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Introduction to Occupation: The Art and Science of Living

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In all my years of college, I've never had a book that had such poor printing quality. I am in a graduate OT program and my fellow students have a completely different looking book. Their book has crisp, clear photos, light green headings, and colorful chapters. My book, looks like it was copied on a really old copy machine from the early 1900's. The colors are smeared, the photos are distorted and very, very, very, blurry, and the headings are blurry and blotchy. I contacted the publisher, Prenhall/Pearson, to notify them of the problem. They were absolutely unhelpful and didn't care that this type of book was on the market with their name on it. Amazon.com has done an excellent job in trying to replace my book (as well as my best friend's), but they've yet been able to find a "real" one. They've done their best. My book and my fellow student's are the same edition, by the way.

As far as the text, it's simplistic and basic for a Master's level book. I haven't learned much from this particular book. If I were the author or publisher, I would be really embarrassed to have my name on book with such poor print quality.

why my book looks like it's been fotocopied?????
it doesn't have any color, and all the pictures are blurred because it is suppose to be colored.. I tried to look at it in a textbook bookstore and they all have color.... is it legal???
I got it from amazon not the marketplace.

As I started to read this book the introduction seemed to be a conclusion summing up all the chapters to come. Entering into the first chapter left me frustrated because it also cited from the other chapters. I feel that I should be reading this book backwards, perhaps then I wouldn't be so confused. Perhaps if you can get through the first part of this book it gets better, good luck.