RE: why I like the Dummies books - was Boring documentation

[Steven Jong <SteveFJong -at- comcast -dot- net>]

In addition to buying some Dummies books, I have proofread some Dummies 
books. From my perspective, the successful ones marry a subject newbies 
would legitimately wonder about (say, Wine For Dummies--though I 
haven't read that book and am not endorsing it) with a writer who can 
pull off the style. I have seen titles in the series that are simply 
too complex, or written by someone who can't write humor and instead 
lards the material with desperate gags and japes. Face it--not everyone 
can write humor.

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