Maybe you like the idea of this book but you are wondering, does it live up to the promise, will you actually read much of it, is it just too big? The answers are yes, probably yes, and no.
I've browsed maybe half of the chapters. Each one is clear, easy to skim through, with a lot to dig into if you want. So far I've found not one "book report" just summarizing recent work. I've found fascinating helpful interpretations of subjects I don't know -- and challenging positions on subjects that I have my own view of.
Of course you can find fault. The book leans more to applied math than I'd like. And what about functional analysis?
Overall, I am stunned to think I wavered on buying this. I almost passed it up. It would have been a big mistake.
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