[chiefalchemist]

I'm not saying __I__ got bored :)

However, the truth is, plenty of books get started and are never finished. Since the bit at the end was so factually important to the discussion of the issue, I didn't want that to be missed.

Imho, he should have started there.

[Khol]

I'm certainly guilty of getting partway through books and never returning, but I don't know that if I'd jumped into the data first I would have been so engrossed.

(Obviously this is entirely a personal perspective.)

[chiefalchemist]

Engrossed? Maybe not. But a lot of myths would have been busted. For me, it's about trying to understand an issue, bumping into some ignorant ahole, and being able to say "read this book...read __this chapter__."

Few enjoy such books. But more need to be more aware of the (data) truths that define the issue.

[Regardsyjc]

The data on the number of deaths from domestic violence in cities/states that have a law for penalizing landlords with properties with too many police calls was infuriating.