Sure. Lots of books are ten pages of real content forced into a 250-page package. Likewise, lots of articles (both printed and online) are three paragraphs of

Sure. Lots of books are ten pages of real content forced into a 250-page package. Likewise, lots of articles (both printed and online) are three paragraphs of real content forced into a four-page package. And plenty of blog posts are one-sentence ideas spread out amongst five paragraphs. As for finding good books, for me, one helpful clue is the author. If I like one book from an author, I very likely (though not certainly) will like another. Of course, sticking with one particular author can be very limiting. Another clue is the publisher; having found some books that I like all from one publisher, then that is encouraging to peruse more books from the same publisher. And likewise, finding books that are poorly written and low on content from a publisher seems like a good warning to avoid getting more of their books.