<p>My favorite logic book got thrown out by the husband when we moved. The book “Straight and Crooked Thinking” by Robert Thouless is out of print and cost a fortune to buy now. </p>
<p>The good thing about this book was that it is relatively easy to read and understand for my simple mind. Some of the books on this subject can be too esoteric for me. TIA.</p>
<p>Do you care which edition it is? If not, you’ll have to pay for shipping from the UK, but the book itself can be acquired for under $20: [Straight</a> and Crooked Thinking: Robert H Thouless](<a href=“Item no longer available”>Item no longer available)</p>
<p>Thank you Booklady.</p>
<p>I may have to buy that if I have no better alternatives, it’s definitely better than the $150 or so I saw on Amazon , but it’s not my first choice. First of all, it’s an older edition, the one I had was a later edition (1970s) with editing from the author’s son. </p>
<p>Secondly, I usually prefer new books, some older books I had bought were in, let me put it this way, unhygienic conditions. Since then, unless I can physically inspect a used book or I trust the seller’s description of condition, I pass.</p>
<p>In general, a book described as ‘very good’ or ‘fine’ shouldn’t have any issues such as you describe (dirt? mildew?). And if it does, you can always return it.</p>
<p>^The final straw that broke the camel’s back was what looked like bodily fluids smeared on a page … before that was body hair, and not the kind from the head :eek:</p>
<p>To be fair these books were bought from B & M stores, it didn’t occur to me to look that closely at used books then.</p>
<p>Yikes! That does sound pretty awful. FWIW, I’ve bought a lot of used books online (and used to be in the rare book business myself), and have rarely had a problem. If you go through a reputable site like abe.com (as opposed to eBay) the descriptions are usually pretty good. But as always, caveat emptor.</p>
<p>At any rate, good luck finding the book!</p>