I'm giving this review not so much to discuss the contents of the book, which I think is very good and would give *****, but the production quality of this edition which is truly appalling. As an undergraduate I used the first edition (OK, I admit I'm retired) which was on nice semi-glossy paper with crisp printing and figures. This edition from Westview Press looks like it was faxed onto newsprint. The earlier edition is virtually impossible to find so you are probably stuck with this one. If however you can get the earlier one, it is worth paying extra to buy a book and not something that looks like a newspaper flyer.