On 5/12/06, Philip Hart <philiph at slac.stanford.edu> wrote: > > > On Fri, 12 May 2006, Chris Olson wrote: > > > Philip Hart wrote On 05/12/06 14:18,: > > > The books are written in a variety of streamlined styles and are > > > well worth checking out. > > > > Thanks, Philip! I'll have to check those out. Do you know who the > > author is? > > > > Thanks for the info! > > > > Chris (Offering irony for irony) > > > Sadly, I've been reading editions with the cover and copyright pages > missing for some reason. And also missing the spine, the back cover, the "about the author" page, and the top margin of the book for good measure? I hear tell that the author's name is something like "Burst". Just like a popped balloon. Or someone violently sobbing ("...into tears").