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Well ... I can't find where and/or HOW to "write a review" for this, so -- my co-called review will not by any means be an attempt to elucidate, probe, consider, (nor regurgitate) and ... show how smart I am. No --> i'm not exactly "proud" of not being very smart, but (to quote Popeye) "IYAM-WHA-DYE_YAM" (looks somewhat like the Tibetan phrases, eh?) -- and feel compelled to pass on my impressions -- & (seeResponse)

Rosco Betunada also identify with this "milestone" in my reading history. I bought my copy on Sept. 24, 1969 and I just finished reading it earlier this week. How's …morealso identify with this "milestone" in my reading history. I bought my copy on Sept. 24, 1969 and I just finished reading it earlier this week. How's that for a "long read"? --> however, I did try to read it a couple-three- times early in my custodianship of this, and succeeded just recently because (1) I was more determined, I spoze, & (2) will pass on a HELPFUL HINT -- my prior attempts to read this were hampered by wading through all the prefaces and forwards and etc. Well: DON'T waste time reading those -- get right to the subject matter ! Start at the actual "FOREWORD" -- skim thru' it if the voices in your head say that this is a good idea, then begin at the Introduction (page 1)... and, also, skip the footnotes, as it appears that the total amount of footnotes is equal to, possibly in excess of, the total amount of the actual TBoTD. And, I'd read only 3, sometimes 4 pages a day -- and the following day would back-track a page or 2 and read 3 or 4 pages more. And then I'd refresh the beer or replenish the bourbon glass, lie down on the couch with my "regularly-scheduled" book to read.(less)

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