in order from basic to advanced and that they cover the whole topic that is promised on the front cover. Also, be sure there aren’t a lot of major mistakes with the advice contained therein. Because if the book has all these problems, this blogger won’t review it.
*Note to self: academics are serious people.
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