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From: "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org>
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Subject: Re: New edition of John Barnes' classic book
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 02:20:36 -0500
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On 7/2/2014 4:56 PM, Randy Brukardt wrote:

>
> Seriously, it is VERY heavy - I don't recall many books that heavy. (I just
> picked it up again and it still feels like a pair of bricks -- I hope the
> bookshelf is strong enough to hold it. :-) Next time I read it, it will have
> to be at a desk.

The 2005 version was 848 pages weight 1.4 kg. The 2012 version
is 967 pages, weight: 2.02kg. The difference in number of pages
is not linear with the difference in weight. They must have used
heavier paper in the 2012 version.

--Nasser