I just downloaded a free sample of the Kindle edition. Here's an excerpt from the preface: "Prior to publication of the first edition, the manuscript was revie

I just downloaded a free sample of the Kindle edition. Here's an excerpt from the preface: "Prior to publication of the first edition, the manuscript was reviewed by a professional C programmer hired by the publisher. This individual expressed a firm opinion that the book should not be published because “it offers nothing new -- nothing the C programmer cannot obtain from the documentation provided with C compilers by the software companies.”" The author's claim is that there was a pressing need for a book that just explains C pointers rather than covering the whole language. (It would be interesting to see the rest of what the reviewer wrote.)