+1 The same technique with necessary modifications is also applicable to figuring out whether it is worthwhile to completely Read a Book. These days Books have

+1 The same technique with necessary modifications is also applicable to figuring out whether it is worthwhile to completely Read a Book. These days Books have so much unnecessary filler that a lot can be skipped with no loss of information/knowledge. PS: The same author has also written two great books on Computer Networking; 1) An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking 2) Mathematical Foundations of Computer Networking