Many of the errors were corrected in later editions (it's been in print for 14 years!). You can see the original errata here: http://errata.wikidot.com/076790

Many of the errors were corrected in later editions (it's been in print for 14 years!). You can see the original errata here: http://errata.wikidot.com/0767908171 http://errata.wikidot.com/0767908171 I leave it to your judgement whether this makes you "really, really, really loathe" the author :-) Note the book had 20 pages of just bibliography.