@kqr2: this is what led me to my opening remark on how different learning styles require different styles of writing ... believe it or not DiP has gotten good reviews... just check Amazon. the problem i alluded to is that it's not for everyone.

Here's are similar comparisons between my book and Mark's as documented by Eric Wilson both on his blog as well as in an Amazon review... see http://amazon.com/review/RKG44D8GQYLNL and http://wilsonericn.wordpress.com/2011/09/26 for details. So yes, some people don't like it, but to others, it's just what they needed.