The book itself is $100. I get that it’s a scholarly work but … I find it hard to justify spending that much as someone not in the field professionally.
OK, no dog in this particular fight but as a general principle... why? You can burn through a hundred bucks remarkably easily on subscription TV or live sports or computer games or board games or a few trips to the cinema or a day out or a really good bottle of something... what is it about a book that makes it "hard to justify"? ok, if you can't afford $100 for anything, you can't afford $100 for anything and that's a different (and worse) category of problem. But if you're lucky enough to have money to spend on yourself, why should an interesting book - which you can pick up secondhand and flip if it's not for you - rank low?
"When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes." - Erasmus
Amazing, thanks! I did try looking up in my local city library (it didn’t have it) but using your link I found there’s a Uni library nearby that does have it!
