> I find the vast majority of textbooks I have ever used tend to be overly verbose and graphically confused, with lots of inserts that distract from the reading

> I find the vast majority of textbooks I have ever used tend to be overly verbose and graphically confused, with lots of inserts that distract from the reading process without adding any relevant information. Very true. Much of the "extra helpful content" is simply distracting, adds nothing much of value and is just padding. Contrast with old Soviet-era textbooks i point-to here - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43452118 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43452118