The publishing world and Rosennean Complexity

["Judith Rosen" <***>]

Hi, Everyone.

 

I have successfully stopped the offending additions from being added to my father's paperback version of Life, Itself via Columbia University Press. My conclusions regarding the two scientists mentioned were that Steve Pacala is an intelligent guy and is doing some good work, but it is not work of the scope or nature of my father's nor does he seem to have the appreciation for those aspects of my father's work. He would not be my first choice to write an "endorsement". The other fellow has a paper listed in his publications that has a title along the lines of "Simplifying Complexity". I stopped researching him at that point.

 

I was astonished to hear that Tim received his copies of Life, Itself in hard cover. How did they get their hands on more copies, I wonder. I was told that there were no more and no more would be printed in hardcover. Tim, compare it to your original copies and tell me if there is any difference in quality of binding, etc. I wonder if they sent it to a print-on-demand publisher to get at least a few copies with which to fulfill orders.

 

I do have the opportunity to get them to fix the typos, so anyone who has updated files of their locations, send me your latest versions and I will forward them on to Columbia U. Press. Thanks for your help, by the way!

 

Cheers,

Judith