This book is the reason I read books. I find myself often with a pile of questions about a specific interest or phenomena and I'll seek out exhaustive books on the subject in an attempt to answer my questions. Boy does this deliver. While learning Shas, I had compiled omewhere around 15 questions concerning the mechanics of argumentation and presentation of material. The book answered around 11 of them. For the remainder, wouldn't you know it, the author lives in my neighborhood, and I am going to give the man a call. ( )