The most interesting thing I read in the Newsweek article was that Elements has sold 10 million copies since it was first widely published in 1959. That's it? Everyone I knew in college had one. They couldn't all have been hand-me-downs. If all those copies still existed, that would be only one for every 30 people in the U.S. There simply must be more than 3% of the population that cares about good writing!
Peace,
Tor
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