Steven MageeWhy read the current generation of text books when you have the ability to research and write the next generation of text books.
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It is often said that it is extremely easy to write a textbook. After all, the writing is already done for you. However, writing a textbook takes a certain degree of intelligence. It requires that you be able to understand the ideas behind the textbook, why they work, how to explain them in an interesting manner, and also make them relevant both now and in the future. Successful textbooks are ones that are written by people who are able to combine all of these skills into one cohesive whole.
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