It's an excellent book, FWIW. I get not wanting to support him, but I think the overall gain from having the book available to any interested party trumps the

It's an excellent book, FWIW. I get not wanting to support him, but I think the overall gain from having the book available to any interested party trumps the minuscule impact one book sale has on Myhrvold or his businesses. I would encourage your library to buy a used copy if it's that important to you, because in that case no new revenue is generated for the authors.