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They will catch the most minor errors and roast you for them. This is not an area for book publicity or promotion, but book information and criticism. Since almost every college and many public schools in the United States has an Internet connection, many professors and teachers use rec.arts.books.reviews to look for recommendations for textbooks to use in their classes. If a book is particularly useful as a textbook, please indicate so. Technical and business books may be recommended for corporate libraries.