The Ledger has A Short Story on all those \”For Dummies\” or \”Complete Idiot\’s Guides.\”
They are well-known to book buyers as quick-hit sources of information. Many are written by authors who have already produced books with less deprecating titles.
After the Sept. 11 tragedies, Olson says people turned to the guides for knowledge on the Middle East.
\”We get a lot of requests for them,\” says Averil Townsley, a reference librarian at the Lakeland Public Library.
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